Franklin County News

A federal judge has refused to dismiss a lawsuit against a southwest Mississippi county that claims law enforcement was complicit in the 1964 killings of two black teenagers.

Eric White couldn't resist the opportunity to coach again. That why MTSU's women's basketball director of operations has accepted the head girls job at Franklin County.

A man who was shocked by 7,200 volts of electricity while trying to rig an unmetered power line to his house is hospitalized, and charges are pending for theft and for the methamphetamine lab deputies found in his house.

A Georgia man arrested for distributing child porn in Tennessee has changed his not guilty plea to the charges.

A student-teacher at Marion Countya s Monteagle Elementary School is behind bars on child pornography charges, officials said.

The Woods Reservoir in Franklin County is back open after an E. coli scare. Officials said the health warning has been lifted, but testing will continue.

Former Williamson County School Superintendent Dr. Rebecca Sharber is the new superintendent for Franklin County schools.

A Franklin County woman pleaded guilty to doctor shopping. The practice mostly involves individuals who go to multiple doctors within a 30 day period to obtain similar medications.

Police have arrested a man after his ex-girlfriend's body was found at a farm in Lincoln County.

A 45-year-old nurse has been arrested after indictments were issued accusing her of fraudulently obtaining prescription drugs allegedly intended for patients in her care while she worked for Hospice of the Highland Rim.

Terry Freeze is no longer police chief for this Franklin County town. The Decherd Board of Mayor and Aldermen on Monday night voted to fire Mr.

A dream come true for a husband and wife with three young children has become their worse nightmare.

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Despite D.W. Wilson Community Center's indoor swimming pool being closed for nearly 2 years a grand reopening date has been set.

MTSU plant and soil science major Wanda Priest hopes the university won't sacrifice its farm labs because of budget cuts.

A Shelbyville man is in jail under $100,000 bond in Franklin County after being charged with statutory rape and criminal trespassing.

Franklin County officials are investigating the death of a woman whose body was found floating near the shore in Woods Reservoir behind the University of Tennessee Space Institute .

Police said a woman's body was found on land owned by the University of Tennessee Space Institute in Franklin County.

Tornado watch 23 remains in effect until 500 pm cst for the following locations Tn ., Tennessee Counties Included Are: Anderson, Bedford, Bledsoe, Blount, Bradley, Campbell, Cannon, Cheatham, Claiborne, Clay, ...

Teaching is "Too Much Fun" Deidre Ortiz, Staff Writer Beth Charlton, pre-k teacher at Sewanee Elementary, believes patience is a teacher's biggest virtue.