MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- Gov. Bill Lee has signed an executive order making it easier for Tennessee to recover from the effects of serious flooding caused by heavy rains. The order signed Thursday begins the process for declaring a federal…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- "It's time that our campus and our site gets an upgrade," said James Kirkland with the University School of Jackson board of trustees. Thursday evening, several people filled…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Leaders Credit Union held its annual meeting tonight. The member-owned credit union discussed their previous year's success and events. Leaders reached over 50,000 members this year. Tonight's meeting was held…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- An organization is promoting women's health for a 17th annual event. It's all for National Women and Girls HIV and AIDS Awareness Day at Campbell Street Church of Christ.…
JACKSON, Tenn. - A tour of Malesus Elementary School on Thursday was initially taken to see if the vacant building could be turned into something new, but it turned into a different…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A local organization hosted an event that they are calling a party with a purpose. Thursday evening, the Kirkland Cancer Center was joined by the Jackson community for an…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Keon Stewart appeared in Jackson City Court Thursday. While Stewart's time in court was brief, his attorney did announce that Stewart's case would be waived to the grand jury.…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Witnesses, including members of Tavoris Bates' family, testified Thursday in Jackson City Court about the night Bates was shot and killed on Middle Avenue. "That's when the gunshots went…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- "Mister James is charged with first-degree murder," said Jackson City Court Judge Blake Anderson. According to court documents, Jackson police responded to a shooting on Highview Street around 6:00…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A local doctor is announcing she'll be on the ballot for Jackson City Council elections. Dr. Tracie Walker announced at a news conference Thursday that she'll be running for…
MAURY CITY, Tenn. -- Flooding in Hardin and Decatur counties inspired some area schools to reach out and help. "If we had the flood and if it got in ours, we would…
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) -- Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort has been sentenced to 47 months in prison for tax and bank fraud related to his work advising Ukrainian politicians. Judge T.S. Ellis III imposed the sentence Thursday, capping the only…
NASHVILLE -- A Tennessee bill filed by Republican state Rep. Andy Holt would change the state's handgun permit laws. The primary change the proposed law would bring is a separate option for a concealed-only handgun carry permit. This option would…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Tennessee is the latest state to move closer to enacting one of the strictest abortion laws in the nation. House lawmakers on Thursday passed legislation that would ban most abortions once a fetal heartbeat is detected,…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Two Republican Tennessee lawmakers sponsoring a bill to limit primary elections to registered party voters have each voted in a Democratic primary. The Tennessean reports that Rep. Andy Holt voted in a May 2006 local Democratic…
