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Olive Garden donates food to local soup kitchen

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.…

Students honor African American doctors during black history program

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…

4 years pass since fire destroys historic downtown church

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…

I.B. Tigrett holds school's last black history program

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…

Former Selmer police officer indicted on child porn charges

McNAIRY COUNTY, Tenn. -- A former lieutenant with the Selmer Police Department has been indicted on federal child pornography charges, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. Tony O. Miller, 36, of Finger was indicted Wednesday on one count of receipt…

State offers tips to avoid online dating scams

NASHVILLE -- With a drastic growth in the number of people looking for love online, state officials are offering tips to help consumers avoid scams associated with online dating. Several warning signs those using online dating services may see could indicate a…

Local businesses looking to fill vacancies

JACKSON, Tenn. -- The number of new businesses in the Volunteer State is up, according to a new economic report released Wednesday, and employers are hiring in West Tennessee. Jamar Guyton interviewed…

Community aims to bring '2nd act' to historic Bells Theatre

BELLS, Tenn. -- A group of West Tennesseans are now on a mission to bring a second act to a vacant theater. "This lovely old theater has wallpaper that's crumbling, but you can…

Police arrest 2 after 'foiled robbery attempt,' car chase through Weakley Co.

WEAKLEY COUNTY, Tenn. -- A man and woman are facing charges after what police are calling a foiled robbery attempt at a Dresden convenience store. Shane McCullough, left,…

Update: Power restored after north Jackson outage, JEA says

UPDATE -- Jackson Energy Authority has restored power the all of the customers affected by a Wednesday morning outage across north Jackson, according to communications manager Steve Bowers. Original story: JACKSON, Tenn. -- A large power outage is affecting around 5,000…

2 Fort Campbell soldiers accused of impersonating police

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Two Fort Campbell soldiers have been arrested after Clarksville police say they were impersonating police officers. The Clarksville Police Department says in a Facebook post that Brett Jewell and William Jones were arrested Tuesday on three…