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Hardin County in need of volunteer firefighters

[gtxvideo vid="8ZvBTA4v" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/8ZvBTA4v.jpg" vtitle="Hardin Firefighter Decrease”] HARDIN COUNTY, Tenn. -- First responders across the Volunteer State know the term "volunteer'" very well. Rural towns such as Morris Chapel in Hardin County wouldn't have a team of responders if…

Proposed state minimum wage increase could cut jobs

[gtxvideo vid="lmnw4mTw" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/lmnw4mTw.jpg" vtitle="Possible Minimum wage effects”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A study released Monday finds 19,000 jobs could be lost in Tennessee if the state passes a bill raising the minimum wage. The analysis, released by the Employment…

Local students celebrate Read Across America Day

[gtxvideo vid="HdbQ4ety" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/HdbQ4ety.jpg" vtitle="Read Across America”] MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- Classrooms all across West Tennessee celebrate Dr. Seuss. Lisa Caldwell the Media Library Specialist said, "the children love the celebration and they also love reading. In the days…

Pro Day preparartion just getting started

[gtxvideo vid="FvGWD4H4" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/FvGWD4H4.jpg" vtitle="NFL Hopefuls Train”] JACKSON, Tenn. - Impressing scouts at the NFL Combine is only the first step. The next goal for college standouts is having a good Pro Day. Baltimore Ravens' Jeremy Butler and a…

Bulldogs dominate conference honors

[gtxvideo vid="MDwFXslt" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/MDwFXslt.jpg" vtitle="Union Sweeps Awards”] Union University's women's basketball team has already established themselves as the best team in the Gulf South Conference. Their regular season season success and No. 1 ranking in the tournament resulted in…

School leaders prepare for Tennessee Promise students

[gtxvideo vid="hfI3vEIN" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/hfI3vEIN.jpg" vtitle="Higher Education Standards”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Community colleges and technical schools are preparing for a flood of students thanks to Tennessee Promise, which offers high school graduates tuition-free learning. But the leaders of many of…

Local NAACP branch asks city to increase early voting opportunity

[gtxvideo vid="vLzJYt4m" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/vLzJYt4m.jpg" vtitle="Early Voting Meeting”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- The local chapter of the NAACP asks the city council Monday to pay for extended early voting hours for the May election. Currently, early votes can be cast from…

Fake call response costs Madison County thousands

[gtxvideo vid="KHjDAcUg" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/KHjDAcUg.jpg" vtitle="Fake call response cost”] MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- Authorities are looking into a costly hoax involving the Madison County Sheriff's Office and the Jackson Police Department. A family found themselves surrounded by two dozen officers…

Man in Jackson court accused of attacking girlfriend, asking her to kill him

[gtxvideo vid="CPrzUfG8" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/CPrzUfG8.jpg" vtitle="Forrester Aggravated Assault”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A man appeared Monday in Jackson City Court on charges including assault after allegedly attacking his girlfriend and asking her to kill him. John Lee Forrester is accused of…

Dyer Co. woman faces second TennCare fraud charge

[gtxvideo vid="xC04rjeZ" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/xC04rjeZ.jpg" vtitle="Dyer Co TennCare Fraud”] DYER COUNTY, Tenn. -- A Dyer County woman is facing fraud charges for the second time following her recent arrest on doctor shopping for drugs. Following an indictment, Dyer County police…

Jackson woman in court on alleged screwdriver attack

[gtxvideo vid="Np0ECi4g" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Np0ECi4g.jpg" vtitle="Screwdriver Assault”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A woman was in Jackson court Monday on accusations of trying to stab her boyfriend with a screwdriver and a pair of scissors. Police say Trina West's boyfriend told them…

DA: No charges in deadly Jackson officer-involved shooting

JACKSON, Tenn. -- A grand jury has declined to authorize charges against a Jackson policeman involved in a deadly officer-involved shooting, according to a release from District Attorney General Jerry Woodall. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation recently completed its investigation…

Jackson police ask for help to ID women in alleged cologne thefts

[gtxvideo vid="KUm8QZs4" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/KUm8QZs4.jpg" vtitle="Ulta Beauty Theft”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Police are asking for help identifying suspects accused of stealing more than $700 worth of cologne from a Jackson store. Police say two black women and a black man…

Apartment searches lead to three drug arrests in Martin

[gtxvideo vid="2KPmJLWb" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/2KPmJLWb.jpg" vtitle="Weakley Co Drug Arrest”] WEAKLEY COUNTY, Tenn. -- Three people are facing drug charges after two apartment searches Friday in Martin. Weakley County deputies and Martin police executed search warrants at two separate apartments on…

Humboldt woman accused of neglecting disabled mother

[gtxvideo vid="mdn9Wm52" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/mdn9Wm52.jpg" vtitle="Humboldt Elderly Neglect”] HUMBOLDT, Tenn. -- A Humboldt woman is arrested after police say she left her 70-year-old mother, a stroke victim, alone without access to water or food. Velma Evonne Bueno, aka Velma Evonne…

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