[gtxvideo vid="HP1uIeg2" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/HP1uIeg2.jpg" vtitle="New TDOT Director”] NASHVILLE -- Officials with the Tennessee Department of Transportation have appointed a new director/assistant chief engineer for TDOT's Region 4. Jason Baker will assume the role May 1. He will provide management…

[gtxvideo vid="o0XbQmgG" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/o0XbQmgG.jpg" vtitle="Baptist Global”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Disaster relief group Baptist Global Response is setting out to help those left in need by the earthquake in Nepal. The Southern Baptist group has teams on the ground working…

[gtxvideo vid="8zpKDmFr" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/8zpKDmFr.jpg" vtitle="Walmart Workplace Theft”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A man was in city court Tuesday on charges of stealing cash and gift cards from his employer. LaDarius Finley allegedly stole more than $1,900 in cash and gift…

[gtxvideo vid="YKGika0t" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/YKGika0t.jpg" vtitle="Synthetic Marijuana Investigation”] GIBSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- One man was airlifted and another taken by ambulance to local hospitals after being found semi-conscious Thursday at the Humboldt Fish Hatchery. Deputies found evidence of synthetic marijuana,…

[gtxvideo vid="OoH1qZO6" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/OoH1qZO6.jpg" vtitle="Union City Speed Cams - Tiffany”] UNION CITY, Tenn. -- A bill banning speeding cameras is on the governor's desk according to Tennessee lawmakers, but the mayor in Union City says they are keeping their…

[gtxvideo vid="37Qj6BLl" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/37Qj6BLl.jpg" vtitle="Trenton Festival Econ Impact - Dan”] TRENTON, Tenn. -- A week of fun celebration and teapots has kicked off in Trenton. Thousands of people from all over the country have flocked to the quaint Gibson…

[gtxvideo vid="qib01BtB" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/qib01BtB.jpg" vtitle="Jackson Area Bands”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Local music lovers enjoyed the sounds of local bands Monday evening at Northside United Methodist Church. The spring concert featured Jackson area bands including the Symphonic Winds Concert Band…

[gtxvideo vid="kVp7Z6lR" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/kVp7Z6lR.jpg" vtitle="TBI Crime Statistics - Jordan”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Jackson police are calling 2014 a successful year after the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation released crime data showing less offenses last year. The TBI released data Monday…

[gtxvideo vid="dV6Py7X1" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/dV6Py7X1.jpg" vtitle="Local Photog Aids Nepal”] MARTIN, Tenn. -- A West Tennessee college student is organizing aid to help the victims of Nepal's devastating earthquake whose death toll has now surpassed 4,000 people. John Sellers, a UT…

[gtxvideo vid="MBwGOl9U" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/MBwGOl9U.jpg" vtitle="Sgt Thomas - Chelsea”] SOUTH JACKSON -- Help poured in Monday for a local hero, Sgt. Mike Thomas with the Jackson Police Department. Home Depot reached out to the family to do a spring spruce-up…

[gtxvideo vid="AvkI4WOy" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/AvkI4WOy.jpg" vtitle="Brownsville Interim Chief”] BROWNSVILLE, Tenn. -- A veteran Brownsville officer will take over when the current chief of police retires. Barry Diebold will take the reigns as police chief when the current chief, Chris Lea,…

[gtxvideo vid="UeJmpsx4" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/UeJmpsx4.jpg" vtitle="Supreme Court Preview - Gay Rights”] WASHINGTON (AP) -- Tuesday is a potential watershed moment for gay and lesbian couples. After rapid changes that have made same-sex marriage legal in all but 14 states, the…