Simpson County Schools reopened for in-person learning on Tuesday, Jan. 7, following a two-week winter break and two additional days off due to winter weather.

All Simpson County offices, schools, and city hall were closed Friday in anticipation of a second round of cold temperatures ...

Simpson County Clerk Austin Johnson and Sheriff Jere D. Hopson’s proposed budgets for calendar year 2025 were reviewed and approved for inclusion in the county’s fiscal year 2025/2026 budget during ...

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Mary Jane McDowell, 73, of Bowling Green, Ky., formerly of Lewisburg, Ky., passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025, at Commonwealth Regional Specialty Hospital in Bowling Green, Ky. Memorial services ...

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With 2024 in the rearview mirror, the News-Democrat & Leader takes a look back at community law enforcement and what officers ...

The Franklin Police Department was busy in December with 2,499 total calls of service received, an increase. The police force attended to 794 traffic enforcement requests, 65 disturbances, 3 ...

When it rains during my morning run and my feet get wet, I dry my shoes out by stuffing them with crumpled-up newspapers as ...