Brownsville News

Most West Tennessee government buildings will be closed for this Thanksgiving holiday weekend.

Rising crime rates in bigger cities have challenged police departments for decades, including the Jackson metropolitan area, which was ranked ninth in a 2006 list of America's most dangerous cities.

A federal grand jury has indicted the two men accused of plotting to assassinate president-elect Barack Obama and to kill more than a hundred other people.

Barack Obama yesterday downplayed an alleged neo-Nazi plot to assassinate him, even as law-enforcement officials hunted for others who might have been involved in the conspiracy.

A Tennessee man and friend from Arkansas are behind bars in Memphis, charged with planning a killing spree to shoot and decapitate African Americans and top it off by killing Democratic presidential candidate ...

Posted by Keli Rabon "Plot to Kill" Thwarted By Concerned Mother's Call Fast Facts A concerned mother's phone call ultimately put a stop to a plot to kill more than 100 African Americans.

Two white supremacists allegedly plotted to go on a killing spree, shooting and decapitating black people and ultimately targeting Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, federal authorities said ...

Bartholomew Sullivan, Memphis Commercial Appeal Originally published 01:22 p.m., October 28, 2008 Updated 01:22 p.m., October 28, 2008 It all began with a mother's call to the Haywood County Sheriff's ...

US law enforcement officers claim to have foiled an alleged plot by two skinhead neo-Nazis to assassinate Barack Obama as the culmination of a murder spree targeting black people.

The investigation is continuing into an alleged white supremacist plot to kill dozens of black people, including Barack Obama.

Paul Jackson knows little about antiques. He came to the Lambuth Memorabilia Market on Friday morning for one thing - a handmade wrought iron candle holder.

The Haywood County School Board met Thursday evening to add an additional candidate to the list for the director of schools position.

Brownsville police have arrested three more people in an ongoing citywide drug sting conducted by three law enforcement agencies.

Thirteen people in Brownsville were arrested on drug charges Monday during a citywide drug sting conducted by three law enforcement agencies.

Jackson State Community College will hold its fifth annual Economic Summit from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. today.

JACKSON, Tenn. - Police records from four small West Tennessee towns show that their police departments write tickets to local residents at more than twice the rate of Medina police officers.

Democrats make a big push in Haywood Wednesday to mark the beginning of early voting in Tennessee.

Those making their list and checking it twice will be glad to hear about two special shopping events planned for Brownsville.

Marcus and Sandra Cole Tubbs of Smyrna announce the birth of a daughter, Zoie Elizabeth Tubbs, at 7:25 a.m. Sept.

Scooby-Doo, Dora the Explorer, Snoopy and the Enchanted Princesses thrilled West Tennessee children of all ages Saturday during the STAR Center's KidsFest 2008.