County filing insurance claim for fire razed barn By Periann Houghton

Emergency Management Director Jeremy Qualls told the Haywood County Public Safety Committee that he’s ...

Brownsville States graphic Newscast January 15th 2026

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On the calendar January 16, 2026

The Haywood County Public Safety Committee meets today at 6 p.m. • Brownsville’s Historic ...

Drugs and guns confiscated—two people arrested

Two people were arrested this week by Brownsville Police and Drug Task Force officers. ...

Summit Lane fire damages home

A rural home was damaged by fire, water and smoke yesterday morning, but the ...

Banks Wastewater

The Board honored Michael Banks by voting to name the Regional Wastewater Project after ...

Sheriff’s department gets property

An initiative sponsored by Megasite Board member Jim Duke won approval that will transfer ...

Brownsville States Graphic Newscast January 14th 2026

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On the calendar January 15, 2026

Meetings this week— • At 9 a.m. today, the Brownsville/Haywood County Industrial Development Board ...

AoK founder honored

Mayor Bill Rawls recognized Dr. Tommy D. Russell for creating the Acts of Kindness ...

County commissioners still talking about PILOT authority

When it met yesterday afternoon, Haywood County’s Local Government Committee (LGC) did not act ...

IDB talks TIF, PILOT and megasite this morning

Today’s Brownsville/Haywood County Industrial Development Board meeting includes discussions about the I-40 Park prospect ...

Duke wants to name megasite facility after Michael Banks

County Commissioner and Megasite Authority of West Tennessee board member Jim Duke wants the ...

Noise ordinance deferred at first City Board meeting of 2026

We reported yesterday that the Brownsville City Board would be considering adding “anti-noise regulations” ...

Garbage disposal costs going up—solid waste department funds already tight

It seems unlikely that fees for customers of the county’s solid waste department won’t ...

Keep Marching – Dorothy Granberry, Geneva Miller Historical Society

We, along with the rest of the United States, are this month celebrating the ...

January: National Soup Month – Carolyn Tomlin

Winter weather has finally arrived in Haywood County and West Tennessee! After a mild ...