Tiptonville News

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A Tiptonville man is being held in the Lake County Jail on multiple charges after assaulting a city and county officer Monday night and then setting his clothing on fire at the correctional facility.

Lake County authorities joined Dyer County officers Thursday in a two-county search for a man charged with aggravated rape and violation of probation.

Budget issues were front and center as the Lake County Commission held its last regular meeting of the fiscal year Monday night, and county mayor Macie Roberson gave hints that the financial situation here could be better than in surrounding counties.

Officials are expecting a quiet Fourth of July in the county with barbecue, fireworks and a three day weekend.

The Lake County Historical Society will meet on Tuesday, July 28 at 3 p.m. with a special guest speaker, Mr.

A homeless shelter in Lake County helps people off the streets, but the doors at Rivers Home could soon close due to increasing expenses.

Ridgely will celebrate its 100th birthday with a four-day bash that includes exhibits, fireworks, a carnival, barbecue contest, tractor and four-wheeler pull and much, much more.

A Dyersburg couple was arrested after a Tennessee Department of Corrections officer discovered seven ounces of marijuana and eight cell phones hidden under a sink at the Lake County Courthouse Tuesday.

From AP, staff reports Storms which moved through the state Tuesday left many without electrical power.

The annual Lincoln Reunion is set in conjunction with the July 4 holiday here with events scheduled for Saturday, July 4 and Sunday, July 5. The reunion is a gathering of alumni from the Lincoln School in Tiptonville, which graduated its last senior class in 1966.

This is the ninth and next to last in a series taken from "A History of Tennessee" published by The Goodspeed Publishing Company in Nashville in 1887.

Tiptonville mayor Danny Cook won his fourth consecutive term with a razor-thin ten vote victory over challenger Wayne Hatley 414 to 404.

This is the eighth in a series taken from "A History of Tennessee" published by The Goodspeed Publishing Company in Nashville in 1887.

The new LifeBeat Family Resource Center on Church Street in Tiptonville was nothing more than a concrete slab less than two weeks ago.

Pinson Mounds State Arachaeological Park on Ozier Road near Pinson celebrates West Tennessee's Native American heritage with its 27th Annual Archaeofest, this year scheduled Sept.

The 12th annual Lake County Relay for Life will be held on Friday, May 29 at the high school oval with opening ceremonies to begin at 6 p.m. Survivor registration begins at 5:45 p.m. The event will close following the always inspiring luminary service at 10 p.m. This yeara s entertainment will include local favorites such as Angela Hollowell ...

The Mississippi River levee system in Lake County will be resurfaced through a $1.5 million construction project administered by the Corps of Engineers.

A large shed at the Mildred Armstrong residence just south of Ridgely was destroyed by fire Tuesday afternoon - another indirect victim of the January ice storm.

The Lake County Banner is authorized to announce the candidacy of John F. Fields for re-election to the office of alderman in the June 4 Tiptonville city election.