JACKSON, Tenn. -- A Jackson funeral home is fined after allegedly operating on an expired license. Bledsoe Funeral Home Inc., located on Middleton Street, faces a $250 civil penalty, according to a release from the Department of Commerce and Insurance.…
[gtxvideo vid="aQQuO7Ri" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/aQQuO7Ri.jpg" vtitle="Anna Kate Fundraiser”] MARTIN, Tenn. -- A special fundraiser in Martin raises nearly $20,000 for a 21-month-old girl with brain cancer. The family says the Martin Police Department spearheaded the Saturday event that brought out…
[gtxvideo vid="gy1zWIdq" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/gy1zWIdq.jpg" vtitle="UTM Chancellor Stepping Down”] MARTIN, Tenn. -- The University of Tennessee at Martin announced Monday its chancellor will step down at the end of May. Dr. Tom Rakes has served as chancellor since 2007. University…
[gtxvideo vid="IVgjVjoS" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/IVgjVjoS.jpg" vtitle="MCSO Inmate Rape”] MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- Officials with the sheriff's office have confirmed they are investigating an inmate's claims of being raped by another inmate at the jail. According to documents from the sheriff's…
[gtxvideo vid="SCY0lDvK" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/SCY0lDvK.jpg" vtitle="Osborne Discipline Notice”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- A local certified public accountant has been fined by the state for allegedly offering accounting services without a permit. Jay G. Osborn, of Jackson, has been fined $500 for…
[gtxvideo vid="vQCBqnYT" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/vQCBqnYT.jpg" vtitle="Medina Drowning”] MEDINA, Tenn. -- First responders recovered the bodies of two teenagers Sunday afternoon from a pond in Medina. Gibson County Sheriff Paul Thomas said two 15-year-old brothers, Shawn and Keyshawn Collier, both of…
[gtxvideo vid="xYQwfB2I" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/xYQwfB2I.jpg" vtitle="New United Way CEO”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- United Way of West Tennessee has announced a new CEO and president to lead the volunteer-driven organization. Scott Conger will assume the role of CEO and president May…
[gtxvideo vid="0XCDPHFb" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/0XCDPHFb.jpg" vtitle="Collins Domestic Assault”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A man appeared Monday morning in Jackson City Court on accusations of threatening to shoot his wife. Jimmy Wade Collins is accused of threatening to kill his wife with…
[gtxvideo vid="jMPB3t7b" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/jMPB3t7b.jpg" vtitle="Wooley Agg Assault”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A man was in court Monday on accusations of holding a knife to a man's neck in a Jackson hotel room. According to court documents, Dennis B. Wooley was…
[gtxvideo vid="xTjVFB22" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/xTjVFB22.jpg" vtitle="JCS Consignment”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Jackson Christian School hosted a community wide consignment sale throughout the weekend. The school hosts the event to help provide students with scholarships to attend school. Sixty percent of the…
[gtxvideo vid="vnoEdl1c" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/vnoEdl1c.jpg" vtitle="semper fi shoes”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Semper Fidelis Council sponsored their annual Rainbow Tea on Sunday at New Hope Baptist Church. Tables were set up around the room in different colors, and the organization…
DARDEN, Tenn. -- Nearly four years after nursing student Holly Bobo was abducted, hundreds of friends and family members gather Sunday at Holly Bobo's home church to remember her. "I…
[gtxvideo vid="8ljQBYIo" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/8ljQBYIo.jpg" vtitle="Jackson Health Expo”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Some West Tennessee community members spent part of their weekend learning about their health. The event was hosted at the Maranatha Seventh Day Adventist Church Education Center. The health…
[gtxvideo vid="Umss90De" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Umss90De.jpg" vtitle="First REsponders Appreciation”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Dozens of first responders were honored Sunday at a special service in east Jackson. For the third year, New Life Church recognized the men and women who vow to…
[gtxvideo vid="Zmcqa2vT" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Zmcqa2vT.jpg" vtitle="East Jackson House Fire”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- A house caught fire Saturday evening around 7 o'clock with no one living inside. Firefighters said no one was living in the home on Wisteria Street and that…
