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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…

Bolivar Fire Department to be first Firewise in area

[gtxvideo vid="bT7i20KP" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/bT7i20KP.jpg" vtitle="Bolivar Firewise Expo”] BOLIVAR, Tenn. -- A West Tennessee fire department is looking to become the first of its kind in our area to be part of the Firewise program, an effort that could save…

$25K in drugs, cash seized in Benton County

[gtxvideo vid="7uwZ9Db4" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/7uwZ9Db4.jpg" vtitle="Benton Co. Drug Bust”] CAMDEN, Tenn. -- Thousands of dollars in drugs are off the streets and a couple is behind bars after a drug bust in Benton County. Benton County Sheriff Kenny Christopher is…

Andy Bailey Memorial 5K strengthens relationships

[gtxvideo vid="xVTvIbuH" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/xVTvIbuH.jpg" vtitle="Andy Bailey Memorial 5K”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- On-and-off rain showers did not stop runners from coming out to show support for Sgt. Andrew Bailey. Bailey was a Jackson police officer killed in the line of…

Selmer residents could see change to restaurant drink menu

[gtxvideo vid="Pm4PbmJn" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Pm4PbmJn.jpg" vtitle="Selmer Alcohol law”] SELMER, Tenn. -- Restrictions on restaurants that sell beer in Selmer could loosen, which is good news for some but a change many are not supporting. Any restaurant sitting within 1,000 feet…

Police: Woman acted in self-defense in Bradford shooting

[gtxvideo vid="GLDUcicN" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/GLDUcicN.jpg" vtitle="Bradford Domestic Shooting”] BRADFORD, Tenn. -- New details are released in a shooting that rocked Main Street in downtown Bradford Thursday night. Police say a man was shot at after he attacked another man in…

Bemis Heritage Days showcase history in south Jackson

[gtxvideo vid="fwyr6W6h" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/fwyr6W6h.jpg" vtitle="Bemis Heritage days”] BEMIS, Tenn. -- Dozens in the Jackson area come out to celebrate the history of Bemis. W.S. Holland kicked off the 17th annual Bemis Heritage Festival Friday evening. More than 100 people…

Memorial service in Jackson honors 17 line-of-duty deaths

[gtxvideo vid="j4MbrYQX" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/j4MbrYQX.jpg" vtitle="Law Enforcement Appreciation - Vic”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON, Tenn. -- A somber memorial draws hundreds to honor 17 fallen law enforcement officers Friday in downtown Jackson. The ceremony was part of National Police Memorial Day. "It's…

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