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Police Chief Seeks Funds to Recruit More Minority Officers

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - The Chattanooga police chief is seeking funds to launch a program to recruit more minority police officers. The Chattanooga Times Free Press reports (http://bit.ly/1KdpoN2 ) Police Chief Fred Fletcher says he wants to raise money to…

Debate Continues Over High School's Gay-Straight Alliance

WINCHESTER, Tenn. (AP) - Supporters and critics of Franklin County High School's Gay-Straight Alliance have picked the county school board's upcoming meeting to discuss the organization. The Daily News Journal reports (http://on.dnj.com/1XcazfL) the establishment of the group, which meets to…

Underground Wire Catches Fire in Chattanooga

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - A Chattanooga Electric Power Board spokesman says an underground wire overheated and caused a fire that blew a manhole cover onto a street. Media outlets report no injuries were reported in the fire, which forced an…

4 Shelby County Jailers Sentenced in Pill Scheme

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Prosecutors say four former sheriff's employees have been sentenced to federal prison in a scheme to smuggle what they thought were OxyContin pills in the Shelby County Jail. Media outlets report U.S. Attorney Edward L. Stanton…

JMCSS hosts parent information meetings

JACKSON, Tenn.-- Saturday morning, the Jackson-Madison County School System hosted the first of many parent information meetings. Parents and their students filled the auditorium at Jackson State to learn more about middle…

Mardi Gras parades through downtown Jackson

JACKSON, Tenn. -- Saturday morning, kids in Jackson got to shut down parts of downtown for a Mardi Gras celebration. Thanks to Jackson Downtown Development Corporation, kids and their parents were able to…

Union's Edge program kicks off a new semester

JACKSON, Tenn. -- A special get-together for the Edge program at Union University helped kick off the second semester of the program. Edge students, along with their mentors and parents made…

New "PhaZZers" save sheriff's office thousands

JACKSON, Tenn. -- A change in weapons for Madison County deputies is expected to save taxpayers thousands of dollars. The department is replacing their tasers with a generic brand, which they…

Dozens gather to march against crime in Jackson

JACKSON, Tenn.-Dozens of concerned citizens gathered in east Jackson Friday to march against crime. The group of men, women and children formed a prayer circle before their march through the East Pointe Apartment Complex. Organizers said the goal is to…

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