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Local lawmakers react to gay marriage ruling

[gtxvideo vid="VOXvptV5" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/VOXvptV5.jpg" vtitle="TN Constituition Explanation PKG”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Madison County issued its first same-sex marriage license on Monday, three days after a Supreme Court ruling allowing gay marriage nationwide. “I don't really have anything against it…

Third Weakley Co. election commissioner nominated

WEAKLEY COUNTY, Tenn. -- The third Weakley County election commissioner has been replaced. John Robert Freeman says he has accepted the third election commissioner position. He will officially join the commission when the state election commission approves his paperwork.

Deconstruction of Bemis Mill continues

[gtxvideo vid="cgPpTu8n" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/cgPpTu8n.jpg" vtitle="Bemis Mill Update”] BEMIS, Tenn. -- The process of deconstructing the Bemis Mill is still under way. A park will eventually take the place of the historic mill, and pieces of the original mill will…

Omni Family of Services to hold job fair in Jackson

JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Omni Family of Services is holding a job fair Tuesday at DoubleTree Hotel on the 45 Bypass. The event will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The company is recruiting for resource coordinators and…

With same-sex marriage legal, who can perform ceremony?

[gtxvideo vid="0Kk0Hyxx" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/0Kk0Hyxx.jpg" vtitle="Authority To Marry”] MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- For many, once a same-sex couple is able to get married, the question becomes who can actually perform the ceremony? As of Monday afternoon, just one same-sex couple…

Bar owner pulls gun on man accused of hitting women with cane

[gtxvideo vid="EQv5RKv3" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/EQv5RKv3.jpg" vtitle="Arnold Agg Assault”] MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- A man was arrested Saturday on accusations of hitting two women with a cane in a bar before the owner pulled a gun on him. William Arnold Jr.…

Officer injured when patrol car rear-ended in north Jackson

[gtxvideo vid="71lOMZiK" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/71lOMZiK.jpg" vtitle="JPD Cruiser Accident”] NORTH JACKSON -- A Jackson police officer was injured after his patrol car was rear-ended Monday evening. A woman in a southbound car rear-ended the officer's patrol car just before 5 p.m.…

Cash reward offered for wanted man

[gtxvideo vid="rjfAabsP" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/rjfAabsP.jpg" vtitle="Steve Robinson Wanted”] MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- There is a $1,000 reward on the table if you can help deputies find a man wanted in Madison County. According to Lewis Bonding Company, Steve Robinson, 35,…

Man charged in Henderson Co. 4-vehicle crash

[gtxvideo vid="PZxFkI1V" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/PZxFkI1V.jpg" vtitle="HWY 412 Accident”] HENDERSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- A man has been charged in a four-vehicle wreck west of Lexington that left him and three other people injured. Paul Christopher Roach is accused of causing the…

Riders & Rockabilly BBQ, music fest coming this weekend

[gtxvideo vid="IyTgd76g" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/IyTgd76g.jpg" vtitle="Rockabilly Festival Announcement”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Music and the sweet smell of barbecue will fill the air of the Jackson Fairgrounds Park this Fourth of July Weekend. The Riders and Rockabilly Rally and Blues Hog…

Vehicle strikes man in wheelchair near downtown

[gtxvideo vid="BVcz1P8B" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/BVcz1P8B.jpg" vtitle="Car Strikes Wheelchair”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A vehicle struck a man in a motorized wheelchair Monday and fled the scene, according to first responders. The man was hit at the intersection of Main Street and…

Crockett Co. thanks visiting film crew, presents plaque

[gtxvideo vid="FMQkPsRy" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/FMQkPsRy.jpg" vtitle="NJ Plague Movie”] CROCKETT COUNTY, Tenn. -- As a Los Angeles-based crew visiting West Tennessee to film a movie wrapped up their filming, the local community decided to give them a send-off with some Southern…

Man accused of trying to run over man on motorcycle

[gtxvideo vid="8NXfEwoq" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/8NXfEwoq.jpg" vtitle="Sheffield Robinson Wanted”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A man went before a judge Monday on charges of trying to use his van to run over a man on a motorcycle. William Sheffield allegedly admitted to trying…

Man charged in Jackson home burglary

[gtxvideo vid="9ASdPzKQ" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/9ASdPzKQ.jpg" vtitle="Williams Top”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A man was in city court Monday on accusations of burglarizing a Jackson home. Roderick Williams is charged with theft of property over $500 in the Thursday incident, according to…

Air Choice One launches McKellar-Sipes services

[gtxvideo vid="uou9JxPE" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/uou9JxPE.jpg" vtitle="Air Choice One”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Hub City has a new destination for frequent flyers. Air Choice One launched services out of McKellar-Sipes Regional airport Sunday. The St. Louis-based air carrier will offer flight…

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