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JMC school board rejects recognizing Veterans Day as school holiday

This video is no longer available. JACKSON, Tenn.--The Jackson-Madison County School Board voted on two holiday changes for students, Thursday. The first proposal, to give students and teachers the day off for Veterans Day. Board member David Clifft proposed the…

Woman sentenced in statutory rape case

This video is no longer available. DYER COUNTY, Tenn.-Wendy Bargery, 36, was sentenced Tuesday in Dyer County Circuit Court after she was accused of having sex with a then 14-year-old boy. According to court documents, Bargery was charged with two…

National Weather Service Preparing for Winter Season

MEMPHIS Tenn. - The National Weather Service in Memphis is gearing up for the 2014-2015 Winter season ahead. This morning, the local weather office invited media partners, school officials, and emergency managers from all over the Mid-South to investigate how…

Feds warn owner of West Tenn. dog adoption center

This video is no longer available. ADAMSVILLE, Tenn. -- A West Tennessee dog adoption center has been warned by the federal government. The USDA warned Shayna Rowe, the owner of Pawsitive Adoption Center in Adamsville on Thursday. Rowe allegedly sold…

CDC: This year's flu shot may not protect you

JACKSON, Tenn. -- If you received your flu shot this year it may not keep you well after all. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control has announced the vaccine may not protect against the most common strain of the flu…

Jackson man in court accused of getting teenage girl pregnant

DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A Jackson man was officially charged Thursday with aggravated statutory rape after allegedly getting a teenage girl pregnant. Artavis Dewayne Douglas, 28, is accused of having a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old girl who told police she…

Officer suspended for alleged assault on suspect

This video is no longer available. McNAIRY COUNTY, Tenn. -- An officer is suspended from the Selmer Police Department after the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation confirmed there was an alleged incident between the officer and a suspect. The suspect, Broderick…

Proposed THP budget cut could cost troopers' jobs

This video is no longer available. NASHVILLE -- A budget cut proposal by the Tennessee Highway Patrol could include the loss of several troopers. The proposed cut, described as a worst case scenario by Tennessee officials, would cut department funds…

Man accused of assualt, disrupting Jackson businesses

This video is no longer available. DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A man faced a judge Thursday on multiple charges after allegedly assaulting a man and disrupting two Jackson businesses. Eulas Gene Duff reportedly entered First South Bank on Stonebrook Place in…

Church members in Henderson Co. help catch burglary suspects

This video is no longer available. HENDERSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- Deputies are crediting church members with breaking a burglary case where hundreds of dollars in musical instruments were stolen. "You think of your church as being a safe place, a…

Police respond to two-car crash in northeast Jackson

This video is no longer available. JACKSON, Tenn. -- Jackson firefighters said the drivers involved in a two-car crash Wednesday night will be OK. The wreck happened at the intersection of Dr. F.E. Wright Drive and Ridgecrest Road shortly after…

Man charged with rape, set to face judge

This video is no longer available. TRENTON, Tenn.- A Trenton man is set to face a judge Friday after officers charged him with rape. Timothy Jelks Jr. was arrested Monday night. Officers said his girlfriend called 911 after she said…

Frazier case goes to grand jury

This video is no longer available. WEAKLEY COUNTY, Tenn. -- A grand jury will now decide if a Weakley County man accused of sexually abusing a young family member should go to trial. William Frazier had his preliminary hearing Wednesday.…

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