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Heavy rain affects local farmers

[gtxvideo vid="RZXbRaV5" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/RZXbRaV5.jpg" vtitle="Heavy Rain Hurting Farmers PKG”] HARDIN COUNTY, Tenn. -- Days and days of heavy rain are causing a flood of problems for some local farmers. The heavy rain is not making it easy for farmers…

HERO Program to give juveniles a second chance

[gtxvideo vid="XkpvPelY" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/XkpvPelY.jpg" vtitle="Hero Program Announced PKG”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- A new program to help young people get back on the right track was unveiled Monday in Jackson. It's called the HERO Program, an option to keep nonviolent…

Local church repairs nearby house for free

[gtxvideo vid="obDuBAeB" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/obDuBAeB.jpg" vtitle="HPC Repairs Roof PKG”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- "We just knocked on his door and said, 'hey, can we help?'" pastor at Highland Park Church Paul Riddle said. Highland Park Church was hard at work Monday…

Survey ranks Tenn. 4th least safe state to live in

[gtxvideo vid="5tfyk4DS" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/5tfyk4DS.jpg" vtitle="TN Safety Rating PKG”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Tennessee is the fourth least safe state to live in, according to a new WalletHub study. Telleous Currie grew up here. “Rather than solving the problem of finding…

Man in court accused of strangling fiancee

DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A man was in court Monday after officers say he attacked his fiancee in the parking lot of a local hospital. According to court documents, David Mansfield strangled the victim with both hands from the front, then…

Report of pot plants on balcony lands Jackson man in court

[gtxvideo vid="hJlXNUCy" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/hJlXNUCy.jpg" vtitle="Cole Marijuana Possession”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A report of marijuana plants sitting in plain view on an apartment balcony landed a Jackson man in court Monday on numerous charges. Fredric Antonio Cole was arrested after…

First Tennessee Promise class to have 20K students

[gtxvideo vid="GKpfQ8V7" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/GKpfQ8V7.jpg" vtitle="TN Promise Enrollment”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- More than 20,000 students plan to be part of the Tennessee Promise inaugural class. Tennessee Promise covers tuition for students to attend community colleges such as Jackson State or…

Still no arrests in Dollar General robbery

[gtxvideo vid="vQonyfAw" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/vQonyfAw.jpg" vtitle="Dollar General Update”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- There still have been no arrests in the Sunday night armed robbery of a west Jackson Dollar General store. It happened just after 9 p.m. in the 700 block…

Volunteer State marks 219th birthday

[gtxvideo vid="Ipg99M9G" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Ipg99M9G.jpg" vtitle="Happy Birthday Tennessee”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Residents on Monday said happy birthday to the Volunteer State as Tennessee turned 219 years old. What is now Tennessee was originally part of North Carolina and later was…

Woman walks away from I-40 crash in Benton Co.

BENTON COUNTY, Tenn. -- A woman walked away from a one-vehicle accident Monday along Interstate 40 with only minor injuries. Jessica Winter, 26, of Franklin, was traveling eastbound on the interstate around 1 p.m. when she lost control of the…

Selmer man arrested after car chase in Savannah

SAVANNAH, Tenn. -- A man is in custody after allegedly leading Savannah police on a car chase Saturday. Danny Doles, of Selmer, is charged in the chase that took place after an officer attempted to stop a Ford Mustang for…

Sheriff's office warns public to be wary of scams

MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- Officials believe scammers may be trying to glean bank information or fake IRS payments from residents. Capt. Jeff Fitzgerald of the Madison County Sheriff's Office Criminal Investigation Division recently received an email supposedly from Bank of…

Jackson man arrested twice over weekend on domestic charges

[gtxvideo vid="3qHE0LJW" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/3qHE0LJW.jpg" vtitle="Jordan Double Arrest”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- An alleged domestic disturbance led to a Jackson man being arrested twice over the weekend, according to court documents. Police responded to a reported domestic disturbance Friday at hotel…

Man charged with showing police fake military ID

DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A man was in Jackson City Court Monday on a charge of providing an officer with a false military ID. Police pulled over Charles Byron Mays on May 24 on Stonebrook Place, according to an affidavit. When…

Man accused of stealing appliances from Jackson apartments

[gtxvideo vid="C3rNxIIX" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/C3rNxIIX.jpg" vtitle="Hampton Appliance Theft”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A man who appeared Monday in city court is charged with stealing several appliances from a Jackson apartment building. Justin Carey Hampton is accused of stealing the appliances from…

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