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Registration is open for 52nd annual Freedom Fund Banquet

[gtxvideo vid="jrF8riBw" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/jrF8riBw.jpg" vtitle="Freedom Fund Budget”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Registration for the Jackson-Madison County NAACP's Freedom Fund Banquet is now open. Local NAACP president Harrell Carter said the annual banquet is the organization's signature event. "Our purpose for…

Charity golf tournament tees off for kids summer camp

[gtxvideo vid="fQ2ADkSB" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/fQ2ADkSB.jpg" vtitle="Hitting For Hospice”] MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- Dozens of golf teams hit the green Friday to tee off for Camp Wings. Officials with Hospice of West Tennessee said the annual "Hittin' For Hospice" golf tournament…

West Tenn. Healthcare, Blue Cross reach deal

[gtxvideo vid="rDZ0xTGv" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/rDZ0xTGv.jpg" vtitle="Healthcare Agreement”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- A deal has been reached between two of Tennessee's biggest health providers. West Tennessee Healthcare and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee finally reached a multi-year deal Friday that gives…

Gov. Haslam signs 'guns in parks' bill

[gtxvideo vid="naNCUssu" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/naNCUssu.jpg" vtitle="Guns In Parks”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Republican Gov. Bill Haslam has signed a bill to strip local governments of the power to bar people with handgun carry permits from being armed in parks, playgrounds and…

Man accused of stalking, harassing Jackson woman

[gtxvideo vid="JMuVB4Pq" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/JMuVB4Pq.jpg" vtitle="Jones Stalkin and Harassment”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- A man from Stantonville, Tenn., is charged with harassment and stalking after being arrested by Jackson police. Court papers say a Jackson woman constantly received text messages, phone…

Brownsville police chief to retire

[gtxvideo vid="R03vPESU" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/R03vPESU.jpg" vtitle="Police Chief Retires”] BROWNSVILLE, Tenn. -- The chief of police in Brownsville has announced that he will retire. Chris Lea has served six years as chief of police, previously having worked for the city and…

Jackson Decides: Part 2

Part 2 of the Jackson Decides mayoral debate filmed Thursday evening in Ayers Auditorium at Jackson State Community College

Jackson Decides: Part 1

Part 1 of the Jackson Decides mayoral debate filmed Thursday evening in Ayers Auditorium at Jackson State Community College

Suspected shoplifter in custody after running across I-40

[gtxvideo vid="Bnj1zgcz" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Bnj1zgcz.jpg" vtitle="Shoplifting Thief Caught”] NORTH JACKSON -- Police have a suspected shoplifter in custody after he fled and ran across Interstate 40, according to police. The suspect has been taken into custody on Carriage House Drive…

Jackson Decides: Expert analysis

JACKSON, Tenn. -- A pair of expert analysts weigh in on Thursday night's Jackson Decides mayoral debate. Kristine Nakutis is a retired lieutenant Army colonel and adjunct professor of philosophy…

Collier family plans new community center

[gtxvideo vid="9Yc9f7qO" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/9Yc9f7qO.jpg" vtitle="Collier family plans new community center”] MEDINA, Tenn. -- The mother of last week's two drowning victims spoke to hundreds Thursday in hopes of building a safe space for teenagers. Dorena Collier, mother of Sean…

Mayoral candidates debate to be Jackson's next leader

[gtxvideo vid="WDlHDfbm" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/WDlHDfbm.jpg" vtitle="Mayoral candidates debate to be Jackson's next leader”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Ayers Auditorium was full as Jackson's mayoral candidates — James Baxter, Lowe Finney, Jerry Gist, Charlie Motton and Tim York — faced off in…

Results in for Jackson Decides online poll

JACKSON, Tenn. -- More than 1,700 WBBJ viewers cast their votes in our online poll between 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. Thursday to say which candidate they believe won the Jackson Decides mayoral debate. Incumbent Mayor Jerry Gist came out…

Voters react to Jackson Decides debate

[gtxvideo vid="1e4Lk8uV" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/1e4Lk8uV.jpg" vtitle="Voters react to Jackson Decides debate”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- More than 250 people packed into Ayers Auditorium Thursday night at Jackson State Community College, all of them looking to hear the candidates' visions for the…

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