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'Battle of the Badges' blood drive has first responders competing

[gtxvideo vid="FsC9Jpjy" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/FsC9Jpjy.jpg" vtitle="Battle of the Badges”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Some local officials are taking time this week to help save lives in a different way. For the next 11 days, Jackson's own "Battle of the Badges" blood…

State law makes owning pit bulls illegal for some convicts

[gtxvideo vid="AbV67Bpk" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/AbV67Bpk.jpg" vtitle="Pitbull Ordinance PKG”] BROWNSVILLE, Tenn. -- A man is jailed Sunday and his six pit bulls were in an animal shelter after police seized them as part of a Tennessee law against certain convicted felons.…

New bill would fund private school for disabled children

[gtxvideo vid="sBROygVF" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/sBROygVF.jpg" vtitle="Special Needs Vouchers PKG”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- A controversial bill that would pay thousands of dollars toward disabled students‘ education heads to Gov. Bill Haslam‘s desk for approval. A parent could opt out of sending…

Man wanted in Martin attempted kidnapping arrested in Miss.

MERIDIAN, Miss. -- Authorities have arrested a man in Mississippi accused of trying to kidnap a woman and her daughter in Martin. Derrick Nicholson was arrested in Meridian, Miss., after U.S. Marshals got a tip he was in the state…

STAR Center gets new director of development

[gtxvideo vid="eO5H0AI6" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/eO5H0AI6.jpg" vtitle="Abernathy Joins Star Center”] NORTH JACKSON -- The STAR Center has a new director of development. Jon Abernathy will oversee donor relations and fundraising for the nonprofit, which serves adults and children with disabilities. Abernathy…

Deputies say man may have sold stolen trailer in Jackson area

[gtxvideo vid="UxO8XIkh" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/UxO8XIkh.jpg" vtitle="Robert Lyons Arrested”] GIBSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- Officers believe a man they say stole a trailer from a driveway in Humboldt may have sold another stolen trailer to someone in the Jackson area. Deputies arrested…

Teen charged as adult pleads guilty in shooting

[gtxvideo vid="vifBymw9" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/vifBymw9.jpg" vtitle="Atkisson Pleads Guilty”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- An 18-year-old charged as an adult in a west Jackson shooting when he was just 15 entered a guilty plea Monday. Deontae Adkisson has pleaded guilty to attempted second-degree…

Officials approve provisional ballots in city election

[gtxvideo vid="g1q7vbCw" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/g1q7vbCw.jpg" vtitle="Provisional Ballots”] MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- On Monday, the Madison County Election Commission approved the five provisional ballots cast in last Tuesday's Jackson Municipal Election. Provisional ballots are cast when voters don't have the proper…

Woman charged with threatening child's father, vandalizing car

DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A woman appeared in city court Monday on accusations of sending threatening texts to the father of her child and vandalizing his car. Officers arrested Mariea Akines Saturday on outstanding warrants from April. Court documents say last…

Man accused of punching, stomping ex-girlfriend appears in court

[gtxvideo vid="QbXUa0uj" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/QbXUa0uj.jpg" vtitle="Exboyfriend Charged In Attack”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A man accused of punching and stomping his ex-girlfriend's head appears in Jackson City Court. Richard Anderson was formally charged Monday with aggravated burglary and simple domestic assault.…

Man charged with DUI, hitting pedestrian in parking lot

DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A man was charged with driving under the influence after supposedly hitting a pedestrian Saturday in the parking lot of Home Depot on Vann Drive. Officers performing field sobriety tests on Robert Cantrell say he was unsteady…

Two plead guilty in attack on elderly woman

[gtxvideo vid="To3xp3AP" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/To3xp3AP.jpg" vtitle="Pleas In Eldarly Robbery”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Two suspects have officially pleaded guilty to attacking an elderly woman last fall. Police say Shaun Edwards and a juvenile admitted to breaking into the woman's home last…

Man arrested in two separate weekend incidents

[gtxvideo vid="CKTWkRZ2" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/CKTWkRZ2.jpg" vtitle="Double Weekend Arrest”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- Over the weekend, a Madison County man was arrested and booked in two separate crimes. Officials at the Madison County Sheriff's Office say Mark Trimmer was first arrested around…

Woman accused of wielding hammer, punching mom

[gtxvideo vid="H9A4wnCI" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/H9A4wnCI.jpg" vtitle="Daughter vs Mom”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A woman accused of wielding a hammer at her boyfriend and assaulting her mother appeared Monday in Jackson court. Ashley Jones faces assault charges after police say she grabbed…

Union's EDGE program opens new doors for special needs students

[gtxvideo vid="7n5hM4za" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/7n5hM4za.jpg" vtitle="Union Edge Program”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- A new two-year program coming to the campus of Union University will allow special needs students to continue their education beyond high school and prepare them for the workforce.…

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