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Fundraisers help volunteer fire departments stay afloat

[gtxvideo vid="Hncwb7Nh" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Hncwb7Nh.jpg" vtitle="funding volunteer fire depts”] WEST TENNESSEE -- From Gibson County to Carroll County, communities came out Saturday to help support their first responders. And without their help, these departments say they simply wouldn't be able…

Home catches fire for second time, considered suspicious

[gtxvideo vid="bzFkYlwF" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/bzFkYlwF.jpg" vtitle="hollywood suspected arson”] WEST JACKSON -- For the second time in two days, a west Jackson home catches fire and it's considered suspicious, according to the Jackson Fire Department. Firefighters said they responded to 1749…

Teddy Holder fueled by unlikely MMA path

[gtxvideo vid="apRx8BZH" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/apRx8BZH.jpg" vtitle="Teddy MMA - Sports”] HENDERSON, Tenn. - Teddy Holder's life changed on March 28, 2015. The small-town kid from Chester County defeated one of the top light heavyweight fighters in the world. "That victory is…

Boxing legend Rayford Collins still recovering after heart attack

[gtxvideo vid="zckGj5sH" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/zckGj5sH.jpg" vtitle="Boxing Must Go On - DAN”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- The West Tennessee Golden Gloves boxing tournament kicked off Friday night, but not without a heavy heart. For the first time in 57 years a local…

Why 'good' in name of Good Friday?

[gtxvideo vid="YzJb0Fox" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/YzJb0Fox.jpg" vtitle="Good Friday”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Good Friday is celebrated by Christians all over the world. The holiday occurs two days before Easter Sunday in the United States. It is the day when Christians commemorate Jesus…

TCA's 'Hits For Haiti' about more than softball

[gtxvideo vid="w25cimxU" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/w25cimxU.jpg" vtitle="Hits For Haiti - Kurt”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Trinity Christian Academy's softball program is giving back by donating a dollar for every hit they get this season to an orphanage in Haiti. The effort is…

Men stranded in boat overnight, rescued by fishermen

[gtxvideo vid="A8FeAW88" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/A8FeAW88.jpg" vtitle="Missing Men Rescued - Kaite”] PARSONS, Tenn. -- Two men are safe and back home Friday night after spending nearly 24 hours stranded on the Tennessee River. The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency said the men…

Officers to crack down on distracted driving this month

[gtxvideo vid="06kZxODw" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/06kZxODw.jpg" vtitle="Distracted Driving Month”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Law enforcement officials are increasingly targeting distracted driving, and the effort includes work from members of the Tennessee Highway Patrol. "Distracted driving" includes a variety of unsafe driving habits,…

Boxing legend Rayford Collins suffers heart attack

[gtxvideo vid="aUg7Rlj0" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/aUg7Rlj0.jpg" vtitle="Rayford Collins Heart Attack - SPORTS”] JACKSON,Tenn. - Rayford Collins was admitted into Jackson Madison County General Hospital's emergency room on Thursday night after suffering one of two heart attacks. The second heart attack occurred…

Shoppers weigh in on animals as Easter gifts

[gtxvideo vid="bMsB9oGx" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/bMsB9oGx.jpg" vtitle="Easter Animals - Vic”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Chocolate bunnies and marshmallow peeps may be all the rage for Easter gift baskets, but some West Tennesseans warn you may want to think twice before giving real…