HUMBOLDT, Tenn.- The city of Humboldt is getting ready to launch its annual festival that brings thousands from West Tennessee and beyond. Leaders with the West Tennessee Strawberry Festival are preparing for events, including an art exhibit at the West…
MILAN, Tenn.-It took a jury in Milan just 90 minutes to find one man guilty on child abuse charges. Thomas Boykin was found guilty on two counts of aggravated child abuse. He could face 15 to 40 years in prison…
[gtxvideo vid="2fPq5sYs" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/2fPq5sYs.jpg" vtitle="Humboldt Fire - Jordan”] HUMBOLDT, Tenn. -- Fire crews responded Friday afternoon to a blaze at the building of a former fast food restaurant. The call went out around 2:47 p.m. for the fire at…
[gtxvideo vid="Z8q9WcXv" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Z8q9WcXv.jpg" vtitle="JPD Control Center 10pm - Dan”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON, Tenn. -- Cameras watching over some of Jackson's most high crime areas are now being monitored by officers 24-7 from one location. It is new technology the…
[gtxvideo vid="RVI5aiyF" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/RVI5aiyF.jpg" vtitle="TVA New Reactor”] CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - The Tennessee Valley Authority says it has increased its net income for the first half of fiscal year 2015. TVA reported on Friday that it had a net…
[gtxvideo vid="9HEpHh9s" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/9HEpHh9s.jpg" vtitle="City Wide Yard Sale”] McKENZIE, Tenn. -- The city of McKenzie's third annual City Wide Yard Sale got under way Friday. City officials said around 100 people signed up to participate in the event. Those…
[gtxvideo vid="uh0A8Qun" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/uh0A8Qun.jpg" vtitle="Motorcycle Safety Month - Katie”] NORTH JACKSON -- As the temperatures rise, the roar of motorcycles can be heard even more on the roadways of West Tennessee. As we kick off the month of May…
[gtxvideo vid="A4FN4qhs" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/A4FN4qhs.jpg" vtitle="Bolivar FD Equipment - Bryan”] BOLIVAR, Tenn. -- The Bolivar Fire Department has created a unique fire training exercise. It's called the Bolivar Air Management Facility, which is essentially a maze built inside a trailer.…
[gtxvideo vid="E2oRUKZB" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/E2oRUKZB.jpg" vtitle="Dist 9 Election”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- With election day right around the corner, we're highlighting the three city council seats that are contested in Tuesday's election. A total of nine seats make up the council.…
[gtxvideo vid="A4nx889g" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/A4nx889g.jpg" vtitle="Woodland Kitchen Fire”] NORTH JACKSON -- Heavy smoke filled the kitchen of a north Jackson home Friday morning. Twenty Madison County firefighters assisted in putting out the fire on Woodland Drive. No injuries were reported.…
[gtxvideo vid="WwdwuaA0" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/WwdwuaA0.jpg" vtitle="JFD Dedication 530”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Jackson firemen are working to make fire safety a priority for Hub City residents. Leaders for the Jackson Fire Department, residents and city leaders gathered Friday morning to dedicate…
[gtxvideo vid="6bMuQt4F" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/6bMuQt4F.jpg" vtitle="Gilbert Burglary”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A man went before a judge Friday on accusations of breaking into a Greyhound bus station. Sean Bernard Gilbert is accused of breaking into the business on East Main Street…
[gtxvideo vid="zQk8NVaF" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/zQk8NVaF.jpg" vtitle="Carter Domestic Assault”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A Jackson man appeared Friday in city court on accusations of assaulting his girlfriend during a dispute. Jonathan Jermaine Carter is accused of punching and strangling the woman before…
[gtxvideo vid="rrVYDWCt" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/rrVYDWCt.jpg" vtitle="ATF Arson Release - Vic”] LAUDERDALE COUNTY, Tenn. -- Investigators say all leads into two church arsons are burnt out, prompting a $5,000 reward for information leading to an arrest. "I think they've exhausted all…
[gtxvideo vid="HARV2am3" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/HARV2am3.jpg" vtitle="Jammin Jimmys Writers”] BROWNSVILLE, Tenn. -- A group of traveling journalists are making their way through West Tennessee in hopes of enticing more tourists to the Volunteer State. Fifteen journalists are traveling the area to…
