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McKenzie police say item in home was not pipe bomb

McKENZIE, Tenn. -- McKenzie police say a large police presence around a Forrest Avenue home Saturday was due to an investigation into what investigators believed could have been a pipe bomb. In a news release Monday, McKenzie police say officers…

A local Christian singer's album release

JACKSON, Tenn.-- Emily Taylor is a member of the Women of Hope in Medon. Women of Hope is a faith based ministry that helps women overcome drug and alcohol addictions. Taylor has now been clean over a year and pursing…

A community celebrates 100th anniversary

JACKSON, Tenn. - Sunday is the 100th anniversary of the American Legion Post 12 John A. Deavers that was established on August 4th of 1919. Historian Dennis Ward Earl Jr says Deavers was a pastor at First Cumberland Presbyterian Church…

Church holds block party for families

JACKSON, Tenn. - A local community comes together for a fun event. Soul Quest Church on North Highland Avenue is having its annual biggest Sunday ever block party. Kids from all over the Hub City came out to enjoy bounce…

2 mass shootings in less than 24 hours shock US

(AP) -- Two mass shootings at crowded public places in Texas and Ohio in less than 24 hours claimed at least 29 lives and left scores injured, a shocking carnage even in a country accustomed to gun violence. In the…

Dog runs out of vehicle after car accident on I-40

BROWSNVILLE, Tenn. -- A local pet owner is asking drivers to keep an eye out after losing her dog in a car accident on I-40 Saturday. The wreck occurred on I-40 west at mile marker 50 near the Weigh Station.…

Road construction continues in Hub City

JACKSON, Tenn. -- Roads are being closed as road construction continues in Jackson. Interchange improvements are being done on North Highland Avenue from Ridgecrest Road to Vann Drive for the pavement and construction of retaining walls. Interstate 40 is being…

Community gathers for pancreatic cancer benefit

LEXINGTON, Tenn. -- A local community gathered together to support and raise money for a woman in need. Mary Harmon's family, friends and community gathered at the Lexington Civic Center for an evening…

Hospitals treating at least 22 El Paso victims

EL PASO, Texas (AP) -- The Latest on a shooting at an El Paso shopping complex: Hospitals say they are treating 22 victims of the mass shooting at an El Paso shopping complex, not including a patient who died after…

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