JACKSON, Tenn. -- In Union University's first year as a Division II school in the NCAA, the women's basketball team is the No. 1 seed in their division. This weekend the school will host seven of the 64 teams left…
[gtxvideo vid="QnPkVmaB" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/QnPkVmaB.jpg" vtitle="Corn Train Derailment”] JACKSON, Tenn. - A scene some residents describe as rare, as an afternoon freight train derails and leaves a big mess on an east Jackson roadway. Hundreds of thousands of pounds of…
[gtxvideo vid="u40Ua7kf" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/u40Ua7kf.jpg" vtitle="Bethel and Freed Tourney”] Bethel and Freed-Hardeman University learned their journeys to a NAIA National Championship on Wednesday evening. Freed's women's basketball team (32-1) earned a No. 1 seed and will face No. 8 Cal…
[gtxvideo vid="Y0B34A75" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Y0B34A75.jpg" vtitle="Hardin Co Experiences Flooding”] HARDIN COUNTY, Tenn. -- Hardin County cars were trying Wednesday afternoon to make one more pass on a partially covered road before flood waters made it completely disappear. "It came up…
BROWNSVILLE, Tenn. -- The Mayor announced during Tuesday night's city board meeting that a precinct should be open in the Northern part of town by the end of the month. North Brownsville was the scene of several shootings over the…
[gtxvideo vid="4z90ru8Z" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/4z90ru8Z.jpg" vtitle="Goodwill Donation Drive”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Sixteen FirstBank branches around Middle and West Tennessee are conducting a donation drive for Goodwill. The drive will last throughout this month. Bank employees, customers and people in the…
[gtxvideo vid="xqXGbxzp" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/xqXGbxzp.jpg" vtitle="Magic Flute Program”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- It's not just a musical instrument — a "Magic Flute" came to Jackson on Wednesday. It's part of a new program through the Jackson Symphony. Combining a bird catcher,…
OBION COUNTY, Tenn. -- A 60-year-old inmate has been found dead in the Obion County Jail. Sheriff Jerry Vastbinder says the woman died of natural causes Tuesday night. The state medical examiner's office says she had severe lung disease. Vastbinder…
[gtxvideo vid="1yOHW8Sv" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/1yOHW8Sv.jpg" vtitle="MCFD New Equipment 10”] MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- The Madison County Fire Department's investigation unit just got bigger with the addition of a Ford F-350. The department says the truck was bought at a discount…
[gtxvideo vid="V0JQItIX" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/V0JQItIX.jpg" vtitle="Career Fair Preview”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- If you're looking for a job, grab your resume and head to downtown Jackson. Thursday from 9 a.m. until 3:30 p.m., The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development…
[gtxvideo vid="aCEkEvJR" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/aCEkEvJR.jpg" vtitle="TDOT Pothole Program”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Tennessee Department of Transportation announced Wednesday the launch of a new plan to fix the state-wide pothole problem. New, warmer temperatures likely will only add to the collateral…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Organizations helping crime victims in Tennessee will have the opportunity to learn about a nationwide program that alerts victims when offenders get out of jail. SAVIN stands for Statewide Automated Victim Information Notification. The program alerts victims…
[gtxvideo vid="6k1tYiV4" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/6k1tYiV4.jpg" vtitle="Lambuth Pre Law Program”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Starting this fall, the University of Memphis Lambuth Campus will offer a pre-law minor. The university said students interested in going to law school can take pre-law classes…
[gtxvideo vid="GzEnKHAw" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/GzEnKHAw.jpg" vtitle="Bancroft Domestic Assault”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A retired Jackson police officer was charged Wednesday with domestic assault stemming from an alleged Monday night incident. Police responded Tuesday to a home on McCool Drive to investigate…
[gtxvideo vid="4QbRwicc" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/4QbRwicc.jpg" vtitle="Henderson Burglary”] HENDERSON, Tenn. -- Police are searching for a suspect accused of breaking into a Henderson movie rental store on two separate occasions last week. Someone broke into Movie World, located at 651 East…
