Crockett Co. elementary schools team up for donation drive
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…
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Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort sentenced to 47 months in prison
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…
Tennessee bill would create new, cheaper concealed carry handgun permit
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…
Tennessee advances bill banning fetal heartbeat abortion
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,…
Tennessee closed primary bill GOP backers voted in Dem races
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…
Son charged in his mother's death held without bond
JACKSON, Tenn. -- The man charged with first-degree murder in his mother's shooting death Tuesday night in east Jackson appeared in court Thursday. Antonio James, 37, is accused of fatally shooting his mother around 6 p.m. Tuesday in her Highview…
Family mourns death of loved one after east Jackson shooting
JACKSON, Tenn. -- "There's no reason why you should kill your mother," said Efrem James, brother of Ermateen James. Efrem James is in disbelief that his sister was shot and killed Tuesday…
Ash Wednesday observed in West TN
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Mardi Gras celebrations are over. Today, millions around the world and here in West Tennessee are observing Ash Wednesday. Tonight, parishioners at St. Mary's Catholic Church attended a special Ash Wednesday service to receive ashes. Today also…
Man charged in murder-for-hire plot appears in court
HUMBOLDT, Tenn. -- A Murfreesboro man allegedly part of a murder-for-hire plot appeared in court Wednesday. Stephen Taylor, 43, is charged with conspiracy to commit first-degree murder. Investigators say Taylor hired 22-year-old Gregory Barnes, of Humboldt, to kill an unidentified…
Health Department launches new program for families
JACKSON, Tenn. - The Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department is launching a new program to help local families. CHANT, or Community Health Access and Navigation in Tennessee, benefits families through helping…
Ballard Clinic raided by law enforcement agencies
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Late Wednesday morning, the Ballard Clinic in downtown Jackson was shut down as agents from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the Office of the Inspector General searched the…
UTK takes action after recent blackface incident
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The University of Tennessee has mandated training and put new policies in place in response to a recent blackface incident. Tennessee officials said last week they had learned about a Snapchat photo showing four individuals "we…
Hardin Co. students return to school after eight days of closings due to flooding
HARDIN COUNTY, Tenn. -- Historic flooding in Hardin County kept schools closed for eight days, but today, students returned to catch up on their learning. "The floodwaters of the Tennessee River are…
TDOT announces weekend lane closures on I-40 in Jackson
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Construction will lead to lane closures this weekend on Interstate 40 in Jackson. The eastbound and westbound left lanes of I-40 from Exit 79 to just east of Exit 82 will be closed from 6 a.m. to…
Chester Co. organization cleans up community
CHESTER CO., Tenn. -- One group is aiming to keep a community clean by squashing litter bugs. Spray paint cans, empty cups of coffee and ice cream tubs are…
