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Gerdau breaks ground on $20M upgrade

[gtxvideo vid="oBMRAqGg" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/oBMRAqGg.jpg" vtitle="Gerdau Groundbreaking”] NORTH JACKSON -- A $20 million upgrade is officially under way as steelmaker Gerdau breaks ground Wednesday afternoon on the project. The event marks the beginning of Gerdau's upgrade to the company's non-ferrous…

Man faces rape, kidnapping charges after alleged attack

JACKSON, Tenn. -- A man recently accused of taking a child from a female acquaintance's car was in court Wednesday on rape and assault charges. Cornelius Davis is accused of taking the child and the woman's purse from her car…

Possible gunfire damages RIFA truck

[gtxvideo vid="ArINS0E7" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/ArINS0E7.jpg" vtitle="RIFA Truck Shot PKG”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Possible gunfire damaged a vehicle owned by a Jackson nonprofit organization. Jackson police snapped pictures of a hole in a pickup truck at the Regional Inter-Faith Association on…

Man charged with violating order of protection twice

JACKSON, Tenn. -- A man went before a judge Wednesday on charges stemming from two incidents involving his ex-girlfriend. Johnathan Kinnie faces multiple charges after police say he violated an order of protection against his ex-girlfriend and the mother of…

Man accused of stealing, pawning mother's property

[gtxvideo vid="32pH0Cl4" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/32pH0Cl4.jpg" vtitle="Hodge Steals From Mother”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- A man was in city court Wednesday on accusations of stealing property while his mother was out of town and then pawning the items. Barry Hodge is charged…

Man faces attempted murder charges in Monday shooting

[gtxvideo vid="9jIvtTyD" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/9jIvtTyD.jpg" vtitle="Long Hatton St Shooter”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- A man faces two counts of attempted murder after a Monday night shooting in west Jackson. Javorris Long is accused of shooting at a man and his step-son…

Man faces new firearm charge after jail phone conversation

[gtxvideo vid="9Ssdpz5V" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/9Ssdpz5V.jpg" vtitle="Purdy Firearm Poss”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- A man arrested last week on a disorderly conduct charge was in city court again Wednesday on an additional illegal firearm possession charge. Brandon Purdy was initially arrested July…

Wiser sworn in as Jackson police chief

JACKSON, Tenn. -- Julian Wiser is officially the chief of police for the city of Jackson. Mayor Jerry Gist named Wiser as chief Wednesday, according to a release from the city. Wiser was sworn in by Judge Blake Anderson Wednesday…

Jackson police investigate overnight attempted robbery

[gtxvideo vid="wAQ8zjbU" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/wAQ8zjbU.jpg" vtitle="Overnight Attempted Robbery PKG 2”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Police investigate an overnight attempted robbery in east Jackson. Officers say around 12:30 a.m. Wednesday, two black men approached the victim near Whitehall and Dupree Streets. "You…

Longtime public servant dies unexpectedly

[gtxvideo vid="GgauQoFq" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/GgauQoFq.jpg" vtitle="Commissioner Dies Suddenly”] MILAN, Tenn. -- Gibson County mourns the unexpected loss of longtime public servant Leon Smith. According to Gibson County Mayor Tom Witherspoon, Smith passed away from a heart attack Sunday afternoon at…

Police: 10-year-old bitten while playing with snake

[gtxvideo vid="XAipO43J" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/XAipO43J.jpg" vtitle="Snake Bites Child PKG”] BRADFORD, Tenn. -- It was a scary afternoon Tuesday for a 10-year-old boy in Gibson County after police say he had a close encounter with a snake. As of Tuesday evening,…

National high school bass championship makes splash in West Tenn. economies

[gtxvideo vid="RxSQvjoV" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/RxSQvjoV.jpg" vtitle="Costa Bassmaster Tournament PKG”] HENRY COUNTY, Tenn. -- High school fishermen from across the country are in West Tennessee, hoping to reel in a Bassmaster High School National Championship. Virginia high school junior Kadin Thens…

Gibson Co. deputies seek leads in hotel burglary

[gtxvideo vid="xnpOCTt6" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/xnpOCTt6.jpg" vtitle="Gibson Hotel Burglary”] GIBSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- Deputies need help finding the man they say burglarized a local hotel. The sheriff's office released a surveillance photo Tuesday. They say TVs and other smaller items were…

Jackson officer injured in Feb. attack is back on the job

[gtxvideo vid="DLNvmJBy" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/DLNvmJBy.jpg" vtitle="Thomas Back To Work PKG”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- A Jackson police officer injured Feb. 22 in a brutal assault is back on the job. Sgt. Mike Thomas returned to work late last week, according to…

Henderson Co. Fire Dept. installs free smoke alarms

[gtxvideo vid="KPZSl7s1" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/KPZSl7s1.jpg" vtitle="HFCD Pilot Program Update”] HENDERSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- Over the weekend, more than 300 smoke detectors were installed free of charge for homeowners. Henderson County Fire Department officials said they were chosen by the State…

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