Ripley News

RIPLEY - Finding the perfect tomato. For Lauderdale County Tomato Festival contest judge Ryan Cousar, it requires an understanding of the balance of taste and feel of a good tomato.

I have gotten information through my vast grapevine of informants which might be of interest to some of the regular readers of this blog.

My father, G.W. Davidson b. 1918 Monette, Ark and m. Glenda Timms b. 1915 Lake City, Ark.

Ballistics tests and witness statements cleared a teen-ager of murder and attempted murder charges in Dyer County Juvenile Court.

It began providing jobs in 1964, making chrome-plated metals for cars and trucks.

More than 500 people will lose their jobs when the Siegel-Robert Automotive South plant in West Tennessee shuts down by the end of the year.

Suspected killer in Tennessee caught after manhunt A man suspected of killing a deputy sheriff and wounding another officer was caught Thursday night after he survived shooting himself at the end of a daylong ...

A Ripley High School teacher and softball coach was charged with sexual battery and statutory rape and arrested Tuesday, June 3, 2008.

Ripley High School Teacher indicted on 15-counts of rape and sexual assault Accused of having sex with two students She's been suspended pending outcome of case Omari.Fleming@wreg.com Amy Elder is a Ripley High ...

Three months after alerted of possible mobilization to active duty, Dyersburg's 168th Military Police Battalion has received orders for duty in Iraq.

More than 125 nursing students from seven area campuses gathered at the Dyer County Fairgrounds last week to celebrate their first Nurse's Week.

Tiffany Lynn Sanders, 16, of Ripley, Tenn., died at 1:00 Sunday from injuries sustained in a single-vehicle accident just before 5:00 p.m. Saturday.

The fugitive suspect in the February fatal shooting in Newbern who was captured Illinois on May 13 was returned to the city to face charges on Wednesday.

“That is something of a blessing in disguise (continuing to have Hassell here)”

The Lauderdale County Board of Education voted 8-0 last Thursday to hire Lake County Director of Schools Joey Hassell as superintendent. via The Lake County Banner

Here are updated schedules for spring sports region championships. Please note that the TCA-Adamsville softball game and the Huntingdon-McKenzie baseball game will be played Tuesday instead of Wednesday. via The Jackson Sun

Ripley police and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation are investigating the shooting death of a teenager. via The Jackson Sun

Lawmakers have passed a resolution honoring University of Tennessee women's basketball coach Pat Summitt, who led the Lady Vols to the 2008 NCAA championship. via The Leaf Chronicle

Police in Ripley say an 18 year-old was shot and killed Monday night in the 200 block of Gay Street. via WLMT

“If we are going to teach future generations to save, we've got to start today”

Banking industry officials are bracing for a wave of change in leadership as bank presidents and chief executives age and prepare to retire. via Chattanooga Times Free Press

What: The Cogioba District of the Boy Scouts of America drop-off program for the day only. via The Leaf-Chronicle