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Sheriff appoints wife to new position to run accreditation

[gtxvideo vid="QjC0YL4r" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/QjC0YL4r.jpg" vtitle="Nepotism At MCSO 5”] MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- As the Madison County Sheriff's Office pursues accreditation for the first time, a new position has been created to keep their progress on track, and it goes…

Tenn. inmate status service now available across state

JACKSON, Tenn. -- A service that lets crime victims track their offenders now is available in all 95 counties in the state of Tennessee. When requested, Statewide Automated Victim Information and Notification, or SAVIN, gives immediate, anonymous custody status of…

Lemonade stand profits $1,500 for St. Jude in just 4 hours

[gtxvideo vid="HAZdmilE" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/HAZdmilE.jpg" vtitle="Lemaonade For St Judes - Beth PKG”] UNION CITY, Tenn. -- Hundreds of people from all over West Tennessee came out Sunday to quench their thirst and donate to a good cause. Xavier Hinson is…

Man charged with rape of child

[gtxvideo vid="9BiV8PvV" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/9BiV8PvV.jpg" vtitle="Langilinas Arrested”] MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- A man has been booked into the Madison County Jail on a child rape charge. Joseph Langlinais was booked Monday on a charge of forcible rape of a child,…

Deputies searching for escaped Gibson Co. inmate

[gtxvideo vid="hjHARWyk" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/hjHARWyk.jpg" vtitle="Gibson County Escapee”] GIBSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- A Gibson County inmate escaped Monday morning, according to Sheriff Paul Thomas. Jeffrey Patterson, 27, of Humboldt ran through an open door and fled on foot around 11:30…

Police say woman chased ex-boyfriend with butter knife

[gtxvideo vid="cYMjr2Qc" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/cYMjr2Qc.jpg" vtitle="Woman Attacks Husband 6”] MILAN, Tenn. -- A woman is facing an assault charge after allegedly chasing her ex-boyfriend with a butter knife. Niki Beard is facing aggravated domestic assault and public intoxication charges after…

4 charged with boating under influence on Kentucky Lake

HENRY COUNTY, Tenn. -- Officials cracked down this weekend on alcohol-related offenses on Kentucky Lake, resulting in four arrests for boating under the influence. The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency's district-wide enforcement efforts also included two arrests for underage drinking, according…

Hunters for the Hungry reports donation scam

UNION CITY, Tenn. -- Police say a man has been impersonating a Hunters for the Hungry representative and asking local businesses to make donations. An affiliate with the Tennessee Wildlife Federation charity contacted Union City police about the alleged scam,…

Man faces ID theft charge, accused of stealing debit card

JACKSON, Tenn. -- A Jackson man appeared Monday in city court on an identity theft charge after allegedly stealing and fraudulently using a family member's debit card. Court papers say Joshua Adam Baker is accused taking a family member's debit…

Woman accused of stealing more than $4K in Polo items from mall

[gtxvideo vid="i7yiJXeU" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/i7yiJXeU.jpg" vtitle="Ward Belk Top”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- A woman was in city court Monday on accusations of stealing more than $4,000 worth of merchandise from a store in the Old Hickory Mall. Kearea Ward is accused…

Deputies ID man accused of trying to leave crash scene

GIBSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- Deputies identify a man they say tried to run away after being in a near head-on collision Friday near Milan. Cypriano Doaks, 23, is charged with DUI, burglary of a motor vehicle and fleeing the scene…

Firefighters say Jackson apartment complex fire suspicious

[gtxvideo vid="mTAU0Wb1" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/mTAU0Wb1.jpg" vtitle="Camellia Trace Fire 6”] NORTH JACKSON -- Arson investigators work to determine what sparked a fire at a north Jackson apartment complex. Jackson Fire Department Chief Max Stewart said it is suspicious. Crews put out…

Town loses only store after 160 years in business

[gtxvideo vid="iKWKXLGt" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/iKWKXLGt.jpg" vtitle="Town without store for the first time in 160 years”] SAULSBURY, Tenn. -- For the first time in more than 160 years, a town in Hardeman County will be without a place to shop. Taylor's…

Madison Co. prepares to host presidential hopeful, Sen. Ted Cruz

[gtxvideo vid="TgjcT6QP" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/TgjcT6QP.jpg" vtitle="Madison County prepares to host presidential hopeful, Sen. Ted Cruz”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz is stopping Monday in the Hub City. Cruz and his team will be at the Jackson…

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