Gibson County hires full-time firefighters
GIBSON COUNTY, Tenn. - Thanks to a $300,000 grant, a West Tennessee fire department manned by hundreds of selfless volunteers can no longer say it's strictly volunteer. In eight hour…
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Local NAACP chapter celebrates Founders Day
JACKSON, Tenn.-The oldest civil rights organization in the nation turned 107 Friday. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People celebrated their Founders Day downtown, Friday afternoon. Community members joined…
Carroll Co. Chamber hosts State Sen. John Stevens
CARROLL COUNTY, Tenn. -- The Chamber of Commerce hosted a West Tennessee state legislator Friday. State Senator John Stevens addressed a room full of Carroll County residents Friday afternoon. He spoke about the state's current battle…
Polar Plunge in Union City will raise money for Special Olympics
UNION CITY, Tenn. -- Brave souls will take the plunge Saturday for some special members of the community. The fifth annual Polar Plunge will take place at 10 a.m. Saturday at Aloha Pools and Spas…
Roger Family Speaks After shooter charged with murder
JACKSON, Tenn.-"Got a knock on the door in the middle of the night saying my little brother got shot," said Latoya Rogers. Almost two years after Jamar Rogers was fatally…
Police find new leads in Greenfield church vandalism investigation
GREENFIELD, Tenn. -- Greenfield police say they found new developments Friday in their investigation of the vandalism discovered Thursday morning at Lighthouse Apostolic Church. The Rev. Lynn McCall said their church was fine when…
Veterans help fellow vet in Savannah
HARDIN COUNTY, Tenn. -- A story of heroes helping heroes unfolds right here in West Tennessee as an entire community, led by a group of veterans, are putting a new roof…
McKenzie's historic Park Theatre reopens
McKENZIE, Tenn. -- A local fixture from 1941 to 2016, McKenzie's Park Theatre opens the curtain Friday for its second act on the city's downtown square. The three-year, several hundred thousand dollar…
Deputies release sketch of man they say posed as officer, robbed motorist
OBION COUNTY, Tenn. — Deputies have released a sketch they hope will help lead to the capture of a man who reportedly posed as a law enforcement officer and assaulted and robbed a woman Jan. 15 after pulling over her vehicle in…
Three locals named Mr./Miss Basketball Finalists
Three West Tennesseans received news on Friday they were on the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association 2016 Mr./Miss Basketball finalists list. University School Jackson produced two of the three with Anna…
Jackson woman waits for life-saving transplant
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Community members come together to raise money for a Jackson woman who needs a life-saving transplant. A machine pumps oxygen for Jennifer Crouch. The 35-year-old Jackson resident…
Local businesses prepare for Valentine's Day rush
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Jackson businesses go into overdrive to help Tennesseans feel the love for this Valentine's Day. More than 120 bouquets of roses and daises hit the street in…
Gibson Co., McNairy Co. residents charged with TennCare fraud
NASHVILLE -- Two West Tennessee residents are facing TennCare fraud charges in separate cases involving doctor shopping for prescription drugs. Investigators have charged Aubrey Knight Sr., 56, of Trenton…
Police find marijuana grow operation in McKenzie home
McKENZIE, Tenn. -- Officers seized 14 pot plants during a search Tuesday that uncovered a marijuana grow operation inside a McKenzie home. John Barrett, 44, was arrested after police executed a search warrant and found the plants and about 18…
State comptroller praises Weakley Co. for clean audit report
WEAKLEY COUNTY, Tenn. -- The state's audit report for Weakley County contains no findings, a distinction only a small number of counties across the state can claim. The report for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015, contains no audit…
