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Milan police expand National Night Out

[gtxvideo vid="XN94gDeb" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/XN94gDeb.jpg" vtitle="Milan Crime Down PKG”] MILAN, Tenn. -- Crime is dropping in one West Tennessee community, and authorities took a proactive measure Tuesday night to hopefully continue the decline. "I think it's great and let them…

Police: Man accused of pulling gun on woman, kids

[gtxvideo vid="MBvxXuEk" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/MBvxXuEk.jpg" vtitle="MIlan Assault Suspect”] MILAN, Tenn. -- Milan police are looking for a man they say pulled a gun on a woman and her two children over the weekend. Authorities said Ralpheal Clay physically assaulted a…

Henderson Co. approves funding for acreage near Parkers Crossroads

[gtxvideo vid="fOH6uVsT" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/fOH6uVsT.jpg" vtitle="Parkers Crossroads Plans”] PARKERS CROSSROADS, Tenn. -- Changes may be coming to the Parkers Crossroads area of Henderson County. The Henderson County Commission approved $410,000 in funds for buying 51 acres at Parkers Crossroads. The…

Deputies: Man found with child pornography on iPod Touch

[gtxvideo vid="lwl9hoYk" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/lwl9hoYk.jpg" vtitle="Lucas Child Porn Arrest PKG”] HENDERSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- Chase Lucas, 21, is accused of trading pornographic images of children like baseball cards, according to deputies. Lucas faces several years behind bars if convicted. Deputies…

City Council approves litigation tax increase

JACKSON, Tenn. -- The City Council on Tuesday approved a $2.50 increase to the litigation tax. That moves the tax from $13.75 to $25 for any city court case where the defendant is found guilty or admits guilt. Money from…

Jackson police to get new guns paid for with drug seizures

[gtxvideo vid="bIe916hH" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/bIe916hH.jpg" vtitle="JPD Budget Meeting”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Jackson City Council agreed Tuesday to allocate funds to purchase new service weapons for every officer in the department. According to Police Chief Julian Wiser, the department will…

Police seek suspects in 'smash & grab' Walmart thefts

[gtxvideo vid="sscmhnGT" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/sscmhnGT.jpg" vtitle="Walmart Smash And Grab”] LEXINGTON, Tenn. -- After men steal an unknown amount of merchandise by breaking into a Walmart display case, police are saying the incident is similar to a recent crime in Huntingdon.…

City Council approves 20-year Civic Master Plan

[gtxvideo vid="5oI4yq5g" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/5oI4yq5g.jpg" vtitle="Civic Masters Plan PKG”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- It's been more than a year in the making, and on Tuesday the Hub City presents its new plan for the future. City councilors unanimously approved the city's…

Camden police chief named chief of year for West Tenn.

[gtxvideo vid="1IPrfAap" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/1IPrfAap.jpg" vtitle="Chief Of The Year”] CAMDEN, Tenn. -- Camden Police Chief George Smith has been honored with the distinction of Chief of the Year for the western division of the state. The Tennessee Association of Chiefs…

Police seize 10 pot plants in Henderson

[gtxvideo vid="eDy1lbrH" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/eDy1lbrH.jpg" vtitle="Henderson Pot Plant Seizure 5”] CHESTER COUNTY, Tenn. -- In the city of Henderson, police seized about ten marijuana plants found near the Sonic on Church Avenue. Officials say the plants were found in a…

Benton Co. crash spills truck cargo on I-40

BENTON COUNTY, Tenn. -- A Monday rollover crash left part of Interstate 40 strewn with items from a tractor-trailer. The accident occurred east of Exit 133, and investigators believe the contents of the trailer shifted, causing the truck to crash…

City to pave formerly private street

[gtxvideo vid="l0ybAqXk" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/l0ybAqXk.jpg" vtitle="Crosscreek Cone Paving 5”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- City council members on Tuesday approved a plan to pave a once-private street. The council approved the paving of Crosscreek Cove, which will cost the city around $9,000…

Council approves funds for tennis project, awards $220K paving contract

[gtxvideo vid="pDtmZKwl" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/pDtmZKwl.jpg" vtitle="Tennis Court Complex Change 5”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- City Council members on Tuesday approved more than $35,000 in funding for the new tennis complex in north Jackson. The approved funding includes $14,310 for electrical cable…

State investigates Haywood Co. fire; victims still critical

[gtxvideo vid="wyMal66y" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/wyMal66y.jpg" vtitle="Haywood Fire Update”] HAYWOOD COUNTY, Tenn. -- State investigators have taken the lead in the investigation of a weekend house fire that left two people badly injured. The victims suffered burns to large portions of…

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