CHESTER COUNTY, Tenn. -- A Henderson woman wants to warn other West Tennesseans about the latest apparent scam hitting local mail boxes. Judy Alexander says she opened her mail to find what appears to be a Walmart gift card. The…
[gtxvideo vid="yuispLW5" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/yuispLW5.jpg" vtitle="Chester Co. Boat Rescue”] CHESTER COUNTY, Tenn. -- An almost four-hour search and rescue ends with two teenagers safely returning home after their boat capsized. Soaked and stranded for hours, family spokesman Tim Crowe, a…
[gtxvideo vid="0J9n0uou" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/0J9n0uou.jpg" vtitle="Evolution of the Church”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- For hundreds of years, people have gathered to worship, but experts say about 75 percent of churches in the United States are declining in membership. As culture changes,…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A Jackson police officer is assaulted and sent to the hospital, according to officials. The department's spokesperson, Derick Tisdale, said an officer was assaulted at a gas station just before 7 p.m. Sunday off of Carriage House…
[gtxvideo vid="LJjqonM5" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/LJjqonM5.jpg" vtitle="WW2 Vet Anniversary”] NORTH JACKSON -- This year marks 70 years since the end of World War II. One West Tennessee man was there when the Japanese surrendered at the end of the war. "The…
[gtxvideo vid="KUhAWZbw" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/KUhAWZbw.jpg" vtitle="Pothole problems”] NORTH JACKSON -- The recent spell of cold weather is hurting drivers and road crews in more ways than one. If snow and ice weren't enough to keep crews busy this past week,…
The following schools have announced closings for Monday, February 23rd: Benton County Schools Closed Bradford Special Schools Closed Carroll Academy Closed Carroll County Schools Closed Chester County Schools Dyer County Schools Closed Dyersburg Schools Closed Gibson County Special School District…
[gtxvideo vid="O5C85ULr" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/O5C85ULr.jpg" vtitle="Winter Blast Flooding”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- After the constant rain mixed with previous snow and ice, many are seeing flooding across West Tennessee. Jackson-Madison County Emergency Management Director Marty Clements said residents could see this…
[gtxvideo vid="vtXKK5Ci" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/vtXKK5Ci.jpg" vtitle="Pusser Daughter accident”] ADAMSVILLE, Tenn. -- Dwana Pusser was on the phone with her daughter Tuesday afternoon when her daughter said she was walking outside in the nasty winter weather. "I'm on the phone with…
The following churches have canceled services for Sunday, February 22nd: Churches: Beech Springs Missionary Baptist Church, Gleason, TN Bethlehem Baptist Church, Henry, TN Christ Lutheran Church, Paris, TN First Baptist Church, Gleason, TN First Baptist Church, Greenfield, TN Mount Pleasant…
[gtxvideo vid="6Fbqf1oJ" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/6Fbqf1oJ.jpg" vtitle="Trash Removal”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Winter weather in West Tennessee has created not only mounds of ice but mountains of trash pouring out of dumpsters and trash cans. Stevo's Hot Wings shut down Friday evening…
[gtxvideo vid="xSYA0Jdw" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/xSYA0Jdw.jpg" vtitle="I40 Traffic”] HENDERSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- Westbound traffic is at a standstill at mile marker 112 of Interstate 40 because of a traffic accident, according to the Tennessee Highway Patrol. Eastbound traffic is moving slowly,…
[gtxvideo vid="ybO7XMQV" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/ybO7XMQV.jpg" vtitle="Business Difficulties In Snow”] NORTH JACKSON -- While many of us are indoors this week staying out of the cold, some local delivery drivers are working hard to keep Jackson fed. Mike Sullivan delivers for…
[gtxvideo vid="apEF9DGb" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/apEF9DGb.jpg" vtitle="Current Weather Conditions”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- The latest round of winter weather hit West Tennessee Friday causing severe problems for drivers trying to navigate the snow-covered roads. "We had some pretty severe road conditions and…
[gtxvideo vid="1N3fIdXG" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/1N3fIdXG.jpg" vtitle="Bobby Anderson Theft”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A Jackson man is jailed on accusations of trying to hit the lottery big time — but without buying a ticket. Police say Bobby Anderson is seen on surveillance…
