JACKSON, Tenn. -- Two state parks in West Tennessee are hosting events this weekend as part of a national day for getting outdoors. Pinson Mounds State Park in Madison County and Big Cypress Tree State Park in Weakley County are…
[gtxvideo vid="jiAHkoaO" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/jiAHkoaO.jpg" vtitle="drug store burglary”] PARIS, Tenn. -- Paris police have arrested a man and still seek another suspect in a Thursday morning pharmacy burglary. Coty Neil Hollingsworth, 20, of Paris was arrested Friday and charged in…
[gtxvideo vid="oPlB8emR" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/oPlB8emR.jpg" vtitle="Homicide investigation”] MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has identified the homicide victim found Thursday in southwest Madison County. The body found Thursday morning belonged to Louis Martez Jones, 23, of Jackson,…
[gtxvideo vid="KppAXPJw" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/KppAXPJw.jpg" vtitle="Lawlers Anniversary Celebration PKG”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Thursday night, wrestling fans in West Tennessee honored Jerry "The King" Lawler, who is celebrating 40 years in the ring. It was a celebration fit for a king…
[gtxvideo vid="HOQ6s1tC" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/HOQ6s1tC.jpg" vtitle="Paris Bass Festival PKG”] PARIS, Tenn. -- West Tennessee is in the spotlight this week while hosting one of Bassmaster Elite's biggest events. Paris Landing State Park is hosting this year's BASSfest on Kentucky Lake,…
[gtxvideo vid="OpF2QXWi" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/OpF2QXWi.jpg" vtitle="Use of Force Simulator PKG”] SAVANNAH, Tenn. -- Savannah police are training on new technology that prepares them for what they could come face to face with. "Through these use of force simulators, it helps…
MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- Just a few miles away from where a body was found on the side of the road in southwest Madison County, the Madison County Sheriff's Office gathered with residents for a forum in an effort to…
[gtxvideo vid="Zvg4zvSf" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Zvg4zvSf.jpg" vtitle="Dyersburg Officer Indicted PKG”] OBION COUNTY, Tenn. -- A West Tennessee police investigator could lose her job after a grand jury indicted her Wednesday on theft charges, according to police. Dyersburg police officer Cara Johnson-Peckenpaugh…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Prosecutors say a former Memphis police officer has been indicted on a charge of first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of her wife. The Shelby County district attorney's office says 34-year-old Jaselyn Grant was off-duty when…
UNION CITY, Tenn. -- A woman faces multiple charges after police say they caught her driving a stolen car Wednesday. Susan Escobar is accused of driving a stolen 2011 Honda Insight, according to a report from the Union City Police…
[gtxvideo vid="kSdU4edv" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/kSdU4edv.jpg" vtitle="BAGC Dinner”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Boys & Girls Club of Jackson held their Steak and Burger Dinner Thursday. The event took place at Jackson State Community College gym. Bill Courtney, founder of Classic American…
[gtxvideo vid="2JzfiUDn" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/2JzfiUDn.jpg" vtitle="Jewelry Theft Update PKG”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Jackson police said they have identified a person of interest in an alleged theft Wednesday evening at a north Jackson jewelry store. Investigators did not want to comment…
[gtxvideo vid="cdvCfGfU" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/cdvCfGfU.jpg" vtitle="Cigarette Price Hike PKG”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- A watchdog group criticized Tennessee‘s plan to raise prices on cigarettes, calling it a “hidden tax increase." A new state law requires retailers to charge smokers at least…
[gtxvideo vid="9ywBW7Sa" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/9ywBW7Sa.jpg" vtitle="Mcwherter Museum”] DRESDEN, Tenn. -- The family of the late Ned Ray McWherter were in the former governor's home county Thursday for a ribbon cutting at the McWherter Museum. The museum is an addition to…
DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A woman went before a judge Thursday after allegedly trying to bring syringes and a spoon into city court Wednesday. Koren Mitchem was entering the courtroom when an officer searched her purse for weapons, according to an…
