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Candy delivery brings smiles to Weakley County students

WEAKLEY COUNTY, Tenn. -- Students were treated on Wednesday, and it was just in time for Halloween. The Weakley and Obion County Carl Perkins Center partnered with Wendell Alexander Reality to deliver candy to students in Weakley County. The…

Indicted senator steps aside as education chairman

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee senator who was recently indicted on charges that he violated federal campaign finance laws has announced he will step aside as chairman of the Senate Education Committee. Earlier this month, a federal grand jury…

Book vending machine comes to Martin Elementary

MARTIN, Tenn. -- When you think of a vending machine, what comes to mind? Candy, or a bag of chips? At Martin Elementary, instead of feeding students' stomachs, this machine is feeding their…

JTA to hold 32nd Annual Food Drive Nov. 10, 11

JACKSON, Tenn. -- Riders of JTA will have the chance to help RIFA and get to their destination. JTA announced that it will be holding its 32nd Annual Food Drive for RIFA on Nov. 10 and Nov. 11., according to…

Carrie Underwood, Jason Aldean, Luke Combs to play CMA stage

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The CMA Awards will be a night of all-star collaborations between Carrie Underwood and Jason Aldean, Kane Brown and Chris Young, and Mickey Guyton with Brittney Spencer and Madeline Edwards. Additional performers announced by the Country…

OK given for Le Bonheur location inside Jackson General

JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Tennessee Department of Health has given the OK for a new Le Bonheur location in Jackson. West Tennessee Healthcare and Le Bonheur announced on Wednesday that the two had received the approval for a Certificate of…

1 killed in crash along Highway 22 in Carroll County

CARROLL COUNTY, Tenn. -- The Tennessee Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal crash that occurred around 5 p.m. on Tuesday. According to THP's crash report, a tractor trailer and a Ford F-250 were traveling along Highway 22 when the two…

US issues its 1st passport with 'X' gender marker

DENVER (AP) — The United States has issued its first passport with an “X” gender designation — a milestone in the recognition of the rights of people who don’t identify as male or female. The State Department said Wednesday it…

40 stolen catalytic converters found in Haywood Co. traffic stop

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities say law enforcement agents arrested two people after finding 40 stolen catalytic converters inside a car during a traffic stop on a Tennessee interstate. Agents with the West Tennessee Drug Task Force found the automotive…

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