Bells News

Defense attorneys for two men accused of plotting to kill more than 100 black people, including President Barack Obama, told a judge Tuesday that they need more time to get information for a hearing to show evidence that the two were not indicted by an impartial jury.

BELLS - Town leaders are weighing what to do after a state advisory service told Mayor Harold Craig last week that midterm pay raises he has received since 2001 are illegal under the city's charter.

In the gun rights battle likely to engulf the Jackson City Council on Tuesday, both sides are anxious about messages.

A court appearance for Daniel Cowart and Paul Schlesselman has been reset to 10:30 a.m. July 7, where they will appear for a report date.

The crash happened at the railroad tracks that cross Bill Emerson Road near Highway 70/79 in the Fruitvale area, just before 10:00 a.m., Friday.

Tornado warning for central Crockett County and northeastern Haywood County until 4 p.m. At 3:27 p.m. National Weather Service doppler radar indicated a severe thunderstorm producing a tornado near Belle Eagle, or 9 miles north of Brownsville, moving east at 5 mph.

BELLS - Aldermen could decide tonight whether to fire a Bells police officer accused of breaking several department rules.

When police arrested two young white racists here in Bells, Tennessee, did they foil a deadly plan? Ed Pilkington reports Saturday, 06 June 2009 The house at 2257 Arlan Reason Road in the cotton town of Bells, Tennessee, is barely four years old, yet it seems out of another era.

Law enforcement officers across West Tennessee reported no major wrecks or incidents on Monday evening.

A head-on collision in Crockett County that killed a Jackson woman Thursday is still under investigation.

The investigation of a fatal wreck in Crockett County that took the life of a Madison County resident on Thursday is still under investigation.

Delores Stewart's mother wore a hat to church every Sunday. "Women of every city, especially black ladies, seem to love wearing fashionable hats," she said.

The grandfather of Daniel Cowart testified in federal court Friday that when he saw a sawed-off shotgun, duct tape and nylon rope in his grandson's upstairs living area last year, he believed his life might be in danger.

Crockett County Sheriff Troy Klyce took the stand in federal court this afternoon and testified that deputies found .308 -caliber bullets with names written on them in permanent marker and a satanic bible when they searched the room of Daniel Cowart last October.

A West Tennessee man accused of plotting to kill President Barack Obama says he was wrongly arrested and his residence was illegally searched.

A Bells man died Monday from injuries received during a fight at a party Saturday night, according to Bells Chief of Police Llandis Smith.

One of two men accused of plotting to kill President Barack Obama and dozens of other black people has failed to get a threat charge against him dismissed.

Four teens have been charged with placing explosive devices in the mailbox of a Madison County church and three other mailboxes in the county, according to a news release from the Madison County Sheriff's ...

The King and Queen of Hearts Pageant to benefit the Brownsville-Haywood County Humane Society was held February 7 at the Marks Performing Arts Center in Brownsville.

Many desserts are associated with Valentine's Day, but one that especially suits the romantic holiday is red velvet cake - for its sweetness, of course, but also for its bold colors.