[gtxvideo vid="40jc7oPe" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/40jc7oPe.jpg" vtitle="Child Abuse Prevention Month”] HUMBOLDT, Tenn. -- April is deemed Child Abuse Prevention Month, and local officials including those at the Carl Perkins Center of Humboldt are stepping up to promote awareness. Officials looking out…
[gtxvideo vid="jt28Qfyc" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/jt28Qfyc.jpg" vtitle="JPD Contractor Scam”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Police are investigating a contractor accused of scamming elderly people by offering to do work at their homes. Officers say the contractor, described as a middle-aged white man with…
[gtxvideo vid="wUfWczbn" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/wUfWczbn.jpg" vtitle="Habitat For Humanity”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Habitat for Humanity's ReStore marked 10 years in business Wednesday. Members with the organization celebrated with a cookout and door prizes along with an egg hunt and coloring contest…
[gtxvideo vid="r2Gyelvm" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/r2Gyelvm.jpg" vtitle="Battle of the Badges”] BOLIVAR, Tenn. -- It's a big, bloody battle among Hardeman County and Bolivar city leaders. The Hardeman County Sheriffs Office, Bolivar police and the fire department all took part Wednesday in…
[gtxvideo vid="8JbYbzYa" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/8JbYbzYa.jpg" vtitle="Croxkett Co Fights Hunger”] CROCKETT COUNTY, Tenn. -- Officials at the only food pantry in Crockett County say it's struggling to feed the more than 2,500 people who rely on them. "We have two deep…
[gtxvideo vid="xefIjUOi" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/xefIjUOi.jpg" vtitle="Truck Theft”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Jackson police need the public's help identifying two persons of interest in the alleged theft of a pickup truck. Police responded around 2:40 a.m. March 25 to a wreck near…
EAST JACKSON -- A proposal allowing guns in parks gets one step closer to the governor‘s desk. The legislation strips city and county governments of the power to ban firearms in some places. A proposal allowing guns in parks, playgrounds…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- After fire department inspection documents revealed numerous concerns with the Carl Perkins Civic Center, Mayor Jerry Gist says the building is and always has been in compliance with state and local fire safety codes. Gist's response comes…
[gtxvideo vid="QULF0Mp5" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/QULF0Mp5.jpg" vtitle="Boot Theft”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A man police say stole two pairs of boots from a Jackson retailer appeared Wednesday in court. Johnny Bernard McCarter was identified as a suspect in the thefts from R&J…
NORTH JACKSON -- A Bank of Jackson branch in north Jackson reopened Wednesday following a deadly double shooting just more than a week ago. The bank branch, located at 132 West University Parkway, had been closed since the March 23…
[gtxvideo vid="lofIQZ8N" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/lofIQZ8N.jpg" vtitle="TBI Most Wanted”] NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has a new addition to the state's Top Ten Most Wanted List. Desiree Alexus Hester of Nashville, Tyrell Flenoy and three women were chased…
[gtxvideo vid="UgzjY51E" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/UgzjY51E.jpg" vtitle="Civic Center Fire 10pm”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- A surprising revelation comes to light after city records show the fire alarm in the Carl Perkins Civic Center does not work and has not for at least…
[gtxvideo vid="AsG8rw7L" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/AsG8rw7L.jpg" vtitle="Local Religion Reaction”] JACKSON, Tenn. --Tennessee is one of 19 states that already have religious freedom restoration laws in place. The measure protects businesses from lawsuits if they refuse service to customers based on religious…
[gtxvideo vid="D4FUkIrm" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/D4FUkIrm.jpg" vtitle="Gun Bill Local Response”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- City and county governments no longer have the power to ban guns for permit holders in parks, playgrounds and sporting fields. The bill allowing guns in public places…
[gtxvideo vid="PsaBTXlo" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/PsaBTXlo.jpg" vtitle="Haywood Gun Theft”] HAYWOOD COUNTY, Tenn. -- Sheriff's deputies said four burglaries in three weeks have 11 guns missing from Haywood County homes. The latest burglary happened off Highway 70 West in Stanton. According to…
