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Law enforcement check sex offenders before Halloween

[gtxvideo vid="N1PAinUM" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/N1PAinUM.jpg" vtitle="Operation Blackout PKG”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- In an effort to keep kids safe this Halloween, law enforcement check up on sex offenders across the area. It is called Operation Blackout. Zain Hakim, a parent, said…

Hardin County fights against domestic violence

[gtxvideo vid="DUDMhCw9" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/DUDMhCw9.jpg" vtitle="Domestic Violence Vigil PKG”] SAVANNAH, Tenn. -- Hardin County rallied against domestic violence Thursday night, remembering victims of the crime who have died as a result of it. It also served as a chance to…

YMCA Board President speaks

[gtxvideo vid="eYNcjHyA" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/eYNcjHyA.jpg" vtitle="YMCA Checks Follow PKG”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Some former YMCA employees are having a hard time making ends meet after not receiving their final paychecks. Former YMCA employee Anna Duck said that it has been…

Westview High School student charged with sexual battery

[gtxvideo vid="m4DOP4RF" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/m4DOP4RF.jpg" vtitle="Westview Sexual Assault”] MARTIN, Tenn. -- A Westview High School student was recently arrested and charged with sexual battery. Police confirm he was taken into custody earlier this month on accusations of sexually assaulting a…

Crews work to repair water main break in east Jackson

[gtxvideo vid="lARrDXWa" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/lARrDXWa.jpg" vtitle="Water Main Break LIVE SHOT 6pm”] EAST JACKSON -- Crews continue to work on a ruptured water main at an east Jackson work site. Contractor equipment hit a main near the Hillcrest Circle Drive and…

'Vein Drain' donation event a bloody success

[gtxvideo vid="UiDB1FjL" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/UiDB1FjL.jpg" vtitle="Vein Drain”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- A little Halloween fun results in many residents lining up to help others in need of blood. Nurses, staff and donors took part Thursday in the 24th annual Vein Drain…

City takes over investigation of body found on I-40

[gtxvideo vid="PCXsWHP5" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/PCXsWHP5.jpg" vtitle="I-40 Body Update”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Law enforcement officers are still working to identify a body found Wednesday along Interstate 40. The city has now taken over the investigation. The body was expected to be…

Local law enforcement ready for child abduction cases

[gtxvideo vid="M5G8sAJM" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/M5G8sAJM.jpg" vtitle="Amber Alert Located PKG”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Law enforcement agencies across the state breathed a sigh of relief Thursday as a man accused of killing his wife and kidnapping his young daughter in Knoxville was…

Trunk-or-Treat is Friday at Ballpark at Jackson

[gtxvideo vid="FIS09UaD" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/FIS09UaD.jpg" vtitle="Trunk Or Treat”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- The annual Jackson-Madison County Trunk-or-Treat event is just one day away. Friday, this free spook-tacular event begins at 5 p.m. at its new location the Ballpark at Jackson. Costumes…

Henry Co. teacher pleads not guilty to sex charges

[gtxvideo vid="ZC9SzSca" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/ZC9SzSca.jpg" vtitle="Henry Co Teacher Update”] HENRY COUNTY, Tenn. -- A high school teacher charged with having unlawful sexual contact with a student pleaded not guilty Thursday morning. Kevin Smothers, a teacher at Henry County High School,…

Reed's Metals covers the community

[gtxvideo vid="p0oeZdOz" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/p0oeZdOz.jpg" vtitle="Covering Community”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- A local business wants to give a family an early Christmas present this year. Reed's Metals is giving away a free roof to a family in need. Team members will volunteer…

Dyer Co. deputies capture fugitive wanted by U.S. Marshals

[gtxvideo vid="hU0nRGXx" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/hU0nRGXx.jpg" vtitle="Hipps Arrest - Marshals”] DYER COUNTY, Tenn. -- A man on the run from authorities has been arrested. Kenneth Hipps was arrested around 11 p.m. Wednesday by the Dyer County Sheriff's Department. Hipps, a convicted…

Group gives away free gas at ‘Axe the Tax’ event

[gtxvideo vid="f3VuWzjJ" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/f3VuWzjJ.jpg" vtitle="Axe The Gas Tax pKG”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Free gas stalled traffic Thursday in the Hub City. In an effort to raise awareness about a possible gas tax increase, Americans for Prosperity Tennessee filled tanks…

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