[gtxvideo vid="8ljQBYIo" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/8ljQBYIo.jpg" vtitle="Jackson Health Expo”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Some West Tennessee community members spent part of their weekend learning about their health. The event was hosted at the Maranatha Seventh Day Adventist Church Education Center. The health…

[gtxvideo vid="Umss90De" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Umss90De.jpg" vtitle="First REsponders Appreciation”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Dozens of first responders were honored Sunday at a special service in east Jackson. For the third year, New Life Church recognized the men and women who vow to…

[gtxvideo vid="Zmcqa2vT" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Zmcqa2vT.jpg" vtitle="East Jackson House Fire”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- A house caught fire Saturday evening around 7 o'clock with no one living inside. Firefighters said no one was living in the home on Wisteria Street and that…

[gtxvideo vid="t6Eb2oQ9" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/t6Eb2oQ9.jpg" vtitle="jackson symphony”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- An enchanted evening brought an audience to the Carl Perkins Civic Center to watch and listen to the Jackson Symphony and special guests. The Jackson Symphony performed some of the…

[gtxvideo vid="ngWiSYpK" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/ngWiSYpK.jpg" vtitle="anna kate fundraiser”] MARTIN, Tenn. -- Community members in Martin brought Disney princesses to the park to help raise money for Anna Kate, a 21-month-old girl diagnosed with brain cancer. Anna Kate couldn't be at…

[gtxvideo vid="FpqmFkyt" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/FpqmFkyt.jpg" vtitle="Makin music”] HENDERSON, Tenn. -- After a year of planning, hours on hours of practice and nearly half of Freed-Hardeman's student body involved, the music returned. This weekend was the university's 38th annual Makin' Music…

[gtxvideo vid="d2xVlhA5" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/d2xVlhA5.jpg" vtitle="Discovery PArk Founder dies”] UNION CITY, Tenn. -- Entrepreneur and philanthropist Robert Kirkland has died at age 77. Kirkland is known for creating a nationally recognized home decor chain and most recently for founding Discovery…

[gtxvideo vid="pgaEmvH9" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/pgaEmvH9.jpg" vtitle="Union city car theft”] UNION CITY, Tenn. -- A Union City man is facing a charge of auto theft. According to a police report, the incident happened on Westgate Drive in Union City. The reports…

[gtxvideo vid="12NGUvBx" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/12NGUvBx.jpg" vtitle="M,AYORAL CADIDATYES FINACIALS”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- The numbers are in to calculate just how much money mayoral candidates have spent between Jan. 16 and March 31. All five candidates in the race turned in their…

[gtxvideo vid="JmvvVdOE" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/JmvvVdOE.jpg" vtitle="Hotel tax revenue”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- New numbers from the city's Convention and Visitors Bureau show the Hub City's hotel and motel taxes are showing huge increases. City officials say 2013 saw a $10 million…

[gtxvideo vid="27AFnH6L" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/27AFnH6L.jpg" vtitle="vision 2020”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Just a day after extending the superintendent's contract, the Jackson-Madison County School System unveils how it will implement its "Vision 20-20" plan, saying months of internal homework has led up…

[gtxvideo vid="QRdn47PC" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/QRdn47PC.jpg" vtitle="USJ Special Needs PKG”] NORTH JACKSON -- Special Olympians from seven West Tennessee counties go for the gold in the annual track and field competition. From the 50-meter dash to the softball throw, nearly 300…

[gtxvideo vid="uTDjR50D" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/uTDjR50D.jpg" vtitle="Woodmen Presents Check”] NORTH JACKSON -- April is Child Abuse Awareness Month, and the Exchange Club Carl Perkins Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse got a big donation Friday to help provide free services.…

[gtxvideo vid="PpQ82XFu" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/PpQ82XFu.jpg" vtitle="Water Plant Investigation PKG”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Two dead dogs are discovered inside a JEA aeration basin, prompting a police investigation. Jackson Animal Control officers said the dogs were removed from the waste water tanks…