JACKSON, Tenn. -- In celebration of Black History Month, Lane College is hosting an Artist in Residence literary series. College students joined poet Allison Joseph for a creative writing workshop Thursday morning at Jackson Central-Merry High School. Students were able to learn creative…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Recent fraud alerts in the area led community leaders Thursday to educate senior citizens about scam artists. The educational meeting on fraud and scam prevention took place at Brookdale…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- The man charged with the murder of a Jackson store clerk appeared Thursday in court. Urshawn Miller went before Jackson Judge Blake Anderson for a preliminary hearing.…
MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- An unnerving discovery Thursday afternoon inside an old barn led a landowner to call the sheriff's office. A property owner found 30-year-old dynamite on the floor of an old barn on Highway 70 less than a…
McNAIRY COUNTY, Tenn. -- All McNairy County schools will be closed Friday, Feb. 26, due to a high number of sicknesses, according to McNairy County Superintendent John Prince. Custodians will be working Friday to disinfect all schools, according to Prince.
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Be prepared to put down the cell phone. A new bill making its way through the state legislature would require drivers in Tennessee to go hands-free or…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - Authorities say a man accused of rape has been taken into custody after leading police on a high-speed chase through Chattanooga that involved multiple crashes. Multiple media outlets report 20-year-old Cordarius Caldwell, who was wanted on…
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Officials say the death of an Army veteran whose body was found in a wooded area of Middle Tennessee has been ruled a homicide. Montgomery County Sheriff's spokeswoman Sandra Brandon told The Leaf-Chronicle (leafne.ws/1TB0JUm) on Wednesday…
JACKSON, Tenn.-A local organization whose goal is to help West Tennesseans overcome addiction gets a little help of its own. A $2,000 donation was given to the Jackson Area Council on Alcoholism…
DECATUR COUNTY, Tenn. -- Woodworkers are skilled craftsmen whose tools of the trade are not just a tape measure and a power saw. Talented hands and a keen eye are also necessary in…
GIBSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- A West Tennessee family said they are lucky to be alive after flames swept through their home early Wednesday morning as they all slept. The smoke…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Regional Inter-Faith Association, better known as RIFA, serves a free hot lunch seven days a week through its soup kitchen. Once a week, the meal is proved by Olive Garden.…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Students at North Parkway Middle School held their annual Black History Month program Wednesday. This year, the focus of Councilman Ernest Brooks' program was African American doctors. Students gave speeches about innovative…
DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- Four years ago Wednesday, a fire burned down an historic downtown Jackson church. The images are hard to forget as flames shot high above the buildings of downtown as the…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Students at a west Jackson middle school took time Wednesday to present a special black history program. Faculty, students and guests got together at I.B. Tigrett Middle School for their…
