Savannah News

Tina Franks grew up in Counce. She says it is a small, quiet town. "Everybody knows everybody," Franks said.

Paulette Harris found out from the 10 o'clock news that her son's killer had agreed to a plea bargain, sending him to prison for 4 1/2 years.

Jackson police have charged a Dyersburg man in the attempted robbery of a Circle K Convenience Store late Sunday night, according to a news release.

The University Neighborhoods Development Corp. believes commercial strips like Highland and Walker may not be the city's main streets, but they can still benefit from the design principles and economic development strategies found in the Tennessee Main Street Program.

The Scope was in Savannah on Thursday and Friday, so there wasn't much fresh news on the blog.

Darryl Worley's new single is "Sounds Like Life to Me." It's a song he co-wrote a few years ago but the message is probably more relevant today than it was back then.

While it's been a few years since Darryl Worley's last big radio hit, the 6-foot-6-inch new father maintains one of the most loyal fan bases in country music.

A year or so from now, the residents of Carroll County, Tenn., will be able to boat and fish on a lake covering 977 acres , currently being created near Huntingdon.

The white-pillared Cherry Mansion in Savannah, Tenn., is where General Wallace died with his wife at his side.

Local history buffs won't want to miss A Day of History at The Cotton Museum on June 6, at The Cotton Museum at the Memphis Cotton Exchange, located at the corner of Union and Front Streets in downtown Memphis.

Gov. Phil Bredesen's proposal to require calorie counts on menus at chain restaurants has failed for the year.

Bruce Dorris and daughter Sara decided to spend this Saturday running around Nashville.

Jerry and Carol Welch of Counce, TN, and Findlay, OH, announce the upcoming marriage of their daughter, Katherine Ann Welch of Russell, KY, to Carl Alexander Forsbach III, son of Karl and Erika Forsbach, all of Savannah, TN.

A new county could be making its way to West Tennessee. A group in Hardin County, spearheaded by Forrest Charles and Bill Brown, are looking to break free from their county and form Shiloh County.

Showcase dorm rooms provide an enticement to college life for some and lower housing costs for others.

Happy Easter, West Tennessee, and best wishes for a relaxing day. The weather should be a tad better than last Easter Sunday, when folks attending sunrise church services on March 23 had to deal with near-freezing temperatures.

Tornado warning for southern Decatur County and northern Hardin County until 11:45 a.m. At 11:12 a.m., National Weather Service radar showed a storm producing a tornado near Pleasant Grove, or 14 miles north of Savannah, moving east at 30 mph.

The 2009 Knoxville Symphony League Show House has sprawling porches and patios that overlook a swimming pool and lake.

Jackson police were holding three juveniles and two adults in an investigation of a car jacking late Monday night.

Two Memphis health centers will receive portions of $6.5 million in stimulus grants coming to Tennessee's nonprofit health clinics to meet rising demand and create jobs.