[gtxvideo vid="GIG3BRiN" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/GIG3BRiN.jpg" vtitle="Chester Co Agg Kidnapping PKG”] CHESTER COUNTY, Tenn. -- Three men are behind bars in Chester County, accused of holding a woman hostage inside her home for hours and threatening to kill her and dispose…
[gtxvideo vid="ROpjvsqt" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/ROpjvsqt.jpg" vtitle="Peaches In Court”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Accused of assaulting a toddler, a former Jackson police officer appears before a judge Friday morning. Peaches Nesbitt was officially charged with simple assault for a June incident at…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Local officials gathered Friday as Jackson State Community College honored a benefactor of the school with the Tennessee Board of Regents Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Philanthropy. Neta McKnight is this year's recipient of the award, having…
TRENTON, Tenn. -- A man is in the Gibson County jail after police say they caught him with drugs while he was free on bond on a rape charge. Timothy Jelks was arrested Thursday afternoon after police say he fled…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Jackson State Community College is doing what it can to help Tennessee Promise students fulfill their required eight hours of community service to qualify for the scholarship. Activities will begin at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Saturday…
DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A woman appeared Friday in Jackson City Court on accusations of stealing property from a car and later being found with stolen items from a separate theft. Torkisha Clifton went before a judge on charges from three…
HAYWOOD COUNTY, Tenn. -- The Tennessee Highway Patrol has identified the woman killed in a Wednesday evening crash on Interstate 40. Dorothy Lee, 66, of Stanton was killed when the Ford Explorer in which she was a passenger struck the…
[gtxvideo vid="MAhUhjos" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/MAhUhjos.jpg" vtitle="JSCC Adds Class Locations”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Students hoping to further their education at Jackson State Community College soon will have more options of where to attend classes. Starting this fall, JSCC will offer classes…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Jackson-Madison County General Hospital is welcoming a new medical director of palliative care. Dr. Kevin Wheatley is a graduate of James H. Quillen College of Medicine at East Tennessee State University in Johnson City. He is no…
BOLIVAR, Tenn. -- Firefighters say a Thursday night fire that destroyed a vacant home is suspicious. The call came in around 11:30 p.m. for the fire at the Neely Street home, according to the Bolivar Fire Department. Fire officials are…
[gtxvideo vid="pjZo1d8q" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/pjZo1d8q.jpg" vtitle="Hit And Run Victim PKG”] BELLS, Tenn. -- The 8-year-old victim in a Gibson County hit-and-run is back home after four days in the hospital. Now on the road to recovery, Paige Helton and her…
[gtxvideo vid="KfBGodgr" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/KfBGodgr.jpg" vtitle="Summer Celebration PKG”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- The UT Experiment Station was blooming with eager gardeners Thursday for this year's Summer Celebration featuring bees, birds, butterflies and bottles. Many recycled pieces of art were on display…
[gtxvideo vid="8WNDJ1kI" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/8WNDJ1kI.jpg" vtitle="Henderson CO Deputy Arrested PKG”] HENDERSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- A Henderson County Sheriff's Office employee was arrested Thursday morning by Lexington police. "Shocked — it's just one of those things. You just take the hand…
[gtxvideo vid="smsxWP58" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/smsxWP58.jpg" vtitle="Eastview Tractor Trailer”] EASTVIEW, Tenn. -- A tractor-trailer overturned in Eastview Thursday afternoon on Highway 45. The accident happened around 4:30 p.m. just north of the Mississippi state line. Troopers were not aware of what…
[gtxvideo vid="7TPRBrDz" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/7TPRBrDz.jpg" vtitle="Director Of School Responds”] OBION COUNTY, Tenn. -- The Obion County director of schools speaks for the first time about the controversy surrounding a Confederate flag being painted over on a school sign. Many in…
