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Henry Co. commissioners approve proposal to increase courthouse security

[gtxvideo vid="IE0l5FKQ" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/IE0l5FKQ.jpg" vtitle="Courthouse Security Approved”] HENRY COUNTY, Tenn. -- Henry County commissioners have approved a proposal to increase security measures at the courthouse. According to Sheriff Monte Belew, commissioners gave the OK to a courthouse resource officer,…

Henry Co. commissioners approve proposal to increase courthouse security

HENRY COUNTY, Tenn. -- Henry County commissioners have approved a proposal to increase security measures at the courthouse. According to Sheriff Monte Belew, commissioners gave the OK to a courthouse resource officer, new security alarms and other security features including…

Gadsden Elementary kindergarten teacher arrested on burglary charges

[gtxvideo vid="Q6kqFNtQ" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Q6kqFNtQ.jpg" vtitle="Gadsden Teacher Arrest PKG”] GADSDEN, Tenn. -- A Crockett County elementary school teacher is facing two counts of aggravated burglary along with two counts of theft. Kindergarten teacher Leslie Faulkner is accused of stealing her…

Gadsden Elementary kindergarten teacher arrested on burglary charges

GADSDEN, Tenn. -- A Crockett County elementary school teacher is facing two counts of aggravated burglary along with two counts of theft. Kindergarten teacher Leslie Faulkner is accused of stealing her friend's prescription drugs on two separate occasions. "The first…

Jackson residents turn out for National Voter Registration Day

[gtxvideo vid="pS1xJzqe" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/pS1xJzqe.jpg" vtitle="Voter Registration”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Hub City residents were getting ready Tuesday for the next election by honoring National Voter Registration Day. Twenty-five Jackson residents showed up at the east Jackson Food Rite location so…

Jackson residents turn out for National Voter Registration Day

JACKSON, Tenn. -- Hub City residents were getting ready Tuesday for the next election by honoring National Voter Registration Day. Twenty-five Jackson residents showed up at the east Jackson Food Rite location so they could register to vote. From local…

JMCSS holds 2nd Vision 2020 meeting

[gtxvideo vid="t5gkwDFE" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/t5gkwDFE.jpg" vtitle="Morning 20-20 Meeting”] MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- The Jackson-Madison County School System held the second Vision 2020 public meeting Tuesday morning. It was another packed house at Mother Liberty CME Church as more than 40…

JMCSS holds 2nd Vision 2020 meeting

MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- The Jackson-Madison County School System held the second Vision 2020 public meeting Tuesday morning. It was another packed house at Mother Liberty CME Church as more than 40 people took time to listen to four possibilities…

U.S. Marshals searching for fugitive; may be in Henderson Co. or Carroll Co.

[gtxvideo vid="bE0iUb16" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/bE0iUb16.jpg" vtitle="Marshals Search”] HENDERSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- A man who fled on an ATV from officers Tuesday morning is being sought by the U.S. Marshals Service. Eli Salyers is wanted on a parole violation and is…

Sheriff says 'NO' to removal request of Godly slogan on patrol cars

[gtxvideo vid="Oa8zIL2s" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Oa8zIL2s.jpg" vtitle="FFRF Contacts HCSO PKG”] HENDERSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- A watchdog group urges the Henderson County sheriff to remove "In God We Trust" from the department's patrol cars. On Monday, Henderson County Sheriff Brian Duke said…

Sheriff says 'NO' to removal request of Godly slogan on patrol cars

[gtxvideo vid="Oa8zIL2s" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Oa8zIL2s.jpg" vtitle="FFRF Contacts HCSO PKG”] HENDERSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- A watchdog group urges the Henderson County sheriff to remove "In God We Trust" from the department's patrol cars. On Monday, Henderson County Sheriff Brian Duke said…

Wheelchair basketball team gets donation from local businesses

[gtxvideo vid="8wf7sxpi" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/8wf7sxpi.jpg" vtitle="Wheel Chair Competition”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Local wheelchair athletes now have an extra boost for their game thanks to the generosity of some local businesses. Working along with the West Tennessee Healthcare Foundation, Human Technology…

Wheelchair basketball team gets donation from local businesses

JACKSON, Tenn. -- Local wheelchair athletes now have an extra boost for their game thanks to the generosity of some local businesses. Working along with the West Tennessee Healthcare Foundation, Human Technology Prosthetics and Orthotics presented a $2,500 donation to…

State officials unveil sales pitch for Memphis Regional Megasite

[gtxvideo vid="dXKHkbZu" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/dXKHkbZu.jpg" vtitle="Megasite Campaign Revamped PKG”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- State officials stopped Tuesday in the Hub City to show the sales pitch they hope will bring companies to West Tennessee's Memphis Regional Megasite in Haywood County. Commissioner…

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