MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- Starting this week, the sheriff's office is cracking down on DUI enforcement in the days surrounding the Labor Day holiday. As part of the statewide Booze It & Lose It campaign, the Madison County Sheriff's Office…
[gtxvideo vid="BimuYzRy" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/BimuYzRy.jpg" vtitle="Brownsville Fire update 6”] HAYWOOD COUNTY, Tenn. -- Two people injured in a Brownsville house fire earlier this month have died, according to police. Police have identified the victims as Annie Shaw and George Mitchell.…
[gtxvideo vid="c60MpOAi" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/c60MpOAi.jpg" vtitle="Martin Suspect Arrested 630”] MARTIN, Tenn. -- A man sought by police for leaving the scene of a crash has been arrested. Larry Harper was taken into custody around 8:30 a.m. Wednesday on Sterling Street,…
[gtxvideo vid="JKgV9Nwn" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/JKgV9Nwn.jpg" vtitle="State Street Wreck - JEA”] WEST JACKSON -- A Jackson Energy Authority truck was involved in a Wednesday afternoon traffic accident. The wreck involving the truck and another vehicle occurred at the intersection of the…
[gtxvideo vid="XNdKpSMJ" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/XNdKpSMJ.jpg" vtitle="I40 Wreck 5”] MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- An afternoon crash on I-40 has traffic backed up in west Madison County. The wreck occurred east of Exit 68 on the eastbound side of the interstate, according…
[gtxvideo vid="dUAGnpoU" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/dUAGnpoU.jpg" vtitle="Neighbor Axe Assault”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- A man was in city court Wednesday on accusations of trying to attack his neighbor with an ax handle. Thomas Spauldings is facing an aggravated assault charge after allegedly…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A woman was in court Wednesday after police say she caused a scene and tried to attack a Greyhound bus driver near the station in downtown Jackson. Donna Lyn Scott is accused of causing a disturbance on…
[gtxvideo vid="bj2HdT3Z" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/bj2HdT3Z.jpg" vtitle="Lightfoot Domestic Assault 5”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- A woman went before a judge Wednesday on charges of assaulting her husband and hitting him in the face with a kitchen pan. Jaqueline Lightfoot is accused of…
[gtxvideo vid="S9e1QSlJ" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/S9e1QSlJ.jpg" vtitle="North Fairground Shooting 6”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- A shooting on North Fairgrounds Street sent one person to the hospital Wednesday, according to police. Officers said the shooting happened around 10:45 a.m. "It's scary 'cause you…
[gtxvideo vid="WsBy82ui" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/WsBy82ui.jpg" vtitle="Gunshot Victim 5”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- A man shows up at a Jackson hospital just after midnight with a gunshot wound, according to police. Officers say Jackson-Madison County General Hospital contacted them about a gunshot…
[gtxvideo vid="K8LvlqJu" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/K8LvlqJu.jpg" vtitle="Dales Explosion PKG”] CARROLL COUNTY, Tenn. -- A car exploded Tuesday afternoon during a routine operation at Dale's Recycling in McKenzie, setting fire to an entire trailer of scrap metal. Colby Cooper has worked at…
[gtxvideo vid="zseAWovX" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/zseAWovX.jpg" vtitle="In God We Trust PKG”] DYERSBURG, Tenn. -- "In God We Trust" — the four words are now present on more patrol cars in West Tennessee. A local sheriff has found a way to attach…
[gtxvideo vid="2iWGa6Rx" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/2iWGa6Rx.jpg" vtitle="Church Fire Investigation”] PARIS, Tenn. -- Fire officials say they have concluded their investigation into a blaze that destroyed a local church. Investigators say the April 23 fire at Trinity Methodist Church has concluded. Based…
UNICOI, Tenn. (AP) - Unicoi officials have voted to hire the town's first police officer. The Johnson City Press reports (http://bit.ly/1Jeu9Po ) Unicoi's Board of Mayor and Alderman voted Monday to begin the process of hiring the town's first public…
[gtxvideo vid="zfJjoQia" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/zfJjoQia.jpg" vtitle="Soccer Field Dedication”] LEXINGTON, Tenn. -- A former soccer player who was killed in a motorcycle accident in April has been honored by the city. The soccer field at the Lexington Soccer Complex was renamed…
