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Lane College in talks to bring Bennigan's restaurant to east Jackson

[gtxvideo vid="F8f4CzXc" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/F8f4CzXc.jpg" vtitle="Benningan's at Lane”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Officials with Lane College say they are in the final stage of negotiations to bring a Bennigan's restaurant to east Jackson. It would be located at the intersection of…

Reelfoot Lake spillway still inoperable

[gtxvideo vid="FPAt423O" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/FPAt423O.jpg" vtitle="Reel Foot Spillway PKG - Beth”] OBION COUNTY, Tenn. -- Worries and frustrations continue over the Reelfoot Lake spillway as some say it's crumbling and threatening to flood everything around it and drain Reelfoot Lake.…

Alamo native inducted into R&B Music Hall of Fame

[gtxvideo vid="J4HQEmpw" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/J4HQEmpw.jpg" vtitle="Music Hall Of Fame”] CROCKETT COUNTY, Tenn. -- An Alamo native has been honored with induction into the Rhythm and Blues Music Hall of Fame. Loretta Jazzii Anderson was inducted Saturday and also was presented…

Man in court accused of trying to hire prostitute

[gtxvideo vid="QNsWBo34" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/QNsWBo34.jpg" vtitle="Jaeger Prostitution Arrest”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A man went before a judge Thursday in city court after being charged in an undercover prostitution investigation. Charles Jaeger is accused of using the website www.backpage.com to arrange…

2 men accused of robbery after offering to sell drugs

[gtxvideo vid="MFZt9Ogf" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/MFZt9Ogf.jpg" vtitle="Robinson Person AGG Robbery”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- Two men appeared Thursday in city court on allegations of robbing two men at a Jackson park. Corinthian Person and Montreal Robinson are accused of robbing the men…

Lexington Crime Stoppers now taking anonymous tips online

LEXINGTON, Tenn. -- Crime Stoppers in Lexington now offers a way for people to submit anonymous tips online, according to police. Anyone with information can visit the city's website, www.lexingtontn.gov, go to the "departments" section and then the "police section"…

Shoppers swarm annual Highway 70 Yard Sale

[gtxvideo vid="vr1dQufh" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/vr1dQufh.jpg" vtitle="HWY 70 Yard Sale PKG - Mal”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Bargain hunters from across the state hit the road Thursday searching for a steal. The 12th annual Highway 70 Yard Sale kicked off on Thursday.…

Police: Death in Lexington is apparent suicide

[gtxvideo vid="HvW5Nbtk" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/HvW5Nbtk.jpg" vtitle="Lexington Death Investigation”] LEXINGTON, Tenn. -- Lexington police say a death they were investigating Wednesday night appears to be a suicide, according to their preliminary death investigation. They say there is no threat to public…

Overnight fire destroys east Jackson mobile home

[gtxvideo vid="Eu3Wi58c" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Eu3Wi58c.jpg" vtitle="Trailer Fire”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- An overnight fire destroys a home in east Jackson. Police say it happened around 1 a.m. Thursday in the 100 block of Bess Lane. No injuries were reported. Firefighters say…

Newbern police chief suspended amid employee complaints

[gtxvideo vid="qszfjwta" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/qszfjwta.jpg" vtitle="Newbern Police Chief Suspended PKG - Tiff”] NEWBERN, Tenn. -- The police chief of Newbern was placed on paid suspension Monday after additional hostile work complaints were reported, according to the Mayor. Police Chief Doug…

Death investigation under way in Lexington

[gtxvideo vid="ws0BF90X" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/ws0BF90X.jpg" vtitle="Death Investigation - BN Dan”] UPDATE -- Lexington police say the death appears to be suicide, according to their preliminary death investigation. They say there is no threat to public safety. LEXINGTON, Tenn. -- A…

Nashville Metro Council axes 3 of outgoing mayor's projects

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Nashville Metro Council has rejected three controversial and expensive municipal projects Mayor Karl Dean had sought to pass before leaving office. Multiple media outlets report that the council voted separately Tuesday to kill funding for…

Milan Fire Dept. will no longer offer out-of-town service

MILAN, Tenn. -- The Milan Fire Department soon will no longer offer out-of-town protection to rural residents. The rural subscription service will be discontinued June 30, the end of the fiscal year. Those with contracts will continue to have service…

Greenfield officials find unbudgeted accounts

[gtxvideo vid="XYRM5PYb" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/XYRM5PYb.jpg" vtitle="Greenfield Floating Money PKG”] WEAKLEY COUNTY, Tenn. -- An unusual discovery by some West Tennessee city officials found two accounts filled with cash many city leaders didn't even know existed. A lot of questions were…

Storms cause awning collapse at historic church

[gtxvideo vid="3rg7oKJ0" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/3rg7oKJ0.jpg" vtitle="Church Storm Damage PKG - Vic”] DENMARK, Tenn. -- A historic Denmark church is barricaded by its own roof after severe storms Monday night. "I guess it was nickel-sized hail and rain. A lot of…

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