Chester County News

Hummingbird numbers have grown to mob proportions at my house. It's almost scary on the porch, with all the darting, buzzing and whirling, accompanied by their silvery chatter.

A Chester County man and his daughter face murder charges in the shooting of a man the daughter had accused of rape, police said.

Henderson is home now for a U.S. veteran of three wars. Ed Eldridge grew up in Memphis, traveled the world, then every state, and settled in the Lexington area for a couple of years before moving to a Chester ...

Former City Councilman Bobby King won the race for mayor in Henderson on Thursday night in a landslide.

Two political veterans running for mayor of Henderson say they'll continue moving the city forward if elected to the top post.

The state's unemployment rates increased in all 95 counties last month, according to statistics from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development.

Sherry Roper has always been fond of log homes. "I'll drive down the interstate and see one, and I always say I want to have one," she said.

Sherry Roper has always been fond of log homes. 'I'll drive down the interstate and see one, and I always say I want to have one,' she said.

A Chester County woman who pleaded guilty last year to the murder of her ex-boyfriend will appeal a judge's decision to deny her petition to have her conviction set aside, the woman's mother said Tuesday.

Firefighters in Alamo on Wednesday were still investigating the cause of a Tuesday night fire that destroyed the business of the fire department's assistant chief.

Barker Brothers will pick up at normal hours for the following counties: Benton, Crockett, Gibson, Henderson, Weakley and Carroll.

Authorities have located a teenage girl who had been missing since June 6, according to a press release from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is searching for a 14-year-old girl who has been missing since June 6. She was last known to have been in Brownsville on June 14, according to a TBI press release.

Sunday afternoon, Rita Randolph volunteered her place, time and a lot of the supplies to put on a leaf casting workshop that would benefit the Chester County shelter that I help support.

Chester County Sheriff's Office is searching for a 14-year-old girl who has been missing since Friday night.

Local plant experts and an animal rescue group plan a leaf-casting workshop June 8 in Jackson.

Independent Begins 141st Year of Community Service Established in 1865, the Chester County Independent is embarking on its 130th year of community service in Chester County, Tennessee, making it the oldest ...

The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Western Chester County, Northeastern Hardeman County and Southeastern Madison County until 7:15 p.m. A severe thunderstorm ...

A 43-year-old Florida man was killed Sunday afternoon after his pickup went off the road and struck a ditch in Chester County, according to the Tennessee Highway Patrol.

Goodpasture's quest for a six-peat got off to a good start Tuesday night at Starplex.