JACKSON, Tenn. -- After fire department inspection documents revealed numerous concerns with the Carl Perkins Civic Center, Mayor Jerry Gist says the building is and always has been in compliance with state and local fire safety codes. Gist's response comes…
[gtxvideo vid="QULF0Mp5" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/QULF0Mp5.jpg" vtitle="Boot Theft”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A man police say stole two pairs of boots from a Jackson retailer appeared Wednesday in court. Johnny Bernard McCarter was identified as a suspect in the thefts from R&J…
NORTH JACKSON -- A Bank of Jackson branch in north Jackson reopened Wednesday following a deadly double shooting just more than a week ago. The bank branch, located at 132 West University Parkway, had been closed since the March 23…
[gtxvideo vid="UgzjY51E" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/UgzjY51E.jpg" vtitle="Civic Center Fire 10pm”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- A surprising revelation comes to light after city records show the fire alarm in the Carl Perkins Civic Center does not work and has not for at least…
[gtxvideo vid="AsG8rw7L" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/AsG8rw7L.jpg" vtitle="Local Religion Reaction”] JACKSON, Tenn. --Tennessee is one of 19 states that already have religious freedom restoration laws in place. The measure protects businesses from lawsuits if they refuse service to customers based on religious…
[gtxvideo vid="D4FUkIrm" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/D4FUkIrm.jpg" vtitle="Gun Bill Local Response”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- City and county governments no longer have the power to ban guns for permit holders in parks, playgrounds and sporting fields. The bill allowing guns in public places…
[gtxvideo vid="PsaBTXlo" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/PsaBTXlo.jpg" vtitle="Haywood Gun Theft”] HAYWOOD COUNTY, Tenn. -- Sheriff's deputies said four burglaries in three weeks have 11 guns missing from Haywood County homes. The latest burglary happened off Highway 70 West in Stanton. According to…
[gtxvideo vid="4RTJGbf7" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/4RTJGbf7.jpg" vtitle="Skyzone Slam Madness”] JACKSON, Tenn. - West Tennesseans of all ages are sprinting to Skyzone in Jackson for the SkySlam Madness Dunk Contest. Contestants say the first place prize is too good to be true.…
[gtxvideo vid="nJF2qE0F" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/nJF2qE0F.jpg" vtitle="Start By Believing - Katie”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- More help is available in Jackson-Madison County for sexual assault victims. It is all part of a new, unique public awareness campaign called Start By Believing. It…
[gtxvideo vid="6PXHMY53" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/6PXHMY53.jpg" vtitle="JPD Street Cams - Kurt”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Jackson police say video from cameras posted around the Hub City are helping curb crime. New surveillance video from a police camera off N. Fairgrounds Street shows…
[gtxvideo vid="E2bdeM5P" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/E2bdeM5P.jpg" vtitle="Riverside Drive Accident”] MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- A Tuesday morning crash left a woman unharmed but her car in a pond. According to the Madison County Sheriff's Office, the crash happened around 11 a.m. in…
[gtxvideo vid="ESZ02pMZ" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/ESZ02pMZ.jpg" vtitle="Title Max Robbery”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- A man is behind bars after police say he robbed a Jackson business at gunpoint. Around 5 p.m. Monday, a man went into TitleMax with a handgun, held the…
HUMBOLDT, Tenn. -- Police are looking for two men wanted in an armed robbery at a convenience store. Officers responded just after 9 p.m. Monday to the Maverick convenience store on East End Drive. Two masked men entered the store,…
[gtxvideo vid="vUHL1xx1" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/vUHL1xx1.jpg" vtitle="Defective Tornado Siren”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- A broken tornado siren in Jackson will cost thousands of dollars to replace, according to Jackson-Madison County Emergency Management Agency Director Marty Clements. A tornado siren on the roof…
DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A Monday narcotics raid by Jackson police landed a man in city court Tuesday on numerous drug counts. Rochester Lee was the target of a search warrant executed at his Campbell Street apartment, according to court papers.…
