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Deputies searching for suspect in Medina wreck

[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…

Sen. Ed Jackson reacts to Insure Tennessee decision

[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,…

Rep. Fitzhugh statement on "Insure Tennessee"

[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…

RadioShack's national cuts will not impact all local stores

[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…

Jackson Kindergartner gets statewide fire prevention recognition

[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…

Local experts seek to educate during Burn Awareness Week

[gtxvideo vid="bup0xKGx" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/bup0xKGx.jpg" vtitle="Burn Awareness Week”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Local fire officials are bringing awareness to the importance of staying alert with Burn Awareness Week. Experts say 70 to 80 percent of all house fires are cooking related.…

Farming students study leadership with AgStar program in Jackson

[gtxvideo vid="6S8y5fUu" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/6S8y5fUu.jpg" vtitle="Agstar Annual Convention”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Local farming students continued their work with one of Tennessee's best known agriculture programs Wednesday, learning how to best communicate with customers. The AgStar program started in 2002 as…

School Closings for Thursday, Feb. 5 and Friday, Feb. 6

The following school systems have announced closings due to the threat of inclement weather and student absences due to sickness. McNairy County Schools closed Thursday and Friday Hardeman County Schools closed Thursday and Friday

Jackson police ask for help finding suspect in stolen checks case

[gtxvideo vid="i39OIbrL" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/i39OIbrL.jpg" vtitle="JPD Check Fraud”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Police are asking for help finding a woman they say cashed stolen checks belonging to a Jackson man. A man reported the checks had been stolen Oct. 28 from…

Jackson man faces charges in alleged robbery, car theft

[gtxvideo vid="OYpzYXVP" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/OYpzYXVP.jpg" vtitle="Hoyle Auto Theft”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A man police say stole a car and then wrecked it near Lincoln Courts in Jackson before fleeing on foot was in court Wednesday. Juan Deshaun Hoyle, also known…

Haslam's Insure Tennessee health plan fails in legislature

[gtxvideo vid="hi5iQTNc" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/hi5iQTNc.jpg" vtitle="Insure TN Law 6pm”] NASHVILLE (AP) -- Gov. Bill Haslam's proposal to extend health coverage to 280,000 low-income Tennesseans has failed during a special legislative session. The Senate Health Committee defeated the Republican governor's Insure…

Man charged in alleged stabbing of woman in Weakley County

[gtxvideo vid="J6NgZ3r5" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/J6NgZ3r5.jpg" vtitle="Weakley Co. Stabbing”] WEAKLEY COUNTY, Tenn. -- Investigators at the Weakley County Sheriff's Office say a woman is being treated at a Memphis hospital for stab wounds and bleeding around her brain. Capt. Randall McGowan…

Police investigate assault at Jackson hotel

[gtxvideo vid="SDuE8U6K" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/SDuE8U6K.jpg" vtitle="Old Hickory Incident”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Jackson Police Department said they are investigating an assault at the Old Hickory Inn. Investigators said the man who was assaulted may have also been robbed. The victim…

Chief: Veteran Savannah policeman fired from department

[gtxvideo vid="UgCMSfQZ" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/UgCMSfQZ.jpg" vtitle="Savannah SGT Terminated”] SAVANNAH, Tenn. -- The police chief in Savannah said he has terminated a sergeant from the town's police force. Sgt. Tim Kelley was terminated for violating department policies, according to Police Chief…

Officials: Runaway car sparks grass fires in Medina

[gtxvideo vid="viAmNuLQ" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/viAmNuLQ.jpg" vtitle="Car Causes Fire”] MEDINA, Tenn. -- Investigators say a car fleeing the scene of a wreck caused quite the mess Tuesday evening in Gibson County. Burned grass could be seen along the sides of Highway…

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