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Alleged rape victim files lawsuit against city of Jackson

[gtxvideo vid="iH9bdP5R" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/iH9bdP5R.jpg" vtitle="Jackson Rape Lawsuit”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- New details are released about a lawsuit filed against the city of Jackson alleging leaders could have stopped a rape. The alleged rape victim of a former Jackson police…

Local law enforcement train for faster child abduction response

[gtxvideo vid="5Kmm1mUx" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/5Kmm1mUx.jpg" vtitle="C.A.R.T. Response Team”] MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- Madison County Sheriff John Mehr and Interim Jackson Police Chief Julian Wiser announced a local initiative Wednesday to help find missing, endangered and abducted children more quickly. This…

Jackson Chamber members hold yearly celebration

[gtxvideo vid="OFjyC4kX" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/OFjyC4kX.jpg" vtitle="Chamber Annual Celebration”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Businesses and volunteers were honored Wednesday afternoon at the Jackson Chambers' Annual Celebration. Around 400 people showed up at the yearly meeting for what's called "The Celebration." Honoring a…

Union dean Keith Absher funeral arrangements announced

JACKSON, Tenn. -- Funeral arrangements are scheduled for a Union University professor and dean who passed away this week. Visitation for Keith Absher will be from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Englewood Baptist Church in Jackson. The funeral…

Funeral services scheduled for Virginia Dorris

[gtxvideo vid="ZnnxdV2f" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/ZnnxdV2f.jpg" vtitle="Dorris Memorial Service”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Funeral services have been scheduled for Virginia Dorris, who was slain Monday in a double shooting at a Jackson bank. A memorial service for Dorris is scheduled for 11…

Jackson police seek help finding missing man

JACKSON, Tenn. -- Police are asking the public for help finding a missing man whose family says may be in danger. Danny Molina, 29, was last seen leaving a home on Hillshire Cove around 8 p.m. Monday and walking northeast,…

'Cousin Tuny' celebrates 90th birthday

[gtxvideo vid="bOkK2I1s" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/bOkK2I1s.jpg" vtitle="Cousin Tiny Birthday”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- A well-known media and community leader is celebrating a milestone Wednesday. Doris "Cousin Tuny" Freeman is celebrating her nine decades of life. Family, friends and community leaders gathered at…

Man accused of trying to sneak marijuana into Madison Co. jail

[gtxvideo vid="CkrB1T3h" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/CkrB1T3h.jpg" vtitle="CJC Pot Arrest”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A man went before a judge Wednesday on charges of trying to sneak marijuana into the Madison County Criminal Justice Complex. Nicholas Bernard Fuller was being booked into the…

Deputies safely arrest man threatening to kill self

MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- Deputies were able to take a man into custody Tuesday after he threatened to kill himself before being arrested. Madison County deputies were dispatched to South Highland Avenue to execute an arrest warrant on Mark Strain…

18-wheeler accident closes 1 lane on Highway 45 Bypass

JACKSON, Tenn. -- Jackson police confirm an overnight 18-wheeler wreck. They say it happened around 1 a.m. Wednesday on the Highway 45 Bypass. Police say one northbound lane is closed due to the accident. No injuries were reported. Stay with…

Janeice Frisbee: 'God wasn't through with me yet'

HUMBOLDT, Tenn. -- Almost one week after an attempted bank robbery in Humboldt left Janeice Frisbee with multiple gunshot wounds, she is still on the road to recovery. Frisbee said she…

Walkers join to decrease Haywood County's No. 1 obesity ranking

[gtxvideo vid="yYJuR8Q5" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/yYJuR8Q5.jpg" vtitle="Walk With Drew”] BROWNSVILLE, Tenn. -- Haywood County is rated No. 1 in the state for obesity, but one man's extreme weight loss journey inspired residents to walk beside him, literally, toward a healthier community.…

Martin goes pink for Anna Kate

[gtxvideo vid="AIJblJxH" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/AIJblJxH.jpg" vtitle="Pink For Anna Kate”] MARTIN, Tenn. -- For the small town of Martin, when tragedy strikes for one of their own, it strikes for everyone. On Friday, Mike and Jennifer Wenz found out their precious…

Community plans fundraiser for Holly Bobo scholarship

[gtxvideo vid="rgzyO7jb" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/rgzyO7jb.jpg" vtitle="Holly Bobo Fundraiser”] LEXINGTON, Tenn. -- Family and friends of Holly Bobo prepare to honor the nursing student's life through giving back. Joe Miller Productions held a meeting Tuesday evening to discuss plans for an…

Second Chance Center holds 3rd annual banquet

[gtxvideo vid="wwrteENo" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/wwrteENo.jpg" vtitle="Second Chance Banquet”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Second Chance Development Treatment Center held its third annual banquet to raise money to fund treatment programs. The center's main goal is to bring men into sobriety from drugs…

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