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McNairy County greets tax-free weekend with local deals

[gtxvideo vid="QgsHSRcX" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/QgsHSRcX.jpg" vtitle="Selmer Shopping Local PKG”] SELMER, Tenn. -- Shoppers go from store to store in downtown Selmer to benefit the local economy, which means the state's big break of a tax-free weekend is not only going…

2 school districts receive Exemplary Award

[gtxvideo vid="jDisRKtX" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/jDisRKtX.jpg" vtitle="Mckenzie Named Exemplary PKG”] McKENZIE, Tenn. -- The McKenzie and Huntingdon Special School Districts received the Exemplary Award this week from the State Department of Education. “Twelve of the 141 school districts in the state…

Fire damages west Jackson business

[gtxvideo vid="rh1MG2iY" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/rh1MG2iY.jpg" vtitle="West Jackson Fire”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Jackson fire investigators are looking into the cause of a late night fire at a business in west Jackson. Firefighters were called to the fire around 9:40 p.m. Friday…

Family looks for answers after Jackson man shot by police in Illinois

[gtxvideo vid="ikLpo07E" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/ikLpo07E.jpg" vtitle="Local Killed In Illinois PKG”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- After a Jackson man is killed at the hands of police, his family is demanding answers as authorities in Illinois say Darius Graves' shooting was justified. The…

'BarnFest' is this weekend in Denmark

[gtxvideo vid="1LoA5VAW" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/1LoA5VAW.jpg" vtitle="Barnfest”] DENMARK, Tenn. -- If you're looking for something for the entire family to do Saturday night, head out to the first ever "BarnFest" at Snider Farms in Denmark. Christian artist David Crowder, hip-hop artist…

Lane kicks off football season with Media Day

[gtxvideo vid="eo7vZfsb" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/eo7vZfsb.jpg" vtitle="Lane Football”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Lane College officially kicked off its 2015 football season Friday with the team's Media Day. After only winning one game in 2014, Coach Derrick Burroughs says they're ready for a…

Woman sought in wallet theft at Jackson Wal-Mart

[gtxvideo vid="6m5zIjXw" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/6m5zIjXw.jpg" vtitle="Walmart Robbery”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Jackson police are looking for a woman they say stole someone's wallet as the person shopped at Wal-Mart in north Jackson. Officers say the suspect grabbed the victim's wallet straight…

Jackson police seek men in gas station burglary

[gtxvideo vid="HhHlpL4n" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/HhHlpL4n.jpg" vtitle="Fuel City Burglary”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Jackson Police Department is asking for help identifying two men caught on camera stealing from a local gas station. Surveillance video shows two suspects police say are black…

Shoppers tackle first day of tax-free shopping

[gtxvideo vid="UV6zfu4k" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/UV6zfu4k.jpg" vtitle="Tax Free Weekend PKG”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Hundreds of shoppers took advantage of the first day of the Sales Tax Holiday Friday. "We probably have about 80 associates working this weekend," Myles Parker, general manager…

Local vets honored on National Purple Heart Day

[gtxvideo vid="u8cjq0kt" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/u8cjq0kt.jpg" vtitle="National Purple Heart Day”] HUMBOLDT, Tenn. -- A group of veterans got to relive some memories at the Veterans home in Gibson County on Friday during National Purple Heart Day. A ceremony at the Tennessee…