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Marine Corps League serves free lunch to law enforcement officers

[gtxvideo vid="mseK419W" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/mseK419W.jpg" vtitle="Marines Serve JPD 6pm”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Immediately following the law enforcement memorial ceremony Friday, officers were served a free lunch by the Marine Corps League Detachment 735 of Jackson. The Marines served more than…

Local historian weighs in on death of B.B. King

[gtxvideo vid="bxIrWTfi" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/bxIrWTfi.jpg" vtitle="BB King Death”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- The king of blues, B.B. King, has passed away. The cause of his death is not yet known but he was reported to have been in poor health. He…

Longtime Haywood Co. ambulance director Studdard laid to rest

[gtxvideo vid="Ektf2WpJ" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Ektf2WpJ.jpg" vtitle="Haywood Ambulance Dierctor Memorial”] HAYWOOD COUNTY, Tenn. -- James W. "Jimmy" Studdard, longtime ambulance director for Haywood County, was laid to rest Friday. He passed away Wednesday at age 72. Studdard was the longest-serving ambulance…

Martin primary students take break from TCAP with trip to Oz

[gtxvideo vid="SRmYO0ih" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/SRmYO0ih.jpg" vtitle="Martin Primary 6pm”] MARTIN, Tenn. -- Second grade teachers at Martin Primary School gave their students a break from their hard work on TCAP tests with a trip to Oz. This week centered around the…

Attorney Fletcher Long's license suspended

[gtxvideo vid="OoKkLHtL" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/OoKkLHtL.jpg" vtitle="long License suspended”] NASHVILLE -- Attorney Fletcher Long's license to practice law has been suspended, according to the Board of Professional Responsibility. The suspension comes after Long and another lawyer were convicted Tuesday on extortion…

Bemis Heritage Days to feature music, food

BEMIS, Tenn. -- A local community is celebrating its history and community Friday evening. Bemis Heritage Days will take place from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Bemis Mill Village Museum on North Missouri Street in Jackson. The W.S. Holland…

Woman charged with stealing from bank where she worked

[gtxvideo vid="04R7GiAa" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/04R7GiAa.jpg" vtitle="Anderson Embezzlement”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A woman was in Jackson City Court Friday on charges of stealing from a bank where she worked. Gayna Anderson is accused of embezzling more than $1,000 from Fort Seals…

Jackson man accused of chasing mom with scissors

[gtxvideo vid="RDLMlNcU" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/RDLMlNcU.jpg" vtitle="Grant Domestic Assault”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A man went before a judge Friday on charges of trying to stab his mother with a pair of scissors and a screwdriver. Benjamin Grant is accused of becoming…

Humboldt police seek man in shooting

HUMBOLDT, Tenn. -- Police are investigating a Thursday afternoon shooting that sent one man to the hospital. The victim told police he was walking in the woods beside his home in the area of the Hillside Drive community when a…

One dead after north Jackson wreck

[gtxvideo vid="HBjNdRq8" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/HBjNdRq8.jpg" vtitle="Old Humboldt Fatal Crash”] NORTH JACKSON -- A man is dead after a Friday morning traffic accident. Jackson police responded just after 8 a.m. to a one-vehicle wreck on Old Humboldt Road near North Pointe…

Bradford police investigating late evening shooting

[gtxvideo vid="dDGp2HPt" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/dDGp2HPt.jpg" vtitle="Shooting In Bradford LIVE SHOT”] BRADFORD, Tenn. -- Bradford police are investigating a shooting that may have stemmed from a domestic incident on Thursday night. According to officers on the scene, they received a shots…

Dot Foods hiring in Dyersburg

[gtxvideo vid="tgmNCo3a" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/tgmNCo3a.jpg" vtitle="Dot food Employment”] DYERSBURG, Tenn. -- Officials with the new distribution center for Dot Foods in Dyersburg announced Thursday they are hiring 45 more workers after some record-breaking success. Company leaders say it is something…

Board could determine whether lawyer in Bobo case has license suspended

[gtxvideo vid="qOu9DiGN" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/qOu9DiGN.jpg" vtitle="Fletcher Decision”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- As the future of a now convicted attorney hangs in the balance, so does the timeline for the case against two men accused of kidnapping and killing Holly Bobo. Thursday,…

Chester Co. recycles glass into free mulch

[gtxvideo vid="98e3YoOU" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/98e3YoOU.jpg" vtitle="Chester Co Glass Mulch PKG”] CHESTER COUNTY, Tenn. -- The Chester County Solid Waste Department has developed a clever and free way to add sparkle and shine to your flowerbeds. Your garbage can help your…

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