[gtxvideo vid="RZhvwbYz" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/RZhvwbYz.jpg" vtitle="10000 Classroom”] LEXINGTON, Tenn. -- Education Commissioner Candice McQueen kicked off a statewide tour of classroom visits Friday with a visit to Lexington High School. She said she plans to connect with 10,000 Tennessee teachers.…

[gtxvideo vid="UNWpgKjx" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/UNWpgKjx.jpg" vtitle="Dyer Co Snow Days”] DYER COUNTY, Tenn. -- School officials said the present two-week-long snow break is the longest in recent history. The Dyer County superintendent said only three snow days were allotted for the…

[gtxvideo vid="dh82nEWZ" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/dh82nEWZ.jpg" vtitle="ATV Theft”] HORNSBY, Tenn. -- To have something stolen from you is not the greatest feeling. For David Hurst, he said it is a feeling of violation and disgust. "I've seen the tarp sitting there…

[gtxvideo vid="XuCuplgB" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/XuCuplgB.jpg" vtitle="Religious Leaders In Government”] DRESDEN, Tenn. -- Politicians defy the state constitution without even knowing it. Roy Herron spent 25 years in Nashville as a lawmaker. He also is an attorney and ordained Methodist minister,…

[gtxvideo vid="AdYp7j4A" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/AdYp7j4A.jpg" vtitle="NSHS Burglary”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Officers need help finding the person behind a burglary at a north Jackson high school. Officers said on at least four occasions the suspect broke into North Side High School…

[gtxvideo vid="uTapuxxR" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/uTapuxxR.jpg" vtitle="Barricade Hoax”] MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- The Madison County Sheriff's Department has determined no one was involved in a reported threatening situation at a home in northeast Madison County. According to the department's public information…

[gtxvideo vid="lyj20eNy" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/lyj20eNy.jpg" vtitle="Greenfield House Fire”] GREENFIELD, Tenn. -- An early morning house fire in Greenfield leaves a family homeless. The owner of the house said the fire started around 1 a.m. Friday. He said they believe the…

[gtxvideo vid="JxyejjhC" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/JxyejjhC.jpg" vtitle="JCM Contest Win”] EAST JACKSON -- Jackson Central-Merry was announced Friday as a nationwide winner of State Farm's "Help Your High School Get to a Better State" contest. To be considered, listeners to the Steve…

[gtxvideo vid="08jbf39m" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/08jbf39m.jpg" vtitle="CDC”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Friday evening, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is raising a red flag about a potentially deadly bacteria that may be lurking in your doctor's office. According to the CDC,…

[gtxvideo vid="G9HUs4Iu" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/G9HUs4Iu.jpg" vtitle="Union Meeting”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Jackson fire chief wants to clear the air about a mayoral endorsement by the the Jackson Firefighters Association. He wants it on the record that he department itself is…

[gtxvideo vid="WlrXBz4v" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/WlrXBz4v.jpg" vtitle="Reaction To Butts Comments”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Tennessee Legislative Black Caucus wants a republican state lawmaker accused of a racist Facebook post stripped of her leadership position. Rep. Sheila Butts' post said, "It is…

[gtxvideo vid="sGHCwJQP" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/sGHCwJQP.jpg" vtitle="Target Burglary”] NORTH JACKSON -- Police have released surveillance images from the early Thursday morning break-in at Target. Police say a man in a white jacket forced his way in through the front door. The…