The Ned R. McWherter West Tennessee Cultural Arts Center has announced the lineup for its 2015-16 season. To see the scheduled performances and to buy tickets, visit The Ned's website at www.cityofjackson.net/the-ned/upcoming-season.
[gtxvideo vid="dskwGrGZ" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/dskwGrGZ.jpg" vtitle="JMCSS Facility Upkeep PKG”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Jackson-Madison County schools rush to get their grounds ready for students. Grass at Jackson Central-Merry, Alexander Elementary, and North Side High School still stands several inches high. “It…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Jackson Police Department gave back to the community Thursday with a donation to the Jackson Boys and Girls Club. The department gave the $1,000 gift to the organization for back-to-school shopping, according to a release from…
[gtxvideo vid="FBV58kDT" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/FBV58kDT.jpg" vtitle="I 40 wreck”] MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- A pickup truck overturned in a single-vehicle crash Thursday afternoon on Interstate 40. The Madison County Fire Department responded to the wreck around 12:40 p.m. near mile marker…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A woman went before a judge Thursday after being linked to a June 8 shoplifting incident at Walmart in south Jackson, according to court papers. Britney Cole is accused of loading totes with merchandise at Walmart on…
[gtxvideo vid="0JIEbFPj" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/0JIEbFPj.jpg" vtitle="Car Hits Building”] WEST JACKSON -- A car crashed into the front window of a Jackson business Thursday afternoon. The call went out around 1:45 p.m. to Allegra Design Print Mall, located in the 1000…
[gtxvideo vid="BDhg4AlA" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/BDhg4AlA.jpg" vtitle="Yarborough Statutory Rape”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- A man appeared Thursday in Jackson City Court after police say he arranged online to meet an underage girl for sex. Lee Yarbrough, 33, is accused of contacting a…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A man charged in a deadly shooting in Lincoln Courts went before a judge Thursday. Christopher Lyles, 20, faces a count of first-degree murder among other charges. His case has been bound over to the grand jury,…
[gtxvideo vid="nmLV7odt" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/nmLV7odt.jpg" vtitle="Martin PD Search”] WEAKLEY COUNTY, Tenn. -- A Martin man deputies say broke into a home and stole about $4,000 worth of cash, jewelry and medications has been arrested, according to the sheriff's office. Christopher…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Police investigate an overnight armed robbery outside a west Jackson hotel. Police say it happened around 2 a.m. Thursday at Motel 6 on the Highway 45 Bypass. Officers say three suspects robbed two people outside the hotel.…
[gtxvideo vid="CMEGfwyB" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/CMEGfwyB.jpg" vtitle="DCS Employee Terminated”] MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- The Department of Children's Services employee accused of firing a gun near a group of people earlier this year has been fired. According to the state DCS office…
[gtxvideo vid="r8QuFWTP" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/r8QuFWTP.jpg" vtitle="Thorpe Att Murder”] DYER COUNTY, Tenn. -- A man is expected in court Thursday on an attempted murder charge after allegedly shooting into a car and hitting a pregnant woman. According to the Dyer County…
[gtxvideo vid="rc2cPehd" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/rc2cPehd.jpg" vtitle="Humboldt Barricade PKG”] GIBSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- Police faced a tense situation Wednesday afternoon in Humboldt after reports of gunfire led them to a nearby house after seeing a possible suspect run inside. "When our…
[gtxvideo vid="J4lwxYyQ" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/J4lwxYyQ.jpg" vtitle="Misconceptions Of Staying Cool PKG 10pm”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Six "heat myth" misconceptions are dispelled: 1. Heat exhaustion and heat stroke are not the same thing. Heat exhaustion happens when you've been exposed to the…
[gtxvideo vid="AvkigjsR" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/AvkigjsR.jpg" vtitle="Student Heat Death LIVE SHOT”] HAYWOOD COUNTY, Tenn. -- A Haywood County High School football player passed away Wednesday, according to school officials. Tekarian Maclin, 16, was the student who died, according to school officials.…
