MTSU 'True Blue Tour' visits Hub City
JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Middle Tennessee State University "True Blue Tour" visited Jackson on Tuesday. MTSU administrators and academic personnel spent time with local college students at a luncheon and will…
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Lexington Medical Center construction is under way
LEXINGTON, Tenn. -- West Tennessee Healthcare broke ground Tuesday for the Lexington Medical Center. The more than 17,000-square-foot facility will offer primary care services, physical therapy, rotating specialty clinic services and…
Firefighters say Paris apartment blaze began in kitchen
HENRY COUNTY, Tenn. -- Officials say a Tuesday morning fire that damaged a Paris apartment building started with a cooking accident. The fire took place in a single unit at Park Village Apartments and started as residents were cooking, according…
Mother faces child abuse charge after whipping daughter with belt
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A woman went before a judge Tuesday on a child abuse charge after allegedly causing multiple bruises and welts on her child with a belt. Tamaran Ross faces…
Jackson man faces aggravated stalking charge
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A man appeared Tuesday in city court on an aggravated stalking charge after allegedly violating an order of protection involving his ex-girlfriend. Michael Rivers is accused of going to the woman's Georgian Cove residence around 2 a.m.…
Martin police charge man with child abuse
MARTIN, Tenn. -- A Martin man is facing a child abuse charge on accusations of injuring a 6-year-old with a leather belt. Steve Rutledge, 49, was arrested Monday and charged with…
State to launch animal abuse registry in January
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A list of people who abuse animals in Tennessee will soon go up on a state website for everyone to see. Starting Jan. 1, the Tennessee Bureau…
Charges against Dyersburg police officer dismissed
OBION COUNTY, Tenn. -- A judge has dismissed charges against a Dyersburg police investigator accused of stealing money from a Union City couple. Cara Elizabeth Johnson-Peckenpaugh was suspended in February and…
Prostitution sting by Jackson police nets arrests
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A weekend prostitution sting by the Jackson Police Department ended with several arrests. Jackson City Court records show three women were arrest on counts of prostitution. Kateena Dawkins, Gwendolyn…
Dozens become U.S. citizens at ceremony in Jackson
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Approximately 50 people from 28 different countries became United States citizens Monday. A special naturalization ceremony took place at Liberty Technology Magnet High School. “This is a great…
Students, parents voice concern for Vision 2020
JACKSON, Tenn. -- In less than a month we should know what the 'Vision 2020' plan for the Jackson-Madison County School System holds. As we get closer to a…
Former Paris police officer charged in death of infant son
HENRY COUNTY. Tenn.---A former Paris police officer is officially charged in the death of his three month year old son. The Henry County grand jury has indicted Christopher Warren Page on…
John Christie accepts plea deal
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A new plea deal has been struck in the case of John Christie who was charged in the 2013 death of his wife, Brittany Christie. Christie pleaded…
A piece of the World Trade Centers is presented to Jackson business
JACKSON, Tenn. -- When soldiers come back from serving time overseas, veterans say adjusting back to civilian life can be difficult, but it can be especially challenging for those who…
University offers new program to help combat local crime
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A new program is underway at the University of Memphis Lambuth Campus, and it focuses on local crime. A ribbon was cut Monday afternoon by city officials with…
