UNION CITY, Tenn. -- The board of directors of Discovery Park of America announced Friday the selection of the organization's new president and CEO. Scott Williams will replace retiring president and CEO James Rippy, according to a release. Rippy is…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- Former Vice President Joe Biden, civil rights leader the Rev. Jesse Jackson and philanthropist J.R. "Pitt" Hyde III are this year's recipients of the National Civil Rights Museum's Freedom Awards. The Memphis-based museum announced in a…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Democratic former Gov. Phil Bredesen and Republican U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn will participate in a summit on the opioid crisis as they compete for a critical open U.S. Senate seat in Tennessee. The Healthy Tennessee event…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Members of the community broke bread together at West Jackson Baptist Church Thursday, to support what representatives say is the oldest and largest evangelistic children's ministry in the…
SAVANNAH, Tenn. -- The discovery of a 200-year-old well stopped construction of the River City Farmers Market in Savannah this summer while construction crews figured out what to do with it.…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A family…
MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- More passengers are flying in and out of Jackson. Jackson-Madison County Airport Authority Executive Director Steve Smith said they have seen an increase in traffic…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- Authorities say a security guard at a Memphis hospital had sex with a dead woman's body. News outlets reported Thursday that 23-year-old Cameron Wright is charged with abuse of a corpse. An affidavit says at least…
McNAIRY COUNTY, Tenn. -- McNairy Central High School was put on lockdown Thursday morning after a gun was found inside the school. Deputies with the McNairy County Sheriff's Office responded…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- On Wednesday the American Cancer Society held their kickoff for the Making Strides to End Breast Cancer Walk. "There will be many different stations for people…
UPDATE: Highway 18 has now been reopened. HARDEMAN COUNTY, Tenn. -- An overturned tractor-trailer has shut down a highway Thursday afternoon. According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol, the tractor-trailer overturned…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Jackson Police Department announced the death this week of one of their police service dogs. "K-9 Kyra" was the department's first female dual purpose police dog and the department’s first bomb detection dog, according to a…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- Witnesses will be taking the stand during a federal trial in a lawsuit about police surveillance of protesters in Memphis. The American Civil Liberties Union claims in its suit that the Memphis Police Department violated activists'…
Rita Corvinus practices mixed-martial arts at Fudoshinka Dojo in Jackson. "Everyone looks like an idiot when they first start doing it and no one judges you for it," said Corvinus. " 'Fudoshinka' it means…
LEXINGTON, Tenn. -- A Lexington woman helped capture a suspect from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation's Top Ten Most Wanted list Wednesday. "At about 3:30, we received a call from a…
