JACKSON, Tenn. -- Officials from West Tennessee Healthcare are promoting heart health. A cardiac nurse spoke Tuesday at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital on the importance of "knowing your numbers." Those numbers…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- There is a new initiative to build a memorial to lynching victims in Madison County. "These types of memorials only start the process of reconciliation, healing and moving forward from…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Manufacturing jobs are in high demand in West Tennessee. Programs like LOOP are helping high school students prepare for those jobs. LOOP, or the Local Options…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A registered sex offender was arrested Tuesday in connection with a recent incident when police say he entered a Jackson school. Chad Lutrell, 39, was arrested Tuesday on an outstanding warrant for violation of the sex offender…
MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- An Oregon couple charged in a federal drug trafficking investigation is sentenced to serve one year and one day in prison. Michael Boutin and Tawni Boutin were charged last year after an investigation by Jackson-Madison County…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A woman has pleaded guilty in a 2017 shooting that left another woman dead at a downtown Jackson law office. Shurnue Bratton pleaded guilty Tuesday to second-degree murder. She was sentenced to serve a 40-year sentence at…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- A former pastor in East Tennessee has been convicted of repeatedly raping one of his adopted daughters. The Knoxville News Sentinel reported Monday that David Lynn Richards Jr., the former minister of My Father's House Church…
HUMBOLDT, Tenn. -- Two men are in custody in Gibson County after investigators say they were part of a murder-for-hire plot targeting a Middle Tennessee man. Gregory Barnes, 22, of Humboldt, and Stephen Taylor, 43, of Murfreesboro, are each charged…
BRADFORD, Tenn. -- More than 1,200 Tennesseans died from opioid overdose in 2017, according to the Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services. Leaders with the department are taking…
HAYWOOD COUNTY, Tenn. -- A woman found seriously injured on Highway 70 in Haywood County over the weekend has died. The Haywood County Sheriff's Office confirmed Ebony Fields died Monday after she was found Sunday morning with serious injuries in…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Sand's Flower Shop owner Chris Maxwell says they've been busy since last week, taking orders for Valentine's Day. "It's…
JACKSON, Tenn.--A local non-profit organization is turning red for a good cause. The American Heart Association held their annual reception for the Circle of Red at the New Southern in…
BOLIVAR, Tenn. -- Two men escaped from the Western Mental Health Institute around 6:30 p.m. Sunday. Police say the men, 28-year-old Dillon Hight and 29-year-old Timothy Keen, were back in custody…
BOLIVAR, Tenn. -- A West Tennessee city is looking to make your drive a little smoother. "I think potholes have been around since we started building roads," Bolivar Mayor Julian McTizic…
DENMARK, Tenn. -- The Denmark Missionary Baptist Church hosted its annual Friends of Heart event. "We have teamed up with Friends of Heart and West Tennessee Healthcare to have this program…
