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Committee moves forward with school system budgets

MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- The budget committee for the Jackson-Madison County School System met Wednesday and approved the system's budget figures. The committee approved a $101 million operating budget and a $2.8 million capital budget. "What we're trying to pursue more…

Priorities collide at school system budget meeting

JACKSON, Tenn. -- Jackson-Madison County School System board members express frustration at Wednesday morning's budget meeting. "As a county resident, I feel like the county commission over-micromanaged their committees, their…

Tennessee AG says he has authority to investigate Durham

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery is reasserting his authority to investigate sexual harassment allegations against state Rep. Jeremy Durham. The Tennessean reports that the attorney general's office, in an opinion issued Tuesday, said a special House…

Selmer's first liquor store set to open

SELMER, Tenn -- Bottles line the shelves at North End Wine and Spirits Tuesday night as it prepares to turn on its neon lights for the first time. It  is something…

Chesney to headline concert at Bristol Motor Speedway

BRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) - Country star Kenny Chesney will headline a concert at Bristol Motor Speedway on Sept. 9, the night before the speedway hosts a football game between Tennessee and Virginia Tech. The concert, billed as "Bristol's Tailgate Party,"…

Crockett Co. crash sends woman to hospital

CROCKETT COUNTY, Tenn. -- A Tuesday afternoon wreck in Bells sends a young woman to the hospital with minor injuries, according to members of the Crockett County Sheriff's Department. First responders say the driver…

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