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Man accused of illegal gun possession while shoplifting

[gtxvideo vid="qxUhU5x8" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/qxUhU5x8.jpg" vtitle="Brown Unlawful Weapon”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- A man was in city court Monday after police allegedly caught him shoplifting and in illegal possession of a gun. Brent Brown was arrested Saturday after a Belk loss…

Humboldt school earns statewide honor

[gtxvideo vid="CPk8Q0Md" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/CPk8Q0Md.jpg" vtitle="Humboldt Announcement”] GIBSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- A Humboldt school has been included among the state of Tennessee's Reward Schools. Superintendent Versie Hamlett announced Monday that East Elementary was included in the top 5 percent of…

Suspect in Memphis officer killing turns himself in

[gtxvideo vid="0uiMNe9W" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/0uiMNe9W.jpg" vtitle="Suspected Shooter Caught PKG - Memphis”] MEMPHIS (AP) -- The ex-con accused of killing a Memphis police officer has turned himself in to federal authorities, ending an intensive two-day manhunt. Louis Goggans, spokesman for the…

Jackson man accused of assaulting, threatening wife

[gtxvideo vid="yzkTgTxe" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/yzkTgTxe.jpg" vtitle="Miller Domestic Assault”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- A Jackson man appeared Monday in city court on a charge of aggravated domestic assault. According to investigators and court documents, Kevin Orlanda Miller punched his wife in the…

2 JMCSS schools named statewide Reward Schools

[gtxvideo vid="wQaCyhEq" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/wQaCyhEq.jpg" vtitle="TN Recognizes Schools”] MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- Two schools in the Jackson-Madison County School System have been recognized as Reward Schools by the state of Tennessee. South Side High School receives the honor for the…

Man indicted in deadly 2013 shooting

[gtxvideo vid="Day4zGiA" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Day4zGiA.jpg" vtitle="Merriweather Murder Charge”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- A cold-case investigation has led to a murder charge in a 2013 homicide. Autonius Merriweather was indicted Monday on one count of first-degree murder in the shooting death of…

Jackson-Madison County students head back to school

[gtxvideo vid="JkoNlE7X" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/JkoNlE7X.jpg" vtitle="Back To School PKG”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Jackson-Madison County students returned to class Monday, and the district said crews worked long hours to get facilities ready. Faculty greeted students as they filed into North Side…

Child Advocacy Building renamed to honor families

[gtxvideo vid="gjKeGm77" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/gjKeGm77.jpg" vtitle="Child Advocacy Building”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- A local organization celebrated two families Monday by renaming one the their buildings in their honor. The Exchange Club-Carl Perkins Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse's Child Advocacy…

Weakley Co. deputies make second arrest in burglary

WEAKLEY COUNTY, Tenn. -- A second man is charged after allegedly admitting to driving the getaway car during a home burglary. Kody Kimble, 25, of Martin is charged in connection with the July 21 break-in of an Old Troy Road…

Lexington man faces drug charge after Huntingdon traffic stop

[gtxvideo vid="cBYS5w4B" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/cBYS5w4B.jpg" vtitle="Huntingdon Drug Arrest”] HUNTINGDON, Tenn. -- A Lexington man is facing a drug charge after a Sunday traffic stop. Joshua Fields was charged after being pulled over for speeding, according to a report from the…

Jackson YMCA fitness center to close

[gtxvideo vid="5wP7afFQ" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/5wP7afFQ.jpg" vtitle="YMCA Closes PKG”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Jackson YMCA fitness center will close at the end of the month, according to a YMCA release. The facility, located at 1515 Campbell Street, will close Aug. 31.…

2 women arrested after fight at Union City apartment

UNION CITY, Tenn. -- Two women are facing assault charges after an alleged fight involving a kitchen knife. Shanicka Wilkes and Tomisha Smith both were charged after officers responded Sunday to a reported fight at a Nash Street apartment. Smith…

Vandals deface Haley family tombstone with racial message

[gtxvideo vid="roQpnACd" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/roQpnACd.jpg" vtitle="Tombstone Defaced Savannah PKG”] SAVANNAH, Tenn. -- The headstone of an ancestor of famed author Alex Haley is defaced in Hardin County. "If hate is inside of you, hate will do nothing but eat you…

2 in critical condition after Haywood Co. house fire

[gtxvideo vid="H35kA024" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/H35kA024.jpg" vtitle="Haywood Co House Fire PKG”] HAYWOOD COUNTY, Tenn. -- A house fire early Sunday sent two people to the hospital fighting for their lives, according to Brownsville officials. Fire officials didn't release much information about…

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