[gtxvideo vid="vtE7oH46" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/vtE7oH46.jpg" vtitle="Vision 2020 Forum”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Jackson-Madison County School System will host its first "Vision 2020" forum on Tuesday, April 28. It will be held at 6 p.m at New St. Luke's Baptist Church…

[gtxvideo vid="B1SJlNHP" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/B1SJlNHP.jpg" vtitle="Corn Yields Down - Chelsea”] MILAN, Tenn. -- Heavy rain and cooler temperatures cause problems for farmers throughout West Tennessee, especially for corn growers. State extension office researchers said the area has had so much…

[gtxvideo vid="SW8SPNjs" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/SW8SPNjs.jpg" vtitle="Common Core”] MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- State legislators passed a bill Monday that will lead to reform of educational standards in the Volunteer State. The bill ultimately will put into law the review process already…

[gtxvideo vid="SNkxlmpO" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/SNkxlmpO.jpg" vtitle="Animal Abuse Registry - Bryan”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Animal lovers call it a step in the right direction for the state. "We have actually had cases where someone has been tried and convicted in other…

[gtxvideo vid="d1DaFcg8" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/d1DaFcg8.jpg" vtitle="Roberts Drug Possession”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Jackson police responding to a robbery call Sunday at Lane College arrested a student on drug charges. Officers say when they entered Harper Hall on Budde Street, they watched…

[gtxvideo vid="4fB8QVgj" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/4fB8QVgj.jpg" vtitle="Futbol Club Economic Impact”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- A soccer tournament this weekend will bring thousands to the Hub City, and officials say that's good news for the city's bottom line. A total of 85 teams…

[gtxvideo vid="6mpXRSiy" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/6mpXRSiy.jpg" vtitle="Backpack Program Funding”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- A local nonprofit reacts to Madison County commissioners approving nearly $3,000 to support its "Snack Backpack" program. The Regional Inter-Faith Association program sends sacks of easily prepared food home…

[gtxvideo vid="TRf6MdWb" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/TRf6MdWb.jpg" vtitle="Tornado Sirens”] WEST JACKSON -- The county commission approved funding Monday night for a new emergency siren in west Jackson. The siren on top of Jackson-Madison County General Hospital quit working in November. The county…

[gtxvideo vid="Givz83a9" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Givz83a9.jpg" vtitle="Crime Victims Honored”] EAST JACKSON -- Engaging communities and empowering victims — that was the message in east Jackson Tuesday. In honor of National Crime Victims' Rights Week, a tree was planted in east Jackson…

[gtxvideo vid="37TLdftj" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/37TLdftj.jpg" vtitle="JCS Orpheum Nomination”] NORTH JACKSON -- Congratulations to Jackson Christian's theater program. Its production of Beauty and the Beast has been nominated for four Orpheum High School Musical Theatre Awards. The school is among 30…

[gtxvideo vid="WQLHQlpE" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/WQLHQlpE.jpg" vtitle="Deputy Saves Burglar - Mal”] MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- A Madison County sheriff‘s deputy found a break-in suspect hiding in a refrigerator Tuesday morning, according to Sheriff John Mehr. The sheriff said the deputy probably…

[gtxvideo vid="xvB19r9f" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/xvB19r9f.jpg" vtitle="Dresden Church Fire - Tiffany”] WEAKLEY COUNTY, Tenn. -- Monday's overnight storm caused a church's destruction from multiple lightning strikes, according to firefighters. Dresden Fire Chief Paul Hutcherson said when firefighters arrived around 3 a.m.…

[gtxvideo vid="otSnK9L5" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/otSnK9L5.jpg" vtitle="Redbones Oil Spill Effects”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Monday marked the fifth anniversary of the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. There are businesses in the Hub City who are still affected by that…

[gtxvideo vid="XmPl3w1P" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/XmPl3w1P.jpg" vtitle="JCS Wings Program”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Jackson Christian School has announced a new program intended to better serve the individual needs of the school's students. Starting this fall, the school with launch the "Wings" program,…