MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- Funeral services for the Madison County firefighter who died in the line of duty Sunday will be held Thursday, and the public is welcome to attend. The services for Chris Blankenship, a 10-year veteran of the…
[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…
[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…
[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…
[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…
[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…
[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…
[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…
[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…
[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…
[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…
[gtxvideo vid="5AY4GjbI" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/5AY4GjbI.jpg" vtitle="FINNEY Coverage”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Even after the final results came in Tuesday night, Lowe Finney's supporters stuck around his headquarters with their heads held high after this hard fought race. Finney said that although…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Hundreds gathered at the DoubleTree for election night in Jackson, all in support of Jackson's re-elected mayor, Jerry Gist. Mayor Gist said he is excited about his next term in office and that two of the focuses…
HARDEMAN COUNTY, Tenn. -- A Whiteville woman is charged with stealing thousands of dollars from Hardeman County. According to the TBI, back in October of last year, Le'Curnita Spencer pocketed cash payments from customers at the Hardeman County landfill while…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Beer Board's meeting scheduled for Tuesday morning to discuss the license for Pandora's Box owner Reginald Hobson was postponed. City leaders previously said they had concerns about recent events at the location. The meeting has been…
