[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…
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…
[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…
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…
[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…
[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…
[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…
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…
[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…
[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…
[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,…
[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…
[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…
[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…
[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…
