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Mayor: City of Jackson may owe taxpayers 10 years of property tax discounts

[gtxvideo vid="sUPmX8uu" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/sUPmX8uu.jpg" vtitle="Jackson Property Taxes PKG”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- If you pay property taxes in Jackson, the city may owe you money. An ordinance gives people a discount if they pay property taxes early, but Jackson Mayor…

Church secretary charged with embezzling $84K

[gtxvideo vid="NViX4wov" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/NViX4wov.jpg" vtitle="UC Church Embezzlement PKG”] UNION CITY, Tenn. -- A church secretary has been arrested on accusations of stealing more than $84,000 from First Christian Church where she worked. Nancy Reed is charged with theft over…

YMCA Children's Center closes with no warning, parents say

[gtxvideo vid="GrBnKkiL" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/GrBnKkiL.jpg" vtitle="YMCA Child Care Closes PKG”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Parents say they received a call from YMCA childcare staff Monday night saying the facility was closing its doors. Effective Tuesday morning, childcare would no longer be…

Experts say future of technology is in West Tenn.'s fiber

[gtxvideo vid="Yeqbgqt8" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Yeqbgqt8.jpg" vtitle="TN Fiber Future PKG”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Jackson Energy Authority said the Hub City has the potential to be the center of a technology expansion that could affect a major area of West Tennessee.…

Local schools honored with National Healthy Schools Awards

[gtxvideo vid="APkZT7Q3" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/APkZT7Q3.jpg" vtitle="JMC Schools Health Award”] MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- Two Jackson-Madison County schools are getting national recognition for their efforts to make the school day healthier. Beech Bluff and South Elementary schools each earned gold awards…

Plaque honoring fallen Hardin Co. firefighter unveiled in Maryland

[gtxvideo vid="e4LD2Snj" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/e4LD2Snj.jpg" vtitle="Firefighter Festival Update”] HARDIN COUNTY, Tenn. -- The plaque for fallen Hardin County firefighter Gus Losleben was unveiled Monday in Maryland at the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial. Losleben was killed in the line of duty…

Train derails just north of Jackson

[gtxvideo vid="8D5yzEJ6" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/8D5yzEJ6.jpg" vtitle="Madison Co Train Derailment”] MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- WBBJ crews were on scene Monday afternoon at an apparent train derailment just north of the Jackson city limits. We have reached out to the train company's…

Henry Co. teen charged with making death threats on social media

[gtxvideo vid="mnrQENg1" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/mnrQENg1.jpg" vtitle="HS Threat Arrest PKG”] HENRY COUNTY, Tenn. -- A 17-year-old has been arrested after allegedly threatening to kill two Henry County students via social media. Parents notified Henry County High School resource officer Buford Taylor…

Henderson Co. missing girl found with THP helicopter

[gtxvideo vid="1uUm0TcE" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/1uUm0TcE.jpg" vtitle="Henderson Co Missing Child Search”] HENDERSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- A Henderson County child is home safe and sound after going missing Sunday night, and officials say a new piece of equipment may have saved her…

General Mills issues voluntary Cheerios recall

[gtxvideo vid="AoK3ImzL" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/AoK3ImzL.jpg" vtitle="Cheerios Recall”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- If you or a loved one has a wheat allergy or intolerance, you may want to double-check your Cheerios. General Mills is volunteering to recall 1.8 million boxes of their…

THP's 'Tenny C. Bear' visits with Headstart students

[gtxvideo vid="eIx0ercx" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/eIx0ercx.jpg" vtitle="THP Visits School”] HUMBOLDT, Tenn. -- Area Headstart students got a special visit Monday from some Tennessee state troopers. Students at Humboldt Headstart visited with the Tennessee Highway Patrol's Tenny C. Bear. Troopers spoke to…

National Night Out is this week

[gtxvideo vid="yl6tBCFS" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/yl6tBCFS.jpg" vtitle="National Night Out Preview - FULL”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Communities across West Tennessee are gearing up for National Night Out, a night dedicated to the development and promotion of crime prevention in communities across the…

Jackson police hold Brockmeyer Scramble golf tournament

[gtxvideo vid="spQSDqtQ" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/spQSDqtQ.jpg" vtitle="JPD Gold Tourney”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Monday was a beautiful day to get out and play golf and raise funds for a Jackson Police Department community project. The department hosted the inaugural Brockmeyer Scramble at…

'Team Morgan' raises more than $4K for cancer patient

[gtxvideo vid="lKnJQlPc" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/lKnJQlPc.jpg" vtitle="Team Morgan Fundraiser”] HUNTINGDON, Tenn. -- A student undergoing treatment for cancer gets a boost from Huntingdon Fire & Rescue and the Huntingdon girls softball team. The rescue group raised $3,800 through a hamburger and…

Paris man arrested on child rape charge

HENRY COUNTY, Tenn. -- A 49-year-old Paris man is facing child rape charges. A.B. Price is in the Henry County jail in lieu of a $250,000 bond on rape charges involving a girl under the age of 13, according to…

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