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  1. The Best - Tina TurnerRead the original story

    Tuesday | WNDH-FM Napoleon

    ... and movie appearances; her high-profile status was assured well into the '90s. Born Annie Mae Bullock near Brownsville, TN, she began singing as a teen, and joined Ike Turner's touring show as an 18-year-old backup vocalist. Just two years later, ...

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    Related Topix: Documentary Movies, Drama Movies, Biography Movies, Short, What's Love Got to Do with It?, Music!, Black Entertainment, Pop/Rock, Tina Turner, Ike & Tina Turner

  2. Man involved in loan scam gets probationRead the original story

    Tuesday Nov 24 | State Gazette

    A Brownsville man who fraudulently obtained loans was sentenced to three years of probation Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Jackson.

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  3. Tina Turner, queen of rock'n'roll, turns 70 next week - FeatureRead the original story

    Saturday Nov 21 | Earth Times

    ... She once said of Bach: "Wherever he goes, I go." Turner was born on November 26, 1939, as Anna Mae Bullock in Brownsville, Tennessee. Her father worked on a cotton plantation, her mother had Indian ancestry. She grew up in a gospel church, but has ...

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    Related Topix: Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, Action Movies, Adventure, Science Fiction Movies, Tina Turner, Black Entertainment, Pop/Rock

  4. Memphis man dies in one-car wreck in Tipton County

    Saturday Nov 21 | Memphis Commercial Appeal

    ... about 2:45 p.m. when he ran off the road and hit the east end of the Hatchie River bridge between Covington and Brownsville, said Tennessee Highway Patrol dispatcher Bill Dunn. Davis, who was driving a 1994 Nissan sedan, was pronounced dead at the ... 2 comments

    Related Topix: Tipton County, TN, Covington, TN

  5. Kendrick: Community involvement key to fighting crime

    Saturday Nov 21 | Jacksonsun.com

    ... is the whole purpose of the job, what we are doing with the taxpayer's money,' Kendrick said. Kendrick, 61, was Brownsville's police chief from 1996 until he was hired in Jackson. He is president of the Tennessee Association of Chiefs of Police. He ...

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    Related Topix: Jackson, TN

  6. Residents turn out for solar farm meeting

    Friday Nov 20 | Jacksonsun.com

    BROWNSVILLE - Dozens of people heard details and asked questions about a planned West Tennessee solar farm at a meeting at the Haywood County Courthouse Thursday night.

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  7. Megasite requires regional cooperationRead the original story

    Friday Nov 20 | Jacksonsun.com

    ... utility officials, business leaders, chamber officials and their counterparts from Haywood County, Brownsville and Stanton. It is important that those charged with planning for our communities' futures understand the opportunity that the Haywood ...

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    Related Topix: Haywood County, TN, Jackson, TN, Madison County, TN, Stanton, TN

  8. Large crowd honors veterans

    Thursday Nov 19 | Chester County Independent

    ... Margaret Springer, ssg administrative clerk with the 1175 Transportation Company, Tennessee National Guard in Brownsville. The Springers have each been deployed to the middle east on separate occasions, giving them a unique perspective on how ...

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    Related Topix: US Army, US Military, Chester County, TN

  9. I Don't Wanna Figh... - Tina Tur...

    Monday Nov 16 | Lite Rock KISS 98.1

    ... and movie appearances; her high-profile status was assured well into the '90s. Born Annie Mae Bullock near Brownsville, TN, she began singing as a teen, and joined Ike Turner's touring show as an 18-year-old backup vocalist. On Demand Video iTunes ...

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    Related Topix: Documentary Movies, Drama Movies, Biography Movies, Short, What's Love Got to Do with It?, Music!, Black Entertainment, Pop/Rock, Tina Turner, Ike & Tina Turner

  10. Welcome, Kendrick: We wish you successRead the original story

    Monday Nov 16 | The Jackson Sun

    ... to him to become the face of fighting Jackson's troubling crime problems. Kendrick comes to Jackson from the Brownsville Police Department, where he was chief for 13 years. He also serves as president of the Tennessee Association of Chiefs of ...

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    Related Topix: Criminal Defense Law, Law, Jackson, TN, Opinion

  11. RecommendRead the original story

    Sunday Nov 15 | The Jackson Sun

    ... for those who have spent years in the workforce, said Charlie Kinney. He spent 29 years at Haywood Co. in Brownsville before the plant closed in December 2008. Kinney said understanding some of his subjects takes a little longer at age 51 then it ...

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  12. Local briefs: Voluntary manslaughter; THP roadblocks; Shopping martRead the original story

    Friday Nov 13 | Jacksonsun.com

    A three-day shopping mart in Brownsville will be held this weekend. 'Holiday in Haywood' will feature more than 20 retail and specialty merchants who will offer a variety of items for holiday gift-giving, according to a news release.

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    Related Topix: Jackson, TN

  13. Brownsville's Kendrick is Jackson's next police chiefRead the original story

    Wednesday Nov 11 | Jacksonsun.com

    ... trade his current office for one a short drive east on Interstate 40. Mayor Jerry Gist introduced Kendrick, Brownsville's police chief, as Jackson's first new police chief in two decades at a news conference Oct. 30 at City Hall. He takes over the ...

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    Related Topix: Jackson, TN

  14. Community service through shoes: Sorority donates to WRAPRead the original story

    Sunday Nov 8 | The Jackson Sun

    ... traveled from Oak Ridge to donate shoes. Others at the statewide meeting came from Jackson, Humboldt, Dyersburg, Brownsville, Memphis, Nashville, Murfreesboro, Knoxville and Chattanooga. Clara Manley said they exceeded their goal of having each ...

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    Related Topix: Student Society, Sororities, Delta Sigma Theta, Tennessee, Jackson, TN, Oak Ridge, TN

  15. Brownsville picks new police chiefRead the original story

    Tuesday Nov 3 | The Jackson Sun

    A Tennessee Highway Patrol officer and former Brownsville fire chief has been appointed as Brownsville's new chief of police.

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    Related Topix: Jackson, TN, Haywood County, TN

  16. Barbershop opens downtown

    Monday Nov 2 | DNJ.com

    ... He became a licensed barber in 1991, but has known what he's wanted to do since he was in ninth grade in Brownsville, near Memphis. "I've been cutting hair since then. My friends from school, people in the neighborhood," said Matthews, the youngest ...

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    Related Topix: Memphis, TN, Smyrna, TN, Nashville, TN

  17. City looks to settle in Taylor case

    Sunday Nov 1 | Jacksonsun.com

    ... the city's Neighborhood Services coordinator, was hired up from Jackson City Court in spring 2008. By selecting Brownsville Police Chief Gill Kendrick as Jackson's new police chief last week, Gist strayed from that pattern some - but not too far. ...

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    Related Topix: Jackson, TN, Madison County, TN

  18. Brownsville's Kendrick is Jackson's next police chief

    Saturday Oct 31 | Jacksonsun.com

    ... trade his current office for one a short drive east on Interstate 40. Mayor Jerry Gist introduced Kendrick, Brownsville's police chief, as Jackson's first new police chief in two decades at a news conference Friday morning at City Hall. He takes ...

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    Related Topix: Jackson, TN

  19. Varnado Named To Naismith Watch ListRead the original story

    Thursday Oct 29 | WJTV Jackson

    ... distinction comes one week after he was tabbed preseason All-SEC by the media. "It's an honor," the 6-foot-9 Brownsville, Tenn., native said. "I appreciate all the recognition I get. It makes me work harder, because I don't want to disappoint all ...

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    Related Topix: Jarvis Varnado, Sports, NCAA Basketball, NCAA Sports, Mississippi State Bulldogs NCAA Basketball, Mississippi State University NCAA

  20. Haslam pays visit to future megasite

    Wednesday Oct 28 | Jacksonsun.com

    ... Haslam, a Republican, spent about an hour riding in a white van with Haywood County Mayor Franklin Smith, Brownsville Mayor Webb Banks and eight other Haywood County officials and business owners discussing how he could help the megasite succeed if ...

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    Related Topix: Haywood County, TN

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