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Newbern beautification project sees cost increase

[gtxvideo vid="QayY8uiP" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/QayY8uiP.jpg" vtitle="Newbern Beautification Project”] NEWBERN, Tenn. -- A change of plans for one West Tennessee city's beautification project leads to a bigger price tag. The Newbern Beautification Project's planning began in 2012, and the original cost…

Firefighters rush to house fire in east Jackson

EAST JACKSON -- Jackson firefighters rushed Thursday night to a home in the 300 block of Webster Street in east Jackson after the homeowner said a grease fire in the kitchen got out of control. Dark smoke was seen pouring…

School board gives back teacher assistants

[gtxvideo vid="Xk3DjXWd" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Xk3DjXWd.jpg" vtitle="School board gives back teacher assistants”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Jackson-Madison County School Board voted Thursday night to bring back four teacher assistants at the Montessori School in Bemis. Previously, there were 18 teacher assistants,…

Lane College ready for inaugural Dinner with the Pros

[gtxvideo vid="G8T4xFMX" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/G8T4xFMX.jpg" vtitle="All Star Game”] EAST JACKSON, Tenn. - It's not homecoming at Lane College, but the Dragons are expecting hundreds of locals and alumni this upcoming weekend. The influx comes from the school's sold out inaugural…

McKellar-Sipes to offer St. Louis flights starting this month

[gtxvideo vid="KgtMGshZ" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/KgtMGshZ.jpg" vtitle="Air Choice One”] MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- West Tennesseans soon will have a new travel option as a local airport starts offering flights to St. Louis and back. Air Choice One, the carrier for McKellar-Sipes…

Paris City Cemetery vandalism continues

[gtxvideo vid="O1MpqsNC" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/O1MpqsNC.jpg" vtitle="Paris Cemetery Vandalized PKG - Bryan”] PARIS, Tenn. -- The Paris City Cemetery has been around for centuries and has become the final resting place for several prominent West Tennesseans. Now, the groundskeepers are trying…

Construction chokes busy Lexington highway

[gtxvideo vid="h6P2nKQN" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/h6P2nKQN.jpg" vtitle="Lexington Construction Issues”] LEXINGTON, Tenn. -- A multi-mile construction project along a busy portion of Highway 412 has some Lexington drivers feeling like they're riding the brakes more than they're putting the pedal to the…

Lane College in talks to bring Bennigan's restaurant to east Jackson

[gtxvideo vid="F8f4CzXc" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/F8f4CzXc.jpg" vtitle="Benningan's at Lane”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Officials with Lane College say they are in the final stage of negotiations to bring a Bennigan's restaurant to east Jackson. It would be located at the intersection of…

Reelfoot Lake spillway still inoperable

[gtxvideo vid="FPAt423O" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/FPAt423O.jpg" vtitle="Reel Foot Spillway PKG - Beth”] OBION COUNTY, Tenn. -- Worries and frustrations continue over the Reelfoot Lake spillway as some say it's crumbling and threatening to flood everything around it and drain Reelfoot Lake.…

Alamo native inducted into R&B Music Hall of Fame

[gtxvideo vid="J4HQEmpw" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/J4HQEmpw.jpg" vtitle="Music Hall Of Fame”] CROCKETT COUNTY, Tenn. -- An Alamo native has been honored with induction into the Rhythm and Blues Music Hall of Fame. Loretta Jazzii Anderson was inducted Saturday and also was presented…

Man in court accused of trying to hire prostitute

[gtxvideo vid="QNsWBo34" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/QNsWBo34.jpg" vtitle="Jaeger Prostitution Arrest”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A man went before a judge Thursday in city court after being charged in an undercover prostitution investigation. Charles Jaeger is accused of using the website www.backpage.com to arrange…

2 men accused of robbery after offering to sell drugs

[gtxvideo vid="MFZt9Ogf" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/MFZt9Ogf.jpg" vtitle="Robinson Person AGG Robbery”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- Two men appeared Thursday in city court on allegations of robbing two men at a Jackson park. Corinthian Person and Montreal Robinson are accused of robbing the men…

Lexington Crime Stoppers now taking anonymous tips online

LEXINGTON, Tenn. -- Crime Stoppers in Lexington now offers a way for people to submit anonymous tips online, according to police. Anyone with information can visit the city's website, www.lexingtontn.gov, go to the "departments" section and then the "police section"…

Shoppers swarm annual Highway 70 Yard Sale

[gtxvideo vid="vr1dQufh" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/vr1dQufh.jpg" vtitle="HWY 70 Yard Sale PKG - Mal”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Bargain hunters from across the state hit the road Thursday searching for a steal. The 12th annual Highway 70 Yard Sale kicked off on Thursday.…

Police: Death in Lexington is apparent suicide

[gtxvideo vid="HvW5Nbtk" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/HvW5Nbtk.jpg" vtitle="Lexington Death Investigation”] LEXINGTON, Tenn. -- Lexington police say a death they were investigating Wednesday night appears to be a suicide, according to their preliminary death investigation. They say there is no threat to public…

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