JACKSON, Tenn. -- An inmate allegedly assaulted another inmate at the Madison County Criminal Justice Complex, putting him in a choke hold and punching him. Erving Jones allegedly got into a verbal exchange with another inmate that turned violent. According…
[gtxvideo vid="1HZaP7Jv" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/1HZaP7Jv.jpg" vtitle="Inmate Destroys Bench”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- An inmate is accused of destroying a bench inside a cell at the Madison County Criminal Justice Complex. Tyondra Taylor is accused of breaking apart a wooden bench while…
[gtxvideo vid="htiyUdvO" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/htiyUdvO.jpg" vtitle="TVA Rates”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Tennessee Valley Authority is looking into possible changes to keep electric rates as low as possible, and some of the ideas soon will be heard by the board of…
[gtxvideo vid="iKmqo26m" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/iKmqo26m.jpg" vtitle="Escape Rooms at Library”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Readers participating in the summer reading program at the Jackson-Madison County Library got an unusual "escape" on Friday. The reading program is called "Escape the Ordinary," and Jackson…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Two local teachers are among the best in the state, according to the Tennessee Department of Education. The department announced the finalists for the 2015-2016 Teacher of the Year Award on Friday. The three West Tennessee Finalists…
[gtxvideo vid="Sl8uj3YB" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Sl8uj3YB.jpg" vtitle="Field of Friends PKG”] SAVANNAH, Tenn. - There are no outs, umpire or score in this softball game. Everyone gets to hit the ball when the step up to the plate. Teams are spilt up…
[gtxvideo vid="BeLD9yvM" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/BeLD9yvM.jpg" vtitle="Hale Evading Arrest”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A man appeared Friday in Jackson City Court on multiple charges stemming from an alleged robbery and kidnapping at a Jackson apartment. Dontavious Martez Bond is accused of forcing…
[gtxvideo vid="gRF30MlM" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/gRF30MlM.jpg" vtitle="Permenter Meth Poss”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A woman was in court Friday after police say they found drugs and a gun in her vehicle. Jayla Permenter faces charges including possession of meth and possession of…
DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A man in court Friday is accused of stealing a pair of flip-flops from a Jackson retailer. Patrick Merriweather faces a theft charge after police say he stole the flip-flops from a dollar store on South Royal…
DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A man went before a judge Friday in city court on accusations of illegally possessing a handgun and later bringing contraband into jail. Brandon Eatmon was arrested around 10 p.m. Thursday outside a restaurant in the 2000…
[gtxvideo vid="BeLD9yvM" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/BeLD9yvM.jpg" vtitle="Hale Evading Arrest”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A man appeared Friday in Jackson City Court after allegedly running from police and hiding in the shrubs outside a Jackson home. Police were investigating a suspected burglary around…
[gtxvideo vid="Ib3QfWCF" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Ib3QfWCF.jpg" vtitle="MCO Budget Approval”] MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- The Madison County Commission met Thursday to discuss final changes to the budget for the upcoming fiscal year. Commissioners are proposing two big changes that will affect the…
[gtxvideo vid="QayY8uiP" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/QayY8uiP.jpg" vtitle="Newbern Beautification Project”] NEWBERN, Tenn. -- A change of plans for one West Tennessee city's beautification project leads to a bigger price tag. The Newbern Beautification Project's planning began in 2012, and the original cost…
EAST JACKSON -- Jackson firefighters rushed Thursday night to a home in the 300 block of Webster Street in east Jackson after the homeowner said a grease fire in the kitchen got out of control. Dark smoke was seen pouring…
[gtxvideo vid="Xk3DjXWd" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Xk3DjXWd.jpg" vtitle="School board gives back teacher assistants”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Jackson-Madison County School Board voted Thursday night to bring back four teacher assistants at the Montessori School in Bemis. Previously, there were 18 teacher assistants,…
