If stretching your retirement dollars is a priority, Adamsville might just be your perfect match. This small town in ...

For many Tennesseans growing up in the 1960s and 1970s, and especially those in McNairy County, Sheriff Bufford Pusser was a hero. Hollywood made the big hit movie “Walking Tall” about the lawman, but ...

McNAIRY COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) — Buford Pusser is arguably the most famous sheriff Tennessee’s ever seen. He died in 1974, and all these decades later, his hometown still honors him. Like so ...

One sheriff has had a massive influence on law enforcement decades after his death. Buford Pusser is a Tennessee legend, even Hollywood took notice. News 2 spoke with the current McNairy ...

He was 89 years old. Joe Don Baker as Sheriff Buford Pusser in "Walking Tall." (Cinerama) He was born in Groesbeck, Texas, less than an hour's drive from Waco, on Feb. 12, 1936. An only child ...

Joe Don Baker, a strapping Texan who found fame in Hollywood as a quintessential tough guy, delivering his most memorable performance as the crime-busting sheriff Buford Pusser in the 1973 film ...

He rose to fame after playing the role of Sheriff Buford Pusser, a Tennessee sheriff fighting to save his hometown from violence and corruption. The Texas native and army veteran went on to appear ...

He was 89. Baker, who also had roles in three films from the James Bond franchise, was best known for his role as Sheriff Buford Pusser in “Walking Tall.”In the film, Baker carried an ...