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JEA recognized nationally for natural gas operation

[gtxvideo vid="odZbsWCT" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/odZbsWCT.jpg" vtitle="JEA Soar Award”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Jackson Energy Authority has been recognized nationally for excellence in operating its natural gas utility. The American Public Gas Association presented JEA with the prestigious System Operational Achievement Recognition…

Chester Co. High School briefly placed on lockdown

[gtxvideo vid="iH2ajipo" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/iH2ajipo.jpg" vtitle="Chester CO Lockdown”] CHESTER COUNTY, Tenn. -- A local high school was briefly placed on lockdown Thursday morning as a safety precaution. The principal placed Chester County High School on lockdown after a student left…

Local NAACP rallies for historic march

[gtxvideo vid="LLZnqdHB" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/LLZnqdHB.jpg" vtitle="NAACP AIFJ”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Members of the local chapter of the NAACP rallied Thursday to promote a march across the South arranged by the organization's leaders. The NAACP's America's Journey for Justice is a…

Jackson officers crack down on school zone speeders

[gtxvideo vid="hIKs9hvb" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/hIKs9hvb.jpg" vtitle="School Zone Safety PKG”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- As more kids head back to class, police and crossing guards work to keep students safe in school zones. Rain or shine, James Tipler reports to work at…

Charlie Pittman pleads guilty in fiancee's murder

[gtxvideo vid="mIPcVRSA" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/mIPcVRSA.jpg" vtitle="Pittman Plea PKG”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Charlie Pittman, accused of killing his fiancee, has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and tampering with evidence. Pittman pleaded guilty during a Thursday morning hearing in Madison County Circuit…

Interstate 40 backed up after accident

HENDERSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- A wreck backs up traffic on Interstate 40 in Henderson County. The Tennessee Highway Patrol says it happened at mile marker 117 Wednesday evening. Troopers say the crash involved a tractor-trailer. At this time, no fatalities…

Police investigate shooting in midtown Jackson

JACKSON, Tenn. -- A shooting in midtown Jackson injures two people, according to police. Officers say it happened just after 8 p.m. Wednesday at a residential building at 1225 North Highland Avenue. Police say two victims went to Jackson-Madison County…

Police: 2 Wal-Mart thefts appear to be connected

[gtxvideo vid="c31xurqs" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/c31xurqs.jpg" vtitle="Wal Mart Theft Connection PKG”] HUNTINGDON, Tenn. -- Investigators believe one crew of criminals is responsible for two smash-and-grabs inside West Tennessee Wal-Marts. Four men and a possible fifth suspect in a getaway car are…

Police: 10-month-old girl abandoned at gas station

[gtxvideo vid="5AnRFZ6g" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/5AnRFZ6g.jpg" vtitle="Savannah Abandoned Baby PKG”] SAVANNAH, Tenn. -- A 10-month-old girl was found abandoned in her stroller Wednesday morning, left sitting in front of a busy gas station in Savannah. Police say those responsible are now…

Humboldt police seek 2 in armed robbery

HUMBOLDT, Tenn. -- Police are searching for two men who allegedly robbed someone at gunpoint as he tried to sell them a dog. Officers responded Tuesday to a country road at the edge of town where a man told them…

Nonprofit flies local cancer patient to Texas for treatment

DYER COUNTY, Tenn. -- A nonprofit organization helped a cancer patient take to the skies Wednesday. The Pilots for Patients organization flew a Dyer County cancer patient to the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas, for treatment. Pilots for…

Fire officials: Child started east Jackson blaze

[gtxvideo vid="OcAYx7so" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/OcAYx7so.jpg" vtitle="Berry Street Fire”] EAST JACKSON -- A Jackson house is damaged in a fire that apparently was started by a child. Firefighters were called to Berry Street just after 8 p.m. Tuesday and found a…

Police: Social media sting leads to patronizing prostitution arrest

[gtxvideo vid="JTx1eoeD" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/JTx1eoeD.jpg" vtitle="Scruggs Prostitution”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- A man is charged with patronizing prostitution after police say he solicited a woman for sex during an operation focusing on social media. Leo Lubinsky was charged after police say…

State task force on sentencing to have final meeting this week

NASHVILLE -- A state task force focusing on reducing crime and improving public safety will have their final meeting this week. The Governor's Task Force on Sentencing and Recidivism is set to meet Thursday in Nashville, according to a release…

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