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Overnight prostitution sting nets 5 arrests

JACKSON, Tenn. -- An overnight prostitution sting by Jackson police ends with the arrests of five women. Top row: Anderson, left, and Carter; Bottom row, from left: Crook, Gowdy…

MCSO responds to early morning shooting; one injured

MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- The Madison County Sheriff's Office responded to a shooting Friday morning on Westover Road that sent one to the hospital. Deputies responded around 7 a.m. to a call…

West Tennessee man arrested in boating homicide

MADISON COUNTY, Tenn -- A West Tennessee man will stand trial after being indicted in the death of a passenger on his boat this summer.  Prosecutors say he was drunk at the helm. In July, Nickolas Willhoit, 21, died in a collision…

Man arrested on drug charges after missing court appearance

WEAKLEY COUNTY, Tenn. -- When Christopher Lee Payne, 27, failed to show up for an appearance in Weakley County Circuit Court, Tuesday, the judge issued a warrant for his arrest on a count of failure to appear.  He was scheduled to…

Madison Co. insurance agent has license revoked

MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- The Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance announced Thursday that a Pinson-based insurance agent has had his license revoked. Officials say Barry Bynum admitted to fraudulently selling unlicensed investment securities amounting to more than $100,000. In addition,…

State releases county unemployment figures for August

JACKSON, Tenn. -- County unemployment rates for August released Thursday show the rates decreased in 26 counties, increased in 58, and remained the same in 11. In Jackson, the unemployment rate is at 5.5 percent. In Madison County, the rate is 5.3 percent,…

Man charged in deadly Decatur Co. pontoon wreck

DECATUR COUNTY, Tenn. -- A man has been charged in connection with a deadly boating crash in July on the Tennessee River near Perryville. Marcus Lynn Hutson, 44, has been indicted by the Decatur County…

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