Decatur County News

This photo taken in early September on County Road 800 East near Clarksburg exhibits the condition of the roads traveled by contractors building the pipeline for Rockies Express.

A planned Henderson County highway project is slowly moving along as the state buys land to make way for the bypass.

Alfred Stack faces two counts of first-degree murder in the slayings of his sister, Billie Jean Shearon, 61, and her boyfriend, Kenneth Lynn Galagher.

A flash flood warning is in effect for several West Tennessee counties, according to the National Weather Service in Memphis.

This 33-foot Dutchmen travel trailer was recovered by Benton County after a tip from Decatur County.

West Tennesseans made reports of minor storm damage as storms rolled through the area Wednesday night, according to law enforcement authorities.

Low-lying areas are being watched being watched as storms move through the area today, according to Marty Clements, Jackson-Madison County Emergency Management Agency.

The news of Manitowoc Foodservices expansion of its Delfield plant in Covington is hard to hear for the about 80 employees at Manitowoc's McCall Refrigeration in Parsons.

According to the Tennessee HIghway Patrol, Bronda Simpkins, 23, of Crump, was killed around 12:35 Sunday morning.

Bridges continue to dominate the discussions of the Decatur County Commissioners.

The National Weather Service issued a tornado warning for Southern Perry County, Northwestern Wayne County, Southern Decatur County, Northeastern Hardin County and Henderson County.

The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for west central Decatur County, Henderson County, east central Madison County until 4 p.m. At 3:21 p.m., radar indicated a severe thunderstorm producing nickel size hail and damaging winds in excess of 60 mph.

A few trees are down in Decatur County, according to emergency management director Kevin Cagle.

Handgun carry permit applications have increased nearly 50 percent in Madison County this year compared to the same time period last year.

Friday headlines in The Jackson Sun will include the following stories: BOARD MEETING: The Jackson-Madison County School Board will discuss Superintendent Nancy Zambito's contract extension and the legality of it tonight.

Authorities say two West Tennessee deputies have been indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly violating federal drug laws.

A Decatur County woman charged with first-degree murder in the shooting of her father was released from jail Monday on $200,000 bond.

The Decatur County Sheriff's department was involved in a standoff yesterday in Bath Springs, Chief Deputy Scott Cagle said.

Carmina Perez does windows, doors, floors -- any cleaning job required to sell a house.

The Decatur County Sheriff's Department arrests two people after discovering a meth lab.