Buyers can expect competitive market in search for a home
JACKSON, Tenn. -- The housing market is booming in West Tennessee, but is it better for buyers or sellers? "The market is still very hot. Interest rates have started to trend upward, but…
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Senate OKs overhaul of baby formula rules in aid program
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has approved a bill aimed at easing the baby formula shortage for families participating in a government assistance program known as WIC. Katherine Gibson-Haynes helps distribute infant formula during a baby…
Strawberry season in West Tennessee is here
GIBSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- It's strawberry season in Tennessee! And if you are looking for the freshest berries, head straight to the farm. Business is booming for Green Acres Berry Farm near Milan…
Humboldt group continues efforts to help Ukrainians
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A local group is on a mission to help refugees in Ukraine. Kontaktmission is a network of missions movement located in Humboldt, Tennessee. Through their many church planters and organization…
Police confirm city workers hit in Medina
MEDINA, Tenn. – The Medina Police Department confirmed two city employees were injured Thursday morning. The department says the employees were spraying weeds in a John Deere Gator along Old Medina Street when they were hit. The department says both…
Moms seeking formula tire of those who say, just breastfeed
Some U.S. moms looking for baby formula that is in short supply are dealing with another layer of stress — people asking why they don't just breastfeed. Exclusive breastfeeding is recommended for the first six months of life by major…
LIFELINE in need of O+, O- blood donations
JACKSON, Tenn. -- LIFELINE Blood Services is in critical need of O+ and O- blood donations. “Our blood supply has reached critically low levels,” said Melinda Reid, Marketing Manager with LIFELINE. “We have a local patient that has depleted our…
Dyersburg police seek two brothers after Wednesday's fatal shooting
UPDATE (7/26/23): Man sentenced to 18 years in prison for second-degree murder in Dyersburg UPDATE (5/20/22): According to the Dyersburg Police Department, Caleb Edwards and William Marcus Edwards have been captured. DYERSBURG,…
Dyersburg police: Shooting victim breaks into uncle's home for help, gets shot
DYERSBURG, Tenn. -- Over the weekend, the Dyersburg Police Department says a man allegedly seeking help after being shot was then shot by a family member. Around 12:30 a.m. on May 15, Dyersburg…
Lawmakers grill FDA commissioner over baby formula shortage
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration's commissioner is facing congressional lawmakers for the first time over the national shortage of baby formula. Members of a House Appropriations subcommittee opened Thursday’s hearing by asking FDA Commissioner Robert Califf why…
Tennessee undercounted in 2020 Census, data shows
(AP) -- Around 1 in 20 residents in Arkansas and Tennessee were missed during the 2020 census, and four other U.S. states had significant undercounts of their populations which could short-change them of federal funding in the current decade. That's…
1 dead in Dyersburg shooting; police seek suspect
UPDATE (5/19/22): Dyersburg police seek two brothers after Wednesday’s fatal shooting DYERSBURG, Tenn. -- The Dyersburg Police Department is investigating a shooting. According to authorities, Dyersburg police responded to 470 Mall Boulevard in…
State leaders are asking for public's input on the future of electric charging stations
CAMDEN, Tenn. -- Government agencies are asking for input on how a federal grant should be used. "That will support the development of fast charging stations along federal highway designated alternative fuel corridors which includes all of our double digit…
Tennessee employment surpasses pre-pandemic levels
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Tennessee employment rates are on the rise. Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett and the Director of the University of Tennessee Knoxville's Boyd Center for Business & Economic Research, Dr. William Fox, hosted a teleconference to discuss…
County music star shares how a stroke brought him closer to music
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A life-altering event brought one country music artist closer to his passion. He shares how. Country music singer Drake White is coming to the Jackson this weekend to play his new…
