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Man charged with beating, strangling woman

[gtxvideo vid="E7vnd2Fk" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/E7vnd2Fk.jpg" vtitle="Bond Agg Assault”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A man faced a judge Tuesday on allegations of assaulting a woman and strangling her until she was unconscious. Jasper Bond is charged with aggravated domestic assault after allegedly…

Man accused of yelling profanities at police

DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A man was in city court Tuesday to face a disorderly conduct charge after a disturbance at a Jackson apartment complex. Court papers say police responded just after 6 a.m. Monday to a reported disturbance in the…

School agrees to let Thalia Townsend join football team

[gtxvideo vid="NbLNKekc" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/NbLNKekc.jpg" vtitle="Thalia Allowed To Play PKG”] CARROLL COUNTY, Tenn. -- A girl who initially was denied the chance to play on her junior high football team because of her gender will be allowed to play after…

Sheriff announces 3 arrests in series of church vandalisms

[gtxvideo vid="hWFJyO6t" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/hWFJyO6t.jpg" vtitle="Church Vandalism Update”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Authorities have made three arrests in a series of vandalisms involving local churches, according to the sheriff's office. Three men are in custody on charges stemming from vandalism at…

Bicentennial Exchange Club gives $22K check to Carl Perkins Center

[gtxvideo vid="UZWKYqUw" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/UZWKYqUw.jpg" vtitle="Carl Perkins Check”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Carl Perkins Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse got a major contribution Monday afternoon. The Bicentennial Exchange Club presented a $22,000 check to the center. "If we…

Ballpark at Jackson crew works to keep fans cool

[gtxvideo vid="Qlo7YwRy" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Qlo7YwRy.jpg" vtitle="Dealing With The Heat”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- With Monday being one of the hottest days of the summer so far, team officials had to find creative, replenishing ways to keep Jackson's bravest sports fans cool…

Madison Co. home destroyed in fire

[gtxvideo vid="oQerChAE" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/oQerChAE.jpg" vtitle="Steam Mill Ferry Fire”] MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- A house is destroyed after a Monday morning fire. The fire happened on Steam Mill Ferry Road, and firefighters believe it started in the kitchen. No injuries…

Man charged with human trafficking appears in Jackson court

[gtxvideo vid="jZwq0f72" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/jZwq0f72.jpg" vtitle="Alexander Human Trafficking”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A man was in city court Monday on a charge of human trafficking. Maurice Alexander is accused of arranging to meet two women in Jackson over the weekend he…

Man accused of leading police on chase after hitting man with bottle

[gtxvideo vid="cbWeiHfb" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/cbWeiHfb.jpg" vtitle="Alonzo Evading Arrest”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A man went before a judge Monday on accusations of assaulting a man at a Jackson club and then leading police in a car chase. Joe Robert Alonzo is…

Gibson Co. Volunteer Fire Dept. to hire full-time firefighters

[gtxvideo vid="uO7WiG3J" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/uO7WiG3J.jpg" vtitle="Gibson Co FD Hires Firefighters PKG”] GIBSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- A West Tennessee volunteer fire department manned by hundreds of selfless volunteers can no longer say it's strictly volunteer. For the first time, the Gibson…

Police seek to ID suspect in Sunday robbery

JACKSON, Tenn. -- Police are asking for assistance in identifying a man wanted in a Sunday armed robbery at a Jackson hotel. The robbery took place at the Comfort Inn on International Cove, according to a release from the police…

Wiser steps down as Medina alderman

[gtxvideo vid="btuxeGDe" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/btuxeGDe.jpg" vtitle="Wiser Steps Down”] MEDINA, Tenn. -- Interim Jackson Police Chief Julian Wiser has stepped down from his position on the Board of Aldermen in Medina, according to Mayor Vance Coleman. Wiser was elected as alderman…

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