[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…
[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…
[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…
[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…
[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…
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…
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…
CAMDEN, Tenn. -- A Benton County family pleads for help Wednesday after the city of Camden threatens to remove a flag displayed over a veteran's grave. "My dad is flipping in…
[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…
[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, 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…
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…
[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…
[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…
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…
