UNION CITY, Tenn. -- Tyson Foods is preparing to donate over 1,300 meals to families in West Tennessee. Tyson's annual Community Feed event will take place Friday, October 28 in Union City. Beginning at 5 p.m. at the Obion County…
GATLINBURG, Tenn. (AP) — Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials have closed a couple of trails until further notice to allow a large concentration of black bears to feed on acorns. The Gatlinburg Trail between Gatlinburg and Sugarlands Visitor Center…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Abby Jo Wilson is a student at Jackson State Community College, and during her time there, she was diagnosed with cancer. "So today I'im here to spread cancer awareness. I'm…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- The City of Jackson is opening its applications for the 4th annual Mayor's Youth Council. The city is opening the 2022-2023 Youth Council applications for interested high school juniors,…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Rep. Barbara Cooper, who served in the General Assembly for more than 25 years, has died. She was 93. House Minority Leader Karen Camper on Wednesday confirmed the death of the Memphis Democrat. [caption id="attachment_1227760"…
BENTON COUNTY, Tenn. -- The mayor of Benton County headed westward for a meeting about Blue Oval City on Wednesday. A news release says that Mayor Mark Ward went to Covington for the meeting on the multi-billion dollar project. Ward…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A man who fired at law enforcement in 2020 has been sentenced, according to a news release. The release says that back in February of 2020, Bolivar police responded to home on East Margin Street about a…
DYER COUNTY, Tenn. -- Two law enforcement agencies say that a man was arrested, and multiple narcotics and weapons were found over the weekend. According to a Facebook post by the Dyer County Sheriff's Office, officers pulled over a vehicle…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A partnership between two agencies is bringing help to West Tennessee. According to a news release, the Jackson Energy Authority and the Tennessee Valley Authority have each put $25,000 into a program called UTILICARE. The release says…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- With COVID-19 still impacting our area and flu season around the corner, what is Madison County doing to prepare? The Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department is gearing up…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Ready to help spread kindness? Floral Cakes Bakery is helping the senior citizen community in our area by gathering supplies and holding a giveaway in November. They say that you can bring items such as gloves, hand…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A former officer has been sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for giving police information and equipment to civilians who robbed drug dealers in Memphis, Tennessee, prosecutors said. Former Memphis Police Officer Sam Blue, 63,…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- When temperatures drop, flu cases and other infections rise. Now hospitals are seeing an increase in one virus that's impacting children across the nation. Respiratory Syncytial Virus, also known as RSV, is a common contagious virus that…
GIBSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- The ending of October marks the beginning of the second severe weather season for us in West Tennessee. While it is important to be weather aware year…
The ways Donald M. Bell and his Chicago neighbors connect with one another are as simple as they are significant. "We have certain rituals that pull certain clumps of people together," said Bell, 73. Sometimes, it's gathering to watch "Jeopardy!"…
