[gtxvideo vid="QeVNatCp" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/QeVNatCp.jpg" vtitle="Illness Causes Closings”] McNAIRY COUNTY, Tenn. -- Hundreds of sick students and teachers have forced schools across West Tennessee to close. School officials in McNairy and Hardeman counties said they have seen more than double…

[gtxvideo vid="Z9tF8oao" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Z9tF8oao.jpg" vtitle="Insure TN Hospital Reaction”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Local health care providers express concern one day after state lawmakers declined to approve Gov. Bill Haslam‘s Insure Tennessee plan. The proposal would have extended coverage to 280,000…

[gtxvideo vid="CubmuPW4" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/CubmuPW4.jpg" vtitle="Union Tornado Anniversary 5pm”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Thursday marked seven years since an EF4 tornado hit West Tennessee, ravaging parts of Jackson's Union University. Among the hardest hit areas were the student dorms and commons…

[gtxvideo vid="MRVFGzuW" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/MRVFGzuW.jpg" vtitle="Serra Flag Raising 630 new”] NORTH JACKSON -- A Jackson auto dealer raised one of the biggest American flags in West Tennessee on Thursday. The flag raising at Serra Chevrolet was held to honor veterans…

[gtxvideo vid="yGrDlWup" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/yGrDlWup.jpg" vtitle="Hickory Inn Agg Robbery”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- An alleged drug deal turned violent at Jackson's Old Hickory Inn led to four suspects arrested and then in court Thursday. Quenton Woods, Montavius Pirtle, Martin Mitchell and…

[gtxvideo vid="uc9Gc9ti" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/uc9Gc9ti.jpg" vtitle="Alamo Trailer Fire”] ALAMO, Tenn. -- An out of control leaf fire in Alamo scorched land and buildings Thursday. According to the Alamo fire chief, the afternoon fire sparked as a man was burning leaves…

[gtxvideo vid="rj6Egxc7" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/rj6Egxc7.jpg" vtitle="Thomas Arrested Charged”] MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- A woman accused of leaving the scene of a wreck and as a result sparking several grass fires along the roadway has been arrested, according to the Madison…

[gtxvideo vid="xA2Q3LY0" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/xA2Q3LY0.jpg" vtitle="Barbee False reports”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A man was in a Jackson courtroom Thursday on charges of stealing and then lying to police about his age. According to the affidavit, Equavious Dijanye Barbee, 18, was…

[gtxvideo vid="JKH3Czn5" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/JKH3Czn5.jpg" vtitle="Hardeman Missing Money”] BOLIVAR, Tenn. -- During his first week in office, Hardeman County Mayor Jimmy Sain said he discovered fraud within the Solid Waste Department. Sain said he alerted authorities immediately, and now their…

[gtxvideo vid="xokrb8uI" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/xokrb8uI.jpg" vtitle="Manhunt Update”] MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- Deputies confirm they are searching for a suspect in a Tuesday night wreck and string of fires. Investigators say they are looking for Megan Thomas but have not released…

[gtxvideo vid="aRyO58YQ" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/aRyO58YQ.jpg" vtitle="Insure TN Fails PKG”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Seven state senators ended a push Wednesday for expanded Medicaid in Tennessee. Gov. Bill Haslam's Insure Tennessee proposal died in committee by a vote of seven to four,…

[gtxvideo vid="vYFfIQtS" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/vYFfIQtS.jpg" vtitle="Insure TN Response”] Nashville, TN: House Democratic Leader Craig Fitzhugh issued the following statement after the failure of Insure Tennessee: “When 280,000 Tennesseans are just hours away from getting insurance, Republicans get cold feet and…

[gtxvideo vid="TcnbBski" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/TcnbBski.jpg" vtitle="Radioshack Changes”] HENDERSON, Tenn. -- With years of little to no profit, RadioShack stores nationwide are in jeopardy of closing. It will have an effect at stores here across West Tennessee. Scott Edwards owns the…

[gtxvideo vid="8SOTVVCV" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/8SOTVVCV.jpg" vtitle="JFD Honors Student”] SOUTH JACKSON -- A Jackson Kindergartner is recognized by firefighters Wednesday for her work, which was chosen as the best in the state in promoting fire prevention. Olivia Bynum, a student at…