Jackson-Madison County Schools remain closed
Jackson-Madison County schools will remain closed through Friday, Feb. 20.
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Closings and Delays for Thursday, Feb. 19
SCHOOL CLOSINGS Alamo City Schools Augustine Schools Open 9 a.m. Bells City Schools Benton County Schools Bethel University Bradford Special School District Carroll Academy Carroll County Schools Chester County Schools Crockett County Schools Decatur County Schools Dyer County Schools Dyersburg…
Madison County Sheriff's Office encourages public to stay off roads
JACKSON, Tenn.-- The Madison County Sheriff's Office strongly encourages the public to stay off the roads due to dangerous conditions. Tom Mapes, the Public Information Officer for the Madison County Sheriff's Office, confirms a 5 car pile up in North…
Butch Jones Sacred Heart Fundraiser Postponed
[gtxvideo vid="SDnPESDK" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/SDnPESDK.jpg" vtitle="Butch Jones Benefit”] JACKSON, TENN.- The 2nd Annual Sacred Heart of Jesus High School Scholarship Banquet featuring University of Tennessee head football coach Butch Jones has been postponed due to inclement weather. The University of…
15-AA basketball tournament Wed. games postponed
JACKSON, Tenn. -- The basketball games scheduled for Wednesday in the District 15-AA tournament at Oman Arena have been postponed due to the treacherous roadways. The games will be rescheduled for later this week, according to Greg Vinson, athletic director…
Humboldt man faces charges after alleged Walmart theft
HUMBOLDT, Tenn. -- An alleged Walmart theft leads to numerous charged for a Humboldt man. Evan Tyler Farrell, 23, is charged with theft over $1,000, criminal trespass, possession of schedule IV drugs and criminal impersonation, according to the Humboldt Police…
TDOT expected to stay within snow removal budget
[gtxvideo vid="XZnCPjjr" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/XZnCPjjr.jpg" vtitle="snow storm costs”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- For a third straight night, West Tennessee road crews wage war against the ice and snow. With the threat of more winter weather on the way we wanted to…
Crockett County deputies use hummers to pull drivers out of ice and snow
[gtxvideo vid="NhZt3gA9" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/NhZt3gA9.jpg" vtitle="Crockett Rescue Hummers”] CROCKETT COUNTY, Tenn. -- No matter the road conditions, first responders in West Tennessee do not get a day off. Some of them do get a little heavy duty help in getting…
Closings and delays for Wednesday, Feb. 18
SCHOOL CLOSINGS: Alamo City Schools Augustine Schools Bells City Schools Benton County Schools Bethel University Bradford Special School District Carroll Academy Carroll County Schools Chester County Schools Crockett County Schools Decatur County Schools Dyer County Schools Dyersburg Schools Dyersburg St.…
Thermal imaging camera helps in Benton Co. search and rescue
[gtxvideo vid="XFDtP93n" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/XFDtP93n.jpg" vtitle="Benton County Rescue”] BENTON COUNTY, Tenn. -- A thermal imaging camera from a Tennessee Highway Patrol helicopter was a key tool in finding a 53-year-old woman with dementia. The Benton County sheriff says the woman…
Officials: Gibson Co. fire suspicious
[gtxvideo vid="QGUKZ8UW" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/QGUKZ8UW.jpg" vtitle="Gibson Co Suspicious Fire”] GIBSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- Authorities in Gibson County search for those responsible for a fire investigators believe was intentionally set. Firefighters say when they arrived Monday, the home on Gibson Cemetery…
Trenton police offer to perform welfare checks during extreme weather
[gtxvideo vid="SpLsZOPY" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/SpLsZOPY.jpg" vtitle="Trenton Welfare Checks”] TRENTON, Tenn. -- Through the rest of the week, temperatures in our area will be extremely cold, and the Trenton Police Department is doing welfare checks. Officers we will be performing welfare…
Flights resume at McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport
JACKSON, Tenn. -- McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport has resumed flights as of Tuesday afternoon. All flights out of the airport had been canceled Monday due to icy conditions. At least two inches of an ice-sleet mix had coated the runway after…
Man charged with attempting to meet minor for sex at Jackson hotel
[gtxvideo vid="1IQ4CG33" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/1IQ4CG33.jpg" vtitle="Taylor Icac Arresst”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A man was officially charged Tuesday after police say he went to a Jackson hotel to have sex with a 16-year-old girl. Michael Taylor, 32, made contact with the…
Man accused of shooting man in face at Jackson apartment
[gtxvideo vid="qjRU33Mf" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/qjRU33Mf.jpg" vtitle="Agins Attempted Murder”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A man was officially charged with attempted murder Tuesday in Jackson court on accusations of shooting another man in the face. Aheamda Rsharad Agins is charged with attempted first-degree…
