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JCM Alumni Association makes donation to school

[gtxvideo vid="GRyAmqBP" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/GRyAmqBP.jpg" vtitle="JCM Donation”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Jackson Central-Merry's Alumni Association presented the academy with a $3,000 check Tuesday. Dr. Charles Clark, the school's principal, thanked this year's Tailgating Weekend for making the gift possible. Student athletes,…

Local plant returns to normal operations after gun scare

[gtxvideo vid="782m6bAK" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/782m6bAK.jpg" vtitle="Thyssen Incident”] MIDDLETON, Tenn. -- Employees at a Middleton plant had a scare Tuesday afternoon as deputies investigated a report of a gun at their workplace. The ThyssenKrupp Elevator Manufacturing building was evacuated during a…

Man in court after high-speed chase with child in vehicle

[gtxvideo vid="QnXYKd4W" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/QnXYKd4W.jpg" vtitle="JPD Chase Damage PKG”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- A Jackson man faced a judge Tuesday, accused of leading police on a chase, slamming into patrol cars and crashing into a backyard, all while his 2-year-old was…

Man charged with killing fiancee withdraws motion to take back guilty plea

[gtxvideo vid="qJpE7AGA" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/qJpE7AGA.jpg" vtitle="Pittman Back in Court PKG”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- The former Union University student who admitted to killing his fiancee, then tried to withdraw that guilty plea, changed his mind again Tuesday. “I approve the order…

Update: Gibson fire chief says natural gas leak is contained

[gtxvideo vid="jl4McOIz" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/jl4McOIz.jpg" vtitle="Gibson Gas Leak”] UPDATE -- Crews have capped the leaking natural gas line and the situation is now under control, according to fire officials. Fire Chief Bryan Cathey said a man was cutting a tree…

Humboldt auto dealer hopes to gather truckload of food

[gtxvideo vid="N2TbmjtO" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/N2TbmjtO.jpg" vtitle="Thanksgiving Food Drive”] HUMBOLDT, Tenn. -- A local auto dealer is hoping to round up a truckload of relief for families in need this Thanksgiving. Lonnie Cobb's Humboldt Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Ram is hosting…

Man wanted in Union City robbery turns himself in

[gtxvideo vid="Px2XMeF6" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Px2XMeF6.jpg" vtitle="Union City Update”] UNION CITY, Tenn. -- A man wanted in a recent robbery and assault that left another man in the hospital has turned himself in. Union City police were notified around 2 a.m.…

School board meeting topic shifts to dismissal of Liberty Tech principal

[gtxvideo vid="1QVLISdi" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/1QVLISdi.jpg" vtitle="JMCSS Board Meeting PKG 10”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- All eyes are on school board members and the superintendent as they discuss questionable terminations and possible school closures beginning Monday night during a crucial two days…

Church members say team is back in U.S. after missionary killed

[gtxvideo vid="iUPMElxG" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/iUPMElxG.jpg" vtitle="Missionary Death Follow PKG”] HENDERSON, Tenn. -- A West Tennessee team of missionaries returned from Haiti on Monday after a tragic loss of one of their own. Roberta Edwards was shot and killed while serving…

Savannah residents pitch in for Police Officer Kindness Challenge

[gtxvideo vid="WXCubqp7" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/WXCubqp7.jpg" vtitle="Officer Kindness Challenge PKG”] HARDIN COUNTY, Tenn. -- In light of the attacks on police officers across the country, one local town is showing their support for their own law enforcement, one "thank you" at…

Fire destroys Henry County home

[gtxvideo vid="Ia346uEP" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Ia346uEP.jpg" vtitle="Paris Structure Fire PKG”] PARIS, Tenn. -- A family is without a home after their Henry County house burned down overnight. The fire was so massive it took about four different fire departments to put…

March for Babies is Tuesday in Paris

PARIS, Tenn. -- The annual March for Babies is set to take place Tuesday. The March of Dimes event will take place at 5:30 p.m. at Eiffel Tower Park, and the public is invited. This year's March of Dimes Ambassador…

Martin police cite workers at 2 stores for underage alcohol sales

MARTIN, Tenn. -- Police cited employees at two Martin businesses over the weekend for selling alcohol to minors. The Criminal Investigations Division of the Martin Police Department conducted compliance checks Saturday at all 24 businesses with alcohol licenses inside the…

Group assault in Dyersburg puts man in Memphis hospital

DYERSBURG, Tenn. -- Police are looking into an early Sunday morning assault that sent a man to a Memphis hospital for surgery. Police were notified around 3:15 a.m. of an assault victim being treated at the Dyersburg Regional Medical Center…

Man, 2 teens charged in Dyersburg burglary

DYERSBURG, Tenn. -- A man and two juveniles are facing charges after a burglary early Sunday at a Dyersburg apartment complex. Eric Gardner, 24, and two male juveniles all are charged with aggravated robbery and aggravated burglary, according to the…

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