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Sheriff: Body found in Henry County

[gtxvideo vid="jMmVmzA1" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/jMmVmzA1.jpg" vtitle="Paris Kid”] HENRY COUNTY, Tenn. -- Sheriff Monte Belew has confirmed a body has been found Thursday evening along Highway 641 North just outside of Paris. Few details are being released, including whether investigators suspect…

Titans Caravan Tour brings out huge crowd

[gtxvideo vid="zg4Q2d1D" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/zg4Q2d1D.jpg" vtitle="Titans Caravan tour Returns”] NORTHEAST JACKSON, Tenn. -- There was something different about the annual Tennessee Titans Caravan Tour stop in Jackson on Thursday. Hundreds of fans lined up to see their local star return…

SeaPort Airlines seeks to leave Greenville

[gtxvideo vid="6wR3YBx0" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/6wR3YBx0.jpg" vtitle="Seaport Greenville”] GREENVILLE, Miss. (AP) - SeaPort Airlines is seeking federal approval to end service between Greenville and Memphis. Portland, Oregon-based SeaPort in late October was awarded a federally subsidized Essential Air Service contract to…

Jackson hospital pays $1.3 million to resolve improper billing claims

[gtxvideo vid="g3rX2igc" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/g3rX2igc.jpg" vtitle="west Tn Healthcare”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Jackson-Madison County General Hospital has paid $1.3 million to the U.S. government to resolve allegations of billing Medicare and Medicaid for unnecessary cardiac treatments, according to a release from…

Firefighter Chris Blankenship honored

[gtxvideo vid="MfuV6gtg" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/MfuV6gtg.jpg" vtitle="Blankenship Funeral 10”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON, Tenn. -- Thousands gathered Thursday to honor a fallen West Tennessee hero. Firefighters from across the state and country were in Jackson to pay their respects to Madison County Firefighter…

Former volunteer firefighter saves family

[gtxvideo vid="nFS2RpA3" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/nFS2RpA3.jpg" vtitle="Firefighter Saves Family”] BOLIVAR, Tenn. -- A fire in Hardeman County destroys the home of a former volunteer firefighter, but Thursday he is being called a hero for saving his two children from the flames.…

Governor signs bill that could keep criminals out of your neighborhood

[gtxvideo vid="gldpGlsJ" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/gldpGlsJ.jpg" vtitle="Neighborhood Protection Act”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Keeping repeat criminal offenders out of your neighborhood is now a possibility under Tennessee state law. Gov. Bill Haslam signed the Neighborhood Protection Act this week to help homeowner…

Feds seize Humboldt store

[gtxvideo vid="oc9d5S5d" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/oc9d5S5d.jpg" vtitle="fed seize building”] HUMBOLDT, Tenn. -- A convenience store was seized by federal agents Thursday as part of the resolution of a case that started more than a year ago. Agents on scene said the…

Local ministers host Mayor's Prayer Breakfast

[gtxvideo vid="ISxkEl1z" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/ISxkEl1z.jpg" vtitle="Mayors Prayer Breakfast”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- In observance of the 64th annual National Day of Prayer, the Jackson Area Ministerial Association hosted the Mayor's Prayer Breakfast Thursday morning. Hundreds packed into the Carl Perkins Civic…

Local small business honored for job creation

[gtxvideo vid="dBsR56M0" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/dBsR56M0.jpg" vtitle="Small Business Honored”] CHESTER COUNTY, Tenn. -- As part of National Small Business Week, a local small business was honored for creating job opportunities. Southern Chic Spatique in Henderson was recognized as "Outstanding Business for…

Martin Kindergartners get lesson in arson awareness

MARTIN, Tenn. -- This is Arson Awareness Week, and Kindergartners from Martin Primary School have been getting lessons all week from the Martin Fire Department. The annual event also involved the Tennessee State Fire Marshal's Office and the state Bomb…

Dept. pays last respects to fallen firefighter

[gtxvideo vid="mxcOeijH" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/mxcOeijH.jpg" vtitle="Fallen Firefighter Honored”] MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- The Madison County Fire Department paid a final salute Thursday to one of its fallen brothers. Thousands of firemen, friends and family members came out to honor firefighter…

Jr. Floats Parade rolls through downtown Humboldt

[gtxvideo vid="VNKt6GyS" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/VNKt6GyS.jpg" vtitle="JR Float Parade”] HUMBOLDT, Tenn. -- People packed Main Street in downtown Humboldt on Thursday for the Jr. Floats Parade at the West Tennessee Strawberry Festival. Some spend months preparing for the annual event. “You'd…

Baxter campaign asks for recount in mayoral election

[gtxvideo vid="BOB8xnKC" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/BOB8xnKC.jpg" vtitle="Baxter Press Conference”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- The campaign manager for Dr. James Baxter's run for mayor has asked for a recount. Baxter and Shelia Godwin, his campaign manager, hand delivered a letter from Godwin to…

With city leaders re-elected, does public want change?

[gtxvideo vid="y66fdGBi" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/y66fdGBi.jpg" vtitle="Post Election Analysis”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- The day after one of the most hotly contested and expensive races in the history of Jackson, the face of city government remains the same. But political experts said…

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