County unemployment sees slight increase
Local Northwest Tennessee counties are seeing a slight increase in unemployment numbers. According to the latest labor force statistics released Thursday, Weakley County saw an unemployment increase of one-and-a-half percent from 3.4 percent in May to 4.9
McKenzie man sentenced to life in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute meth
A McKenzie man is facing a life sentence in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of actual methamphetamine. 34-year-old Marlon “Jazz” Taylor was sentenced Wednesday in federal court in Jackson. According to U.S.
Weakley County Sheriff’s Dept. investigating bomb threat at nursing home
The Weakley County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a bomb threat called in Thursday at Weakley County Rehab and Nursing Center in Dresden. Sheriff’s Captain Randall McGowan says the nursing facility received the threat by phone just after
Ex-wife of slain former NBA player pleads guilty
The ex-wife of slain former NBA player Lorenzen Wright will serve 30 years in prison after pleading guilty Thursday to facilitation to first-degree murder. Sherra Wright entered the plea during a hearing in Shelby County Criminal Court.
McGee appointed to Tennessee Court of Appeals
Tennessee’s Court of Appeals has a new member. Carma Dennis McGee, of Hardin County, has been sworn in as a judge for the Court of Appeals. A news release from the Supreme Court of Tennessee says McGee
Holt on what’s next for 77th District after Sanderson resignation
With Wednesday’s resignation of 77th District State Representative Bill Sanderson, voters in Obion, Lake, and Dyer Counties will soon elect a new State Representative. 76th District State Representative Andy Holt tells Thunderbolt Radio News about the process