Chester County News

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It was another miserable week for Old Fearless, and you could tell it by the agony on his plump face.

Displays of bead work, wood carvings, stained glass and other handmade items greeted visitors Sunday at the Chickasaw State Park Arts and Crafts Festival in Chester County.

A Jackson man was robbed at gunpoint and beaten Wednesday evening as he was walking down the street, according to police Lt.

The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a severe thunderstorm warning effective until 7:45 for southwestern Madison County, southeastern Haywood County, northwestern Hardeman County and northeastern Fayette County, according to its Web site.

A 69-year-old Chester County man is in jail after he threatened to kill two teenage girls and himself and took a loaded handgun in his car to the Chester County High School property, according to a police report.

HENDERSON - A trial date has been set for three Jackson residents charged with killing a woman in Chester County.

A flash flood warning is in effect for several West Tennessee counties, according to the National Weather Service in Memphis.

The National Weather Service has issued a tornado warning for Chester and Hardeman counties until 7:30 p.m. There also is a severe thunderstorm warning for western Carroll, eastern Crockett, Gibson, southern Weakley, east central Haywood and Madison counties until 7:45 p.m.

There will be no delay in a search for Jackson's new police chief, Jackson Mayor Jerry Gist said in a Sunday story in The Jackson Sun.

This 33-foot Dutchmen travel trailer was recovered by Benton County after a tip from Decatur County.

Tuesday headlines in The Jackson Sun will include the following stories: GUN SEIZURE/ARRESTS: Federal and local authorities seized more than 100 weapons and arrested five people in an undercover sting operation in Chester County.

The five defendants, Carolyn Cherry, 54, Donald Adair Cherry, 81, Donald Floyd Cherry, 54, Romie Gray, 34, and Terenda Thomas, 38, all of Chester County, were charged in a 16 count indictment.

Makayla Snowden said the red top and khaki pants she modeled during the 'Back-to-School Fashion Show' Saturday were cute, but she wasn't a fan of them.

The following West Tennessee offices will be closed in observance of Independence Day.

The sheriff of Chester County has died. The funeral for Sheriff Mark Davidson is scheduled for noon Saturday at The Pentacostals of Henderson.

Thursday's headlines in The Jackson Sun will include the following stories: WINKLER HEARING: Mary Winkler back in court in a hearing at the Carroll County Courthouse in Huntingdon about the trust fund set up for her three daughters after she shot and killed their father, Church of Christ minister Matthew Winkler.

HENDERSON - A woman accused of killing a man she said raped her gave conflicting statements about the slaying to investigators, according to witnesses testifying at her trial Tuesday.

A case against a man accused of robbing the Upper Level Hair Salon in February was waived to the Madison County grand jury Thursday.

Emergency management officials in Benton, Carroll and Chester Counties are reporting no significant damage from a storm that passed through the area this afternoon.