Broken pipes—Water use doubled in Brownsville during the Christmas thaw

After the Christmas blast of cold weather—known as storm Elliot— came the thaw and ...

Home destroyed by fire

Terry Morris’ home at 190 Morris Rd in Haywood County was destroyed by fire ...

Brownsville Press Newscast – January 3, 2023

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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

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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

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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 ...