[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…
HAYWOOD COUNTY, Tenn. -- Customers soon will be paying higher sold waste fees after an increase was approved Monday by the Haywood County Commission. The fee changes are effective Oct. 1. The rate goes up $5 from $36.50 to $41.50…
[gtxvideo vid="alL2eOKP" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/alL2eOKP.jpg" vtitle="Prison Task Force PKG”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Inmates in Tennessee could spend more time behind bars if a task force appointed by Gov. Bill Haslam opts for extending prison sentences. Madison County Mayor Jimmy Harris…
[gtxvideo vid="PvEUW80o" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/PvEUW80o.jpg" vtitle="Appliance Thefts”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Investigators are asking for help from the public in solving multiple burglaries of vacant houses. Over the past two months, police have been investigating the thefts of 10 refrigerators, 20…
[gtxvideo vid="5wpWzxLb" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/5wpWzxLb.jpg" vtitle="Hatton Street Update”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Police have arrested a man in a Monday night shooting in west Jackson. Officers arrested the suspect Tuesday morning and are continuing to question him, according to a release…
[gtxvideo vid="WLp8P83K" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/WLp8P83K.jpg" vtitle="Lexington Online Pay”] LEXINGTON, Tenn. -- As of last week, residents have a new option for making utility payments. The city now offers an online pay option on their website, lexingtontn.gov, according to office manager…
