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Crews prep Oman Arena for bull riding competition

[gtxvideo vid="0r3sfQnZ" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/0r3sfQnZ.jpg" vtitle="CBR Set Up”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Real cowboys are getting ready to take the stage in Jackson. Championship Bull Riding is bringing bull riders from around the country to compete Friday and Saturday at Oman…

Man in Jackson court accused of knife, screwdriver attack

[gtxvideo vid="cKdIq6yO" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/cKdIq6yO.jpg" vtitle="Merriweather Assault”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A man accused of trying to stab another man with a knife and screwdriver appeared Thursday in Jackson City Court. Patrick Merriweather and the alleged victim were fighting over a…

Man charged with taking air compressor from North Side baseball field

[gtxvideo vid="o5QDOzbA" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/o5QDOzbA.jpg" vtitle="Grace Theft”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A man appeared in Jackson court Thursday on charges of stealing an air compressor from a baseball field at North Side High School. Stephen Wayne Grace was identified in the…

Lamar Alexander's response to Obama’s call for mandatory paid sick time

[gtxvideo vid="IT1bimI2" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/IT1bimI2.jpg" vtitle="Alexander Response”] U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, released a statement Thursday in response to President Barack Obama's call for mandatory paid sick time. Below…

Officers make arrest in Selmer bank robbery

[gtxvideo vid="60os1T3d" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/60os1T3d.jpg" vtitle="Bank Robber Arrested - Selmer”] HARDEMAN COUNTY, Tenn. -- Officers have arrested a man they say is responsible for a bank robbery in Selmer, according to a release from the Selmer Police Department. Marty Holland,…

Kill threats among details in testimony at wrongful termination hearing

[gtxvideo vid="UJwcmY10" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/UJwcmY10.jpg" vtitle="Commission Hears Appeals PKG 10pm”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Allegations of a threat to kill were a central focus in a wrongful termination hearing Wednesday for a former Madison County sheriff's deputy. The Civil Service Commission,…

Deputies tackle Benton County's growing drug problem

[gtxvideo vid="YgwvDN04" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/YgwvDN04.jpg" vtitle="Benton Co Ice Bust”] BENTON COUNTY, Tenn. -- An increase in a new kind of drug has Benton County buckling down. In the past month, deputies say they have made their presence known to local…

Vacant building fire in Camden 'suspicious'

[gtxvideo vid="PdFNNhh8" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/PdFNNhh8.jpg" vtitle="Camden Store Arson”] CAMDEN, Tenn. -- A historic building in Camden is destroyed after a fast-moving fire. Officials said the fire started early Tuesday morning in the former Old Depot Grocery building. It took firefighters…

Fire truck wrecks in Dyer County

[gtxvideo vid="GtGOFhR0" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/GtGOFhR0.jpg" vtitle="Truck Flips In Dyer Co”] DYER COUNTY, Tenn. -- A Millsfield fire truck flipped late Wednesday morning on Harness Road during a run for a house fire call. A Tennessee Highway Patrol report stated the…

McNairy Co. man accused of selling moonshine on Craigslist

[gtxvideo vid="37BEWhZo" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/37BEWhZo.jpg" vtitle="McNairy Moonshiner”] McNAIRY COUNTY, Tenn. -- There is new information about an alleged McNairy County moonshine operation that has landed a convicted sex offender back behind bars. The sheriff's office said it started getting complaints…

Brownsville police seek two in alleged Walmart theft

[gtxvideo vid="i5DLhUkC" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/i5DLhUkC.jpg" vtitle="Brownsville Knife Walmart”] BROWNSVILLE, Tenn. -- Police are asking for help finding two men after one of them allegedly stole a computer and pulled a knife outside Walmart, according to a release from the Brownsville…

The Flu causes Jackson Private School to close early

[gtxvideo vid="4fLDuAY5" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/4fLDuAY5.jpg" vtitle="Flu Closes School”] JACKSON, Tenn.-- Sacred Heart of Jesus High School gave students a half day off on Wednesday. The school said they made this decision after seeing an abnormal number of students with the…

Study: Tenn. ranks 10th nationwide for black homicides

[gtxvideo vid="8yTSfdUX" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/8yTSfdUX.jpg" vtitle="VPC Victimization Story”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Tennessee has the tenth highest black homicide victimization rate in the nation, according to a new analysis by the Violence Policy Center. The state's rate is above the national…

Traffic stop leads to tampering with evidence charge for Jackson man

[gtxvideo vid="BA7cM8X0" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/BA7cM8X0.jpg" vtitle="Anderson Evidence Tampering”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A man appeared Wednesday in Jackson court on charges stemming from a traffic stop including marijuana possession and tampering with evidence. Barry Anderson was stopped by police Tuesday night…

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