JACKSON, Tenn. -- A complaint against a Jackson funeral home for allegedly operating without a license has been closed. Bledsoe Funeral Home Inc. was fined a $250 civil penalty for operating on an expired license, according to a release from…
[gtxvideo vid="AbTUMuf0" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/AbTUMuf0.jpg" vtitle="sweetbay Drive Shooting”] EAST JACKSON -- More than 20 shots were fired into two different homes Tuesday night in east Jackson. As of Wednesday, police said they have made no arrests and aren't releasing whether…
[gtxvideo vid="DUIGZ0bb" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/DUIGZ0bb.jpg" vtitle="Kirkland Celebration of life”] UNION CITY, Tenn. -- A celebration of life was held Wendnesday in honor of Robert Kirkland, the noted West Tennessee businessman and philanthropist. Kirkland, who passed away Saturday morning at age…
[gtxvideo vid="hwzjrKYm" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/hwzjrKYm.jpg" vtitle="car seat check points”] TRENTON, Tenn. -- You hear about spring cleaning your house, but what about a spring check-up for your child's car seat? A spring car seat and safe driving event was held…
[gtxvideo vid="x2B0LnXo" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/x2B0LnXo.jpg" vtitle="Civil Service Hearing”] MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- The Civil Service Commission heard the case of a former Madison County correctional officer Wednesday. The commission heard Danny Bray Jr.'s case at the Madison County Court House.…
MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- A local lawyer has been temporarily suspended after being found to have misappropriated funds. Marshall Scott Smith has been temporarily suspended as well as removed from disability inactive status, according to a release from the Board…
NASHVILLE (AP) -- A proposal that would require a 48-hour waiting period before an abortion has overwhelmingly passed the Senate. The measure sponsored by Republican Sen. Mae Beavers of Mt. Juliet was approved 27-5 on Wednesday. The companion bill is…
UNION CITY, Tenn. -- More than 100 public safety experts are learning more about their field and how to save lives. Nathan Lee, president of the Denise Amber Lee Foundation, and Geoff Weiss, dispatch supervisor with the San Diego County…
[gtxvideo vid="S2G9JjpG" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/S2G9JjpG.jpg" vtitle="Early Voting Begins”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Early voting kicked off Wednesday in Jackson as voters headed to the polls to cast ballots in the upcoming city election. “I think, you know, the mayor's election of…
DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A Jackson man was in city court Wednesday on accusations of stealing a lawnmower. Nicholas Tyrone Pearson faces a theft charge after someone reported seeing a man take a push lawnmower from a home in the 800…
[gtxvideo vid="hKMSRY3c" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/hKMSRY3c.jpg" vtitle="Swift Criminal Simulation”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A man accused of fraudulently cashing a check at a Jackson business appeared Wednesday in court. Lee Michael Swift allegedly cashed a $230 check in someone else's name Feb.…
[gtxvideo vid="6J1z7ezP" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/6J1z7ezP.jpg" vtitle="TN bible”] NASHVILLE (AP) -- The state House has passed a bill to make the Bible the official state book of Tennessee, despite opposition from Republican leaders and an attorney general's opinion that the measure…
DECATUR COUNTY, Tenn. -- A judge heard arguments Wednesday in the cases of two men charged with the kidnapping and murder of a West Tennessee nursing student. At the 9 a.m.…
[gtxvideo vid="L3TQCdmQ" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/L3TQCdmQ.jpg" vtitle="Lana Mayoral Forum - Dan”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- On the eve of the start of early voting, four of the five candidates for Jackson mayor gathered for a second forum this week. Tim York did…
[gtxvideo vid="uKaXKx7w" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/uKaXKx7w.jpg" vtitle="Breaking News - Dan 10pm”] EAST JACKSON -- Jackson police confirm multiple gunshots were fired into homes in an east Jackson neighborhood. More than 20 shell casings could be seen littering Sweetbay Drive and Briarwood…
