Good Friday services continued Friday night
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Good Friday services continued Friday evening with many ministers all gathering under one roof at a local church. At 7 p.m. Friday night, for the program "Seven Last…
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Local school resource officer increases security with new invention
HENRY COUNTY, Tenn. -- The school resource officer at Paris Elementary School has invented a new locking mechanism to help make the school safer. According to Principal Chip Gray, the whole…
Milan church holds 10th annual cross walk
MILAN, Tenn. -- Friday, members of a church in Milan held a cross walk to remind people what Easter is all about. The walk started at the Walgreens and went all the…
U of M Lambuth nursing students participate in poverty simulation
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Nursing students at the University of Memphis Lambuth Campus got a chance to see what some of their patients experience. Second and third semester nursing students participated in the…
Jackson Area Ministerial Association wraps up Holy Week with community worship
JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Jackson Area Ministerial Association wrapped up Holy Week Friday with a community worship service at Skyline Church of Christ. Skyline pastor Eric Petty says the services are…
Easter events in full swing this holiday weekend
MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. — With Easter just a few days away, egg hunts and other holiday activities are in full swing across West Tennessee. From egg hunts to bunny runs, it's…
Church members carry crosses through Savannah on Good Friday
SAVANNAH, Tenn. -- Churches across West Tennessee recognize Good Friday. One local group reenacted the time leading up to Jesus' death. A group dressed in historical attire carried crosses Friday down…
Humboldt police seek man they say used bad checks to buy guns
HUMBOLDT, Tenn. -- Police are searching for a man they say used bad checks to buy shotguns from a local gun store. Hunter Greene used checks from a closed bank account March…
Girl Scouts salute Fort Campbell with 50K boxes of cookies
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (AP) -- The Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee have donated nearly 50,600 boxes of cookies to Fort Campbell this year. The Leaf-Chronicle cites a news release that says the donations are made possible through Troop Gift of…
Bolivar man sentenced to 22 years in federal prison on meth charges
HARDEMAN COUNTY, Tenn. -- A Bolivar man has been sentenced to over 22 years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. Deon Brown Sr., 49, aka "Pleezy," was sentenced Thursday to…
TV's 'Bachelor' couple passes through Jackson, TN
JACKSON, Tenn. -- One of TV's hottest couples seems to have passed through the Hub City this week during their drive across the country. Former "Bachelor" star Arie Luyendyk Jr. posted a…
Ex-Tennessee teacher who fled with teen wants to change plea
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- An ex-Tennessee teacher who fled with a 15-year-old student last year and set off a 39-day nationwide manhunt has asked to change his plea in federal court. A document filed by his lawyer Thursday in federal…
UPDATE: I-40 wreck shuts down westbound lanes in Haywood County
HAYWOOD COUNTY, Tenn. -- A multi-vehicle crash Friday morning shut down part of Interstate 40 for more than two hours in Haywood County. The Tennessee Highway Patrol confirms a tractor-trailer and a…
Local candidates take the stage to present their campaigns
BENTON COUNTY, Tenn. -- It was a packed house at Briarwood School, Thursday evening as members of the community came out to hear from the three men trying to become the…
Two in custody after drug bust in Trenton
TRENTON, Tenn.--Investigators have taken two people into custody after they said they found drugs and loaded guns. The 28th Drug Task Force and the Gibson County Sheriff's Office seized marijuana and…
