Ridgely News

The 1994 Corvette was demolished in an accident that claimed the life of Paul Victor.

City and county officers working with the West Tennessee Drug Task Force made five arrests during two drug operations in Tiptonville during the past four days.

Law enforcement agencies in Lake County are expecting a quiet Halloween this weekend with a variety of church and community events planned.

Halloween arrives Saturday night with a number of activities planned throughout the county over a four-day period.

Tiptonville and Ridgely have both set the dates for their respective Christmas parades.

Faced with liver failure and bleak prospects for survival, Steve Ligons needed a miracle.

Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Matthew Kisber announced that Lake County has achieved certification under the statea s Three-Star program for excellence in economic development.

In Dyer County Circuit Court on Aug. 18: * Melissa Ann Brooks, 44, 72 Oak St. in Finley, pleaded guilty to violation of the implied consent law and her driver's license was revoked for a year.

What began as a simple idea for a class reunion has evolved into an event that will draw hundreds of Lake County schools alumni from throughout the nation back home this weekend.

The Lake County chapter of the NAACP will host a gala celebration on Friday, October 16 at 7 p.m. at the Ridgely Chapel Educational Center.

A man wanted for attempted murder is behind bars. Authorities in Lake County and Ridgely Tennessee arrested Jason Greene around 10p.m. Friday.

Lake County Sheriff's deputies captured Jason R. Greene, 28, late Friday night at the trailer of his girlfriend, Jennifer Day.

Ryan Wade Mathis escaped from a correctional officer at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center on Wednesday evening.

A motorcycle accident resulted in the first traffic fatality of 2009 in Lake County as a Reelfoot Lake man died just south of Ridgely Saturday night.

The City of Ridgely kicked off its four-day centennial celebration by honoring three of its oldest and most revered citizens Thursday evening at the Civic Center.

The city of Ridgely will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the day it was chartered by the state with four days of events, food and fun beginning today and ending Saturday night.

Three Mississippi River boat ramps in Tennessee will benefit from federal stimulus funds.

The new Ridgely recreation park continues to take shape with equipment arriving daily and work continuing, mostly on a volunteer basis.

Summer is officially over for Lake County students as they will register on Monday, August 10 from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. Buses will run their regular routes on that day.

Alexis Ballard and Taylor Beasley were members of the Tennessee Extreme softball team that claimed the Tennessee state championship and the World Series crown in Florida where they were undefeated in their age group.