[gtxvideo vid="iKmqo26m" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/iKmqo26m.jpg" vtitle="Escape Rooms at Library”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Readers participating in the summer reading program at the Jackson-Madison County Library got an unusual "escape" on Friday. The reading program is called "Escape the Ordinary," and Jackson…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Two local teachers are among the best in the state, according to the Tennessee Department of Education. The department announced the finalists for the 2015-2016 Teacher of the Year Award on Friday. The three West Tennessee Finalists…
[gtxvideo vid="Sl8uj3YB" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Sl8uj3YB.jpg" vtitle="Field of Friends PKG”] SAVANNAH, Tenn. - There are no outs, umpire or score in this softball game. Everyone gets to hit the ball when the step up to the plate. Teams are spilt up…
[gtxvideo vid="BeLD9yvM" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/BeLD9yvM.jpg" vtitle="Hale Evading Arrest”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A man appeared Friday in Jackson City Court on multiple charges stemming from an alleged robbery and kidnapping at a Jackson apartment. Dontavious Martez Bond is accused of forcing…
[gtxvideo vid="gRF30MlM" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/gRF30MlM.jpg" vtitle="Permenter Meth Poss”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A woman was in court Friday after police say they found drugs and a gun in her vehicle. Jayla Permenter faces charges including possession of meth and possession of…
DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A man in court Friday is accused of stealing a pair of flip-flops from a Jackson retailer. Patrick Merriweather faces a theft charge after police say he stole the flip-flops from a dollar store on South Royal…
DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A man went before a judge Friday in city court on accusations of illegally possessing a handgun and later bringing contraband into jail. Brandon Eatmon was arrested around 10 p.m. Thursday outside a restaurant in the 2000…
[gtxvideo vid="BeLD9yvM" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/BeLD9yvM.jpg" vtitle="Hale Evading Arrest”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A man appeared Friday in Jackson City Court after allegedly running from police and hiding in the shrubs outside a Jackson home. Police were investigating a suspected burglary around…
[gtxvideo vid="Ib3QfWCF" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Ib3QfWCF.jpg" vtitle="MCO Budget Approval”] MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- The Madison County Commission met Thursday to discuss final changes to the budget for the upcoming fiscal year. Commissioners are proposing two big changes that will affect the…
[gtxvideo vid="QayY8uiP" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/QayY8uiP.jpg" vtitle="Newbern Beautification Project”] NEWBERN, Tenn. -- A change of plans for one West Tennessee city's beautification project leads to a bigger price tag. The Newbern Beautification Project's planning began in 2012, and the original cost…
EAST JACKSON -- Jackson firefighters rushed Thursday night to a home in the 300 block of Webster Street in east Jackson after the homeowner said a grease fire in the kitchen got out of control. Dark smoke was seen pouring…
[gtxvideo vid="Xk3DjXWd" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Xk3DjXWd.jpg" vtitle="School board gives back teacher assistants”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Jackson-Madison County School Board voted Thursday night to bring back four teacher assistants at the Montessori School in Bemis. Previously, there were 18 teacher assistants,…
[gtxvideo vid="G8T4xFMX" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/G8T4xFMX.jpg" vtitle="All Star Game”] EAST JACKSON, Tenn. - It's not homecoming at Lane College, but the Dragons are expecting hundreds of locals and alumni this upcoming weekend. The influx comes from the school's sold out inaugural…
[gtxvideo vid="KgtMGshZ" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/KgtMGshZ.jpg" vtitle="Air Choice One”] MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- West Tennesseans soon will have a new travel option as a local airport starts offering flights to St. Louis and back. Air Choice One, the carrier for McKellar-Sipes…
[gtxvideo vid="O1MpqsNC" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/O1MpqsNC.jpg" vtitle="Paris Cemetery Vandalized PKG - Bryan”] PARIS, Tenn. -- The Paris City Cemetery has been around for centuries and has become the final resting place for several prominent West Tennesseans. Now, the groundskeepers are trying…
