[gtxvideo vid="KoHpylae" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/KoHpylae.jpg" vtitle="Alamo Safe Shelter”] CROCKETT COUNTY, Tenn.-Residents in Crockett County now have a safe haven to go to should severe weather ever threaten. Crockett County leaders held a special ceremony officially opening their safe room in…
[gtxvideo vid="mTmTSzQD" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/mTmTSzQD.jpg" vtitle="Church Fire Update”] PARIS, Tenn.-Members of a church destroyed by a fire Thursday meet and pray, Friday night. Nearly 300 people gathered outside Trinity United Methodist Church. WENK Radio in Union City told WBBJ 7…
[gtxvideo vid="J62L5ewi" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/J62L5ewi.jpg" vtitle="Thelma Barker TCAP”] JACKSON, Tenn.-Students in Jackson prepare for a statewide test by having a little fun. At Thelma Barker Elementary School, students kindergarten through fifth grade participated in a pep rally in preparation for…
[gtxvideo vid="KyLd8Tjz" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/KyLd8Tjz.jpg" vtitle="FHU vs PARK sports”] HENDERSON, Tenn. - Freed-Hardeman University's softball team defeated Park College 4-2 in game one. The Lady Lions lost 8-2 in game two.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The state Department of Health has agreed to let a Brentwood couple give their child the surname of their choice, bringing to an end a contentious legal battle that began last year. The American Civil Liberties…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A Nashville bar owner who shot and killed country musician Wayne Mills has been sentenced to 20 years in prison. Chris Ferrell shot Mills in 2013 after the friends had been drinking at Ferrell's now-closed bar,…
[gtxvideo vid="6dROEt7L" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/6dROEt7L.jpg" vtitle="Fatal Brownsville Stabbing - Bryan”] BROWNSVILLE, Tenn. -- An early morning fight turns deadly Friday in Brownsville. Police say one man is dead and another in custody. A sense of shock lays over this Brownsville…
[gtxvideo vid="aUuYkD08" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/aUuYkD08.jpg" vtitle="Former Jusge Taxes - Kurt”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Tax records show a property off North Highland Avenue hasn't had property taxes paid on it since 2008, totaling nearly $13,000 in county taxes and more than…
[gtxvideo vid="E7Ra41eI" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/E7Ra41eI.jpg" vtitle="Fish Fry - Kaite”] PARIS, Tenn. -- Banks were closed, schools were out and businesses were shut down Friday in Paris, all for the World's Biggest Fish Fry parade. Locals know it as a holiday…
[gtxvideo vid="OUUJJD2o" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/OUUJJD2o.jpg" vtitle="Rosewood Shed Fire”] EAST JACKSON -- Firefighters responded to call around 12:30 p.m. Friday to a shed fire behind a home on Rosewood Street. Fire officials said it took about 15 minutes to put the…
[gtxvideo vid="wKpgsFo1" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/wKpgsFo1.jpg" vtitle="Intersate Car Crash”] HENDERSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- An accident has slowed traffic near Exit 108 on Interstate 40. The woman driving the wrecked car is in stable condition at a hospital, according to officials on…
[gtxvideo vid="yGSY1e5E" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/yGSY1e5E.jpg" vtitle="Pope Elementary Smarter 5th Grader”] NORTH JACKSON -- Here's a question — are you smarter than a Pope Panther? Friday in north Jackson, fourth and fifth grade students teamed up to take on Jackson Mayor…
[gtxvideo vid="jrF8riBw" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/jrF8riBw.jpg" vtitle="Freedom Fund Budget”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Registration for the Jackson-Madison County NAACP's Freedom Fund Banquet is now open. Local NAACP president Harrell Carter said the annual banquet is the organization's signature event. "Our purpose for…
[gtxvideo vid="fQ2ADkSB" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/fQ2ADkSB.jpg" vtitle="Hitting For Hospice”] MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- Dozens of golf teams hit the green Friday to tee off for Camp Wings. Officials with Hospice of West Tennessee said the annual "Hittin' For Hospice" golf tournament…
[gtxvideo vid="rDZ0xTGv" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/rDZ0xTGv.jpg" vtitle="Healthcare Agreement”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- A deal has been reached between two of Tennessee's biggest health providers. West Tennessee Healthcare and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee finally reached a multi-year deal Friday that gives…
