Perry County News

On Friday, the White House announced that approximately 650,000 jobs have been created by federal stimulus spending.

Brighter economic news and unemployment rates that have leveled off may be signs the country is in recovery, but it sure doesn't seem that way to some job hunters in Nashville.

Federal environmental officials will provide an update Wednesday night about the dumping of millions of pounds of Tennessee coal ash in a west Alabama landfill.

August 1, 2009 - GUY RAZ, host: On to a different of recovery now, economic recovery, the $787 billion stimulus package.

When the Obama administration announced earlier this year that the government would spend hundreds of billions of dollars to help stimulate the economy, most Americans expected that some of those funds would translate into jobs.

A confirmed tornado touched down in Lexington, Tenn. on Thursday night, according to emergency officials.

Channel 4 I-Team investigation hits Paula Flowers, Dave Cooley and Bob Corney for their spins through the revolving door.

Daniel Killian has directed and shot 15 video commercials for local businesses here to help them advertise their downtown locations.

After six months of unemployment, the former nurse and single mother of three is happy paying her rent again, buying school clothes and the occasional coloring book for her children.

Allison Kimble, left, covers her face as she and her husband Scott attempt to pay bills and apply for scholarship money for their daughter, Connor.

Two-lane roads lined with weeds and trees seem to stretch forever in Perry County, where thousands of residents are poor even by Alabama standards and they don't produce much for the outside world besides timber and catfish.

Perry County Forward, Buddy the Dog Entertainment and the Town of Lobelville jointly announce the 1st Annual Buffalo River Music Festival to be held at 5:00 on Saturday, July 18, 2009, at the Main Street Music Park in Lobelville, Tennessee.

Update: We received this from James H. Butcher, G.G., GISP, GIS Manager, Town of Collierville on his experience.

McMinn County's already high unemployment rate took another jump in May. According to the latest figures, one in every seven adults in the county's labor force is unemployed.

Perry County had one of the highest unemployment rates in the entire country, but because of Governor Phil Bredesen's massive economic recovery plan hundreds are back at work.

Jack Brumit says he isn't looking for a handout, but he is ready for some of the federal stimulus money to trickle down to regular folks like him who are looking for jobs.

For locations, click here . Gov. Phil Bredesen made an eye-opening comment this past March when he met with the editorial board of The Tennesseean, Nashville's daily newspaper.

The National Weather Service issued a tornado warning for Southern Perry County, Northwestern Wayne County, Southern Decatur County, Northeastern Hardin County and Henderson County.

For locations, click here. Jess Parrish used to say that when he started Shelby State Community College in 1970, he ran it out of the trunk of his car.

NASHVILLE a ' Tennessee's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for April 2009 was released last week at 9.9 percent, 0.3 percentage point higher than the revised March rate of 9.6 percent.