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Parade of likely GOP presidential candidates to speak to NRA

[gtxvideo vid="2qWfoE3r" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/2qWfoE3r.jpg" vtitle="NRA Meeting”] NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A parade of potential Republican presidential candidates is coming forward at the National Rifle Association's annual convention. The speakers will get 10 minutes each Friday to lay out their…

Hub City hotel tax revenue sees boost

[gtxvideo vid="JmvvVdOE" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/JmvvVdOE.jpg" vtitle="Hotel tax revenue”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- New numbers from the city's Convention and Visitors Bureau show the Hub City's hotel and motel taxes are showing huge increases. City officials say 2013 saw a $10 million…

Jackson-Madison County releases first "Vision 2020" plans

[gtxvideo vid="27AFnH6L" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/27AFnH6L.jpg" vtitle="vision 2020”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Just a day after extending the superintendent's contract, the Jackson-Madison County School System unveils how it will implement its "Vision 20-20" plan, saying months of internal homework has led up…

Special Olympians showcase track and field talents

[gtxvideo vid="QRdn47PC" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/QRdn47PC.jpg" vtitle="USJ Special Needs PKG”] NORTH JACKSON -- Special Olympians from seven West Tennessee counties go for the gold in the annual track and field competition. From the 50-meter dash to the softball throw, nearly 300…

Modern Woodmen donates $20,000 to Carl Perkins Center

[gtxvideo vid="uTDjR50D" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/uTDjR50D.jpg" vtitle="Woodmen Presents Check”] NORTH JACKSON -- April is Child Abuse Awareness Month, and the Exchange Club Carl Perkins Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse got a big donation Friday to help provide free services.…

2 dead dogs found in JEA waste water tanks

[gtxvideo vid="PpQ82XFu" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/PpQ82XFu.jpg" vtitle="Water Plant Investigation PKG”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Two dead dogs are discovered inside a JEA aeration basin, prompting a police investigation. Jackson Animal Control officers said the dogs were removed from the waste water tanks…

Man accused of shooting woman, self charged with murder

[gtxvideo vid="NE5x1p9n" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/NE5x1p9n.jpg" vtitle="Gibson County Murder Charges”] GIBSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- A man is charged with murder after authorities say he fatally shot a woman and then turned the gun on himself. Bryan Shawver, 35, is charged with…

Lexington man accused of selling meth from food stand

[gtxvideo vid="0VeZ4Zu5" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/0VeZ4Zu5.jpg" vtitle="Fish Stand Bust - Jordan”] LEXINGTON, Tenn. -- A man is accused of selling more than just food from his family's business. "I was going there today and I found out this happened," said John…

City leaders unveil master plan for city of Jackson

[gtxvideo vid="yPCrECLW" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/yPCrECLW.jpg" vtitle="Civic Master Draft”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- An open house was held at City Hall for residents to review the draft civic master plan for the city of Jackson. Members of a consultant team and city…

Accused Henderson County burglars caught

[gtxvideo vid="IcbGv86R" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/IcbGv86R.jpg" vtitle="Henderson Burglars Caught”] HENDERSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- Thanks to tips from WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News viewers, two suspected burglars are now behind bars. According to Henderson County Sheriff's Department investigators, the two seen on surveillance…