Daily Sportscast 08.03.15
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Officials share reasons behind Jackson YMCA closing
[gtxvideo vid="5wP7afFQ" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/5wP7afFQ.jpg" vtitle="YMCA Closes PKG”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Jackson YMCA announced they are closing their doors after serving the community for generations. "We hate that we had to make this decision for both our employees and…
Bobcats anchored by defense but need offense to contribute
[gtxvideo vid="ODrFwkzs" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/ODrFwkzs.jpg" vtitle="McNairy Central FB Preview 10pm”] SELMER, Tenn - McNairy Central's football team is setting the bar high for their preseason goals. The Bobcats last winning season was in 2008. The school hasn't been to the…
Early runs give Generals 2-1 win
[gtxvideo vid="3kjD3tF9" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/3kjD3tF9.jpg" vtitle="Lookouts vs Generals”] The Jackson Generals defeated the Chattanooga Lookouts 2-1 to even the series at 1. Tyler Marlette provided the game winning run with a solo homer in the second inning.
Savannah police to have vandalized tombstone cleaned
[gtxvideo vid="PQwruKrN" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/PQwruKrN.jpg" vtitle="Defaced Tombstone PKG”] SAVANNAH, Tenn. -- Some have tried to clean the three-word phrase "White Lives Matter" off of the tombstone of Queen Haley, ancestor of writer Alex Haley. The residue of the vandalism remains,…
Community meets to discuss Forrest statue being moved to Savannah
[gtxvideo vid="y8tvGGJ8" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/y8tvGGJ8.jpg" vtitle="Savannah CME Church Meeting”] HARDIN COUNTY, Tenn. -- Residents concerned about racial tension in Savannah met Monday at a local church. After hearing about an effort to move a Nathan Bedford Forrest statue in Memphis…
Man accused of illegal gun possession while shoplifting
[gtxvideo vid="qxUhU5x8" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/qxUhU5x8.jpg" vtitle="Brown Unlawful Weapon”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- A man was in city court Monday after police allegedly caught him shoplifting and in illegal possession of a gun. Brent Brown was arrested Saturday after a Belk loss…
Humboldt school earns statewide honor
[gtxvideo vid="CPk8Q0Md" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/CPk8Q0Md.jpg" vtitle="Humboldt Announcement”] GIBSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- A Humboldt school has been included among the state of Tennessee's Reward Schools. Superintendent Versie Hamlett announced Monday that East Elementary was included in the top 5 percent of…
Suspect in Memphis officer killing turns himself in
[gtxvideo vid="0uiMNe9W" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/0uiMNe9W.jpg" vtitle="Suspected Shooter Caught PKG - Memphis”] MEMPHIS (AP) -- The ex-con accused of killing a Memphis police officer has turned himself in to federal authorities, ending an intensive two-day manhunt. Louis Goggans, spokesman for the…
Jackson man accused of assaulting, threatening wife
[gtxvideo vid="yzkTgTxe" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/yzkTgTxe.jpg" vtitle="Miller Domestic Assault”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- A Jackson man appeared Monday in city court on a charge of aggravated domestic assault. According to investigators and court documents, Kevin Orlanda Miller punched his wife in the…
