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Dyersburg opens emergency warming shelter

[gtxvideo vid="27tI5JUZ" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/27tI5JUZ.jpg" vtitle="Cold Weather Shelter”] DYERSBURG, Tenn. -- A "warming" shelter opened up, Wednesday in Dyersburg, due to extreme weather conditions. Officials at the Union Mission Shelter said it was open not only to the homeless, but…

Tennessee National Guard ready to assist with winter storm

[gtxvideo vid="TpapPBS3" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/TpapPBS3.jpg" vtitle="National Guard In Jackson”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Tennessee National Guard said soldiers are on call, ready to assist local authorities during this round of winter weather. Winter weather left drivers stranded on Christmasville Road…

Local shelters take in more people during extreme cold

[gtxvideo vid="iCCfisIJ" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/iCCfisIJ.jpg" vtitle="Homeless in the cold”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- After days of below-freezing temperatures, those living on the streets seek refuge in shelters across the area. Area Relief Ministries said it sees the number of homeless men…

Church Service Cancellations Wednesday, Feb. 18

Aldersgate United Methodist Church Amazing Grace Ministries Parsons Beech Bluff Baptist Church Beech Springs Missionary Baptist Gleason Bradford Church of Christ Broad Street Church of Christ-Lexington Cerro Gordo Baptist Christ Lutheran Church Paris Clarksburg Church of Christ Concordia Lutheran Crosswinds…

Closings and Delays for Thursday, Feb. 19

SCHOOL CLOSINGS Alamo City Schools Augustine Schools Open 9 a.m. Bells City Schools Benton County Schools Bethel University Bradford Special School District Carroll Academy Carroll County Schools Chester County Schools Crockett County Schools Decatur County Schools Dyer County Schools Dyersburg…

Butch Jones Sacred Heart Fundraiser Postponed

[gtxvideo vid="SDnPESDK" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/SDnPESDK.jpg" vtitle="Butch Jones Benefit”] JACKSON, TENN.- The 2nd Annual Sacred Heart of Jesus High School Scholarship Banquet featuring University of Tennessee head football coach Butch Jones has been postponed due to inclement weather. The University of…

15-AA basketball tournament Wed. games postponed

JACKSON, Tenn. -- The basketball games scheduled for Wednesday in the District 15-AA tournament at Oman Arena have been postponed due to the treacherous roadways. The games will be rescheduled for later this week, according to Greg Vinson, athletic director…

Humboldt man faces charges after alleged Walmart theft

HUMBOLDT, Tenn. -- An alleged Walmart theft leads to numerous charged for a Humboldt man. Evan Tyler Farrell, 23, is charged with theft over $1,000, criminal trespass, possession of schedule IV drugs and criminal impersonation, according to the Humboldt Police…

TDOT expected to stay within snow removal budget

[gtxvideo vid="XZnCPjjr" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/XZnCPjjr.jpg" vtitle="snow storm costs”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- For a third straight night, West Tennessee road crews wage war against the ice and snow. With the threat of more winter weather on the way we wanted to…

Crockett County deputies use hummers to pull drivers out of ice and snow

[gtxvideo vid="NhZt3gA9" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/NhZt3gA9.jpg" vtitle="Crockett Rescue Hummers”] CROCKETT COUNTY, Tenn. -- No matter the road conditions, first responders in West Tennessee do not get a day off. Some of them do get a little heavy duty help in getting…

Closings and delays for Wednesday, Feb. 18

SCHOOL CLOSINGS: Alamo City Schools Augustine Schools Bells City Schools Benton County Schools Bethel University Bradford Special School District Carroll Academy Carroll County Schools Chester County Schools Crockett County Schools Decatur County Schools Dyer County Schools Dyersburg Schools Dyersburg St.…

Thermal imaging camera helps in Benton Co. search and rescue

[gtxvideo vid="XFDtP93n" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/XFDtP93n.jpg" vtitle="Benton County Rescue”] BENTON COUNTY, Tenn. -- A thermal imaging camera from a Tennessee Highway Patrol helicopter was a key tool in finding a 53-year-old woman with dementia. The Benton County sheriff says the woman…

Officials: Gibson Co. fire suspicious

[gtxvideo vid="QGUKZ8UW" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/QGUKZ8UW.jpg" vtitle="Gibson Co Suspicious Fire”] GIBSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- Authorities in Gibson County search for those responsible for a fire investigators believe was intentionally set. Firefighters say when they arrived Monday, the home on Gibson Cemetery…

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