UNION CITY, Tenn. -- Final Flight Outfitters Inc. has been named the Tennessee 2015 Family Owned Small Business of the Year by the U.S. Small Business Administration. The owners of the Union City-based business, Jon Ed, Tripp and Kelley Powers,…
[gtxvideo vid="oR3zyC1t" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/oR3zyC1t.jpg" vtitle="Church Serving BBQ”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- A local church went to work on Labor Day to raise funds for projects to help better their community. Highland Park Church had dozens of volunteers selling Boston butts,…
[gtxvideo vid="Im914ZKS" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Im914ZKS.jpg" vtitle="Benton Propane Explosion PKG”] BENTON COUNTY, Tenn. -- A Benton County man is fighting for his life after his home exploded Sunday when officials say a gas leak ignited in his mobile home. The leak…
[gtxvideo vid="kOlrpgBS" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/kOlrpgBS.jpg" vtitle="Historic First Baptist Reno”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- One of the oldest churches in Jackson held its first service Sunday morning in its renovated sanctuary. Church leaders said the sanctuary hasn't been renovated in more than…
[gtxvideo vid="JY4lLSqp" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/JY4lLSqp.jpg" vtitle="Ballpark Showdown”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Jackson Fire Department and Jackson Generals are "showing down" Monday at the Ballpark at Jackson. The Showdown at the Ballpark event starts at 4 p.m. and is scheduled until…
[gtxvideo vid="N7E9tSja" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/N7E9tSja.jpg" vtitle="Shiloh Final Demonstrations”] HARDIN COUNTY, Tenn. -- Shiloh National Military Park hosted its final firing demonstration of the year on Sunday. The Civil War battlefield hosts cannon firing demonstrations throughout the summer months. Visitors camping…
[gtxvideo vid="TifPhKya" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/TifPhKya.jpg" vtitle="Jackson Garbage Schedule”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Waste Management for the City of Jackson will observe the Sept. 7 Labor Day holiday. Residential and commercial garbage collection the week of the holiday will be a day…
[gtxvideo vid="jGsfdkGX" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/jGsfdkGX.jpg" vtitle="Bargain Hwy Stolen Items PKG”] BENTON COUNTY, Tenn. -- For the past 17 years, Labor Day weekend yard sale shoppers hit the Benton County Bargain Highway, but this year one vendor had more than $1,000…
[gtxvideo vid="HbCntZin" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/HbCntZin.jpg" vtitle="Victims Reunite PKG”] TRENTON, Tenn. -- Almost two months after an accused hit-and-run driver left a man and young girl to die on the side of the road, the two were reunited Saturday with the…
[gtxvideo vid="Dg24dq67" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Dg24dq67.jpg" vtitle="Westview Prayer Controversy”] WEAKLEY COUNTY, Tenn. -- Westview High School students and parents are fighting to keep one of their long-standing traditions of praying before high school games alive after a complaint may put a…
MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- The last holiday of the summer is upon us as West Tennesseans hit the highways and byways to celebrate Labor Day. AAA estimates 11 percent more Americans are traveling this year over the holiday weekend than…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Two Jackson restaurants already slapped with a temporary suspension of their liquor licenses by the state went before the city board that controls their beer license. The Jackson Beer Board voted Friday to suspend beer sales for…
HENDERSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- A park soon will be accessible to everyone, all thanks to a class project. River Edge Park in Darden soon will have a handicap-accessible gazebo and other amenities. After receiving a grant last year for the…
MARTIN, Tenn. -- A foot chase lands a man in jail for trespassing. Martin police say they along with the Weakley County Sheriff's Department found 25-year-old Kinyko Booker. They first received a call about a man breaking into vehicles in…
[gtxvideo vid="FFlJgcJx" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/FFlJgcJx.jpg" vtitle="Gibson Fair Legend PKG”] GIBSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- From the food to the rides, county fairs across West Tennessee are a piece of Americana that attract thousands every year. For 160 years, the Gibson County…
