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JMCSS teachers have first in-service day

[gtxvideo vid="quVczxgn" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/quVczxgn.jpg" vtitle="JMCSS In Service”] MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- Teachers in the Jackson-Madison County School System returned to work Wednesday for their first in-service day of the school year. The event was held at the Carl Perkins…

State senator visits Jackson, recalls interactions with Saddam Hussein

[gtxvideo vid="m0H5AtIG" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/m0H5AtIG.jpg" vtitle="Senator Remembers Hussein”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- A member of the Tennessee Senate recalled his memories spent with one of the most dangerous men on the planet. Senator Mark Greene, a republican from Ashland City and…

Local fire dept. sees huge response to free smoke alarm program

[gtxvideo vid="OJ7S3M5W" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/OJ7S3M5W.jpg" vtitle="Pilot Program Update”] HENDERSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- The Henderson County Fire Department has seen an overwhelming response to their life-saving efforts to put a working smoke detector in every home. In fact, fire officials say…

Save a life, treat yourself with 'Blizzard of Miracles' at Dairy Queen

[gtxvideo vid="OVM0yDuk" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/OVM0yDuk.jpg" vtitle="Blizzard Of Miracles”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Buy a blizzard, save a life — that's a Dairy Queen promise made with an all-new summer dessert dedication. Thursday is Dairy Queen's 10th annual "Blizzard of Miracles" treat…

1 worker airlifted after chemical spill in Chester Co. plant

[gtxvideo vid="j9i4N2Fi" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/j9i4N2Fi.jpg" vtitle="Premier Chemical Spill”] CHESTER COUNTY, Tenn. -- A small chemical spill Wednesday afternoon at a manufacturing plant in Henderson injured two employees, according to EMA officials. One of them was airlifted and the other transported…

Local landscapers tackle work on hottest day since 2013

[gtxvideo vid="07pjHb1R" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/07pjHb1R.jpg" vtitle="Working In The Heat PKG”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- A Jackson business owner said the excruciating heat isn't keeping his company from work. But it changes the way Groundworks Jackson does business. Landscapers said working in…

Gibson County DARE expands to new school, adds new vehicle

[gtxvideo vid="UOukTJu6" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/UOukTJu6.jpg" vtitle="Gibson DARE Program Expands PKG”] GIBSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- In just two days, students in the Bradford Special School District head back to class. And with the new school year comes an expansion of an…

Jackson-Madison Co. TCAP scores improve; some still concerned

[gtxvideo vid="B2qZlKU4" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/B2qZlKU4.jpg" vtitle="JMCSS TCAP Scores PKG”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Scores for the Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program, or TCAP, released Wednesday show improvement in the Jackson-Madison County School System. Jackson-Madison County students improved in seven out of 10…

Man accused of beating, kicking girlfriend

[gtxvideo vid="muWg7NKO" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/muWg7NKO.jpg" vtitle="Gillard Domestic Assault”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- A man appeared Wednesday in city court on accusations of beating his girlfriend and kicking her in the face. Dannie Gillard reportedly attacked the woman Sunday at her Orchard…

Deputies seek Martin man in burglary, thefts

[gtxvideo vid="vv82y3yH" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/vv82y3yH.jpg" vtitle="Martin PD Search”] WEAKLEY COUNTY, Tenn. -- Deputies are searching for a Martin man they say broke into a home and stole about $4,000 worth of cash, jewelry and medications. Christopher Lane, 25, is accused…