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Woman appears in Jackson court on child neglect charge

[gtxvideo vid="FRd1wIi2" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/FRd1wIi2.jpg" vtitle="Bolton Child Neglect”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- A Jackson mother is charged with child neglect after an reported incident that had several of her neighbors asking who was taking care of her child. Court papers say…

Jackson couple appears in court on assault charges

[gtxvideo vid="eR6c3GZP" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/eR6c3GZP.jpg" vtitle="Long And Moore Assult”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A Jackson couple appeared together Monday in city court after an alleged confrontation in a west Jackson parking lot. Bobby Long and Heather Moore both are charged with…

Flash flooding damages Milan businesses

[gtxvideo vid="YS9ZoAdc" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/YS9ZoAdc.jpg" vtitle="Milan Flooding Damage PKG”] MILAN, Tenn. -- Flash flooding caused damage at several Milan businesses over the weekend, including the hospital. Crews cleaned up debris in the parking lot at the Tractor Supply Co. on…

Man in custody after Union University security scare

[gtxvideo vid="PRLZuBbA" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/PRLZuBbA.jpg" vtitle="Union Security Scare”] NORTH JACKSON -- A man is in custody after police responded Monday afternoon to a security scare on the campus of Union University. Security officials at the school notified Jackson police of…

Madison Co. commissioner officially resigns seat

[gtxvideo vid="ANuRBx3t" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/ANuRBx3t.jpg" vtitle="Johnstone Retires”] MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- The Madison County Commission voted Monday to approve the resignation of Mark Johnstone. As reported last week, Johnstone submitted his resignation after moving out of his district. Arthur Johnson…

County to cover funeral expenses for fallen firefighter

[gtxvideo vid="Qj0VnmYP" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Qj0VnmYP.jpg" vtitle="Fire Fighter Funeral Cost”] MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- Madison County commissioners on Monday unanimously approve a motion to cover all funeral costs for fallen volunteer firefighter Chris Blankenship. County Mayor Jimmy Harris presented the proposal…

Union names new dean of theology & missions

NORTH JACKSON -- Union University announced Monday the hiring of a new dean of theology and missions. Nathan Finn is set to begin July 1.He currently is a director and associate professor at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. He assumes a…

Man accused of stealing car, scrapping it for cash

DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A suspected car thief accused of driving all the way to Selmer to scrap a car for cash appeared Monday in Jackson City Court. Willie Cooper was officially charged Monday morning with felony theft. Officers say back…

Battle of the Badges blood drive enters week 2

[gtxvideo vid="ovoTysD2" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/ovoTysD2.jpg" vtitle="Battle Of Badges Blood Drive”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- First responders continue to face off as they enter the second week of the Battle of the Badges Blood Drive. A total of 104 people have come…

Tennessee River Tour travels through Paris Landing

[gtxvideo vid="eCBNSE2H" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/eCBNSE2H.jpg" vtitle="TN River Tour”] PARIS, Tenn. -- An internationally recognized cleanup crew made their way to West Tennessee through the Tennessee River, and they've already picked up 20 tons of garbage. The nonprofit Living Lands &…

Farmer works to sweep folk art into a new century

[gtxvideo vid="4hNPIDT3" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/4hNPIDT3.jpg" vtitle="Hockaday Broom Festival”] SELMER, Tenn. -- Jack Martin has helped turn the art of broom making into a nearly 100-year tradition. It takes 200 broomcorn plants to make one Hockaday Handmade Broom, a business started…

Carry the Load: Honorary walk comes to Hub City

[gtxvideo vid="JpbHafYp" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/JpbHafYp.jpg" vtitle="Carry The Load”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Honoring America's Heroes has one group trekking nearly 2,000 miles across the United States. The relay team for Carry the Load starts at the U.S. Military Academy in West…

Man shot in Decatur County in critical condition

[gtxvideo vid="yxDfJBSQ" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/yxDfJBSQ.jpg" vtitle="shooting investigation”] DECATUR COUNTY, Tenn. -- A man is in critical but stable condition Sunday evening after a shooting in Decatur county. Four men were arguing Saturday afternoon on Mount Zion Road when Wayne Maneus…

Heritage days bring past, present residents to Bemis

[gtxvideo vid="PkUHZJEs" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/PkUHZJEs.jpg" vtitle="Bemis Heritage Days”] BEMIS, Tenn. -- Residents both past and present along with historians were a part of a weekend to celebrate a community's history. Bemis was founded in 1900, and many worked at the…

Firefighters block streets in Milan during flash flooding

[gtxvideo vid="czBlIWQX" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/czBlIWQX.jpg" vtitle="Milan Flooding”] MILAN, Tenn. -- Firefighters blocked off an area of Kefauver Drive in Milan where vehicles couldn't travel through. Cars were stuck in a nearby parking lot surrounded by several feet of water. First…

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