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City of Lexington offers online bill pay

[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…

Report: Tenn. ranks 36th for child well-being

[gtxvideo vid="RIBwzEwH" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/RIBwzEwH.jpg" vtitle="Kids Count Report”] NASHVILLE -- The Volunteer State ranks the same as last year for child well-being, coming in at 36th, according to a report released Tuesday. The Annie E. Casey Foundation 2015 Kids Count…

Bolivar General Hospital adds hospitalist to staff

[gtxvideo vid="ZHsLAUnF" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/ZHsLAUnF.jpg" vtitle="New Hospital Program”] BOLIVAR, Tenn. -- Bolivar General Hospital has announced the addition of a new hospitalist program. Samuel Johnson Jr., M.D., will serve as the new hospitalist, according to a release from West Tennessee…

Man officially charged in January homicide

[gtxvideo vid="UxYV5EgM" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/UxYV5EgM.jpg" vtitle="January Shooter Charged PKG”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- A man was formally charged Tuesday in the Jan. 26 shooting death of a man at a Jackson apartment. Corey Scott is charged with second-degree murder in the…

Man in court on charge from Jackson prostitution sting

[gtxvideo vid="VCNjW7Up" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/VCNjW7Up.jpg" vtitle="Green Patronozong Prostitution”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A man appeared Tuesday in city court on a charge stemming from a prostitution sting in March. Sammie Green Jr. faces one count of patronizing prostitution after allegedly arranging…

Jackson police investigate report of gunshots

JACKSON, Tenn. -- Jackson police investigate a report of gunshots in west Jackson. Police say they responded around 8:40 p.m. Monday to a shots fired call on Hatton Street. Investigators say no one was injured and no one was taken…

Savannah seeks national honor for fallen officer

[gtxvideo vid="i3KX4Z1U" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/i3KX4Z1U.jpg" vtitle="Savannah Officer Proposal PKG”] SAVANNAH, Tenn. -- Savannah police put an American flag at the headstone of Marshal Fred Stricklin. Seventy-three years ago on July 20, Stricklin was killed in the line of duty. "It…

Hardeman Co. sheriff sues mayor, county

[gtxvideo vid="Z61DwM9z" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Z61DwM9z.jpg" vtitle="Doolen Sues The County PKG”] BOLIVAR, Tenn. -- Hardeman County Sheriff John Doolen is mad about his budget. He maintains the county cut funds without telling him. Now, he's suing to get the money back.…

Tenn. Promise students head back to school early

[gtxvideo vid="MLAHtjzx" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/MLAHtjzx.jpg" vtitle="TN Promise Boot Camp”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- State lawmakers visited Jackson State Community College on Monday as Tennessee Promise scholarship students kick off the school year early, taking classes that could put them ahead when…

Lane's football program unveils new locker room

[gtxvideo vid="jUJdzitC" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/jUJdzitC.jpg" vtitle="Lockers For Lane PKG”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- After a team prayer, the Lane College football program opened the doors to their new lockers Monday. "The doors and hinges was coming off the lockers. It was…

Madison Co. commissioner Harrell resigns

[gtxvideo vid="9ktHPFvk" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/9ktHPFvk.jpg" vtitle="Harrel Resigns”] MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- A county commissioner resigned Monday after announcing she will be moving out of her district. Ann Harrell turned in her letter of resignation around 4 p.m. Monday, she told…

Funding available for farmers working to protect watershed quality

[gtxvideo vid="2976Uff4" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/2976Uff4.jpg" vtitle="Farmers Funding”] WEAKLEY COUNTY, Tenn. -- Help is available for West Tennessee farmers interested in working to protect water quality in the North Fork Obion River Watershed. $400,000 dollars in funding is available through the…

Weakley Co. deputies arrest 4 in drug sweep

[gtxvideo vid="7I7nR9KQ" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/7I7nR9KQ.jpg" vtitle="Weakley Co Drug Arrests”] WEAKLEY COUNTY, Tenn. -- Deputies made four drug arrests Monday after executing a search warrant at an apartment outside Martin. The sheriff's office searched the Highway 431 residence Monday and recovered…

Crews investigate Huntingdon house fire, possible explosions

[gtxvideo vid="lwqqK4w7" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/lwqqK4w7.jpg" vtitle="Huntingdon House Fire”] HUNTINGDON, Tenn. -- Fire officials are investigating a weekend blaze that destroyed a house and had neighbors reporting explosions. Crews responded to a 911 call about the fire on Mays Avenue just…

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