JACKSON, Tenn.-- National Girl Scout Cookie Weekend kicked off Friday. Organizers say the famous cookie selling program provides life skills including money management and people skills. The proceeds go to the local troops and council.…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Boys & Girls Clubs of America and JoAnn's Fabric and Craft Stores will be partnering in a campaign at more than 800 stores nationwide, including right here in…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - Chattanooga's urban forester says two new tree planting projects will allow newlyweds to mark their vows and others interested in honoring loved ones. The Times Free-Press (http://bit.ly/1pfqZbG) reports that Gene Hyde got the idea came from…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - A man who served 15 years in prison, including time on death row, in the killing of a Memphis police officer has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for shooting a teenager. Media outlets…
MILAN, Tenn. -- Saturday more than a hundred runners hit the streets of Milan in honor of one of their own. A local businessman, Charlie Reagan, was murdered six years ago, but…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Churches from all over West Tennessee gathered for the first ever hand bell concert. About 70 performers filled the fellowship hall at First Baptist Church for the show. "I just invited the…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Saturday afternoon, there was a unique Black History Month program in the Hub City. The Jackson-Madison County branch of the NAACP hosted their annual Black History Month program at the Historic…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Saturday night, thousands gathered in the Carl Perkins Civic Center for the 22nd Annual Blue Suede Dinner and Auction. "Carl had a vision," said President and CEO of…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi authorities say they have arrested four women accused of engaging in a scheme to smuggle cellphones, tobacco and other contraband into state prisons. The Clarion-Ledger reports (http://on.thec-l.com/1Ur84GL ) that one suspect - 22-year-old Sherrice Richardson,…
ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky State Police are investigating after Shepherdsville officers shot a suspect Friday evening. According to an account by state police, officers responded at about 5 p.m. to a complaint of a suicidal man armed with a…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - The co-founders of a Hixson nursing home business paid themselves six-figure salaries and drove company-financed Porsches while failing to pay employees, utility bills, taxes and creditors. That's according to court documents reported in the Chattanooga Times…
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) - The U.S. Marine from Massachusetts killed in a shooting in Chattanooga, Tennessee, last summer is being honored this weekend by the Springfield St. Patrick's Day Parade Committee. Gunnery Sgt. Thomas Sullivan was posthumously selected as the…
JACKSON, Tenn.-Jacksonians who said they are fed up with crime in the city marched against violence Friday afternoon. City councilman Johnny Dodd led the group around Lincoln Courts Apartments. Dodd…
JACKSON, Tenn.-Hundreds of people packed Oman Arena Friday night for the 15th annual Jewel Awards. The event, hosted by the Jackson-Madison County African American Chamber of Commerce, recognized outstanding African American entrepreneurs…
JACKSON, Tenn. — After 39 years as a broadcast meteorologist, Eddie Holmes will be signing off for the last time. "I've been notorious for having several jobs in addition to WBBJ.…
