NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The state Department of Health has agreed to let a Brentwood couple give their child the surname of their choice, bringing to an end a contentious legal battle that began last year. The American Civil Liberties…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A Nashville bar owner who shot and killed country musician Wayne Mills has been sentenced to 20 years in prison. Chris Ferrell shot Mills in 2013 after the friends had been drinking at Ferrell's now-closed bar,…
[gtxvideo vid="6dROEt7L" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/6dROEt7L.jpg" vtitle="Fatal Brownsville Stabbing - Bryan”] BROWNSVILLE, Tenn. -- An early morning fight turns deadly Friday in Brownsville. Police say one man is dead and another in custody. A sense of shock lays over this Brownsville…
[gtxvideo vid="aUuYkD08" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/aUuYkD08.jpg" vtitle="Former Jusge Taxes - Kurt”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Tax records show a property off North Highland Avenue hasn't had property taxes paid on it since 2008, totaling nearly $13,000 in county taxes and more than…
[gtxvideo vid="E7Ra41eI" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/E7Ra41eI.jpg" vtitle="Fish Fry - Kaite”] PARIS, Tenn. -- Banks were closed, schools were out and businesses were shut down Friday in Paris, all for the World's Biggest Fish Fry parade. Locals know it as a holiday…
[gtxvideo vid="OUUJJD2o" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/OUUJJD2o.jpg" vtitle="Rosewood Shed Fire”] EAST JACKSON -- Firefighters responded to call around 12:30 p.m. Friday to a shed fire behind a home on Rosewood Street. Fire officials said it took about 15 minutes to put the…
[gtxvideo vid="wKpgsFo1" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/wKpgsFo1.jpg" vtitle="Intersate Car Crash”] HENDERSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- An accident has slowed traffic near Exit 108 on Interstate 40. The woman driving the wrecked car is in stable condition at a hospital, according to officials on…
[gtxvideo vid="yGSY1e5E" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/yGSY1e5E.jpg" vtitle="Pope Elementary Smarter 5th Grader”] NORTH JACKSON -- Here's a question — are you smarter than a Pope Panther? Friday in north Jackson, fourth and fifth grade students teamed up to take on Jackson Mayor…
[gtxvideo vid="jrF8riBw" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/jrF8riBw.jpg" vtitle="Freedom Fund Budget”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Registration for the Jackson-Madison County NAACP's Freedom Fund Banquet is now open. Local NAACP president Harrell Carter said the annual banquet is the organization's signature event. "Our purpose for…
[gtxvideo vid="fQ2ADkSB" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/fQ2ADkSB.jpg" vtitle="Hitting For Hospice”] MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- Dozens of golf teams hit the green Friday to tee off for Camp Wings. Officials with Hospice of West Tennessee said the annual "Hittin' For Hospice" golf tournament…
[gtxvideo vid="rDZ0xTGv" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/rDZ0xTGv.jpg" vtitle="Healthcare Agreement”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- A deal has been reached between two of Tennessee's biggest health providers. West Tennessee Healthcare and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee finally reached a multi-year deal Friday that gives…
[gtxvideo vid="naNCUssu" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/naNCUssu.jpg" vtitle="Guns In Parks”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Republican Gov. Bill Haslam has signed a bill to strip local governments of the power to bar people with handgun carry permits from being armed in parks, playgrounds and…
[gtxvideo vid="JMuVB4Pq" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/JMuVB4Pq.jpg" vtitle="Jones Stalkin and Harassment”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- A man from Stantonville, Tenn., is charged with harassment and stalking after being arrested by Jackson police. Court papers say a Jackson woman constantly received text messages, phone…
[gtxvideo vid="R03vPESU" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/R03vPESU.jpg" vtitle="Police Chief Retires”] BROWNSVILLE, Tenn. -- The chief of police in Brownsville has announced that he will retire. Chris Lea has served six years as chief of police, previously having worked for the city and…
Part 2 of the Jackson Decides mayoral debate filmed Thursday evening in Ayers Auditorium at Jackson State Community College
