[gtxvideo vid="oM8dDJlp" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/oM8dDJlp.jpg" vtitle="Breakfast In Red 6pm”] NORTH JACKSON -- In celebration of Heart Health Month, some Jackson residents celebrated with breakfast Wednesday morning. At the Jackson Country Club, women with heart disease spoke about their experiences with…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Tennessee Department of Human Resources has sent an email to all state employees about a voluntary buyout program. Gov. Bill Haslam mentioned the program during a budget presentation earlier this week. According to the email,…
[gtxvideo vid="UPQTr1lr" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/UPQTr1lr.jpg" vtitle="211 phone service”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- United Way of West Tennessee now offers a new phone service. The new service is called 211 and is intended to be the go-to resource for residents of the…
[gtxvideo vid="BiO4DfzL" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/BiO4DfzL.jpg" vtitle="Brownsville Crime Stoppers”] BROWNSVILLE, Tenn. -- In Brownsville, city leaders say they're giving the city's Crime Stoppers program $3,000. The program allows residents to anonymously report crime, which could lead to big bucks. Police say…
[gtxvideo vid="vnfdB59Q" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/vnfdB59Q.jpg" vtitle="Unclaimed Lottery Winnings”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Powerball jackpot jumped to an estimated $500 million on Wednesday. The Tennessee Education Lottery Corporation said millions of dollars in winnings go unclaimed every year. A gas station…
GIBSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- Deputies now will be making fewer trips to court with a new addition to the department's fleet. Sheriff Paul Thomas says a new prisoner transport van will reduce the number of deputies and patrol cars needed…
[gtxvideo vid="Yk6ZpNdT" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Yk6ZpNdT.jpg" vtitle="Lexington School Closings”] LEXINGTON, Tenn. -- Officials with Lexington City Schools have announced closures due to illnesses causing excessive absences. The Lexington City School System will be closed Thursday, Feb. 12 and Friday, Feb. 13…
[gtxvideo vid="UWrIm2l8" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/UWrIm2l8.jpg" vtitle="Nachlinger Homicide Arrest 10pm”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- After an almost two-year investigation, charges are handed down in the death of a man found outside an east Jackson preschool. Investigators said DNA evidence led to the…
[gtxvideo vid="xE4gGABD" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/xE4gGABD.jpg" vtitle="Sharon Officials Resign”] SHARON, Tenn. -- The town of Sharon is without a police chief and has an alderman reconsidering his position after a heated debate at Monday night's city board meeting. The city recorder,…
[gtxvideo vid="AF4gkaQ7" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/AF4gkaQ7.jpg" vtitle="Bradford Police Hire”] BRADFORD, Tenn. -- Bradford has a new full-time member on its police force. Part-time officer Bryan Chandler was promoted to full time after a Bradford Board of Alderman meeting. Bradford now has…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- The deadline is approaching to sign up for health care under the Affordable Care Act. Applicants have until Feb. 15 to sign up for health insurance. Local health officials said it is best not to wait until…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Leaders with the Jackson-Madison County School District announce the 2014-2015 Teachers of the Year. The district selects one overall Teacher of the Year for each division level, including one teacher from elementary, one from middle school and…
[gtxvideo vid="FHBzQfSe" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/FHBzQfSe.jpg" vtitle="Gist Sign Problems”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- The City Building and Zoning Department is asking Mayor Jerry Gist to take down one of his campaign signs because it is too big. The city said Gist violated…
[gtxvideo vid="nJdQi6dl" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/nJdQi6dl.jpg" vtitle="Brownsville Man Captured”] BROWNSVILLE, Tenn. -- Police released new information Tuesday in the case of Ervin Jones, the wanted man found inside the attic of a Brownsville residence. Ervin Jones, an alleged member of the…
[gtxvideo vid="cI7EUC0R" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/cI7EUC0R.jpg" vtitle="Gibson Co Incident”] GIBSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- Officers are investigating a shooting during what they describe as a domestic-related incident that has left one person dead and another in critical condition. Jennifer Herren, 37, was…
