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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…

McKellar-Sipes gets $850K grant for new hangar

[gtxvideo vid="Imm02TJ7" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Imm02TJ7.jpg" vtitle="MLK New Hanger”] MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport says it's received a federal grant to build a new hangar. Airport officials say they've received an $850,00 grant to build the hangar and already…

Report shows road deaths down from last year for Tenn.

[gtxvideo vid="ZW7hcKm0" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/ZW7hcKm0.jpg" vtitle="Traffic Deaths Up”] NASHVILLE -- A new report should give you reason to be extra cautious while driving around. According to a National Safety Council study, nearly 19,000 people lost their lives on the road…

Jackson police looking for missing man

[gtxvideo vid="H9tUn8A3" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/H9tUn8A3.jpg" vtitle="JPD Missing Man 630”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Police are searching for a missing adult who has serious health problems. Kenneth McCalister, aka Cadillac, has been missing since Aug. 10, according to a release from the…

Teen to face trial next week in deadly 2014 shooting

[gtxvideo vid="kDdgziPB" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/kDdgziPB.jpg" vtitle="Blackwell Date Set 6”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- A teenager charged in a deadly 2014 shooting will go to trial next week. Jernigel Blackwell will go to trial next Monday, Aug. 24, on charges of first-degree…

Convicted gunman sentenced in fatal 2014 shooting

[gtxvideo vid="K2WkCW7S" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/K2WkCW7S.jpg" vtitle="Hendrix Sentencing 6”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- A man convicted in a deadly 2014 shooting was sentenced Monday. Dontavious Hendrix is sentenced to serve 25 years at 100 percent of the term. He also has been…

Humboldt police investigate theft of multiple guns

[gtxvideo vid="iJORrVHL" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/iJORrVHL.jpg" vtitle="Humboldt Gun Theft 6”] HUMBOLDT, Tenn. -- Police are investigating a theft of a large number of guns from a home. Officers were dispatched Friday to a North 18th Avenue home in response to a…

Police make arrest in theft from Humboldt dollar store deposit

[gtxvideo vid="nImaYpaV" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/nImaYpaV.jpg" vtitle="DG Theft Arrest 6”] HUMBOLDT, Tenn. -- Police have arrested a woman in connection with a report of money missing from a store deposit for a local retail store. Police say managers at Family Dollar…

Goodwill to host job fair in south Jackson

[gtxvideo vid="6LA0XeSa" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/6LA0XeSa.jpg" vtitle="Goodwill Preview”] SOUTH JACKSON -- Goodwill is hosting a job fair Tuesday at their Career Solutions Center on South Highland Avenue. The job fair is scheduled for 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 1320 South…

Woman in court after police say they witnessed child abuse

JACKSON, Tenn. -- A child abuse charge landed a woman in city court Monday after a behavioral health treatment worker called police to report the alleged abuse. Amy Rhea is accused of abusing an 8-year-old family member after police say…

Police: Stolen cell phone links man to armed robbery

[gtxvideo vid="W7eUQz5d" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/W7eUQz5d.jpg" vtitle="Johnson Agg Burglary 6”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- A man went before a judge Monday after police say a stolen cell phone he sold led to his arrest in an armed robbery at a Jackson apartment.…

Man accused of evading arrest, bringing drugs into jail

[gtxvideo vid="ufijwYLP" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/ufijwYLP.jpg" vtitle="Reid Evading Arrest 5”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- A man was in city court Monday on numerous charges that all stemmed from an early Saturday traffic stop. Darwin Reid was arraigned on gun and drug charges…

Update: Students return to normal schedule after North Side bomb threat

[gtxvideo vid="QLP6AOfL" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/QLP6AOfL.jpg" vtitle="North Jackson Bomb Threat 6”] UPDATE -- All buildings at North Side High School have been cleared by law enforcement, according to a release from the school system. Students will return to the buildings and…

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