[gtxvideo vid="TPcIfs8X" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/TPcIfs8X.jpg" vtitle="McGee FBI Investigation”] MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- The FBI is investigating the death of a man shot last year by a Madison County deputy. Court papers released Wednesday reveal that Sheriff John Mehr was told…
[gtxvideo vid="mz5NEsQa" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/mz5NEsQa.jpg" vtitle="Bass Master Tourney PKG”] PARIS, Tenn. -- The best of the best bass fishermen — who still rely on their parents to get around — kicked off competition Wednesday with each team hoping to reel…
[gtxvideo vid="ipkhxvAv" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/ipkhxvAv.jpg" vtitle="Bethel Scholarship”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Nine employees of the Jackson Police Department are getting help paying for college. Bethel University partnered with the department to set aside $45,000 in scholarship funds specifically for employees of…
[gtxvideo vid="2TUENGLx" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/2TUENGLx.jpg" vtitle="Bells HWY Domestic Assault”] MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- A man is jailed on accusations of attacking his wife because dinner wasn't ready and the house was messy. Deputies say they were called to the home…
[gtxvideo vid="YwCqJsoQ" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/YwCqJsoQ.jpg" vtitle="UC Car Accident”] UNION CITY, Tenn. -- One person was airlifted after a Tuesday crash reportedly involving a car and a parked truck that left both vehicles overturned. Officials with a local radio station say…
[gtxvideo vid="oBMRAqGg" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/oBMRAqGg.jpg" vtitle="Gerdau Groundbreaking”] NORTH JACKSON -- A $20 million upgrade is officially under way as steelmaker Gerdau breaks ground Wednesday afternoon on the project. The event marks the beginning of Gerdau's upgrade to the company's non-ferrous…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A man recently accused of taking a child from a female acquaintance's car was in court Wednesday on rape and assault charges. Cornelius Davis is accused of taking the child and the woman's purse from her car…
[gtxvideo vid="ArINS0E7" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/ArINS0E7.jpg" vtitle="RIFA Truck Shot PKG”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Possible gunfire damaged a vehicle owned by a Jackson nonprofit organization. Jackson police snapped pictures of a hole in a pickup truck at the Regional Inter-Faith Association on…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A man went before a judge Wednesday on charges stemming from two incidents involving his ex-girlfriend. Johnathan Kinnie faces multiple charges after police say he violated an order of protection against his ex-girlfriend and the mother of…
[gtxvideo vid="32pH0Cl4" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/32pH0Cl4.jpg" vtitle="Hodge Steals From Mother”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- A man was in city court Wednesday on accusations of stealing property while his mother was out of town and then pawning the items. Barry Hodge is charged…
[gtxvideo vid="9jIvtTyD" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/9jIvtTyD.jpg" vtitle="Long Hatton St Shooter”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- A man faces two counts of attempted murder after a Monday night shooting in west Jackson. Javorris Long is accused of shooting at a man and his step-son…
[gtxvideo vid="9Ssdpz5V" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/9Ssdpz5V.jpg" vtitle="Purdy Firearm Poss”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- A man arrested last week on a disorderly conduct charge was in city court again Wednesday on an additional illegal firearm possession charge. Brandon Purdy was initially arrested July…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Julian Wiser is officially the chief of police for the city of Jackson. Mayor Jerry Gist named Wiser as chief Wednesday, according to a release from the city. Wiser was sworn in by Judge Blake Anderson Wednesday…
[gtxvideo vid="wAQ8zjbU" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/wAQ8zjbU.jpg" vtitle="Overnight Attempted Robbery PKG 2”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Police investigate an overnight attempted robbery in east Jackson. Officers say around 12:30 a.m. Wednesday, two black men approached the victim near Whitehall and Dupree Streets. "You…
[gtxvideo vid="GgauQoFq" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/GgauQoFq.jpg" vtitle="Commissioner Dies Suddenly”] MILAN, Tenn. -- Gibson County mourns the unexpected loss of longtime public servant Leon Smith. According to Gibson County Mayor Tom Witherspoon, Smith passed away from a heart attack Sunday afternoon at…
