[gtxvideo vid="9u7Cd6V1" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/9u7Cd6V1.jpg" vtitle="virginia Dorris funeral”] NORTH JACKSON -- Countless mourners gathered Friday at a north Jackson church to pay tribute to and remember Virginia Dorris. The memorial service was held at 11 a.m. Friday at Northside United…

[gtxvideo vid="jp67R1u8" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/jp67R1u8.jpg" vtitle="CIT graduation”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Officers and representatives from local law enforcement and community agencies were recognized Friday for completing Crisis Intervention Team training. Thirty people graduated after completing a weeklong 40-hour class to become…

[gtxvideo vid="EibPQpCS" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/EibPQpCS.jpg" vtitle="WADE PROPERTY THEFT”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A man was in Jackson City Court Friday on theft charges for allegedly taking payments to perform home improvement work and never delivering on the services. Jerry D. Wade…

[gtxvideo vid="Lmcu8Ki4" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Lmcu8Ki4.jpg" vtitle="olllie the otter”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Students at St. Mary's School welcomed a special visitor Friday. Ollie the Otter from the Tennessee Governor's Highway Safety Office stopped by to talk about how to stay safe…

[gtxvideo vid="tEkmLa6w" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/tEkmLa6w.jpg" vtitle="Goodwill store hours”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Goodwill stores in the area will be opening an hour earlier starting April 1. Officials with Goodwill say the change is to better serve customers. The new store hours…

[gtxvideo vid="pajVT4ZY" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/pajVT4ZY.jpg" vtitle="KELI WINS”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- A big congratulations to one of WBBJ-TV's own. Thursday evening, news anchor Keli McAlister was recognized during the Jackson Sun's Readers' Choice Awards. Readers selected her as Best Local TV…

[gtxvideo vid="HFpaG7bD" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/HFpaG7bD.jpg" vtitle="Taste of Jackson”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- For the 29th year, hundreds of West Tennesseans came out in droves to taste what Jackson has to offer Thursday night, all while supporting a good cause. For the…

[gtxvideo vid="ntOMcoRz" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/ntOMcoRz.jpg" vtitle="RAILROAD DAMAGES”] MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- Some drivers sat still in front of railroad tracks Thursday morning after vandals cut wires, causing the gates to drop down and the lights to flash. "Five of the…

[gtxvideo vid="1tsNavhL" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/1tsNavhL.jpg" vtitle="ELDERLY WOMAN BEATEN”] BROWNSVILLE, Tenn. -- An elderly mother jumped into a fight Thursday morning while her son was brutally attacked by alleged robbers. Helen Faught, 92, said she found herself jumping into the fight…

[gtxvideo vid="ZoZliMN1" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/ZoZliMN1.jpg" vtitle="wOMAN STEALS FROM MOTEL”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A woman went before a judge Thursday on accusations of stealing appliances and bedding from a Jackson hotel. April Watson faces a theft charge after allegedly taking the…

[gtxvideo vid="3KOCKj9H" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/3KOCKj9H.jpg" vtitle="Jasmin Moore Arrested”] WHITEVILLE, Tenn. -- Police say the man featured on a wanted poster circulating around Whiteville was hiding in the area. "You know if you do wrong, wrong will find you," Chief Steven…

[gtxvideo vid="BgOwIdED" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/BgOwIdED.jpg" vtitle="MAYORAL fORUM”] NORTH JACKSON -- Mayoral candidates got a chance to share their vision for Jackson Thursday at the Jackson Country Club. Dr. James Baxter, Tim York, Charlie Motton, Lowe Finney and Mayor Jerry Gist…