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Police charge 2 students in North Side bomb threat

[gtxvideo vid="wFkRxoll" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/wFkRxoll.jpg" vtitle="Bomb Threat 10pm”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Police have charged two juveniles in a Monday bomb threat at North Side High School. Two 17-year-old North Side students are charged with filing a false report, according to…

Woman hired to clean home accused of stealing $12K in jewelry

[gtxvideo vid="sNqceWJq" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/sNqceWJq.jpg" vtitle="Jewelery Theft”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- A woman accused of stealing $12,000 worth of jewelry from a home she was hired to clean appeared Tuesday in city court. Angel Yvonta Owens is charged with theft of…

Local expert says 'no one really safe' from ID theft; offers tips for protection

[gtxvideo vid="kuXiy8F1" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/kuXiy8F1.jpg" vtitle="Increased Cyber Security PKG”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- A computer breach at the Internal Revenue Service is bigger than the agency originally disclosed. The IRS said criminals actually stole data from more than double as many…

More victims of Hunters for the Hungry scammer come forward

UNION CITY, Tenn. -- Another business has reported being approached by a man police say is fraudulently asking for donations for Hunters for the Hungry. Star Physical Therapy notified police Monday the business had donated money July 2 to someone…

Mayor of Trimble resigns

[gtxvideo vid="YbXhEM7P" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/YbXhEM7P.jpg" vtitle="Trimble Mayor Resigns”] TRIMBLE, Tenn. -- A West Tennessee town soon will see new leadership as the mayor resigns his position. James Davis submitted his resignation Friday to the city recorder for health reasons. Davis'…

Body found in vacant building

[gtxvideo vid="U0zn0Q5v" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/U0zn0Q5v.jpg" vtitle="Body Found”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Police investigate a body found in a vacant building in Jackson. Police say they do not suspect foul play at this time. Investigators have not yet released the identity of…

TBI most wanted sex offender arrested in Jackson

[gtxvideo vid="s7KocHeb" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/s7KocHeb.jpg" vtitle="Top 10 Arrest”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- One of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation's most wanted sex offenders was arrested Monday night in Jackson. William Ellison was arrested by the U.S. Marshal's Service. Ellison was placed…

Police: Former teacher charged with sexual assaults on child

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Authorities say a former Clarksville-Montgomery County teacher has been charged with sexual assaults on a child. The Leaf-Chronicle reports (http://leafne.ws/1Ph97nH ) 27-year-old Brandon Kyle Hester was arrested Friday. Hester faces multiple charges, including two counts of…

U.S. Marshals capture murder suspect at Jackson hotel

[gtxvideo vid="Uv30j0Cv" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Uv30j0Cv.jpg" vtitle="Baker Murder Suspect”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- U.S. Marshals have captured a man wanted on a first-degree murder charge at a Jackson hotel. Jashaun Baker, 21, has been taken into custody at Old Hickory Inn on…

Commission approves $2K for Downtown Development Corporation

[gtxvideo vid="xDtQgE7k" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/xDtQgE7k.jpg" vtitle="Downtown Development Fund 6”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- The county commission approved on Monday $2,000 for the Jackson Downtown Development Corporation. The nonprofit group originally missed the application deadline for nonprofits to be considered for funds…

Grant could bring new fire station to east Madison County

[gtxvideo vid="skeq5Ndj" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/skeq5Ndj.jpg" vtitle="MCFD Possible Location 6”] MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- There may be a new fire station coming to east Madison County, if a grant is approved. County commissioners on Monday approved for the fire department to…

Commissioners re-appoint highway superintendent

[gtxvideo vid="TB3F7qY9" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/TB3F7qY9.jpg" vtitle="Walls Re-Elected”] MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- County commissioners on Monday re-appointed the county's highway superintendent. Bart Walls was unanimously re-appointed to serve another four years. This will be his second term.

Record number of new Madison Co. deputies join force

[gtxvideo vid="a5SvGzFI" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/a5SvGzFI.jpg" vtitle="MCSO New Deputies 6”] MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- Expect to see more Madison County cruisers on the streets as the sheriff's department introduces a historic number of new deputies Monday. The new deputies were greeted…

Bent Tree Golf Course to re-open after arson

[gtxvideo vid="gJd19kLY" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/gJd19kLY.jpg" vtitle="Bent Tree CleanUp 5”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Bent Tree Golf Course is set to re-open its greens to golfers as early as Wednesday, just more than a week after investigators say someone intentionally set fire…

County OKs $30K for industrial park signs

[gtxvideo vid="bYrNPGlJ" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/bYrNPGlJ.jpg" vtitle="Industrial Park Signs”] MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- County commissioners approved funds Monday for two new signs at a local industrial park. The $30,000 will go toward two industrial signs at the Airport Industrial Park. One…

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