MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- Medina Elementary School is getting a new principal. Billy Carey has resigned his position as principal at Malesus Elementary School for the new job, according to a release from the Jackson-Madison County School System. Carey has…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A Jackson policeman has been honored with an award from the local branch of the NAACP. Sgt. Burkley Sain is the 2015 recipient of the David Carter Meritorious Service to the Branch Award. The award is presented…
[gtxvideo vid="h5UUNal1" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/h5UUNal1.jpg" vtitle="Restaurant Follow PKG”] PARKER'S CROSSROADS, Tenn. -- A local West Tennessee business is picking up the pieces after a family owned restaurant went up in flames Thursday night. "I thought it was a joke, and…
[gtxvideo vid="IOycLuPz" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/IOycLuPz.jpg" vtitle="Guardian Courts Shooting PKG”] WEST JACKSON, Tenn. -- A man is in critical condition at a Jackson hospital after a late night shooting in west Jackson. Jackson police say they still have no suspects in…
[gtxvideo vid="zQpzOSFj" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/zQpzOSFj.jpg" vtitle="ARM Community Cookout”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- Hundreds show up in downtown Jackson Friday for a cookout to benefit Area Relief Ministries. This was the second year for the cookout, which is free but donations were…
[gtxvideo vid="j5tjk4Ro" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/j5tjk4Ro.jpg" vtitle="JSCC Hosts Senator”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander was in Jackson Friday speaking with educators and parents about fixing No Child Left Behind. Jackson State Community College hosted the round-table discussion that included…
LEXINGTON, Tenn. -- Bikers Service Center in Lexington has canceled their Twist-A-Grip cycle swap meet and cruise-in Saturday and rescheduled the event for June 13. Organizers decided to postpone the event due to expected rain and thunderstorms.
[gtxvideo vid="7OcAm6YK" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/7OcAm6YK.jpg" vtitle="Johnson Officer Assault”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A man appeared Friday in Jackson City Court on charges of assaulting an officer and trespassing. Police were patrolling Thursday when they saw Everett Johnson standing outside a convenience…
[gtxvideo vid="9NSKPGUk" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/9NSKPGUk.jpg" vtitle="Reid Domestic Assault”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- An alleged argument that turned violent led to a Jackson man going before a judge Friday in city court. Police responded Thursday to a reported domestic in progress at…
[gtxvideo vid="GamwaPY0" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/GamwaPY0.jpg" vtitle="Woodruff Kdnapping”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A man U.S. Marshals had sought in an armed robbery who was arrested earlier this week went before a judge Friday on kidnapping charges. Joseph Woodruff is charged in a…
[gtxvideo vid="0D3tfu5H" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/0D3tfu5H.jpg" vtitle="Late night fire damages Henderson Co. restaurant”] PARKERS CROSSROADS, Tenn. -- Firefighters responded Thursday night to a restaurant fire in Henderson County. Firefighters said the fire broke out between 10:15 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. at…
[gtxvideo vid="nJmiXVN0" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/nJmiXVN0.jpg" vtitle="Twilight Run”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- It was a great night Thursday for runners to lace up their running shoes to help out a great cause. More than 500 runners took to West Forest Avenue in…
[gtxvideo vid="YLAriDj1" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/YLAriDj1.jpg" vtitle="Henderson Co Car Chase”] HENDERSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- Henderson County deputies made a traffic stop on Interstate 40 that then led officers on a high-speed chase. According to investigators, Turante Nunn of Memphis was pulled…
[gtxvideo vid="QmxZzbDv" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/QmxZzbDv.jpg" vtitle="Henrys Attory Speaks PKG”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- For the first time, the attorney of a man accused of running over his wife with his truck on Christmas Day speaks up for his client. Chad Henry…
[gtxvideo vid="MPVNxtcS" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/MPVNxtcS.jpg" vtitle="Brownsville Reinforcement Wall”] BROWNSVILLE, Tenn. -- Some local city leaders say a retaining wall could collapse at any time, putting several Brownsville businesses in harm's way. The question is, who is responsible to pay the…
