Jackson Decides: Part 1
Part 1 of the Jackson Decides mayoral debate filmed Thursday evening in Ayers Auditorium at Jackson State Community College
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Suspected shoplifter in custody after running across I-40
[gtxvideo vid="Bnj1zgcz" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Bnj1zgcz.jpg" vtitle="Shoplifting Thief Caught”] NORTH JACKSON -- Police have a suspected shoplifter in custody after he fled and ran across Interstate 40, according to police. The suspect has been taken into custody on Carriage House Drive…
Jackson Decides: Expert analysis
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A pair of expert analysts weigh in on Thursday night's Jackson Decides mayoral debate. Kristine Nakutis is a retired lieutenant Army colonel and adjunct professor of philosophy…
Collier family plans new community center
[gtxvideo vid="9Yc9f7qO" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/9Yc9f7qO.jpg" vtitle="Collier family plans new community center”] MEDINA, Tenn. -- The mother of last week's two drowning victims spoke to hundreds Thursday in hopes of building a safe space for teenagers. Dorena Collier, mother of Sean…
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…
Photo Gallery: Jackson Decides - Behind the Scenes
Photos from the Jackson Decides mayoral debate, which took place Thursday evening in Ayers Auditorium at Jackson State Community College
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.
