JACKSON, Tenn. -- A Jackson native gets a special honor in the Hub City. There's now a historical marker on South Highland Avenue dedicated to Mabelle Louise "Big Maybelle" Smith. "Big Maybelle is…
BEMIS, Tenn. -- Members of the Bemis community lined up Wednesday to receive free fresh produce thanks to the Salvation Army. "We just started going out into the neighborhoods where we knew people…
MARTIN, Tenn. -- The University of Tennessee at Martin has announced it will offer two new online courses this fall. The university will offer two cybersecurity classes, cybersecurity literacy and cybersecurity analyst. The classes will prepare students for the Security+…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- A Tennessee lawmaker has resigned from the state legislature, saying he needs to spend more time with his family and tend to his winery business. News outlets report 59-year-old Rep. Bill Sanderson, R-Kenton, announced his retirement…
NEW YORK (AP) -- Dutch film actor Rutger Hauer, who specialized in menacing roles, including a memorable turn as a murderous android in "Blade Runner" opposite Harrison Ford, has died. He was 75. Hauer's agent, Steve Kenis, says the actor…
DYERSBURG, Tenn. -- Authorities are offering a reward in the recent burglary of a West Tennessee gun store. Cypress Creek Outdoors, located at 305 Highway 51 Bypass North in Dyersburg, was burglarized July 20 and around seven firearms were reported…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- Federal prosecutors say a Tennessee man has been sentenced to nearly 11 years in prison for selling fentanyl to someone who asked for heroin. The U.S. attorney's office in Memphis said Tuesday that 31-year-old Zacharia Mitchell…
JACKSON, Tenn.--Local church members gather for the final community prayer meeting of the Summer. It's hosted by the Campbell Street Church of Christ. Tuesday's meeting was held at Andrew Jackson Elementary School. The whole…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Jackson police rushed to east Jackson at 5:45 p.m. Tuesday after reports of a shooting. Police say a woman was injured in a shooting outside at Carnell Street and Carruthers Drive. She was taken to a hospital…
JACKSON, Tenn.--Committee members met Tuesday night to discuss long range planning. Dr. Brent Lay presented four proposals to add to the five year plan due in October. He discussed overcrowding in schools and…
SELMER, Tenn. -- A "lovers' quarrel" ends with an officer-involved shooting in Selmer. A McNairy County deputy shot Courvousia Laster Monday night at a home on Oak Street. According to police, it all started…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Members of one business donated thousands of dollars to help support the prevention of child abuse. A check presentation took place Tuesday afternoon at the Exchange Club luncheon where debt collecting company Portfolio Recovery Associates donated $50,000…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- With budget challenges quickly approaching the city of Jackson, the budget committee met Tuesday for the first time this fiscal year, and they got straight to business. Budget committee chairman Paul…
MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- The Madison County Sheriff's Office called a press conference Tuesday to release a public service announcement about their new initiative, with the tagline "Help Us Find You." "They're not…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Administrators of the Jackson-Madison County School System meet to prepare for a new school year, which starts in just a few weeks. "It is a moment and time for us to…
