Police: Man charged in break-in caught on home security camera
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Police have made an arrest in a recent home burglary that was caught on video. Braxton Taylor is facing burglary and theft…
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JMCSS School Board discuss Whitehall damage and teachers pay periods at Board Meeting
JACKSON, Tenn -- Monday evening, the Jackson-Madison County School Board met for the first time in 2017 in a combined work session and board meeting. "We would consider this a catastrophic event,"…
Humboldt police investigate string of weekend car burglaries
HUMBOLDT, Tenn. — Humboldt police are investigating after a string of car burglaries struck one neighborhood over the weekend. According to residents of the Northwood neighborhood, this is not the first…
Woman sentenced after pleading guilty in fatal Vann Drive crash
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Witnesses took the stand Monday morning as Judge Roy Morgan decided the sentence for a woman who pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide, reckless endangerment, and reckless driving. Markarious…
Brownsville police investigate Sunday night armed robbery
BROWNSVILLE, Tenn. -- Brownsville police are asking for help identifying a suspect who ran off with cash Sunday night after an armed robbery. The surveillance cameras inside the F & A Fuel…
Jackson Street Dept. shifts focus to potholes after winter weather
JACKSON, Tenn. -- With more than 100 tons of salt spread across hundreds of miles, Jackson street crews kept the roads hot over the weekend. The street department spent Monday morning…
Murder suspects plead not guilty in 2016 Jackson shooting
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Two men charged in a deadly shooting at a west Jackson apartment complex pleaded not guilty Monday. “Do you understand the nature of these charges?” Madison Circuit…
Child dies after weekend shooting at Jackson motel
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Police are investigating a shooting at a motel on Vann Drive that resulted in the death of an 11-year-old child. Preliminary findings indicate the shooting was accidental, according to police. Officers responded around 9:20 p.m. Friday to…
Jackson-Madison Co. Schools open on regular schedule Tuesday
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Jackson-Madison County Schools will be open on regular schedule Tuesday. School officials announced the decision Monday afternoon after school closures Friday and Monday due to weather-related driving hazards.
1 dead after house fire near Bemis
MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- One person is dead after a Monday morning fire near Bemis. Officials have not released the victim's name and have only said that it was a man. Family members on scene Monday afternoon said the 88-year-old man…
Weakley Co. grand jury deems woman killed husband in self-defense
WEAKLEY COUNTY, Tenn. -- A woman deputies say shot and killed her husband in October will not face charges. The woman shot and killed her husband, Stephen Delauter, 45, on Oct. 23 at a home on Hyndsver Road, according to…
Harlem Globetrotters 2017 world tour stops in Jackson
JACKSON, Tenn -- The Harlem Globetrotters continue their 2017 world tour with a stop in Jackson. Families and friends gathered at the Oman Arena for a Sunday afternoon filled with fun and basketball.…
'Suspicious' fire sparks possible arson investigation
EAST JACKSON, Tenn. — A Jackson woman woke up to a mysterious fire on her front porch Sunday afternoon. Because this was the second fire at the house on Washington Douglas Circle…
School closings for Monday, Jan. 9
School closings for Monday, Jan. 9, 2017: Jackson-Madison County Schools Henderson County Schools West Tennessee School for the Deaf Hardin County Schools McNairy County Schools Decatur County Schools Carroll Academy Benton County Schools Hardeman County Schools Family Christian School,…
Jackson-Madison County schools closed Monday due to weather
JACKSON, Tenn.- Superintendent Verna Ruffin has announced that Jackson-Madison County Schools will be closed Monday, January 9, 2017, due to continued icy road conditions and potentially unsafe travel conditions. Central Office will be open on regular 8 am schedule but…
