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Birdsong Drive-In Theater is back for another season

[gtxvideo vid="1g0bIk3Z" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/1g0bIk3Z.jpg" vtitle="Birdsong Drive in”] BENTON COUNTY, Tenn. -- The Birdsong Drive-In Theater is back in business, but there have been transitions in the digital age that have not made it so simple. However, the family's passion…

Retired Marine walks through West Tenn. for wounded warriors

BENTON COUNTY, Tenn. -- A retired U.S. Marine is setting out on a cross-country trek dedicated to wounded warriors. On March 1, retired Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt Wesley Roy Brady Jr. set out from Charlotte, N.C., to walk across country…

Spontaneous combustion blamed for East Jackson fire

JACKSON, Tenn. -- A small fire at an east Jackson restaurant is being blamed on freshly cleaned towels somehow bursting into flames. The Jackson Fire Department is calling this a case of spontaneous combustion, where pressure and a little heat…

Car hauler fire snarls traffic on I-40 in west Madison County

[gtxvideo vid="8YlpuvgN" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/8YlpuvgN.jpg" vtitle="TRUCK FIRE”] MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- Traffic is slowly beginning to return to normal following a Friday night truck fire on Interstate 40. Madison County firefighters were called around 8 p.m. to the scene of…

Proposed bill could ban multiple DUI offenders from buying booze

[gtxvideo vid="bNTEIKyb" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/bNTEIKyb.jpg" vtitle="DUI Conviction Proposal”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- It could soon be illegal for those convicted of multiple DUI's to even buy alcohol. A bill is making its way through the state legislature right now. "I think…

McKenzie to replace entire sewer system

[gtxvideo vid="X03yhtfM" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/X03yhtfM.jpg" vtitle="Mckenzie Sewer system”] McKENZIE, Tenn. -- McKenzie plans to replace its entire sewer system with a $1.8 million loan from the state. "We're looking at approximately $950,000 to be used for sewer plant upgrades, and…

Fire disrupts Gibson Co. elementary school

[gtxvideo vid="kdxWBLXJ" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/kdxWBLXJ.jpg" vtitle="Humboldt FIRe”] GIBSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- An afternoon fire at a Gibson County elementary school leaves teachers and students outside in the cold for several hours. According to the Humboldt Fire Department, the fire started…

Event will raise money for Holly Bobo Scholarship Fund

[gtxvideo vid="lbbnxc0S" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/lbbnxc0S.jpg" vtitle="Holly Bobo Scholarship”] LEXINGTON, Tenn. -- Family and friends of Holly Bobo will honor the nursing student's life Saturday evening through giving back. A fundraiser will be held 7 p.m. Saturday 2 p.m. Sunday at…

New Tenn. grant will help adults go to college

[gtxvideo vid="pcexLP7c" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/pcexLP7c.jpg" vtitle="TCAT open house preview”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Going from the work force back to school isn't as hard as you might think, especially with the help of a unique Tennessee grant. Tennessee Reconnect is Gov.…

Rose Hill principal suspended amid punishment investigation

[gtxvideo vid="eaUhwIN9" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/eaUhwIN9.jpg" vtitle="PRINCIPAL SUSPENDED”] MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- A middle school principal is suspended as the Jackson-Madison County School System investigates reports from parents about corporal punishment without parental consent. Ned Lewis, principal of Rose Hill Middle…

Hundreds lace up sneakers for Walk Across Tennessee

[gtxvideo vid="3KcPFY6r" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/3KcPFY6r.jpg" vtitle="Walk Across TN”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Hundreds of walkers and runners lace up their sneakers for the 10th year of the Walk Across Tennessee campaign. The 500-mile trek takes place from April 6th to May16th.…

Community gathers for Virginia Dorris memorial service

[gtxvideo vid="9u7Cd6V1" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/9u7Cd6V1.jpg" vtitle="virginia Dorris funeral”] NORTH JACKSON -- Countless mourners gathered Friday at a north Jackson church to pay tribute to and remember Virginia Dorris. The memorial service was held at 11 a.m. Friday at Northside United…

30 graduate from hostage negotiation training

[gtxvideo vid="jp67R1u8" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/jp67R1u8.jpg" vtitle="CIT graduation”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Officers and representatives from local law enforcement and community agencies were recognized Friday for completing Crisis Intervention Team training. Thirty people graduated after completing a weeklong 40-hour class to become…

Man faces theft charges in unfinished home improvement jobs

[gtxvideo vid="EibPQpCS" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/EibPQpCS.jpg" vtitle="WADE PROPERTY THEFT”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A man was in Jackson City Court Friday on theft charges for allegedly taking payments to perform home improvement work and never delivering on the services. Jerry D. Wade…

Ollie the Otter teaches road safety at St. Mary's

[gtxvideo vid="Lmcu8Ki4" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Lmcu8Ki4.jpg" vtitle="olllie the otter”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Students at St. Mary's School welcomed a special visitor Friday. Ollie the Otter from the Tennessee Governor's Highway Safety Office stopped by to talk about how to stay safe…

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