Falcons 31 Strong; Scrimmage at TCA The Lake County Falcons officially opened fall football practice Monday in temperatures that seemed a lot more like mid-summer. more... Evan Jones, Banner Editor

School Supplies Given Out Saturday more... Tabitha Whitson, Webmaster

County To Auction HIS Building The Lake County Commission voted to auction off the HIS building and adjacent nine acres of property in Tiptonville as the result of the regular monthly meeting held on July 19. more... Evan Jones, Banner Editor

Local Officer To Be Featured In A&E Series Joe England featured in prison series. more... Evan Jones, Banner Editor

Early Voting Still On Pace For Record Early voting continues to be brisk at the Lake County Election Commission at Tiptonville with 1,177 persons casting their ballots either at the office or by mail through Monday evening. more... Evan Jones, Banner Editor

Early Voting Sets One Day Record at 218 Early voting set a one-day record on the first day with 218 persons casting their ballots at the Lake County Election Commission office in Tiptonville. more... Evan Jones, Banner Editor

Banner Ice Storm Photos Win First Place The Lake County Banner won first place in the Tennessee Press Association 2010 newspaper contests for Best News Photo for the paper’s coverage of the 2009 ice storm. more... Evan Jones, Banner Editor

Stolen, Vandalized Signs A Persistent Problem Lake County Sheriff Greg Story has had 11 large campaign signs stolen or vandalized in the past week including five located in prominent locations Monday night. more... Evan Jones, Banner Editor

55 Marijuana Plants Discovered Officers of the Lake County Sheriff’s Department discovered a total 55 marijuana plants in five different plots just north of Tiptonville Monday. more... Evan Jones, Banner Editor

LCUD Team Wins Big at BBQ The fourth annual Blue Suede Shoes Barbecue Cook-off had a lot in common with the previous three—great food and good music punctuated by a rain storm. more... Evan Jones, Banner Editor

Dog Finds Help from Red Fern Shelter Animals have a special place in the life of Kim Oliver Hawks, a teacher at Margaret Newton Elementary in Tiptonville. more... Evan Jones, Banner Editor

Century Old Ridgely Building Collapses During Demolition A piece of Lake County history came tumbling down Monday afternoon—partly intentional and partly not. more... Evan Jones, Banner Editor

Earling Voting—Key in Past Elections—Begins Friday Early voting begins Friday, July 16, at 9 a.m. at the Lake County Election Commission office in Tiptonville in what is expected to be a key stretch in the campaign leading to the August 5 General Election. more... Evan Jones, Banner Editor

Downtown Tiptonville to Host BBQ The fourth annual Blue Suede Shoe ‘N’ Barbecue Cook-off is set for downtown Tiptonville this weekend, July 16 and 17 with a variety of activities surrounding the cooking competition. more... Evan Jones, Banner Editor

SRO Officer, Surveillance System Discover 3 Day Burglary Spree at LCHS A routine viewing of the surveillance system at Lake County High School by the school resource officer revealed a three-day burglary spree there and resulted in the arrest of two 16-year-old male juveniles. more... Evan Jones, Banner Editor

State Trooper Nabs Rolling Meth Lab Near Wynnburg State and local authorities discovered a mobile meth lab during a traffic stop Saturday that resulted in the arrest of a Dyer County man and a host of emergency and law enforcement officials responded to the scene just south of Wynnburg. more... Evan Jones, Banner Editor

Grand Jury Indicts 29 for July Session The July term of the Lake County Grand Jury met Monday and returned indictments against 29 persons and also returned two no true bills against two individuals. more... Evan Jones, Banner Editor

Fireworks Return to Reelfoot 4th Celebration The first fireworks display at Reelfoot Lake in three years drew hundreds of persons to the American Legion/National Guard building area Saturday evening. more... Evan Jones, Banner Editor

Taser, Warning Shot Used to Disperse Unruly Crowd A disturbance involving 150 to 200 persons early Saturday morning in Tiptonville did not disperse until one of the persons fighting was tasered and sheriff Greg Story fired a shotgun in the air. more... Evan Jones, Banner Editor

City, County Officers Help Halt Suicide Attempt Lake County officers responded to a 911 call about a possible suicide attempt in the western edge of Obion County just before dawn Saturday morning. more... Evan Jones, Banner Editor

$30,000 Grant to Repair Building Housing Multiple County Services Lake County received a $30,000 Rural Development Grant for general repairs to the building that houses the Election Commission, Tiptonville Senior Citizens’ Center and the Primary Care facility. more... Evan Jones, Banner Editor

Head Start Sign-Up Begins July 9 more...