Tiptonville News

The Lake County Recycling Center has saved eight trailer loads of recyclable paper.

Gas prices crossed the $4 per gallon for regular threshold for the first time in Ridgely this week with it selling for $4.05 per gallon at both Pat's Food Shop and Ray's One Stop.

Lance Lovell of Lovell's Fireworks at Reelfoot Lake has some happy customers as he sells a nice display to Kadriana Scott, 9, and Kilan Scott, 6. Lovell's Fireworks is the only outlet in Lake County this year ...

The Corps of Engineers opened bids for the dredging of the harbor at Cates Landing on June 19 with the apparent low bid of $2.7 million and one other bid of $3.9 million according to chairman Jimmy Williamson ...

Construction to begin at Cates Landing soon Posted: Monday, June 23, 2008 10:30 pm By JOHN BRANNON Messenger Staff Reporter Construction on the $22 million Cates Landing river port near Tiptonville should start ...

The tow Captain Sam Yount pushed south past Tiptonville on Tuesday. Farmers from Madrid Bend to Highway 79 are bracing for a rare June flood by the Mississippi River that has placed as much as 3,000 acres of ...

The Lake County Banner is authorized to announce the candidacy of Mark Hayes for the position of Chancellor in Lake and Dyer Counties in the upcoming Aug.

Tommy Mills has been demoted as warden at Northwest Correctional Complex at Tiptonville amid an ongoing internal affairs investigation.

Three petitions have been turned in for the 29th Judicial District Chancery Court judgeship election on Aug.

Two persons were injured, one seriously, in this two vehicle crash east of Ridgely last Wednesday.

Tennessee Department of Corrections officials have confirmed that Tony Parker will return as warden at Northwest Corrections Complex near Tiptonville, effective June 16.

A traffic stop by Dyersburg chief of police Terry Ledbetter and another officer has resulted in more legal difficulties for former Tiptonville physician Rosaire "Ross" Dubrule.

Sixty-year-old Dr. Rosaire "Ross" Dubrule, a Tiptonville physician, is a Democratic candidate for the 77th House seat being vacated by Rep.

A candidate for the 77th House seat was arrested on felony charges Friday after leading Dyersburg police on a chase.

The third annual Blue Suede Shoes - N' Barbecue Cook-off has been set for July 18 and 19 in downtown Tiptonville.

The annual Relay for Life raised $32,979 at Lake County High School Friday night.

So far NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander mission has been a huge success and there is a Lake County connection to the spacecraft that is transmitting data back from the Red Planet.

The Lake County Commission tabled a request for extended hours for beer sales in the county at their regular monthly meeting Monday night.

Posted by George Brown Mid-South Teacher Accused of Sex With Student Teacher suspended in Lake County Teacher accused of having sex with student Teacher suspended without pay A Mid-South teacher is suspended ... via WREG-TV Memphis

“It is only the beginning. This is a high profile case that's gonna take time and it needs to be done right. My investigators are on it and we're going to keep continue working.”

Surrounded by supporters Tiptonville teacher Tracy Hinson, races out of the Lake County courthouse. via WREG-TV Memphis