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Mayoral candidates debate to be Jackson's next leader

[gtxvideo vid="WDlHDfbm" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/WDlHDfbm.jpg" vtitle="Mayoral candidates debate to be Jackson's next leader”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Ayers Auditorium was full as Jackson's mayoral candidates — James Baxter, Lowe Finney, Jerry Gist, Charlie Motton and Tim York — faced off in…

Results in for Jackson Decides online poll

JACKSON, Tenn. -- More than 1,700 WBBJ viewers cast their votes in our online poll between 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. Thursday to say which candidate they believe won the Jackson Decides mayoral debate. Incumbent Mayor Jerry Gist came out…

Voters react to Jackson Decides debate

[gtxvideo vid="1e4Lk8uV" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/1e4Lk8uV.jpg" vtitle="Voters react to Jackson Decides debate”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- More than 250 people packed into Ayers Auditorium Thursday night at Jackson State Community College, all of them looking to hear the candidates' visions for the…

Fire officials: Paris church a total loss

[gtxvideo vid="eSpaafjC" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/eSpaafjC.jpg" vtitle="Fire officials: Paris church a total loss”] PARIS, Tenn. -- Paris fire fighters said smoke could be seen for miles Thursday morning after a church caught fire. Dozens of church members watched in awe as…

Man accused of breaking into home faces charges

JACKSON, Tenn.-A Jackson man faces numerous charges, including resisting arrest. Early Thursday, around 2 a.m., court papers indicate Montrell Wilkes broke into a woman's home, after he was told by the home's owner not to be there. Officers said wilkes…

Update on Crockett Co. UTV accident victims

CROCKETT COUNTY, Tenn.-An update on the four young girls hospitalized after being trapped under the weight of a UTV. The four girls, all under the age of 13, were hurt last Monday when the Polaris vehicle rolled over with them.…

Northeast Middle School donates to Area Relief Ministries

MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- Students from Northeast Middle School presented their weeks of hard work today donating to Area Relief Ministries. The project was put together by the students in the school's Academic Academy, but every one chipped in packaging…

Henderson County deputies remember former Sheriff killed in fatal car accident

[gtxvideo vid="Bh8isk3i" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Bh8isk3i.jpg" vtitle="Henderson County deputies remember former Sheriff killed in fatal car accident”] HENDERSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- A former Lexington police chief and Henderson County Sheriff dies in a single-vehicle accident Wednesday night. Charles Lee Woods is…

Drivers weigh in on bill banning speed cameras in Tennessee

[gtxvideo vid="m3q11Dq2" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/m3q11Dq2.jpg" vtitle="Drivers weigh in on bill banning speed cameras in Tennessee”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- A bill banning speed cameras in Tennessee is headed to the governor‘s desk for approval. Speed through Medina and cameras on Highway…

Fire destroys church in Paris

PARIS, Tenn. -- A fire broke out at Trinity Methodist Church around 10:30 a.m. Thursday. No one was injured during the fire and the cause is still unknown, according to the Paris Fire Department.

Ytockie Fuller found guilty of First Degree Murder

[gtxvideo vid="i9pbPOPh" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/i9pbPOPh.jpg" vtitle="Ytockie Fuller found guilty of First Degree Murder”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- After just 30 minutes of deliberations Wednesday, a Madison County jury convicts Ytockie Fuller of murdering Algernon Lloyd last March. Closing arguments began in…

Overnight crash claims one life

DARDEN, Tenn. -- A crash late Wednesday night claims a man's life. The Tennessee Highway Patrol says Charles Woods was traveling north on Darden Christian Chapel Road, nearly a mile north of Darden around 11:55 p.m. last night. According to…

Countdown is on for 'Jackson Decides' mayoral debate

JACKSON, Tenn. -- We are now just hours away from "Jackson Decides," your chance to see the five candidates for Jackson mayor debate matters most important to you. Preparations began Wednesday afternoon inside Ayers Auditorium on the campus of Jackson…

Firefighters burn down vacant home for training

[gtxvideo vid="joLIbzcP" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/joLIbzcP.jpg" vtitle="Gibson Co Fire Training - Dan 10pm”] GIBSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- A massive house fire in Gibson County raged on for hours Wednesday night, keeping firefighters busy. But this was not your ordinary fire —…

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