Local program exposes youth to college life
JACKSON, Tenn -- A local program aims to expose middle school children to college life. The thought of college for 6th and 7th graders has many emotions. "It's kind of nerve racking because we…
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Police investigate shooting along Vann Drive
JACKSON, Tenn. -- An apparent suicide, that's how Jackson police describe their shooting investigation along Vann Drive late Friday afternoon. However, investigators stop short of confirming that assessment as they await…
State rep. speaks out on proposed gun bills
JACKSON, Tenn. — Fresh off a busy week at the state capital, State Representative Jimmy Eldridge, republican, of Jackson, said some of the most talked about bills over the past week involve guns.…
Hundreds gather for annual women's conference
HUNTINGDON, Tenn. -- It was a full house at First Baptist Church in Huntingdon, Friday evening, as the church hosted the 21st Annual Women's Conference. More than 250 women attended the…
Teen in custody after Humboldt shooting
HUMBOLDT, Tenn. -- Police responded to a shooting Friday afternoon at a Humboldt home. The incident took place around 1 p.m. Friday in the 2700 block of Ferrell Street. A neighbor…
State program seeks church volunteers to mentor former inmates
JACKSON, Tenn. -- State leaders and local churches team up to help keep people out of prison. The Tennessee Department of Correction pleaded with church and community leaders at a…
Officials say no one home at time of south Jackson house fire
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Neighbors sprang into action Friday as a fire broke out in a home on Camellia Drive in south Jackson. The call went out just before 11 a.m. Jackson Fire…
22 school bands play before judges at Liberty Tech
JACKSON, Tenn. -- The West Tennessee School Band and Orchestra Association held a second day of competition Friday for its concert festival. A total of 22 school bands made up of 6th…
Weekend events offer entertainment in downtown Jackson
JACKSON, Tenn. -- There's plenty to do this weekend in West Tennessee, especially in downtown Jackson. Saturday night, you can help the Women's Rape Assistance Program, or WRAP, celebrate its fifth annual…
Obion Co. Museum merges with Discovery Park of America
UNION CITY, Tenn. -- The past is getting a fresh start in Obion County. The Obion County Commission approved a merger between the Obion County Museum and the Discovery…
Second suspect officially charged in Prospect Street shooting
JACKSON, Tenn. -- The second suspect in a Sunday night shooting that sent a man to the hospital has now been officially charged. William Currie-Anthony appeared Friday morning in Jackson City…
Jackson senator visits North Side HS to learn about special ed program
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Sen. Ed Jackson, R-Jackson, toured North Side High School on Friday to learn more about a special education program. Jackson visited the Transition Academy. The program,…
Sheriff asks public to help find missing Henry Co. woman
HENRY COUNTY, Tenn. -- Authorities are asking for help from the public to find a missing West Tennessee woman. Sonya Kay Young, of Paris, was reportedly last seen in mid-February in Nashville. Henry County Sheriff Monte…
Chattanooga school bus driver pleads not guilty in deaths
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) -- A Chattanooga school bus driver has pleaded not guilty to six counts of vehicular manslaughter in a crash last November that killed six children. WTVC-TV reports that Johnthony Walker was arraigned Friday morning via video in Hamilton…
New details emerge in 1998 cold case murder investigation
HARDEMAN COUNTY, Tenn. -- Michael Bell was murdered while at work in Hardeman County in 1998. To this day, no one has been arrested. Officers say new information has come…
