Former Tennessee Governor Ned Ray McWherter would be 89 today.
McWherter was born in Palmersville in 1930 and was elected to the State House in 1968 and served a record seven terms as Speaker of the House.
In 1986, Weakley County and the State of Tennessee elected McWherter as governor, where roads and education where the priorities […]
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet crews and contract crews have started their fall round of mowing along Western Kentucky interstates, parkways, and state highways.
Cabinet spokesperson Keith Todd says mowing zones will be marked by appropriate signage and should be treated with the same respect and caution as other work zones.
Todd says starting this week, crews are ramping […]
Several local teams are ranked on this week’s Tennessee and Kentucky Associated Press Football Prep Polls.
In Tennessee Class 1A, South Pittsburg (6-0) is still the No. 1 team in the state with Huntingdon (8-0) in second place, Lake County (7-0) in third place, and Greenfield (6-1) moves up a spot this week to No. 8.
Peabody […]
The Martin City Board unanimously approved a bid Monday night of just over $14 million dollars for construction of the new Martin Public Library.
The board met Monday night in its regular board meeting Monday night with all six aldermen present.
Barger Construction of Parkers Crossroads submitted the low bid of $14,322,000 dollars for the project.
With the […]
A man wanted in Indiana was arrested Friday in Martin.
Martin Assistant Police Chief Phillip Fuqua says 35-year-old Daniel James Irvine was arrested Friday afternoon at a residence on Beaumont Street.
Irvine was wanted out of Huntington County, Indiana for Nonsupport of Dependent Child.
Assistant Chief Fuqua says Irvine was found hiding behind a computer desk inside the […]
The UT Martin football team went on the road and posted a statement OVC victory at Tennessee Tech, picking up a 55-14 win in the opening game of the annual Sergeant York Trophy Series.
The Skyhawks (4-2, 3-0 OVC) remain unbeaten in league play with their third consecutive victory while dominating every phase of the game. […]
The Paris Police Department will be purchasing four Automated External Defibrillators thanks to a $4,000 grant from Walmart.
Information Officer Sergeant Jordan Klutts says the Paris Police Department has four patrol shifts and the four AEDs will allow each shift to have one available anytime the need arises.
Sergeant Klutts says all department patrol officers have been […]
The annual Miss UT Martin / Miss Tennessee Soybean Festival Scholarship Pageant will be held October 26 in the Boling University Center’s Duncan Ballroom.
The deadline to apply for the competition is Monday.
The Miss UT Martin Scholarship Pageant is celebrating its 57th year, and this is the 21st year for the Miss Tennessee Soybean Festival title.
Both […]
A judge has denied a request to suppress a confession and other statements by a teenager charged in the January 2018 shooting that killed two students and injured 14 others at Marshall County High School in Benton, Kentucky.
Marshall County Circuit Judge Jamie Jameson filed the decision Thursday in the case against 17-year-old Gabe Parker, who […]
A Henry County man on the TBI’s Top 10 Most Wanted List, was captured this morning in Mississippi, along with a woman charged in connection to the crime.
Rodney Wilson and Shelby Potts, both of Paris, were arrested early this morning in Corinth, Mississippi.
Wilson was wanted by the Paris Police Department for attempted second degree murder […]
