GIBSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- A fire sparked by a combine tractor destroys 10 acres of wheat near Yorkville. The Gibson County and Yorkville fire departments responded around 8 p.m. Wednesday to the blaze in a wheat field on Zarecor Road,…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Volunteer State will celebrate this Sunday with Father's Day buffets at state park restaurants. Three local venues — Natchez Trace, Paris Landing and Pickwick Landing — will offer the buffets beginning at 11 a.m. For park…
[gtxvideo vid="T8OEVvH2" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/T8OEVvH2.jpg" vtitle="Jones Dismissed From UTM”] MARTIN, Tenn. - University of Tennessee at Martin sophomore Ashia Jones built an impressive resume in just two years with the women's basketball team. The school announced on Friday the OVC…
DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A man went before a judge Friday on accusations of fleeing from Jackson police when they tried to pull him over. Dontarrius Hurt faces a felony evading charge after police say he led them on a chase…
DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- Accusations of stopping cars to ask for money landed a Jackson man in court Friday. Police say Tracy Echols was seen around 5 p.m. Thursday stopping cars on East Baltimore Street to ask for money. Echols is…
[gtxvideo vid="AIRwXsp1" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/AIRwXsp1.jpg" vtitle="Bruce Simple Assault”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A man appeared Friday in city court on allegations of beating up a man who owed him money. Bobby Bruce Jr. is accused of assaulting a man May 4…
[gtxvideo vid="f6G5d50h" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/f6G5d50h.jpg" vtitle="Bad To Bone Run”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- The heat and humidity Thursday evening could not keep away exercise enthusiasts and supporters of the Arthritis Foundation. Sports Orthopedics and Spine held its "Bad to the Bones"…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Amid all the glitz and glamour of the Miss Tennessee Scholarship Pageant, two ladies walked away preliminary winners Thursday night. In the swimsuit competition, Miss Nashville,Hannah Bobinger, took the honor. And in talent, it was Miss Scenic…
MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- The Tennessee Highway Patrol is investigating a one-car crash in northeast Madison County. According to investigators with the THP, a car ran off the road and into trees just before 8 p.m. Thursday in the 1900…
[gtxvideo vid="VrGPX8wy" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/VrGPX8wy.jpg" vtitle="Church Safety Protocol PKG”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Local church pastors said the shooting that happened in Charleston, S.C., could happen anywhere, even here at home. Zion Baptist Church Pastor Shamond Scales said churches should be…
[gtxvideo vid="drnx9Mri" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/drnx9Mri.jpg" vtitle="Church Safety Protocal LIVE SHOT”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Local churches gathered Thursday night to protest the violence against the church in Charleston, S.C. The protest started with prayer in the K-Mart parking lot off the…
[gtxvideo vid="gTgoufz9" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/gTgoufz9.jpg" vtitle="House Watch Program PKG”] LEXINGTON, Tenn. -- As homeowners jet set for summer vacations, leaving empty houses behind, possible prowlers could hunt for their next score. That is why police departments like Lexington's offer a…
[gtxvideo vid="IuigWOqR" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/IuigWOqR.jpg" vtitle="Thalias Teammates Respond PKG”] ATWOOD, Tenn. -- It's been more than a month since Thalia Townsend's coach said she couldn't play football because she is a girl. Since then, a professional football player and the…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Some residents were taken by surprise at their homes Thursday — with a friendly reminder about local health and sanitary codes. The Lambuth Area Neighborhood Association partnered with the Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department for a "neighborhood…
HENRY COUNTY, Tenn. -- The Henry County Sheriff's Office wants to fill your fridge for free. Just like they did last year, the department is giving away produce Friday and next Friday in front of the Kroger shopping center in…
