[gtxvideo vid="Blzaiigh" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Blzaiigh.jpg" vtitle="BB King Day”] MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - The city of Memphis is honoring blues musician B.B. King by declaring Tuesday "B.B. King Day." Mayor A C Wharton Jr. says Memphis residents will be sending get-well…
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) - A New Jersey man has been indicted on murder charges stemming from the fatal beating of a college student from Tennessee. Timothy Puskas, of New Brunswick, also faces two weapons charges and two counts of…
MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- Two Madison County 4-H agents were honored with awards during a recent state meeting. Sharon Tubbs received the American Spirit Award, and Kane Reeves received the Achievement in Service Award. More Madison County 4-H students turned…
[gtxvideo vid="hFijmTLC" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/hFijmTLC.jpg" vtitle="Westwood Heart Attack”] MIDTOWN JACKSON -- A man lying on the roof of a home along Westwood Avenue Tuesday afternoon had passers-by calling 911. Police say the homeowner was painting on the roof when it…
[gtxvideo vid="DdoOprlB" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/DdoOprlB.jpg" vtitle="Local Arrested In Indiana”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Officers in Indiana made an arrest Monday night of a woman originally from Jackson. Knox County sheriff's reports say Gwenevere Estes was pulled over on U.S. 41 going…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- More meetings mean more focus on the Jackson-Madison County School System's "Vision 2020" initiative. Three restructuring plans were brought up at Monday night's board meeting and were on display again Tuesday. Each plan would close at least…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Baptist Global Response is continuing its efforts to bring relief to earthquake-stricken Nepal. The group, which describes itself as a global Southern Baptist Relief and Development organization, has been present in the country since the first earthquake…
[gtxvideo vid="lQMuUB6c" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/lQMuUB6c.jpg" vtitle="Goodwill Virtual Career Fair”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Area job seekers turned out Tuesday for a chance to link up with employers at a virtual job fair. Goodwill Career Solutions held the job fair at their…
[gtxvideo vid="HyKt7Qk8" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/HyKt7Qk8.jpg" vtitle="JCS Wins Award”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Jackson Christian School's theater production of "The Beauty and the Beast" took home an Orpheum award Monday night and earned nominations for three others. The theater program won for…
DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A man went before a judge Tuesday on accusations of threatening and assaulting a woman last year. Keiara Hines is accused of threatening to kill a woman related to his ex-girlfriend on Feb. 15, 2014, according to…
DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A woman accused of trying to steal teeth whitening strips and razor blades from Walmart appeared Tuesday in city court. Jessica McCaskill was detained at Walmart in north Jackson after a store loss prevention officer allegedly saw…
[gtxvideo vid="MN58bdiE" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/MN58bdiE.jpg" vtitle="Macedonia Church Robbery PKG”] EAST JACKSON, Tenn. -- Police search for a man on a bicycle accused of robbing another man at gunpoint outside an east Jackson church. Officers said the robbery happened Monday night…
[gtxvideo vid="PBa1vEEQ" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/PBa1vEEQ.jpg" vtitle="Beer Board Meeting PKG”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- The Jackson Beer Board revoked a local business' beer license Tuesday morning after a show cause hearing. The board revoked the beer license for Pandora's Box, a lounge…
[gtxvideo vid="r7Rv8H4O" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/r7Rv8H4O.jpg" vtitle="Identity Milan Shoppers”] MILAN, Tenn. -- Milan police are offering a reward if you can help them identify who tried to take $1,500 in merchandise from Walmart. Officers said when two men were caught at…
[gtxvideo vid="jlQjXyBP" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/jlQjXyBP.jpg" vtitle="Vision 2020 Presention PKG”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Jackson-Madison County School System's "Vision 2020" plan seems to be coming into focus. Three possible restructuring plans were presented Monday night. Each of the three would close…
