Tracy Brown Teague (seated) gets some attention to her hair from salon owner April Thompson on Friday at Imari’s Hair Salon prior to a ribbon cutting at the business by the Paris-Henry County Chamber of Commerce. Thompson has more than 25 years experience doing hair in the Paris area. Workin…
The semi-cab of a company food truck belonging to Tyson Foods was stolen in Union City and was found Tuesday night in the parking lot of a bar/restaurant on Highway 69 northwest of Paris.
Henry County’s voter turnout for the Nov. 3 presidential election continues to set records, according to the county’s administrator of elections.
The Henry County Carl Perkins Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse has planned its eighth annual fundraiser featuring pancakes and sausage from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Nov. 5 at Orr Hall at First Baptist Church.
EDITOR'S NOTE: The following press release was posted without editing.Ad will run statewide on broadcast, cable, and digital NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee Governor Bill Lee today announced a new ad campaign, “Choices”, to promote responsible decision-making by Tennesseans as the state continu…
DETROIT (AP) — General Motors plans to spend $2 billion to convert its Spring Hill assembly plant into a third U.S. site to build future electric vehicles.
NEW YORK (AP) — What has more letters than the alphabet? That’s easy: The post office.
Thirty people from Benton and Henry counties were arrested Tuesday in the Big Sandy area as part of a multi-agency roundup targeting methamphetamine and other illicit drugs.
The Paris Special School District board had a lengthy discussion on the state of the PSSD’s virtual academy during its monthly board meeting Tuesday night, and learned that just three students in the district are currently COVID-19 positive.
Josh Schwartz of Quality Steel Production in Rutherford keeps himself steady inside a cherry-picker aerial lift as he bolts in steel beams for the skeleton of the Bearing & Supply warehouse extension Tuesday afternoon. Jim McCampbell, owner of Bearing & Supply, said the extension wil…
The Henry County Carl Perkins Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse has planned its eighth annual fundraiser featuring pancakes and sausage from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Nov. 5 at Orr Hall at First Baptist Church.
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EDITOR'S NOTE: The following press release was posted without editing.NASHVILLE, TN (October 20, 2020)— The Master Artist Apprentice Program (MAAP: https://tennesseecraft.org/programs/maap/) is a cooperative partnership between the Tennessee Arts Commission (https://tnartscommission.org/) an…
EDITOR'S NOTE: The following press release was posted without editing.With the December 4 deadline less than two months away, tnAchieves needs an additional 3600 volunteer mentors across the state to support TN Promise applicants from the Class of 2021. Locally, Henry County needs 26 mentors…
NASHVILLE (AP) — Weaving confidently through the woods around Shelby Bottoms Nature Center, 17-yearold Anna-Christina Laporte chatted about declining bee populations and how pollinators are needed to sustain the global food supply. The teen, who goes by Christina, set her sights on becoming …
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Two guitars owned, played and partly designed by the late Eddie Van Halen will be going up for auction. A 2004 EVH Charvel Art Series electric guitar and a customized electric guitar Van Halen built at his home studio with his guitar tech Matt Bruck and given to …
MIAMI (AP) — At LIV, one of the most glamorous, star-studded nightclubs in one of the world’s biggest party destinations, there’s a velvet-roped VIP area, and then there’s a secret VIP area. The parties at the club are so legendary they have inspired lyrics from Drake, Kanye West and Rick Ro…
RIPLEY (AP) — The trial of a Tennessee convict charged with killing a corrections official before escaping prison on a tractor has been delayed until next year.
Approximately 360 potatoes are laid out to dry by Trinity United Methodist Church pastor Emily Walker (right) and Joy Bailey Monday morning in the gymnasium of the church, located at 409 N. Wilson St. The potatoes are being prepared for a baked potato bar luncheon from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Frid…
Bad weather could alter the date of Henry County High School’s football game against Clarksville Northeast High School.
The Henry County School System is teaming up with the Paris Parks and Recreation Department to support afterschool programs with a Lights On Afterschool initiative.
The Henry County Commission agreed Monday to numerous budget transfers, including ones that will allow county employees to receive a 2% one-time bonus in their salaries this fiscal year.
EDITOR'S NOTE: The following press release was posted without editing.Tennesseans have opportunity to safely and securely dispose of medications NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Tennesseans have an opportunity to safely and securely dispose of potentially addictive prescription medications at the upcoming…
EDITOR'S NOTE: The following press release was posted without editing.NASHVILLE, Tenn. – In recognition of International Charity Fraud Awareness Week, Secretary of State Tre Hargett reminds Tennesseans of resources available from his office to help people avoid scams.“The Volunteer State is …
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Herrondale East Road to be closed for culvert replacement
NEW YORK (AP) — The pandemic has proven there’s no shortage of games to keep families, couples and kids amused. The classics are ever-present, but a range of new or off-the-beaten-track gift entries are available.
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A painting of two young, 19th-century skaters that was looted by Nazis from a Jewish family in 1933 and recently discovered at a small museum in upstate New York was returned Thursday after 87 years.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rudolph and his still-shiny nose are getting a new home, and it's bound to be a lot nicer than the Island of Misfit Toys.
NASHVILLE (AP) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee is joining the push to hold teachers and schools harmless for how their students perform on standardized tests this school year due to disruptions from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Precinct supervisor George Dunn, right, wears protective clothing as he directs voters in the Bordeaux Library on the first day of Tennessee's early voting Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020, in Nashville, Tenn. The early, in-person voting period runs Monday through Saturday until Thursday, Oct. 29. (…
The year 2020 has been the spookiest in recent memory and it’s only getting spookier as Halloween festivities get underway in Henry County.
A filmmaker in Michigan has completed a new documentary about the Asian carp problem in the United States.
Jack’s Java has moved in next door with Jack Jones Flowers & Gifts on the court square’s west side. Members of the Paris-Henry County Chamber of Commerce help (holding the scissors, from left) Jennifer Williams of Jack’s Java and Cathy and Ronnie Robbins of Jack Jones celebrate during th…
Following are the scores from Henry County restaurant inspections conducted by the Henry County Health Department during the week of Oct. 8-14 (maximum score is 100; scores are available online at inspections.myhealthdepartment.com/tennessee):
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Post-Intelligencer has not been notified of closures for any of the following events, but they are subject to postponement or cancellation because of health safety concerns, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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No pumpkin sale this year
NASHVILLE (AP) — Tennessee is seeing a rise in COVID-19 cases in rural and urban areas, including a 93% increase among Nashville children up to 17 years old since September began, city officials said Thursday.
It appears Henry County is headed toward a change in the title and salary of its top financial employee.
Henry Countians line up Wednesday morning at the entrance of the Election Commission office, 215 Grove Blvd. Suite B in Paris, for the first day of early voting for the election, which includes local races for sheriff and county mayor, as well as the federal presidential election. Delaina Gr…
After nearly two decades of service at Henry County Medical Center, surgeon Ray Compton made his retirement from medical work official with a farewell ceremony recently in the parking lot of Bethel University’s Paris campus.
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Sex offender arrested
This Halloween just doesn’t fall on a Saturday. This year, the skies will match your decor with a dazzling full moon. And not just any full moon —
It seems apparent now that Henry County Mayor Brent Greer won’t be leaving office on Nov. 3 as he had originally planned.
From left, Jack Spencer, Stephanie Tayloe, Susan Pemberton and Oma Bass pack daffodil bulbs Wednesday afternoon in preparation for the Friends of the Library Bulb Sale at Rhea Public Library that will be held from Monday through Oct. 24. Sales will take place in the library meeting room, wit…
It seems apparent now that Henry County Mayor Brent Greer won’t be leaving office on Nov. 3 as he had originally planned.
From left, Jack Spencer, Stephanie Tayloe, Susan Pemberton and Oma Bass pack daffodil bulbs Wednesday afternoon in preparation for the Friends of the Library Bulb Sale at Rhea Public Library that will be held from Monday through Oct. 24. Sales will take place in the library meeting room, wit…
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