Beech Bluff News

Phillip Dee Scott of South Jackson birthed literary twins this year. "Tiger-Tiger Burning Bright" is his second nonfiction release, and "The Murder of the South Side Hawk" is the third Bemis-based mystery featuring fictional Tennessee Bureau of Investigation agent Ban Kress.

Jimmy Wallace of Beech Bluff has been elected to chair the Tennessee State Election Commission.

We the members of the Pleasant Plains MB Church Male Chorus, first would like to apologize for any inconvenience we might have created on the changing of our Annual Male Chorus Anniversary.

PARIS - A teacher at Henry County High School has been arrested and charged with having sex with a 16-year-old student.

Jackson police have arrested a Mercer man they've been searching for following an April 16 home invasion and attack that injured an 82-year-old man, according to a news release.

Dog and cat owners have a chance this weekend to protect their pets from rabies at a reduced cost.

Twin sisters in West Tennessee have decided to run the Boston Marathon to raise money for charity and are seeking sponsors to back them, according to a news release.

Friday morning law enforcement officers from five different agencies opened up to the public about their investigation into the abduction and murder of Carolyn Ward, 61.

Three hundred children called her Granny, as she filled their lives with laughter and smiles.

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is examining the car that belonged to a Chester County homicide victim as well as another car believed to be connected to her death, according to a news release today.

Ward, 61, was found Saturday afternoon on a road near Pinson. Her car was later found on fire in the Beech Bluff area of Madison County.

Authorities have identified the body of the woman found Saturday in Chester County.

Dr. Michael Finan, of West Tennessee OB/GYN Services in Jackson, has been certified to perform microsurgeries using the new DaVinci surgical system.

A safe haven for homeless men celebrated the end of a three-year journey and a new beginning Friday.

When the Human Genome Project published a draft of its findings in 2000, the New York Times reported that "the researchers had unanimously declared there is only one race - the human race." Some contend the ...

The 4th grade teachers at Beech Bluff Elementary School would like to send hearts to the school's 4th graders for collecting and donating 716 pounds.

Here are this week's hearts and darts. From the readers: The fourth-grade teachers at Beech Bluff Elementary School would like to send hearts to the school's fourth graders for collecting and donating 716 ...

A year after a fire destroyed almost everything they owned, Clint and Anita West are counting their blessings.

BEECH BLUFF - Inside her crowded studio Norma Dennison busily sorts through possessions that include a lifetime of artwork dating back to her childhood.

A man suspected of burglaries in several West Tennessee counties appears in court today.