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Educators weigh in on possible Common Core changes

[gtxvideo vid="SW8SPNjs" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/SW8SPNjs.jpg" vtitle="Common Core”] MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- State legislators passed a bill Monday that will lead to reform of educational standards in the Volunteer State. The bill ultimately will put into law the review process already…

Animal abuser registry could be coming soon

[gtxvideo vid="SNkxlmpO" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/SNkxlmpO.jpg" vtitle="Animal Abuse Registry - Bryan”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Animal lovers call it a step in the right direction for the state. "We have actually had cases where someone has been tried and convicted in other…

Lane College student faces drug charges

[gtxvideo vid="d1DaFcg8" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/d1DaFcg8.jpg" vtitle="Roberts Drug Possession”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Jackson police responding to a robbery call Sunday at Lane College arrested a student on drug charges. Officers say when they entered Harper Hall on Budde Street, they watched…

Soccer tournament to bring boon for Jackson businesses

[gtxvideo vid="4fB8QVgj" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/4fB8QVgj.jpg" vtitle="Futbol Club Economic Impact”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- A soccer tournament this weekend will bring thousands to the Hub City, and officials say that's good news for the city's bottom line. A total of 85 teams…

County approves funds for RIFA's 'Snack Backpack' program

[gtxvideo vid="6mpXRSiy" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/6mpXRSiy.jpg" vtitle="Backpack Program Funding”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- A local nonprofit reacts to Madison County commissioners approving nearly $3,000 to support its "Snack Backpack" program. The Regional Inter-Faith Association program sends sacks of easily prepared food home…

Commission approves funding to replace storm siren

[gtxvideo vid="TRf6MdWb" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/TRf6MdWb.jpg" vtitle="Tornado Sirens”] WEST JACKSON -- The county commission approved funding Monday night for a new emergency siren in west Jackson. The siren on top of Jackson-Madison County General Hospital quit working in November. The county…

Advocates plant trees in Jackson for National Crime Victims' Rights Week

[gtxvideo vid="Givz83a9" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Givz83a9.jpg" vtitle="Crime Victims Honored”] EAST JACKSON -- Engaging communities and empowering victims — that was the message in east Jackson Tuesday. In honor of National Crime Victims' Rights Week, a tree was planted in east Jackson…

JCS theater production gets Orpheum award nominations

[gtxvideo vid="37TLdftj" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/37TLdftj.jpg" vtitle="JCS Orpheum Nomination”] NORTH JACKSON -- Congratulations to Jackson Christian's theater program. Its production of Beauty and the Beast has been nominated for four Orpheum High School Musical Theatre Awards. The school is among 30…

Madison Co. deputies find suspect hiding in refrigerator

[gtxvideo vid="WQLHQlpE" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/WQLHQlpE.jpg" vtitle="Deputy Saves Burglar - Mal”] MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- A Madison County sheriff‘s deputy found a break-in suspect hiding in a refrigerator Tuesday morning, according to Sheriff John Mehr. The sheriff said the deputy probably…

Lightning destroys Weakley Co. church

[gtxvideo vid="xvB19r9f" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/xvB19r9f.jpg" vtitle="Dresden Church Fire - Tiffany”] WEAKLEY COUNTY, Tenn. -- Monday's overnight storm caused a church's destruction from multiple lightning strikes, according to firefighters. Dresden Fire Chief Paul Hutcherson said when firefighters arrived around 3 a.m.…