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One Billion Rising comes through downtown Jackson

[gtxvideo vid="BcfKcEqi" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/BcfKcEqi.jpg" vtitle="One Billion Rising”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- A global campaign against domestic and sexual violence made its way to Jackson Friday. Dozens of abuse survivors and victim advocates gathered at City Hall to dance and march…

Barbershop quartet croons Valentines for holiday fundraiser

[gtxvideo vid="7gWlcHoi" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/7gWlcHoi.jpg" vtitle="Foundation Quartet Performance”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Casey Jones Barbershop Quartet spent Friday serenading lucky Valentines, all for charity. The four-man crew of crooners went from stop to stop singing a few "Valentine's Day Eve"…

School bus, car collide in north Jackson wreck

[gtxvideo vid="ODbjoms4" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/ODbjoms4.jpg" vtitle="School Bus Accident”] NORTH JACKSON -- A car collided with a Jackson-Madison County school bus Friday leading to the car running off the road. Children were on the bus at the time, but no one…

No Chick-fil-A for Union University campus, for now

[gtxvideo vid="a3WqQNI8" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/a3WqQNI8.jpg" vtitle="Chick Fil A Building Halted”] NORTH JACKSON -- Plans for a Chick-fil-A restaurant to be opened on the campus of Union University have been halted — for the time being, at least. The change of…

Police investigating shooting at Jackson apartment

JACKSON, Tenn. -- Police are investigating a Thursday night shooting at a Jackson apartment that sent one man to the hospital. Officers responded to the emergency room at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital around 10 p.m. in for a gunshot victim,…

Man narrowly escapes explosion in garage

[gtxvideo vid="8J9Dn4BZ" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/8J9Dn4BZ.jpg" vtitle="Man Survives Explosion”] GIBSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- A ball of fire rushes through a Gibson County man's garage Thursday afternoon as he is working, but he escapes without a scratch. "I'm thankful I'm alive for…

Black History Month: Historian searches for activist who died for equality

[gtxvideo vid="X8kbj21g" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/X8kbj21g.jpg" vtitle="Author Jim Emison”] BROWNSVILLE, Tenn. -- There is a quest in West Tennessee to find the remains of a man who gave his life in the name of equality. A local historian studies archives and…

Should you spank your child? Local experts weigh in

[gtxvideo vid="JSVcTV52" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/JSVcTV52.jpg" vtitle="Child Abuse Laws”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Most parents seem to take a strong stance on the issue of how to discipline their child. "There's a thin line there between abuse and discipline," Detective Andrew Whitehead…

EXCLUSIVE: Software mogul John McAfee now lives in Lexington

[gtxvideo vid="eSE8GhBM" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/eSE8GhBM.jpg" vtitle="MCAFEE Exclusive 10pm”] LEXINGTON, Tenn. -- The software developer who has been on the run after being named a person of interest in a Belize murder case now lives in West Tennessee. Sources say according…

Brownsville arts center planning for new theater

BROWNSVILLE, Tenn. -- A performing arts center in Brownsville recently received $2,500 from the city for theater equipment, according to officials. Officials with the Ann Marks Performing Arts Center said they have just received more than $2,000 to purchase brand…

Save Our Streets Kickoff

[gtxvideo vid="N3ScFhj2" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/N3ScFhj2.jpg" vtitle="Save Our Streets”] BROWNSVILLE, Tenn. -- The second event for Brownsville's 'Save our Streets' initiative started Thursday night during the neighborhood watch meeting for Ward 2. One of the goals of the initiative is to…

Jackson car crash leaves two cars damaged

JACKSON, Tenn. -- A wreck just before 10:30 p.m. Thursday at the intersection of North Parkway and Dr. F.E. Wright Drive leaves two cars badly damaged. One ambulance was seen leaving the crash site with its emergency lights on. Officers…

Springville residents get safe, clean drinking water

[gtxvideo vid="9gFqDCwc" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/9gFqDCwc.jpg" vtitle="Springville Clean Water”] SPRINGVILLE, Tenn. -- Hundreds of residents in rural Henry County finally have a safe, reliable water supply. Locals celebrated years of hard work Thursday afternoon as Springville dedicated its new water tower.…

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