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Hub City Santa House gets new lease on life

JACKSON, Tenn.-A Christmas tradition is restored for the people young and old here in the Hub City. The Santa House in Jackson was a tradition for years before it fell…

Freed-Hardeman fundraiser featuring Peyton Manning raises $1.5 million

CHESTER COUNTY, Tenn. -- The numbers are in after Friday night's sold-out benefit dinner at Freed-Hardeman University hosting NFL MVP and "Vol for life" Peyton Manning. The annual scholarship event raised more than $1.5 million for the Christian university in Henderson.…

Pearl Harbor seaman from Madison Co. honored with tribute service

HARDEMAN COUNTY, Tenn. -- The 75th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor hit close to home. West Tennesseans gathered to honor and remember the first seaman from…

Community reaches out to Gibson Co. house fire victims

GIBSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- Fire destroys a family's house Wednesday morning not long after they left their home. "They left the home about 7:15. We were called at…

Milan safe room opens as cold weather shelter

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Woman charged after I-40 drug bust that yielded 66 lbs. of marijuana

MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- A woman is facing a drug possession charge after a Tuesday traffic stop on Interstate 40 led deputies to 66 pounds of marijuana. Simone…

THP Mannequin Challenge to raise awareness for fire victims

TENNESSEE -- The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security along with the Tennessee Highway Patrol and THP Recruit Class 1216 are asking the public to donate food and supplies…

Juvenile charged with attempted murder in Monday shooting

JACKSON, Tenn. -- A male juvenile is facing two counts of attempted murder in an early morning shooting Monday in east Jackson. Police responded around 1 a.m. to the shooting in…

2 juveniles charged in East Tenn. wildfires that killed 14

SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Authorities have charged two juveniles with starting an East Tennessee wildfire that killed 14 people and destroyed or damaged more than 1,700 buildings. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation,…

Police capture man they say fled after stealing $2,000 donation jar

DICKSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- A man police say stole a donation jar containing $2,000 from a restaurant is now in custody. Christopher Aaron Gooch was arrested…

New Tennessee education plan would give school districts more control

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Tennessee is proposing a plan that would give local school districts more control over issues such as turning around poor-performing schools. The Tennessean reports that state education officials released Tuesday the first draft of Tennessee's version…

SBA disaster loans related to drought announced for West Tennessee counties

JACKSON, Tenn.-The Small Business Administration announced Tuesday that disaster loans are available to small businesses, agricultural and most private non-profit organizations located in Hardeman, Hardin and McNairy Counties in West Tennessee as result of the drought that began on November…