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STAR Center wins $25K in State Farm contest

[gtxvideo vid="NEHwzUhE" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/NEHwzUhE.jpg" vtitle="Star Center Wins Award”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- The outreach of a local nonprofit has been recognized by a national contest. A check for $25,000 was presented Friday to officials at the STAR Center. They placed…

Greenfield investigates recently found funds

[gtxvideo vid="2QVMKM07" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/2QVMKM07.jpg" vtitle="Greenfield Begins Investigation”] WEAKLEY COUNTY, Tenn. -- In an update on the newly discovered funds in Greenfield, the city attorney has begun his investigation of the budget. Aldermen recently discovered almost $280,000 in a "rainy…

Field fire destroys 10 acres of wheat near Yorkville

GIBSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- A fire sparked by a combine tractor destroys 10 acres of wheat near Yorkville. The Gibson County and Yorkville fire departments responded around 8 p.m. Wednesday to the blaze in a wheat field on Zarecor Road,…

Tenn. State parks offer Father's Day buffets

JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Volunteer State will celebrate this Sunday with Father's Day buffets at state park restaurants. Three local venues — Natchez Trace, Paris Landing and Pickwick Landing — will offer the buffets beginning at 11 a.m. For park…

UT Martin dismisses OVC Player of the Year

[gtxvideo vid="T8OEVvH2" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/T8OEVvH2.jpg" vtitle="Jones Dismissed From UTM”] MARTIN, Tenn. - University of Tennessee at Martin sophomore Ashia Jones built an impressive resume in just two years with the women's basketball team. The school announced on Friday the OVC…

Man charged with stopping cars to ask for money

DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- Accusations of stopping cars to ask for money landed a Jackson man in court Friday. Police say Tracy Echols was seen around 5 p.m. Thursday stopping cars on East Baltimore Street to ask for money. Echols is…

Man accused of beating man who owed him money

[gtxvideo vid="AIRwXsp1" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/AIRwXsp1.jpg" vtitle="Bruce Simple Assault”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A man appeared Friday in city court on allegations of beating up a man who owed him money. Bobby Bruce Jr. is accused of assaulting a man May 4…

'Bad to the Bones' 5K raises awareness of arthritis

[gtxvideo vid="f6G5d50h" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/f6G5d50h.jpg" vtitle="Bad To Bone Run”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- The heat and humidity Thursday evening could not keep away exercise enthusiasts and supporters of the Arthritis Foundation. Sports Orthopedics and Spine held its "Bad to the Bones"…

Miss Tennessee Preliminary Competition: Night 2

JACKSON, Tenn. -- Amid all the glitz and glamour of the Miss Tennessee Scholarship Pageant, two ladies walked away preliminary winners Thursday night. In the swimsuit competition, Miss Nashville,Hannah Bobinger, took the honor. And in talent, it was Miss Scenic…

One-car crash being investigated by THP

MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- The Tennessee Highway Patrol is investigating a one-car crash in northeast Madison County. According to investigators with the THP, a car ran off the road and into trees just before 8 p.m. Thursday in the 1900…

Local churches talk congregation safety

[gtxvideo vid="VrGPX8wy" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/VrGPX8wy.jpg" vtitle="Church Safety Protocol PKG”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Local church pastors said the shooting that happened in Charleston, S.C., could happen anywhere, even here at home. Zion Baptist Church Pastor Shamond Scales said churches should be…

Marchers in Jackson protest against violence

[gtxvideo vid="drnx9Mri" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/drnx9Mri.jpg" vtitle="Church Safety Protocal LIVE SHOT”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Local churches gathered Thursday night to protest the violence against the church in Charleston, S.C. The protest started with prayer in the K-Mart parking lot off the…

Officers offer extra eyes to vacationing homeowners

[gtxvideo vid="gTgoufz9" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/gTgoufz9.jpg" vtitle="House Watch Program PKG”] LEXINGTON, Tenn. -- As homeowners jet set for summer vacations, leaving empty houses behind, possible prowlers could hunt for their next score. That is why police departments like Lexington's offer a…

Teammate of girl who wants to join football team speaks out

[gtxvideo vid="IuigWOqR" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/IuigWOqR.jpg" vtitle="Thalias Teammates Respond PKG”] ATWOOD, Tenn. -- It's been more than a month since Thalia Townsend's coach said she couldn't play football because she is a girl. Since then, a professional football player and the…

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