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Bicentennial Exchange Club gives $22K check to Carl Perkins Center

[gtxvideo vid="UZWKYqUw" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/UZWKYqUw.jpg" vtitle="Carl Perkins Check”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Carl Perkins Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse got a major contribution Monday afternoon. The Bicentennial Exchange Club presented a $22,000 check to the center. "If we…

Ballpark at Jackson crew works to keep fans cool

[gtxvideo vid="Qlo7YwRy" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Qlo7YwRy.jpg" vtitle="Dealing With The Heat”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- With Monday being one of the hottest days of the summer so far, team officials had to find creative, replenishing ways to keep Jackson's bravest sports fans cool…

Generals' offensive woes continue in sweep

[gtxvideo vid="fDMFiM2e" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/fDMFiM2e.jpg" vtitle="Generals Swept 6”] The Birmingham Barons completed a five-game sweep on Monday against the Jackson Generals with a 2-0 victory. Jackson's scoreless streak was also stretched to 24 innings. The Generals are will rest on…

Madison Co. home destroyed in fire

[gtxvideo vid="oQerChAE" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/oQerChAE.jpg" vtitle="Steam Mill Ferry Fire”] MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- A house is destroyed after a Monday morning fire. The fire happened on Steam Mill Ferry Road, and firefighters believe it started in the kitchen. No injuries…

Man charged with human trafficking appears in Jackson court

[gtxvideo vid="jZwq0f72" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/jZwq0f72.jpg" vtitle="Alexander Human Trafficking”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A man was in city court Monday on a charge of human trafficking. Maurice Alexander is accused of arranging to meet two women in Jackson over the weekend he…

Man accused of leading police on chase after hitting man with bottle

[gtxvideo vid="cbWeiHfb" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/cbWeiHfb.jpg" vtitle="Alonzo Evading Arrest”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A man went before a judge Monday on accusations of assaulting a man at a Jackson club and then leading police in a car chase. Joe Robert Alonzo is…

Gibson Co. Volunteer Fire Dept. to hire full-time firefighters

[gtxvideo vid="uO7WiG3J" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/uO7WiG3J.jpg" vtitle="Gibson Co FD Hires Firefighters PKG”] GIBSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- A West Tennessee volunteer fire department manned by hundreds of selfless volunteers can no longer say it's strictly volunteer. For the first time, the Gibson…

Wiser steps down as Medina alderman

[gtxvideo vid="btuxeGDe" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/btuxeGDe.jpg" vtitle="Wiser Steps Down”] MEDINA, Tenn. -- Interim Jackson Police Chief Julian Wiser has stepped down from his position on the Board of Aldermen in Medina, according to Mayor Vance Coleman. Wiser was elected as alderman…

Fire destroys Benton County home

[gtxvideo vid="j0qF16tv" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/j0qF16tv.jpg" vtitle="Benton Co House Fire”] BENTON COUNTY, Tenn. -- A home is destroyed by a Monday afternoon fire, and crews are still on scene putting out hot spots. The house fire occurred in the 400 block…

Man accused of stabbing man in back with ice pick

[gtxvideo vid="plM56AiA" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/plM56AiA.jpg" vtitle="Goff Ice Pick Stabbing”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A Jackson man appeared Monday in city court on accusations of stabbing another man with an ice pick. Gregory Goff is being charged with aggravated assault. Court papers…