By Crystal Burns Trenton police are searching for two suspects they believe shot and critically wounded a Trenton man Wednesday night. Lt. Jimmy Wilson, investigator with the Trenton Police Dept., said officers talked to several witnesses and developed information to charge Trenton brothers Deandre Banks, 19, and Cameron Banks, 21, with attempted first degree murder.…

By Crystal Burns Bradford Special School District Director of Schools Dan Black reviewed the district’s 2017 state report card, released January 10, with the local board of trustees last week. To see how the district measures up locally and statewide, Black took the district’s On Track or Mastered percentages in high school End of Course…

By Crystal Burns Ten Peabody students failed to solve the mystery of why an eccentric millionaire would invite them all to a secluded island for a weekend, but they succeeded in delivering laughs in the murder mystery spoof “And Then There Was One.” The satirical play was the highlight of Thursday’s dinner theater fundraiser that…

By Crystal Burns A Bradford police officer fired at and missed a suspect during a Wednesday night scuffle. Lt. Sherman Perry stopped a Nissan Altima at the corner of Betty and Central streets in Bradford just before 10:30 p.m., January 17. Perry suspected the driver, Steven Jarvis, 39, of Milan, was driving on a suspended…

By Crystal Burns Last week’s snow and ice pushed Trenton’s 30th annual celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day to Sunday night at First Baptist Church on Gibson Road, but it didn’t dampen the participants’ spirits. “We could not let this time pass because it means so much to all of us,” said Rev. Darrick…

By Crystal Burns Local, state, and national Baptist leaders helped a local church dedicate its new sanctuary Thursday night. Salem Baptist Church pastor Joel Pigg and his congregation welcomed the community as well as guests from the Gibson, Tennessee, and Southern Baptist Conventions to 199 Neal Kinsy Road in Trenton. Dr. Steve Gaines, president of…

By Crystal Burns Sleet and snow couldn’t keep retiring Trenton Police Chief Will Sanders’ department from honoring him with a reception at his church on Friday. Officers, city officials, friends, and well-wishers gathered at First Presbyterian Church to congratulate Sanders on 41 years with the department, 19 of them as chief. Mayor Ricky Jackson was…

By Crystal Burns In 1976, Trenton Police Chief O.B. Campbell, took a chance on a 19-year-old kid from Dyer. Forty-one years later, Campbell’s risky hire is retiring as only the third chief in department history. Will Sanders announced his two weeks’ notice after Christmas. His last day in Trenton is Friday, and a reception is…