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19th annual Jewel Awards honors business owners

EAST JACKSON, Tenn. -- Hundreds filled the Oman Arena Friday night for the Jewel Awards. Members from the Jackson-Madison County African American Chamber of Commerce honored outstanding black business leaders for the 19th…

Families dance the night away at Arlington Elementary

JACKSON, Tenn. -- Fathers, daughters, mothers and sons dressed to the nines for a local dance. Arlington Elementary School hosted their second annual father/daughter mother/son Valentine's Day dance Friday night. They had a…

Search continues for missing man on Forked Deer River

CROCKETT CO., Tenn. -- Officials continue the search for a missing Trenton man. "We've got two main objectives here, to find this gentleman and to keep our people safe," Crockett County Sheriff's Department Chief…

Bill proposes parental panels at libraries

JACKSON, Tenn. -- Rep. Andy Holt is pushing forward a new bill which he claims would prevent children from being exposed to what he calls "explicit materials" in libraries. "What we're endeavoring to do…

Legislators gather to hear from West Tennesseans

JACKSON, Tenn. -- Three times a year, the Jackson-Madison County Chamber of Commerce gives people an open invitation to speak with their legislators. "We get a lot of ideas from folks, ideas from…

Kentucky man pleads guilty in decade-long wire fraud scheme

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- A Kentucky man has pleaded guilty to allegations of wire fraud in U.S. District Court. Mark Whitaker, 49, allegedly concealed a scheme to defraud the federal E-Rate Program, a Federal Communications Commission program that distributes money to…

TWRA executive director announces retirement

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency executive director Ed Carter has announced his retirement, according to a TWRA news release. The release says Carter’s retirement will be effective on May 31. Starting his career in 1972, Carter held positions…

Selmer Head Start Center pre-registration opens Feb. 25

MCNAIRY COUNTY, Tenn. -- The Selmer Head Start Center will be holding pre-registration dates next week. Pre-registration for 3 and 4-year-old children will be held at the Selmer Head Start Center located at 705 Industrial Park Drive next Tuesday, Feb.…

TBI arrests Newbern man on weapon, drug charges

NEWBERN, Tenn. -- A Newbern man has been arrested on weapon and drug charges, according to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. The TBI says 34-year-old Charles Powell was arrested on Thursday following a search of a home on the 600…

Sutton becomes fifth inmate executed by electric chair

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A Tennessee inmate has become the fifth person executed in the state's electric chair in a span of 16 months. Nicholas Sutton was pronounced dead at 7:26 p.m. Thursday at a maximum security prison in Nashville.…

JMCSS school board wraps up superintendent interviews

JACKSON, Tenn. -- "We've got to determine the best fit for our district. We've got a good district, we just want a better district," said Jackson-Madsion County School System board chairman Pete Johnson. This week the Jackson-Madison County School Board…

Second day of interviews begins in search for superintendent

JACKSON, Tenn. -- Another round of interviews started Thursday as the search continues for a new superintendent for Jackson-Madison County Schools. School board members interviewed Chief Academic Officer of Jackson-Madison County Schools, Dr.…

Henderson Co. teenager attacked by dogs

HENDERSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- According to a report, Gracie Campbell was attacked by a group of dogs on February 10. "This is an isolated incident. We believe all the dogs belong to one person.…

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