HENRY COUNTY, Tenn. -- A local natural gas provider recently was recognized for excellence by a national group. The Paris-Henry County Public Utility District was presented the American Public Gas Association's System Operational Achievement Recognition, or SOAR, for excellence in…
[gtxvideo vid="VwkJLpqV" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/VwkJLpqV.jpg" vtitle="Paris Landing Water Levels”] HENRY COUNTY, Tenn. -- Paris Landing State Park officials tell us its beaches are still closed due to rising flood waters. Officials say they expect the beaches to remain closed for…
[gtxvideo vid="dAokjcHx" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/dAokjcHx.jpg" vtitle="Heat Cases Increase”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- As the hottest week of the year continues in the city of Jackson, some of the consequences from the oppressive weather are becoming more apparent. At Jackson-Madison County General…
[gtxvideo vid="MMJkWbtc" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/MMJkWbtc.jpg" vtitle="DSCC Scholarship Reminder”] DYERSBURG, Tenn. -- Dyersburg State Community College wishes to remind students planning to attend this fall about an important deadline arriving this week. Wednesday is the last day incoming Tennessee Promise students…
WEAKLEY COUNTY, Tenn. -- Four men are facing charges after deputies find marijuana plants and marijuana packaged for resale at a Sharon residence. The Weakley County Sheriff's Department executed a search warrant Tuesday in the 5000 block of Old Highway…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Investigators have detained two people in a Monday night robbery in west Jackson, according to the Jackson Police Department. Officers say the incident happened around 10:45 p.m. Monday off Hollywood Drive. Police say the victim was walking…
[gtxvideo vid="oA6tRDUs" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/oA6tRDUs.jpg" vtitle="Regional Hospital Embezzlement”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- A Jackson hospital has agreed to pay a half-million dollar settlement to resolve allegations of improperly billing Medicare and Medicaid. Regional Hospital agreed Friday to pay the United States…
[gtxvideo vid="xaeqk8ah" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/xaeqk8ah.jpg" vtitle="Lexington Mission Reopens PKG”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Volunteers helped repair a Jackson outreach ministry Tuesday after a break-in that caused thousands of dollars in damage. Volunteers took down broken glass and boarded-up windows Tuesday at…
CROCKETT COUNTY, Tenn. -- Officials are on scene investigating a church fire just north of Alamo. The call went out just after 1 p.m. about a fire at Cairo Baptist Church, located on Lyons Road off Highway 412. The church…
[gtxvideo vid="E7vnd2Fk" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/E7vnd2Fk.jpg" vtitle="Bond Agg Assault”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A man faced a judge Tuesday on allegations of assaulting a woman and strangling her until she was unconscious. Jasper Bond is charged with aggravated domestic assault after allegedly…
DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A man was in city court Tuesday to face a disorderly conduct charge after a disturbance at a Jackson apartment complex. Court papers say police responded just after 6 a.m. Monday to a reported disturbance in the…
DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A man went before a judge Tuesday on accusations of kicking in his sister's door and locking her out of her house. Billy McClanahan is charged with aggravated burglary. His sister called police Monday afternoon to her…
DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A Jackson woman appeared Tuesday in city court on a child abuse charge after allegedly whipping her son with a switch, causing bruises on his arms, buttocks, back and legs. Police say Avonea Rhea admitted to whipping…
[gtxvideo vid="NbLNKekc" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/NbLNKekc.jpg" vtitle="Thalia Allowed To Play PKG”] CARROLL COUNTY, Tenn. -- A girl who initially was denied the chance to play on her junior high football team because of her gender will be allowed to play after…
[gtxvideo vid="hWFJyO6t" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/hWFJyO6t.jpg" vtitle="Church Vandalism Update”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Authorities have made three arrests in a series of vandalisms involving local churches, according to the sheriff's office. Three men are in custody on charges stemming from vandalism at…
