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    Tornado Watch for Haywood County until 11am this morning

    Haywood Schools has, because of road conditions, delayed the beginning of its Staff PD ...

    Haywood Park Hospital Emergency Room is open

    Last January we were celebrating the pending opening of Haywood Community Hospital. Today, we ...

    Rural firefighting subject of Rules Committee meeting today

    The Haywood County Commission Rules Committee meets tonight. Chairman Sharon Hayes has delivered a ...

    Brownsville Energy Authority meets today

    The Brownsville Energy Authority holds its regular monthly meeting this afternoon. We don’t have ...

    Busy weekend for emergency services

    Police, fire and ambulance crews have had a busy holiday weekend from routine to ...

    Brownsville Press Newscast – January 2, 2023

    Listen to the January 2, 2023 Brownsville Press Newscast here. To access this post ...

    Severe weather likely this afternoon/overnight

    Early this morning the National Weather Service posted a Flash Flood Watch for Haywood ...

    Megasite builder found dead

    Sheriff Billy Garrett Jr. says the sheriff’s department is investigating the death of a ...

    Fatal I-40 crash

    A trucker died in a crash on I-40 Thursday. The wreck occurred on I-40 ...

    Brownsville woman shot and killed in Ripley

    Sources say a woman from Brownsville was shot to death in Ripley during the ...

    Stolen car found wrecked—bullets inside

    Remember that rash of stolen cars that occurred a couple of months ago in ...

    Shooting victim found in Brownsville

    On New Year’s Eve Brownsville Police began investigating a shooting that apparently occurred in ...

    Brownsville Press Newscast – December 30, 2022

    Listen to the December 30, 2022 Brownsville Press Newscast here. To access this post ...

    From the ground up: BlueOval City reaching for the skies

    ​ Walls have started going up at Ford’s BlueOval City construction site, according to ...

    State preparing for legislative session—Walley talks money

    Tennessee’s financial condition continues to improve. Tennessee has $1.8 billion in its rainy-day account—or ...

    Brownsville Press Newscast – December 29, 2022

    Listen to the December 29, 2022 Brownsville Press Newscast here. To access this post ...

    Marsh likely to oversee schools by February 1

    School Board Chairman Allen Currie said contract negotiations to hire Superintendent Elect Aimee Marsh ...

    TVA Accepts Responsibility, Starts Full Review

    “We at TVA take full responsibility for the impact we had on our customers. ...