MARTIN, Tenn. -- The University of Tennessee at Martin has been awarded a $250,000 grant to establish the Northwest Tennessee Regional STEM Hub. The Tennessee STEM Innovation Network made the announcement Tuesday, according to a release. The goal is to…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals Judge Roger Page is among nine people applying to fill a vacancy on the Tennessee Supreme Court. Page previously served as circuit court judge for Madison, Henderson and Chester counties. The opening…
[gtxvideo vid="vjkpHh2o" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/vjkpHh2o.jpg" vtitle="Milan Early Voting”] MILAN, Tenn. -- Early voting begins Wednesday in a number of elections for the city of Milan. Votes can be cast starting at 8:30 a.m. at the Gibson County Election Commission office…
[gtxvideo vid="0vmQ07Ba" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/0vmQ07Ba.jpg" vtitle="Benton Co Fatal Wreck”] BENTON COUNTY, Tenn. -- A two-vehicle crash Tuesday along Highway 70 in Camden claimed one life. Troopers confirm the wreck happened shortly after 1 p.m. and involved a dump truck and…
[gtxvideo vid="GRyAmqBP" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/GRyAmqBP.jpg" vtitle="JCM Donation”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Jackson Central-Merry's Alumni Association presented the academy with a $3,000 check Tuesday. Dr. Charles Clark, the school's principal, thanked this year's Tailgating Weekend for making the gift possible. Student athletes,…
[gtxvideo vid="782m6bAK" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/782m6bAK.jpg" vtitle="Thyssen Incident”] MIDDLETON, Tenn. -- Employees at a Middleton plant had a scare Tuesday afternoon as deputies investigated a report of a gun at their workplace. The ThyssenKrupp Elevator Manufacturing building was evacuated during a…
[gtxvideo vid="QnXYKd4W" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/QnXYKd4W.jpg" vtitle="JPD Chase Damage PKG”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- A Jackson man faced a judge Tuesday, accused of leading police on a chase, slamming into patrol cars and crashing into a backyard, all while his 2-year-old was…
[gtxvideo vid="qJpE7AGA" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/qJpE7AGA.jpg" vtitle="Pittman Back in Court PKG”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- The former Union University student who admitted to killing his fiancee, then tried to withdraw that guilty plea, changed his mind again Tuesday. “I approve the order…
[gtxvideo vid="jl4McOIz" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/jl4McOIz.jpg" vtitle="Gibson Gas Leak”] UPDATE -- Crews have capped the leaking natural gas line and the situation is now under control, according to fire officials. Fire Chief Bryan Cathey said a man was cutting a tree…
[gtxvideo vid="N2TbmjtO" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/N2TbmjtO.jpg" vtitle="Thanksgiving Food Drive”] HUMBOLDT, Tenn. -- A local auto dealer is hoping to round up a truckload of relief for families in need this Thanksgiving. Lonnie Cobb's Humboldt Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Ram is hosting…
[gtxvideo vid="Px2XMeF6" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Px2XMeF6.jpg" vtitle="Union City Update”] UNION CITY, Tenn. -- A man wanted in a recent robbery and assault that left another man in the hospital has turned himself in. Union City police were notified around 2 a.m.…
[gtxvideo vid="1QVLISdi" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/1QVLISdi.jpg" vtitle="JMCSS Board Meeting PKG 10”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- All eyes are on school board members and the superintendent as they discuss questionable terminations and possible school closures beginning Monday night during a crucial two days…
[gtxvideo vid="iUPMElxG" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/iUPMElxG.jpg" vtitle="Missionary Death Follow PKG”] HENDERSON, Tenn. -- A West Tennessee team of missionaries returned from Haiti on Monday after a tragic loss of one of their own. Roberta Edwards was shot and killed while serving…
[gtxvideo vid="WXCubqp7" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/WXCubqp7.jpg" vtitle="Officer Kindness Challenge PKG”] HARDIN COUNTY, Tenn. -- In light of the attacks on police officers across the country, one local town is showing their support for their own law enforcement, one "thank you" at…
[gtxvideo vid="Ia346uEP" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Ia346uEP.jpg" vtitle="Paris Structure Fire PKG”] PARIS, Tenn. -- A family is without a home after their Henry County house burned down overnight. The fire was so massive it took about four different fire departments to put…
