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CMA Awards honor Loretta Lynn, Combs wins album of the year

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Country Music Association Awards opened with Carrie Underwood, Miranda Lambert and Reba McEntire playing tribute to the late country queen Loretta Lynn. Carrie Underwood, from left, Reba McEntire and Miranda Lambert perform a tribute…

Girl Scouts share their thanks to veterans

HUMBOLDT, Tenn. -- Local Girl Scouts are honored veterans ahead of Veterans Day. Wednesday, Girl Scout Troop 40037 in Alamo delivered "thank you" cards they decorated to the Tennessee Veterans Home…

Doctor talks about handling pet pain

JACKSON, Tenn. -- Animals suffer from pain just like people do, and just like us, it affects their daily lives as well as their social and emotional well-being. So how do…

New pizza place opens in south Jackson

JACKSON, Tenn. -- South Jackson will experience a new taste with the opening of the new Marco's Pizza location, serving customers one slice at a time. "We're seeing more and more people look…

MTSU brings student recruiting tour to Jackson

JACKSON, Tenn. -- Middle Tennessee State University brought a student recruiting tour to Jackson. It's part of its four-state, 14-stop tour to woo prospective students to the Blue Raider campus in Murfreesboro.…

Donations being accepted for Coats of Hope

JACKSON, Tenn. -- Donations are being accepted for this year's Coats of Hope. Donations are being taken at several locations: Cornerstone Church of God at 804 Lake Road in Dyersburg Junction Church of God at 62 Richwood Road in Finley…

TikTok prank leads to Jackson woman's arrest

JACKSON, Tenn. -- Monday night, one woman scared her family and loved ones with what they thought was a real call for help. Jackson police were notified of a call from concerned…

Turtles in demand as pets, leading to a spike in poaching

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Swimming in two plastic bins inside a brightly lit and sterile quarantine room at a Rhode Island zoo, 16 quarter-sized turtle hatchlings represent a growing worry for conservationist Lou Perrotti. Lou Perrotti,…

Slavery rejected in some, not all, states where on ballot

Voters in four states have approved ballot measures that will change their state constitutions to prohibit slavery and involuntary servitude as punishment for crime, while those in a fifth state rejected a flawed version on the question. The measures approved Tuesday…

Water treatment plant gets upgrade

LEXINGTON, Tenn. -- Lexington's Water Treatment Plant is getting a much needed upgrade. The L.T. Pie Hay Filter Plant in Lexington is a surface water plant. This plant is one of four…

Two-vehicle crash left 6 injured on Sunday

MARTIN, Tenn. -- Multiple people were injured during a crash on Sunday, according to the Martin Police Department. In a report released on Wednesday, the department stated that two vehicles were traveling along West Peach Street around 5:20 p.m., one…

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