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South Royal Street sinkhole repaired
[gtxvideo vid="E2xP1cEQ" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/E2xP1cEQ.jpg" vtitle="S Royal Sinkhole”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Good news for drivers as all lanes on South Royal Street are now open. Earlier this month, crews worked to repair a hole in the middle of the street…
Local pastors respond to first Madison Co. same-sex marriage
[gtxvideo vid="MXELCa5o" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/MXELCa5o.jpg" vtitle="MCO First Same Sex Marriage PKG”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- For the first time, a same-sex couple is issued a marriage license at the Madison County Clerk's office and within an hour are married. Just three…
Two sought in Union City shooting turn themselves in
[gtxvideo vid="qkDFPW1J" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/qkDFPW1J.jpg" vtitle="Union City Shooting”] UPDATE: UNION CITY, Tenn. -- Police said the two men believed to be connected to a shooting at a party in Union City earlier this month have turned themselves in. Reshun Moses,…
Man accused of setting cars on fire is arrested
OBION COUNTY, Tenn. -- A West Tennessee man accused of burning two cars during a domestic dispute has been arrested. Jesse Maynard is accused of pouring gasoline on his girlfriend's car last week before lighting it on fire and then…
Local experts say birds help gardens flourish
[gtxvideo vid="ZlVXLU0v" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/ZlVXLU0v.jpg" vtitle="Birds Benefit Gardens PKG”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- If you want to add some excitement to your garden, look no further than the skies. If you are a gardener, birds may be your best protector from…
First lady, Memphis police deliver books to children
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Children in Memphis are getting some new reading material, thanks to local police and first lady Crissy Haslam. Haslam and the Memphis Police Department delivered books to Memphis children on Friday as part of the Read20Book…
Police ID plane crash victims as Tennessee doctor, family
PLAINVILLE, Mass. (AP) - Police have tentatively identified the three people killed when their small plane crashed into a Massachusetts home as a Tennessee doctor, his wife and college-age daughter. Plainville police say they believe the pilot of the Beechcraft…
East Jackson community tired of violence
[gtxvideo vid="dQyoRcxm" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/dQyoRcxm.jpg" vtitle="Carver Shooting Follow PKG”] EAST JACKSON -- An east Jackson community says it's fed up with not feeling safe in their own neighborhood. This comes after gunfire erupted around 10:30 Sunday night near Parkway East…
Local lawmakers react to gay marriage ruling
[gtxvideo vid="VOXvptV5" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/VOXvptV5.jpg" vtitle="TN Constituition Explanation PKG”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Madison County issued its first same-sex marriage license on Monday, three days after a Supreme Court ruling allowing gay marriage nationwide. “I don't really have anything against it…
Third Weakley Co. election commissioner nominated
WEAKLEY COUNTY, Tenn. -- The third Weakley County election commissioner has been replaced. John Robert Freeman says he has accepted the third election commissioner position. He will officially join the commission when the state election commission approves his paperwork.
Deconstruction of Bemis Mill continues
[gtxvideo vid="cgPpTu8n" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/cgPpTu8n.jpg" vtitle="Bemis Mill Update”] BEMIS, Tenn. -- The process of deconstructing the Bemis Mill is still under way. A park will eventually take the place of the historic mill, and pieces of the original mill will…
Omni Family of Services to hold job fair in Jackson
JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Omni Family of Services is holding a job fair Tuesday at DoubleTree Hotel on the 45 Bypass. The event will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The company is recruiting for resource coordinators and…
With same-sex marriage legal, who can perform ceremony?
[gtxvideo vid="0Kk0Hyxx" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/0Kk0Hyxx.jpg" vtitle="Authority To Marry”] MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- For many, once a same-sex couple is able to get married, the question becomes who can actually perform the ceremony? As of Monday afternoon, just one same-sex couple…
Bar owner pulls gun on man accused of hitting women with cane
[gtxvideo vid="EQv5RKv3" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/EQv5RKv3.jpg" vtitle="Arnold Agg Assault”] MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- A man was arrested Saturday on accusations of hitting two women with a cane in a bar before the owner pulled a gun on him. William Arnold Jr.…
