Lauderdale County News

In mid-October, soybean farmers near the Mississippi River in Lauderdale County tried to take advantage of some relatively dry weather, hoping to save their crops.

The Young Writers' Clubhouse on Saturday, Oct. 31, was a hauntingly, howling, hilarious, hair-raising Halloween Writing-palooza! Third- through eighth-grade students from Dyersburg, Halls, Ripley and Covington joined Dyersburg Middle School teacher and Teacher Consultant for the West Tennessee Writing Project Becky Hasselle, far right, and fellow ...

Cumberland County's non-seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell almost one percentage point in September, falling from the August rate of 11.6 percent to 10.8 percent.

Unemployment in Madison County reached 11 percent last month, the highest percentage rate since 1983.

Layoffs and industry closings throughout the state and the Tri-cities area continue to cause concern for Tennessee legislators and although the September unemployment rate fell 0.2 percentage points from August to September on a statewide level, Johnson County is still reeling with a high unemployment rate of 12.2 percent, down from an August high ...

A Lauderdale County man who has been convicted of previously making meth is back behind bars, again charged with making the drug.

The Shelby County Commission has voted 7-4 today to hand over 140 lots to developer Harold Buehler.

Harold Buehler wants Shelby County commissioners to turn over 140 vacant lots and allow Buehler to build Figures show Buehler owed nearly $1.25 million in back property taxes Scott.Noll@wreg.com Will they, or won't they? That's the question as the debate continues over whether to donate 140 vacant, county-owned lots to a developer.

The unemployment rate was above 10 percent in most Tennessee counties in September, according to county unemployment figures released today.

The news from Stacey Campfield : If Wells does decide to file charges, he wona t be the first.

This, added to a very wet fall season, has made the harvesting of some crops difficult for area farmers.

A University of Tennessee at Martin project to embrace diversity in the classroom receives a big boost from the Tennessee Higher Education Commission.

Robert Magee, 58, stood before a judge and was officially charged with attempted rape and sexual battery, Wednesday.

Noojin faces several counts including premeditated first degree murder in the April 2008 death of Michael Cox, 25.

" A health drink plant expanding to produce ice cream and other frozen treats might seem contrary to diets but not in Covington.

A Mid-South doctor is accused of attempting to rape one of his own patients. Dr. Robert Magee, a general practitioner at the Ripley Medical Clinic in Lauderdale County was indicted by a grand jury Monday.

A Mid-South doctor is accused of sexually assaulting a patient. The Lauderdale County Grand Jury just indicted Dr.

It has been nearly two years since former Covington resident Marcie Smith disappeared from a shopping center near her new home in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

Two transformers from ERMCO lay in the ditch on Highway 210 after the accident. The transformers were described as half the size of a Volkswagen Beetle.

A 24-year-old woman received a permit Tuesday to sell packaged beer at Hill Top Market, 6256 Highway 104 in RoEllen.