MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- It looks like even more Tennesseans than expected want to reconnect. The Tennessee Reconnect program allows adults to go to technical college for free. So far, more than 10,700 people have applied, exceeding initial estimates by…
[gtxvideo vid="4C9azvMk" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/4C9azvMk.jpg" vtitle="MCSO Civil Service”] MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- The Madison County Commission on Monday approved a new civil service policy for the Madison County Sheriff's Office. The sheriff says it's a more streamlined policy in line…
[gtxvideo vid="B1Al12cE" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/B1Al12cE.jpg" vtitle="Dollar Store Theft”] CROCKETT COUNTY, Tenn. -- A brazen break-in has deputies in Crockett County asking for help from the public. The sheriff says around 3:45 Monday morning, the safe inside this Dollar General in…
[gtxvideo vid="FRd1wIi2" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/FRd1wIi2.jpg" vtitle="Bolton Child Neglect”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- A Jackson mother is charged with child neglect after an reported incident that had several of her neighbors asking who was taking care of her child. Court papers say…
[gtxvideo vid="eR6c3GZP" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/eR6c3GZP.jpg" vtitle="Long And Moore Assult”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A Jackson couple appeared together Monday in city court after an alleged confrontation in a west Jackson parking lot. Bobby Long and Heather Moore both are charged with…
[gtxvideo vid="YS9ZoAdc" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/YS9ZoAdc.jpg" vtitle="Milan Flooding Damage PKG”] MILAN, Tenn. -- Flash flooding caused damage at several Milan businesses over the weekend, including the hospital. Crews cleaned up debris in the parking lot at the Tractor Supply Co. on…
[gtxvideo vid="PRLZuBbA" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/PRLZuBbA.jpg" vtitle="Union Security Scare”] NORTH JACKSON -- A man is in custody after police responded Monday afternoon to a security scare on the campus of Union University. Security officials at the school notified Jackson police of…
[gtxvideo vid="ANuRBx3t" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/ANuRBx3t.jpg" vtitle="Johnstone Retires”] MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- The Madison County Commission voted Monday to approve the resignation of Mark Johnstone. As reported last week, Johnstone submitted his resignation after moving out of his district. Arthur Johnson…
[gtxvideo vid="Qj0VnmYP" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Qj0VnmYP.jpg" vtitle="Fire Fighter Funeral Cost”] MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- Madison County commissioners on Monday unanimously approve a motion to cover all funeral costs for fallen volunteer firefighter Chris Blankenship. County Mayor Jimmy Harris presented the proposal…
NORTH JACKSON -- Union University announced Monday the hiring of a new dean of theology and missions. Nathan Finn is set to begin July 1.He currently is a director and associate professor at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. He assumes a…
DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A suspected car thief accused of driving all the way to Selmer to scrap a car for cash appeared Monday in Jackson City Court. Willie Cooper was officially charged Monday morning with felony theft. Officers say back…
[gtxvideo vid="ovoTysD2" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/ovoTysD2.jpg" vtitle="Battle Of Badges Blood Drive”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- First responders continue to face off as they enter the second week of the Battle of the Badges Blood Drive. A total of 104 people have come…
[gtxvideo vid="eCBNSE2H" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/eCBNSE2H.jpg" vtitle="TN River Tour”] PARIS, Tenn. -- An internationally recognized cleanup crew made their way to West Tennessee through the Tennessee River, and they've already picked up 20 tons of garbage. The nonprofit Living Lands &…
[gtxvideo vid="4hNPIDT3" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/4hNPIDT3.jpg" vtitle="Hockaday Broom Festival”] SELMER, Tenn. -- Jack Martin has helped turn the art of broom making into a nearly 100-year tradition. It takes 200 broomcorn plants to make one Hockaday Handmade Broom, a business started…
[gtxvideo vid="JpbHafYp" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/JpbHafYp.jpg" vtitle="Carry The Load”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Honoring America's Heroes has one group trekking nearly 2,000 miles across the United States. The relay team for Carry the Load starts at the U.S. Military Academy in West…
