MILLINGTON, Tenn. (AP) - Officials in Millington say the city's police chief has resigned amid an investigation into money that was reported missing from the police department's evidence room. The city said in a statement Tuesday that police chief Frank…
CROCKETT COUNTY, Tenn. -- Four companies in Crockett County are awarded USDA loans or grants Tuesday worth more than $5 million. Rural Utilities Service grants were awarded to the city of Friendship and the County-wide Utility District. A Community Facilities…
[gtxvideo vid="lt3SSvsA" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/lt3SSvsA.jpg" vtitle="Road Contracts Approved”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- At a Jackson City Council meeting Tuesday, more than a million dollars in road renovations were approved by council members. More than $200,000 will be used to repave a…
[gtxvideo vid="hZcOkUXF" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/hZcOkUXF.jpg" vtitle="Gearge Smith Anniversary”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- A local business celebrated 85 years in the Hub City on Tuesday. George A. Smith & Sons Funeral Home opened its doors for the first time on this day…
[gtxvideo vid="AOz3h558" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/AOz3h558.jpg" vtitle="City Park Problems”] EAST JACKSON -- A delay has some Jackson residents asking, where's the park? The completion of the Forest Hill Park is nearly nine months behind. City officials say Keystone Construction started working…
[gtxvideo vid="sj2sWJ2v" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/sj2sWJ2v.jpg" vtitle="Prospect House Fire”] EAST JACKSON -- An east Jackson house catches fire Tuesday for the second time in just 12 hours. Fire officials say this home on Prospect Avenue went up in flames around 3…
[gtxvideo vid="esImUqEJ" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/esImUqEJ.jpg" vtitle="JPD Helecopter PKG”] WEST JACKSON -- Jackson police recently added two new helicopters to their aviation unit, tools the department said keep officers and the public safe. Sgt. Terry Hopper works as a pilot for…
HENDERSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- A man is accused of DUI as well as gun and drug charges after allegedly driving to jail while under the influence — to serve time for a previous DUI. Deputies say they saw Chase Beecham…
[gtxvideo vid="ftJfcdri" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/ftJfcdri.jpg" vtitle="Santorum In Jackson”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Former U.S. senator and Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum is set to make campaign stops in Jackson, Lexington and Parkers Crossroads, according to a release from his finance committee.…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A man was in city court Tuesday on charges stemming from the 2014 burglary of a Jackson business. Christopher Danta Jackson is charged with burglary, theft over $500 and vandalism in the March 2014 burglary of Superway…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Two people went before a judge Tuesday on accusations of trying to steal more than $500 worth of groceries from Wal-Mart. Dorothy Coleman and Phillip Beeks both are charged with theft of property over $500 after allegedly…
[gtxvideo vid="2L9A1UR8" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/2L9A1UR8.jpg" vtitle="Cepeda Coble Indicted”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- A man accused of assaulting and seriously injuring a Jackson police officer in February has been indicted on charges stemming from the attack. Cepeda Coble was indicted Monday on…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A woman appeared Tuesday in city court on allegations of assaulting her grandmother. Brandee Latham is accused of grabbing her grandmother and pushing her to the ground in an attempt to leave the grandmother's home, according to…
[gtxvideo vid="LHFZThrK" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/LHFZThrK.jpg" vtitle="Parram Agg Robbery”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- A man went before a judge Tuesday after police say he and a juvenile robbed three high school students as they walked to a home after exiting a school…
[gtxvideo vid="wbwJ8LSv" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/wbwJ8LSv.jpg" vtitle="Whiteville Softball Field”] WHITEVILLE, Tenn. -- Whiteville Recreation Center will soon be the home of a newly renovated softball field. The new softball field also will be the new home field of the Whiteville Elementary…
