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Officials approve provisional ballots in city election

[gtxvideo vid="g1q7vbCw" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/g1q7vbCw.jpg" vtitle="Provisional Ballots”] MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- On Monday, the Madison County Election Commission approved the five provisional ballots cast in last Tuesday's Jackson Municipal Election. Provisional ballots are cast when voters don't have the proper…

Woman charged with threatening child's father, vandalizing car

DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A woman appeared in city court Monday on accusations of sending threatening texts to the father of her child and vandalizing his car. Officers arrested Mariea Akines Saturday on outstanding warrants from April. Court documents say last…

Man accused of punching, stomping ex-girlfriend appears in court

[gtxvideo vid="QbXUa0uj" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/QbXUa0uj.jpg" vtitle="Exboyfriend Charged In Attack”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A man accused of punching and stomping his ex-girlfriend's head appears in Jackson City Court. Richard Anderson was formally charged Monday with aggravated burglary and simple domestic assault.…

Man charged with DUI, hitting pedestrian in parking lot

DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A man was charged with driving under the influence after supposedly hitting a pedestrian Saturday in the parking lot of Home Depot on Vann Drive. Officers performing field sobriety tests on Robert Cantrell say he was unsteady…

Two plead guilty in attack on elderly woman

[gtxvideo vid="To3xp3AP" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/To3xp3AP.jpg" vtitle="Pleas In Eldarly Robbery”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Two suspects have officially pleaded guilty to attacking an elderly woman last fall. Police say Shaun Edwards and a juvenile admitted to breaking into the woman's home last…

Man arrested in two separate weekend incidents

[gtxvideo vid="CKTWkRZ2" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/CKTWkRZ2.jpg" vtitle="Double Weekend Arrest”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- Over the weekend, a Madison County man was arrested and booked in two separate crimes. Officials at the Madison County Sheriff's Office say Mark Trimmer was first arrested around…

Woman accused of wielding hammer, punching mom

[gtxvideo vid="H9A4wnCI" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/H9A4wnCI.jpg" vtitle="Daughter vs Mom”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A woman accused of wielding a hammer at her boyfriend and assaulting her mother appeared Monday in Jackson court. Ashley Jones faces assault charges after police say she grabbed…

Union's EDGE program opens new doors for special needs students

[gtxvideo vid="7n5hM4za" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/7n5hM4za.jpg" vtitle="Union Edge Program”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- A new two-year program coming to the campus of Union University will allow special needs students to continue their education beyond high school and prepare them for the workforce.…

Expecting mothers bring visitors to Safari Park

[gtxvideo vid="GxIJVtru" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/GxIJVtru.jpg" vtitle="Safari Park Moms”] ALAMO, Tenn. -- Mothers across the country celebrated a weekend with their families, but some animals at Safari Park are about to enter into motherhood as well. Claude Conley, co-owner of the…

Church celebrates first service since fire

[gtxvideo vid="Ka6iVaCO" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Ka6iVaCO.jpg" vtitle="First Service TUMC”] HAYWOOD COUNTY, Tenn. -- Trinity United Methodist Church celebrated a monumental moment Sunday morning. It was the first church service held in the church's new sanctuary since an arson destroyed the entire…

Dedication Day a historic tradition at Trinity Cemetery

[gtxvideo vid="QIZChIUS" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/QIZChIUS.jpg" vtitle="Dedication Day”] HAYWOOD COUNTY, Tenn. -- From stars and bars to America's stars and stripes, flags fly in honor of fallen heroes at a centuries-old cemetery. "This cemetery is full of people who were willing…

West Tenn. Strawberry Festival ends with final crown

[gtxvideo vid="8gMBb0av" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/8gMBb0av.jpg" vtitle="Strawberry Festival Pageant”] HUMBOLDT, Tenn. -- It's been a fun-filled week at the 78th annual West Tennessee Strawberry Festival, and to cap off the festivities was the naming of the Miss Teen Territorial Revue. "It…

Denim and Pearls raises money for WRAP

[gtxvideo vid="M8B1TZav" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/M8B1TZav.jpg" vtitle="Denim and Pearls”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Jackson residents took the chance Saturday night to make a difference for survivors of domestic and sexual violence. It was the 2nd annual Denim and Pearls event held by…

Post Office works to 'Stamp Out Hunger'

[gtxvideo vid="AM6mrlwL" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/AM6mrlwL.jpg" vtitle="Stamp Out Hunger”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- What started as grocery bags on mailboxes ended at local post offices for national Stamp Out Hunger day. Every second Saturday in May, postal carriers drop off the mail…

Jackson Christian students help feed thousands

[gtxvideo vid="28o6wgUI" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/28o6wgUI.jpg" vtitle="Hunger Sharing the harvest”] NORTH JACKSON -- Hundreds of helping hands worked together Saturday morning to feed thousands. Students at Jackson Christian School partnered with Gibson County's Hunters Sharing The Harvest to package 24,000 meals…

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