Tiptonville News

Two former West Tennessee prison guards have pleaded guilty to beating an inmate and then lying about it.

JACKSON, Tenn. a ' Two former West Tennessee prison guards have pleaded guilty to beating an inmate and then lying about it.

Eric Burress of Burress Flooring Company in Troy spreads an adhesive on the floor as his son, Tyler, watches.

The Strand Theater, a landmark in downtown Tiptonville since 1915, will come to life on Saturday, November 28 when the Main Street Association will host a tour and dedication.

The Lake County EMS may be dealing with a lower call volume and, in turn, less revenue director Jack Mauldin told the Lake County Commission Monday night.

The 1171st detachment of the Tennessee National Guard based at Reelfoot Lake is heading for its second deployment in the Middle East with departure scheduled for early December.

City and county officers working with the West Tennessee Drug Task Force made five arrests during two drug operations in Tiptonville during the past four days.

Field flooded by trapped rain water along Old 78. One of the wettest Octobers in memory has farmers scrambling to harvest crops in flood prone areas, working long hours, and in some cases, taking huge docks on their grain in an effort just to stay ahead of the rising Mississippi River.

Law enforcement agencies in Lake County are expecting a quiet Halloween this weekend with a variety of church and community events planned.

Halloween arrives Saturday night with a number of activities planned throughout the county over a four-day period.

Bill Haslam, Knoxville mayor and candidate for the Republican nomination for governor, will visit Lake County on Thursday, Oct.

The Tiptonville board of mayor and aldermen voted to secure an investigator to make a fact finding investigation regarding allegations made against police chief Norman Rhodes at their regular monthly meeting on Oct.

Tiptonville and Ridgely have both set the dates for their respective Christmas parades.

Tiptonville First Baptist Church will celebrate a fall festival on Wednesday, Oct.

Rob Harrison removes a container of ammonia from an old barn near the state line.

A series of small earthquakes rattled parts of western Tennessee and Arkansas during the last few days.

Proponents of a planned river port in northwest Tennessee hope to hear by early 2010 whether their project is getting a federal grant.

A $200,000 grant has been approved for the city and will be used to make improvements to the sewer system.

An attempted murder charge has been reduced and the case bound over to the action of a grand jury in Lake County.

Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Matthew Kisber announced that Lake County has achieved certification under the statea s Three-Star program for excellence in economic development.