Sept. 14 Arraignment Omoteji Barnes — Evading arrest, disorderly conduct and harassment. Public defender appointed; $150 AAF; $5,000 bond; no contact with victims. Appearance set for Oct. …

Reelfoot Lake State Park Ranger Cory Hussey recently completed S-112 Chainsaw Operations training, a course focused on safe and effective chainsaw use in wildland and natural-resource settings. …

A suspect faces drug and ammunition charges after authorities executed a search warrant in Tiptonville, according to a Sept. 25 release from the Dyer County Sheriff’s Office. Special agents …

Tiptonville Public Library users now need a PIN to access digital materials through Libby with their library cards. The library announced that the initial PIN is USERPASS. Users may change it by …

Jon Hutcheson of the Ridgely-based country duo the Hutcheson Brothers won Best Actor in a Music Video at the 12th annual Josie Music Awards on Sept. 20 for his role in the duo’s “Damn Dallas” …

Ridgely Senior Center participants joined Gateway Center in Martin for an overnight chartered coach trip that included stops in Nashville and at Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary. The first day …

Residents of Signature HealthCARE of Ridgely represented their community in the 2026 Signature Olympics regional competition in Memphis. The residents competed alongside teams from Signature …

Sept. 30-Oct. 1 — Northwest Tennessee Elder Justice Conference – The conference will be held at Discovery Park of America in Union City. Professional sessions will be held Sept. 30 from 8:30 a.m. …

The Ridgely and Tiptonville senior centers are among 122 centers selected to receive grants from the Tennessee Department of Disability and Aging. The department announced $5 million in grants …

J.D. Mitchell marked his 100th birthday with a celebration at Signature HealthCARE of Ridgely Rehab & Wellness Center and recognition from city and county officials. Born in Ridgely on Sept. …

The 55th annual Reelfoot Arts and Crafts Festival opens Friday, Oct. 2, bringing three days of arts, crafts and shopping to Reelfoot Lake, with wildlife programs scheduled nearby at Reelfoot Lake …

Lake County is among 10 counties identified as having the greatest opportunity for improvement in the Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth’s 2026 County Profiles and Rankings of Child …

In the summer of 2010, Collin and Lindsey Champagne packed up their life in Collierville and moved east to the open acreage of Rossville, seeking a slower, more self-sustained rural lifestyle. They …

The 2027-28 Free Application for Federal Student Aid is now open, the Tennessee Higher Education Commission announced. Students and families can complete the FAFSA at fafsa.gov. The application …

The following individuals were arrested and booked into the Lake County Jail from Sept. 11-17, 2026. All are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Sept. 12 Omoteji Barnes, 26, was arrested …

Arraignment Grant Aston — Public intoxication; disorderly conduct. Bond set at $1,000. Royal Henry Trey Cooke — Resisting stop, arrest or search — no weapon; motor-driven cycles — …

Arraignment Shaun Chamberlain — Aggravated burglary — habitation; custodial interference — felony — dismissed; kidnapping. Bond set at $1,500; no contact with children or Ms. Teage. …

Three trustees representing the Tiptonville Public Library attended the 2026 Tennessee Trustee Workshop in Jackson, according to a library announcement posted last week. The library identified …

Dyersburg Police Department Lt. Patrick Leake has graduated from the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Virginia. Leake was among 265 law enforcement officers who graduated Sept. 17 as members of …