[gtxvideo vid="2iWGa6Rx" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/2iWGa6Rx.jpg" vtitle="Church Fire Investigation”] PARIS, Tenn. -- Fire officials say they have concluded their investigation into a blaze that destroyed a local church. Investigators say the April 23 fire at Trinity Methodist Church has concluded. Based…
UNICOI, Tenn. (AP) - Unicoi officials have voted to hire the town's first police officer. The Johnson City Press reports (http://bit.ly/1Jeu9Po ) Unicoi's Board of Mayor and Alderman voted Monday to begin the process of hiring the town's first public…
[gtxvideo vid="zfJjoQia" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/zfJjoQia.jpg" vtitle="Soccer Field Dedication”] LEXINGTON, Tenn. -- A former soccer player who was killed in a motorcycle accident in April has been honored by the city. The soccer field at the Lexington Soccer Complex was renamed…
[gtxvideo vid="qb9XL7Dc" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/qb9XL7Dc.jpg" vtitle="I40 Bridge Hit PKG”] WEST JACKSON -- The Interstate 40 bridge crossing over Highway 412 was damaged by a truck passing underneath just after noon Tuesday. Tennessee Department of Transportation officials said their first priority…
BOLIVAR, Tenn. -- A Bolivar firefighter has been certified as an instructor for other departments. Bolivar training officer Tommy Breeden was awarded a certification in Principles of Modern Fire Attack and now will begin teaching modern day tactics, fire safety…
[gtxvideo vid="NUESdHgH" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/NUESdHgH.jpg" vtitle="Bobo Threat Update”] DECATUR COUNTY, Tenn. -- A hearing originally set for next week for the suspects in the Holly Bobo case has been canceled. Judge Creed McGinley says he doesn't have a new date…
[gtxvideo vid="QDNlQ3Zh" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/QDNlQ3Zh.jpg" vtitle="Martin Vehicle Crash”] MARTIN, Tenn. -- Police are searching for a driver they say struck a utility pole Tuesday and then left the scene on foot, abandoning the car. Larry Dewayne Harper, 38, of Martin…
[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…
[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…
[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…
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…
[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'…
[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…
[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…
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…
