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Ollie the Otter teaches road safety at St. Mary's

[gtxvideo vid="Lmcu8Ki4" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Lmcu8Ki4.jpg" vtitle="olllie the otter”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Students at St. Mary's School welcomed a special visitor Friday. Ollie the Otter from the Tennessee Governor's Highway Safety Office stopped by to talk about how to stay safe…

Goodwill to expand hours at area stores

[gtxvideo vid="tEkmLa6w" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/tEkmLa6w.jpg" vtitle="Goodwill store hours”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Goodwill stores in the area will be opening an hour earlier starting April 1. Officials with Goodwill say the change is to better serve customers. The new store hours…

Keli McAlister recognized as 'Best Local TV Personality'

[gtxvideo vid="pajVT4ZY" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/pajVT4ZY.jpg" vtitle="KELI WINS”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- A big congratulations to one of WBBJ-TV's own. Thursday evening, news anchor Keli McAlister was recognized during the Jackson Sun's Readers' Choice Awards. Readers selected her as Best Local TV…

29th annual Taste of Jackson draws crowd downtown

[gtxvideo vid="HFpaG7bD" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/HFpaG7bD.jpg" vtitle="Taste of Jackson”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- For the 29th year, hundreds of West Tennesseans came out in droves to taste what Jackson has to offer Thursday night, all while supporting a good cause. For the…

Five Madison County railroads vandalized

[gtxvideo vid="ntOMcoRz" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/ntOMcoRz.jpg" vtitle="RAILROAD DAMAGES”] MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- Some drivers sat still in front of railroad tracks Thursday morning after vandals cut wires, causing the gates to drop down and the lights to flash. "Five of the…

92-year-old woman injured in brawl with robbers

[gtxvideo vid="1tsNavhL" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/1tsNavhL.jpg" vtitle="ELDERLY WOMAN BEATEN”] BROWNSVILLE, Tenn. -- An elderly mother jumped into a fight Thursday morning while her son was brutally attacked by alleged robbers. Helen Faught, 92, said she found herself jumping into the fight…

Friend of apparent murder-suicide victim shares memories

[gtxvideo vid="6UITsWpz" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/6UITsWpz.jpg" vtitle="Virginia Dorris friend speaks”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- For the first time since the murder-suicide at the Bank of Jackson, friends of the victim speak out. Jenette Segerson describes Virginia Dorris as happy-go-lucky and says she…

Woman accused of stealing items from Jackson hotel room

[gtxvideo vid="ZoZliMN1" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/ZoZliMN1.jpg" vtitle="wOMAN STEALS FROM MOTEL”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A woman went before a judge Thursday on accusations of stealing appliances and bedding from a Jackson hotel. April Watson faces a theft charge after allegedly taking the…

Police find more than wanted man in Whiteville home

[gtxvideo vid="3KOCKj9H" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/3KOCKj9H.jpg" vtitle="Jasmin Moore Arrested”] WHITEVILLE, Tenn. -- Police say the man featured on a wanted poster circulating around Whiteville was hiding in the area. "You know if you do wrong, wrong will find you," Chief Steven…

Jackson mayoral candidates speak at country club

[gtxvideo vid="BgOwIdED" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/BgOwIdED.jpg" vtitle="MAYORAL fORUM”] NORTH JACKSON -- Mayoral candidates got a chance to share their vision for Jackson Thursday at the Jackson Country Club. Dr. James Baxter, Tim York, Charlie Motton, Lowe Finney and Mayor Jerry Gist…