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Mayor Gist talks next four years for Hub City

[gtxvideo vid="pq6S807C" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/pq6S807C.jpg" vtitle="Gist Reelection Follow - Vic”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- After 51 percent of voters secure a third term for Jackson City Mayor Jerry Gist, he says crime and employment are among his top priorities for the…

Afternoon wreck slows traffic on N. Highland

[gtxvideo vid="P1B7paaU" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/P1B7paaU.jpg" vtitle="N Highland Accident”] MIDTOWN JACKSON -- A portion of North Highland in midtown was shut down just after 1 p.m. Wednesday when two cars collided. Police, firefighters and ambulances responded to the scene. Officers say…

Middle schoolers get lessons on surviving emergencies

[gtxvideo vid="qh5yuWke" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/qh5yuWke.jpg" vtitle="MIddle School 911 Day”] CHESTER COUNTY, Tenn. -- Students at a Chester County middle school got expert advice Wednesday on surviving some scary situations. Students learned what to do during a fire and how to…

Letter carriers to collect goods for Stamp Out Hunger drive

[gtxvideo vid="9toHSqkX" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/9toHSqkX.jpg" vtitle="Stamp Out Hunger”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Letter carriers in Jackson will be participating in the largest single-day food drive this Saturday. The National Association of Letter Carriers has partnered with the Regional Inter-Faith Association, known…

School nurses praised on national day of appreciation

[gtxvideo vid="eDCfLEa2" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/eDCfLEa2.jpg" vtitle="School Nurse Appreciation”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Wednesday marked a special day for school nurses across the country. May 6 is known as National School Nurse Appreciation Day. There are more than 20 school nurses in…

Art project at Union University honors slain Christians

[gtxvideo vid="UkhWW1v6" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/UkhWW1v6.jpg" vtitle="Persecuted Christians Honored”] NORTH JACKSON -- At Union University, a bell rang 147 times Wednesday as a tribute to the 147 college students who were murdered in April by Islamic terrorists. The art project was…

Madison Co. Commission chairman to resign

[gtxvideo vid="j2Sve6L8" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/j2Sve6L8.jpg" vtitle="Chairman Johnstone Retires”] MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- Mark Johnstone has announced he is resigning from the Madison County Commission. Johnstone serves as chairman of the commission. He is a representative of District 9. He told…

Counselors visit school after fatal wreck

[gtxvideo vid="qwf9WZhE" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/qwf9WZhE.jpg" vtitle="School Responds to Loss”] HENDERSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- Henderson County Schools confirmed it called in counselors Wednesday after a crash involving a school bus killed a third grader. The girl‘s brother is still recovering in…

Jackson police seek to ID woman in alleged Target thefts

[gtxvideo vid="jr19JQFJ" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/jr19JQFJ.jpg" vtitle="Target Cologne Theft”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Police are asking for help identifying a woman they believe stole cologne from Target. On April 16, the woman stole a bottle of Gucci cologne valued at $55 from…

Woman accused of threatening to kill teen girl

[gtxvideo vid="RXCx7XDt" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/RXCx7XDt.jpg" vtitle="Hamilton Agg Assult”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A woman appeared Wednesday in Jackson City Court on accusations of holding a stick to a 14-year-old girl's throat and threatening to kill her. Sarah Frances Hamilton is charged…

Police seek leads in Jackson property thefts

[gtxvideo vid="UnxuYFdB" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/UnxuYFdB.jpg" vtitle="Large Appliances Theft”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Police are asking the public to provide possible leads in two property thefts. On or around April 26, an air conditioner unit valued at $1,500 was stolen from the…

Community holds candlelight vigil for Brenna

[gtxvideo vid="9niXSZMw" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/9niXSZMw.jpg" vtitle="Vigil Bus accident”] LEXINGTON, Tenn. -- A community leaned on each other Tuesday during a candlelight vigil after Brenna Foster, 8, died in a tragic car accident. Tuesday night, the Dixie Softball League in Lexington…

Cannabis oil now legal in Tenn. for limited medical use

[gtxvideo vid="TiesQWMh" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/TiesQWMh.jpg" vtitle="CAnnabis Oil Law”] NASHVILLE -- A bill allowing cannabis oil to treat certain medical conditions has been signed by Gov. Bill Haslam. According to the bill, which Haslam signed Monday, patients will be allowed to…

City Council election results

[gtxvideo vid="St1IqRH4" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/St1IqRH4.jpg" vtitle="City Council Coverage”] JACKSON, Tenn -- Three of the nine seats for Jackson's City Council were contested on Tuesday's ballot. Incumbents for Districts 2, 3 and 9 each had challengers for their seat. In District…

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