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'Neighborhood sweep' encourages Jackson residents to stay tidy

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 Co. Sheriff's Office to offer free produce

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…

U.S. Attorney responds to nurse practitioner indictment

JACKSON, Tenn. -- U.S. Attorney for West Tennessee Ed Stanton released a statement Thursday about the indictment of south Jackson nurse practitioner John Michael Briley. Briley was indicted this week on 147 federal counts. He is charged with stealing a…

Humboldt police ask for help to ID suspected robber

[gtxvideo vid="xD8GsBFA" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/xD8GsBFA.jpg" vtitle="Humbolt Deli Robbery”] HUMBOLDT, Tenn. -- Humboldt police are hoping someone can help identify a suspected robber in security images. Officers say around 8:20 p.m. Wednesday he and another man entered South Side Deli and…

$10 bill to feature woman by 2020

JACKSON, Tenn. -- The $10 bill is changing with Alexander Hamilton to be replaced by a woman, officials announced Wednesday. The new bill is slated to go into circulation in 2020, the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, which assured…

Fire damages south Jackson restaurant

[gtxvideo vid="lphZYFOE" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/lphZYFOE.jpg" vtitle="Wendys Morning Fire”] SOUTH JACKSON -- An early Thursday morning fire at a south Jackson fast food restaurant is under investigation, but little information is being released about what happened. A manager on scene Thursday…

Police investigate early morning shooting in Bolivar

BOLIVAR, Tenn. -- Police are investigating an early Thursday morning shooting in Bolivar. Officers responded to a shots fired call around 1 a.m. Thursday near the intersection of Naylor and Ramsey streets. The victims and suspects both are from Louisiana,…

Dyersburg police seek 2 accused of passing counterfeit cash

[gtxvideo vid="gHqqPlJO" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/gHqqPlJO.jpg" vtitle="Dyersburg Counterfeit Couple”] DYERSBURG, Tenn. -- Police are searching for a couple accused of using counterfeit money at several locations in Dyersburg. Police say the counterfeit money is all $100 bills and that the couple…

Local NAACP leader calls church shooting act of terrorism

[gtxvideo vid="BDsDNpLv" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/BDsDNpLv.jpg" vtitle="NAACP Shooting Response”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Justice Department is opening a hate crime investigation into the mass shooting that took place Wednesday at a Charleston, S.C., church. But our local NAACP is calling it…

Man accused of stealing more than $100K from Jackson jeweler

[gtxvideo vid="8HqjtYVf" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/8HqjtYVf.jpg" vtitle="Jewlery Theft Arraigned PKG”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- A man charged in a bold theft of more than $100,000 worth of jewelry from a Jackson business was arraigned Thursday in city court. Lyle Wesley Andrews is…

3 local educators picked for Governor's Teacher Cabinet

[gtxvideo vid="amRsFSiS" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/amRsFSiS.jpg" vtitle="Teacher Cabnet Appointment”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Three local teachers have been chosen to serve on the first Governor's Teacher Cabinet. Lance Morgan, Jessica Murray and Cathy Whitehead are among 18 Tennessee teachers selected. Morgan teaches…

Men appear on charges of stealing, stashing TVs

DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- Two men were in Jackson City Court Thursday on charges of stealing two TVs and hiding them in a vacant home. Curtis Jackson is accused of breaking a window to enter a Belfield Cove home and stealing…

Woman accused of stealing cash from man's truck

DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A woman appeared Thursday in city court after being charged with stealing a man's wallet from his truck. Court papers say Dorothea Beasley is accused of entering a man's truck and stealing $130 cash from his wallet.…

Results are in for night one of Miss Tenn. Scholarship Pageant

[gtxvideo vid="EZKkSjFY" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/EZKkSjFY.jpg" vtitle="Results MISS TN Prelim”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- The results are in for the first night of competition on the road to Miss Tennessee 2015. The winner of the preliminary swimsuit competition is Miss Greene County,…

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