[gtxvideo vid="J4lwxYyQ" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/J4lwxYyQ.jpg" vtitle="Misconceptions Of Staying Cool PKG 10pm”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Six "heat myth" misconceptions are dispelled: 1. Heat exhaustion and heat stroke are not the same thing. Heat exhaustion happens when you've been exposed to the…
[gtxvideo vid="AvkigjsR" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/AvkigjsR.jpg" vtitle="Student Heat Death LIVE SHOT”] HAYWOOD COUNTY, Tenn. -- A Haywood County High School football player passed away Wednesday, according to school officials. Tekarian Maclin, 16, was the student who died, according to school officials.…
McNAIRY COUNTY, Tenn. -- A woman was killed Wednesday in a head-on collision involving a tractor-trailer, according to the Tennessee Highway Patrol. Gwen Wright of Union City was killed when the Ford Fusion she was driving crossed the turn lane…
[gtxvideo vid="quVczxgn" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/quVczxgn.jpg" vtitle="JMCSS In Service”] MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- Teachers in the Jackson-Madison County School System returned to work Wednesday for their first in-service day of the school year. The event was held at the Carl Perkins…
[gtxvideo vid="m0H5AtIG" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/m0H5AtIG.jpg" vtitle="Senator Remembers Hussein”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- A member of the Tennessee Senate recalled his memories spent with one of the most dangerous men on the planet. Senator Mark Greene, a republican from Ashland City and…
[gtxvideo vid="OJ7S3M5W" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/OJ7S3M5W.jpg" vtitle="Pilot Program Update”] HENDERSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- The Henderson County Fire Department has seen an overwhelming response to their life-saving efforts to put a working smoke detector in every home. In fact, fire officials say…
[gtxvideo vid="OVM0yDuk" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/OVM0yDuk.jpg" vtitle="Blizzard Of Miracles”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Buy a blizzard, save a life — that's a Dairy Queen promise made with an all-new summer dessert dedication. Thursday is Dairy Queen's 10th annual "Blizzard of Miracles" treat…
[gtxvideo vid="j9i4N2Fi" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/j9i4N2Fi.jpg" vtitle="Premier Chemical Spill”] CHESTER COUNTY, Tenn. -- A small chemical spill Wednesday afternoon at a manufacturing plant in Henderson injured two employees, according to EMA officials. One of them was airlifted and the other transported…
[gtxvideo vid="07pjHb1R" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/07pjHb1R.jpg" vtitle="Working In The Heat PKG”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- A Jackson business owner said the excruciating heat isn't keeping his company from work. But it changes the way Groundworks Jackson does business. Landscapers said working in…
[gtxvideo vid="UOukTJu6" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/UOukTJu6.jpg" vtitle="Gibson DARE Program Expands PKG”] GIBSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- In just two days, students in the Bradford Special School District head back to class. And with the new school year comes an expansion of an…
[gtxvideo vid="B2qZlKU4" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/B2qZlKU4.jpg" vtitle="JMCSS TCAP Scores PKG”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Scores for the Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program, or TCAP, released Wednesday show improvement in the Jackson-Madison County School System. Jackson-Madison County students improved in seven out of 10…
[gtxvideo vid="muWg7NKO" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/muWg7NKO.jpg" vtitle="Gillard Domestic Assault”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- A man appeared Wednesday in city court on accusations of beating his girlfriend and kicking her in the face. Dannie Gillard reportedly attacked the woman Sunday at her Orchard…
[gtxvideo vid="vv82y3yH" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/vv82y3yH.jpg" vtitle="Martin PD Search”] WEAKLEY COUNTY, Tenn. -- Deputies are searching for a Martin man they say broke into a home and stole about $4,000 worth of cash, jewelry and medications. Christopher Lane, 25, is accused…
[gtxvideo vid="gSma6WNH" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/gSma6WNH.jpg" vtitle="Taylor Street Fire”] EAST JACKSON -- Fire officials say a home likely will be a total loss after a Wednesday afternoon fire. A 70-year-old man, the only occupant of the Taylor Street home, brought his…
[gtxvideo vid="XELsRMpH" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/XELsRMpH.jpg" vtitle="Summer Heat”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Extreme heat is wreaking havoc on West Tennessee, and some are even calling it the hottest it has ever been. "It's the hottest one I've seen, and it's going to…
