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Arrest warrant issued for school shooter on probation

JACKSBORO, Tenn. (AP) - Authorities in East Tennessee have issued an arrest warrant accusing a man convicted in a fatal school shooting of violating his probation. Campbell County assistant Attorney General Tom Barclay told media on Wednesday that the warrant…

School system names new instructional leadership director

MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- Superintendent Verna Ruffin announced on Wednesday the appointment of Janice Epperson as instructional leadership director for the district, according to a release from the Jackson-Madison County School System. Epperson currently serves as principal at Madison Academic…

New principal named for Rose Hill Middle School

[gtxvideo vid="aUIHR9CT" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/aUIHR9CT.jpg" vtitle="Rose Hill Principal”] MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- A new principal has been announced Wednesday for Rose Hill Middle School. David Wicker Jr. will be the school's new principal, according to a release from the Jackson-Madison…

Henry Co. first responders work bus vs. train mock accident

[gtxvideo vid="twqvF69E" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/twqvF69E.jpg" vtitle="Henry County Mock Drill PKG”] PARIS, Tenn. -- Dozens of patients flooded a Henry County hospital Wednesday after a train versus bus accident — but it was just a drill. Firefighters, police and EMS responded…

Martin woman accused of stabbing man after demanding prescription drugs

[gtxvideo vid="puTRtFGE" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/puTRtFGE.jpg" vtitle="Adcock Agg Assault”] MARTIN, Tenn. -- A woman was arrested Saturday after allegedly stabbing her ex-fiance after demanding prescription drugs. Kim Adcock, 48, was arrested after police responded to a domestic disturbance at a Lester…

Police: Shots fired into Brownsville home overnight

BROWNSVILLE, Tenn. -- Police are investigating a report of shots fired through a bedroom window early Wednesday while a child was asleep inside. No one was injured in the shooting, according to the Brownsville Police Department. Around 3 a.m., someone…

West Tenn. Healthcare plans new rehab hospital

[gtxvideo vid="aVBXI1da" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/aVBXI1da.jpg" vtitle="JMCGH News Conference - New Rehab Hospital”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- West Tennessee Healthcare plans to build a new rehabilitation hospital in Jackson as part of a joint partnership announced Tuesday. The planned 48-bed inpatient rehabilitation…

Tree crashes into Brownsville family's home

[gtxvideo vid="nBX3SqIg" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/nBX3SqIg.jpg" vtitle="Family Survives Tree Falling PKG”] BROWNSVILLE, Tenn. -- A Brownsville family says they are thankful they are alive Tuesday after a tree to falls into their home while they were inside. Christie Henry said it…

West Tenn. team wins in 'Destination Imagination' competition

[gtxvideo vid="2FtAa0Mw" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/2FtAa0Mw.jpg" vtitle="Destination Imagination”] CARROLL COUNTY, Tenn. -- A big congratulations to a group of sixth graders from Hollow Rock-Bruceton Central Middle School. The six-person team won sixth place in the Global Destination Imagination competition Saturday along…

Flags of Freedom help raise awareness for child abuse

[gtxvideo vid="f4I9aeEo" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/f4I9aeEo.jpg" vtitle="Flags Of Freedom”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Many of you have seen them waving at you off of the Highway 45 Bypass. More than 1,000 red, white, and blue flags are displayed in remembrance of three…

Cicadas are singing around West Tennessee

[gtxvideo vid="ZyyEHVjJ" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/ZyyEHVjJ.jpg" vtitle="Sound Of Cicada PKG”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- If you've been outside lately, you've heard the noise. A constant buzzing, humming sound some may even call a roar — and it's all because of the cicadas.…

Jackson City Council to vote on $800,000 in debt write-offs

[gtxvideo vid="4R3xR4CE" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/4R3xR4CE.jpg" vtitle="Jackson Debt Writeoffs PKG 630”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- The city of Jackson is proposing writing off more than $800,000 in unpaid debts to the city. The write-offs include more than $600,000 in city court fines…

Rescued horse shot three times, killed

[gtxvideo vid="WcllKe05" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/WcllKe05.jpg" vtitle="Rescued Horse Shot PKG”] MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- A West Tennessee farmer is looking for answers after a horse he rescued from near death several years ago was killed over Memorial Day weekend. David Hart…

U.S. Marshals search for fugitive in Jackson area

[gtxvideo vid="aDkEzX0o" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/aDkEzX0o.jpg" vtitle="Woodruff Search”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Reward money is up for grabs if you can help U.S. Marshals catch a fugitive. Joseph Daniel Woodruff is suspected in an armed robbery earlier this month in Jackson, and…

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