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Man accused of assaulting wife at Jackson apartment

[gtxvideo vid="ebsEP26w" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/ebsEP26w.jpg" vtitle="Taylor Domestic Assault”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- An alleged domestic disturbance at a Jackson apartment landed a man in city court Tuesday. According to court documents, Anthony Antonio Taylor was arrested early Tuesday after police responded…

Memphis judge dies of self-inflicted wound

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- A Memphis judge has died after shooting himself in a car outside the Memphis Country Club. Memphis Police say they received a call at about 5:45 p.m. on Monday, moments after the shooting. Police say 63-year-old…

Protect your home from power surges

[gtxvideo vid="Nj3ieuYm" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Nj3ieuYm.jpg" vtitle="Power Surge Protection - Chelsea”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- The spring storm season has begun in West Tennessee, and with the threat of severe weather comes thunderstorms and the risk of lightning strikes. They can literally…

Carroll Co. jailer fired after alleged inmate abuse

[gtxvideo vid="zv0aF922" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/zv0aF922.jpg" vtitle="Jailers Abuse Inmate - Jordan”] CARROLL COUNTY, Tenn. -- A West Tennessee corrections officer has been fired amid a use of force investigation. Shawana Welch said when her family went to visit her son, Demetri…

Fire destroys family's home in Newbern

[gtxvideo vid="cCkNQKAv" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/cCkNQKAv.jpg" vtitle="Newbern House Fire - Tiffany”] NEWBERN, Tenn. -- A West Tennessee family lost their home and almost everything in it during a Monday morning fire caused by something they couldn't see. Ashlea Pickard said she…

City of Jackson gets $18K nutritional grant

[gtxvideo vid="JKztiMsO" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/JKztiMsO.jpg" vtitle="Out Of School Program”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- The city of Jackson has received $18,000 in grant money to support healthy eating for some local communities. The money is meant to help provide healthy food and…

Freed Hardeman's Neal named WCBA NAIA Coach of the Year

[gtxvideo vid="D3YQlDgI" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/D3YQlDgI.jpg" vtitle="FHU - Coach Of The Year”] Freed-Hardeman University's women's basketball head coach Dale Neal was named the 2015 United States Marines Corp/WCBA NAIA Coach of the Year on Monday. Neal lead the Lady Lions to…

Union's Campbell honored at WCBA Awards

[gtxvideo vid="3TDN0qJg" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/3TDN0qJg.jpg" vtitle="Campbell Awards Show”] JACKSON, Tenn. - Union University women's basketball coach Mark Campbell was recognized on Monday at the Women's College Basketball Association Awards show for his 500 win. Campbell's track to the milestone is…

Local church damaged in suspected arson

[gtxvideo vid="bust4MUJ" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/bust4MUJ.jpg" vtitle="Lexington Church Arson - Dan”] HENDERSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- One of the holiest of days is scarred for a local congregation after an Easter weekend fire leaves the inside of their church seriously damaged, and…

NAACP to address council about extending early voting hours

[gtxvideo vid="JOpiyuoP" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/JOpiyuoP.jpg" vtitle="Early Voting Hours”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- The local chapter of the NAACP announced Monday its plans to address the Jackson City Council Tuesday in hopes it will help extend early voting hours. NAACP leaders believe…

Crews investigate north Jackson house fire

[gtxvideo vid="xZhqDSC8" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/xZhqDSC8.jpg" vtitle="Moorewood Dr Fire”] NORTH JACKSON -- Firefighters are investigating a house fire on Moorewood Drive. Fire officials say the fire seems to have started downstairs and may have been caused by candles or burning incense.…

Police: Man shot ex-girlfriend; charged with attempted murder

[gtxvideo vid="hkG1EsfQ" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/hkG1EsfQ.jpg" vtitle="HighView Morning Shooting - Kurt”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Police have charged a man in an early Monday shooting that has left his ex-girlfriend in critical condition. Michael John Stitts, 42, of Jackson, is charged in…

Air Choice One announces flight start date for Jackson

[gtxvideo vid="uxwKpPTF" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/uxwKpPTF.jpg" vtitle="Airline Start Date”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Air Choice One has announced the start date for their services at McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport in Jackson. The airline's flight service will begin June 28, according to a release…

Officials rule arson in Jackson house fire

[gtxvideo vid="iI3SQnOb" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/iI3SQnOb.jpg" vtitle="Hollywood Fire Declared Arson”] WEST JACKSON -- A Saturday night fire that destroyed a west Jackson home has been ruled an arson, according to the Jackson Fire Department. Firefighters responded to the home at 1749…

Nursing home residents cast ballots in Jackson City Election

[gtxvideo vid="pjKfOHa8" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/pjKfOHa8.jpg" vtitle="Nursing Home Voters - Mallory”] EAST JACKSON -- Voters cast some of the first ballots on Monday in Jackson‘s hotly contested mayoral election. This comes nine days before the start of early voting. “It feels…

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