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Jackson officer injured in Feb. attack is back on the job

[gtxvideo vid="DLNvmJBy" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/DLNvmJBy.jpg" vtitle="Thomas Back To Work PKG”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- A Jackson police officer injured Feb. 22 in a brutal assault is back on the job. Sgt. Mike Thomas returned to work late last week, according to…

Henderson Co. Fire Dept. installs free smoke alarms

[gtxvideo vid="KPZSl7s1" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/KPZSl7s1.jpg" vtitle="HFCD Pilot Program Update”] HENDERSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- Over the weekend, more than 300 smoke detectors were installed free of charge for homeowners. Henderson County Fire Department officials said they were chosen by the State…

Officials: Longer sentences could impact crowded local jails

[gtxvideo vid="alL2eOKP" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/alL2eOKP.jpg" vtitle="Prison Task Force PKG”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Inmates in Tennessee could spend more time behind bars if a task force appointed by Gov. Bill Haslam opts for extending prison sentences. Madison County Mayor Jimmy Harris…

Police ask for help in solving multiple appliance thefts

[gtxvideo vid="PvEUW80o" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/PvEUW80o.jpg" vtitle="Appliance Thefts”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Investigators are asking for help from the public in solving multiple burglaries of vacant houses. Over the past two months, police have been investigating the thefts of 10 refrigerators, 20…

Man arrested in Monday shooting

[gtxvideo vid="5wpWzxLb" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/5wpWzxLb.jpg" vtitle="Hatton Street Update”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Police have arrested a man in a Monday night shooting in west Jackson. Officers arrested the suspect Tuesday morning and are continuing to question him, according to a release…

City of Lexington offers online bill pay

[gtxvideo vid="WLp8P83K" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/WLp8P83K.jpg" vtitle="Lexington Online Pay”] LEXINGTON, Tenn. -- As of last week, residents have a new option for making utility payments. The city now offers an online pay option on their website, lexingtontn.gov, according to office manager…

Report: Tenn. ranks 36th for child well-being

[gtxvideo vid="RIBwzEwH" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/RIBwzEwH.jpg" vtitle="Kids Count Report”] NASHVILLE -- The Volunteer State ranks the same as last year for child well-being, coming in at 36th, according to a report released Tuesday. The Annie E. Casey Foundation 2015 Kids Count…

Bolivar General Hospital adds hospitalist to staff

[gtxvideo vid="ZHsLAUnF" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/ZHsLAUnF.jpg" vtitle="New Hospital Program”] BOLIVAR, Tenn. -- Bolivar General Hospital has announced the addition of a new hospitalist program. Samuel Johnson Jr., M.D., will serve as the new hospitalist, according to a release from West Tennessee…

Man officially charged in January homicide

[gtxvideo vid="UxYV5EgM" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/UxYV5EgM.jpg" vtitle="January Shooter Charged PKG”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- A man was formally charged Tuesday in the Jan. 26 shooting death of a man at a Jackson apartment. Corey Scott is charged with second-degree murder in the…

Man in court on charge from Jackson prostitution sting

[gtxvideo vid="VCNjW7Up" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/VCNjW7Up.jpg" vtitle="Green Patronozong Prostitution”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A man appeared Tuesday in city court on a charge stemming from a prostitution sting in March. Sammie Green Jr. faces one count of patronizing prostitution after allegedly arranging…