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Henry Co. teacher pleads not guilty to sex charges

[gtxvideo vid="ZC9SzSca" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/ZC9SzSca.jpg" vtitle="Henry Co Teacher Update”] HENRY COUNTY, Tenn. -- A high school teacher charged with having unlawful sexual contact with a student pleaded not guilty Thursday morning. Kevin Smothers, a teacher at Henry County High School,…

Reed's Metals covers the community

[gtxvideo vid="p0oeZdOz" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/p0oeZdOz.jpg" vtitle="Covering Community”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- A local business wants to give a family an early Christmas present this year. Reed's Metals is giving away a free roof to a family in need. Team members will volunteer…

Dyer Co. deputies capture fugitive wanted by U.S. Marshals

[gtxvideo vid="hU0nRGXx" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/hU0nRGXx.jpg" vtitle="Hipps Arrest - Marshals”] DYER COUNTY, Tenn. -- A man on the run from authorities has been arrested. Kenneth Hipps was arrested around 11 p.m. Wednesday by the Dyer County Sheriff's Department. Hipps, a convicted…

Group gives away free gas at ‘Axe the Tax’ event

[gtxvideo vid="f3VuWzjJ" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/f3VuWzjJ.jpg" vtitle="Axe The Gas Tax pKG”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Free gas stalled traffic Thursday in the Hub City. In an effort to raise awareness about a possible gas tax increase, Americans for Prosperity Tennessee filled tanks…

Some employees of closed YMCA still awaiting paychecks

[gtxvideo vid="Nn2WakoI" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Nn2WakoI.jpg" vtitle="YMCA Checks Witheld PKG”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- It has been nearly a month since the sudden closure of the YMCA Children's Center in Jackson, and some employees still have not received their final paychecks. "We…

Trenton school leader named Principal of Year for division

[gtxvideo vid="k0DCKvbw" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/k0DCKvbw.jpg" vtitle="Principal Of The Year”] TRENTON, Tenn. -- A West Tennessee educator has been named principal of the year for the West Grand Division by the Tennessee Department of Education. Tim Haney, principal of Peabody High…

Scarecrows stalk downtown McKenzie ahead of 'Boo Bash'

[gtxvideo vid="6isKVOIS" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/6isKVOIS.jpg" vtitle="Business Scarecrow”] McKENZIE, Tenn. -- Local businesses are putting up their best scarecrows in McKenzie's downtown square just in time for Halloween. From a pirate to Darth Vader, more than a dozen McKenzie businesses and…

Pastor treks through Hub City for prayer walk

[gtxvideo vid="w8gQ1FgI" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/w8gQ1FgI.jpg" vtitle="Freedom Walker”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Racking up miles and praying for a community, Pastor Walter Chick McGill is on a two-day prayer walk in the Hub City. The pastor from Guys, in McNairy County, has…

Body cameras hit streets of the Strawberry City

[gtxvideo vid="C3OF4JIz" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/C3OF4JIz.jpg" vtitle="Humbold PD Body Cams PKG”] HUMBOLDT, Tenn. -- Police on patrol in the city of Humboldt are sporting some new gear — body cameras. The Humboldt Police Department began testing the new body cameras earlier…

Employees offer 'Taste of Delta' to benefit St. Jude

[gtxvideo vid="pyI7V0yf" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/pyI7V0yf.jpg" vtitle="Taste Of Delta”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Employees at Delta Faucet came together Wednesday to fight childhood diseases. The workers held their "Taste of Delta." The friendly competition between departments helped raise money for St. Jude…

Humboldt woman injured in recent crash has died

[gtxvideo vid="EBeWkRxL" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/EBeWkRxL.jpg" vtitle="HWY 187 Fatal Wreck”] HUMBOLDT, Tenn. -- A woman who was critically injured earlier this month in a crash along Highway 187 in Humboldt has died, according to the Tennessee Highway Patrol. Officers say 47-year-old…

UPDATE: TBI, Knoxville Police seek information in ongoing Amber Alert

[gtxvideo vid="lZw7t7M0" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/lZw7t7M0.jpg" vtitle="Knoxville Amber Alert”] KNOXVILLE – The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation continues to seek the public‘s assistance in locating two-year-old Brooklynne Enix, currently missing from Knoxville, Tennessee and the subject of a Tennessee statewide AMBER Alert.…

Camden police welcome new K-9 to team

[gtxvideo vid="ParYQbEA" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/ParYQbEA.jpg" vtitle="Camden PD Drug Dog”] CAMDEN, Tenn. -- The Camden Police Department has another tool to fight crime and drugs in the city. Buster, a specially trained dog, is the newest member of the department. The…

Local manufacturers talk jobs with students

[gtxvideo vid="mRbZU0Bt" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/mRbZU0Bt.jpg" vtitle="JSCC MFG Expo PKG”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Local manufacturers said they have jobs available but not enough skilled workers to fill them. Employees with Stanley Black & Decker talked job opportunities Wednesday with students at…

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