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Warming temps could bring more water woes for homeowners

[gtxvideo vid="0ir87Y1q" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/0ir87Y1q.jpg" vtitle="Bursting Pipe Warning”] MADISON COUNTY, Tenn.,-Some businesses said water woes for homeowners could get worse with warming temps. One homeowner recalls her nightmare becoming a reality. "I just thought I was going to lose everything,"…

Community stands 'Blue Strong' with local law enforcement

[gtxvideo vid="30ZWtga5" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/30ZWtga5.jpg" vtitle="Meals For Officers”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Before Friday evening's ceremony, the organizers of Jackson-Madison County's Blue Strong day showed their appreciation for local officers with food. Blue Strong volunteers along with several local churches brought…

Deputies surround home during response to domestic call

[gtxvideo vid="X6hjuoIA" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/X6hjuoIA.jpg" vtitle="Riverside Domestic”] MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- Deputies responded Friday morning to a domestic call on Riverside Drive. Several deputies surrounded a home and blocked the driveway with their patrol cars. No one was seen taken…

Man in Jackson court on child pornography charges

[gtxvideo vid="7W0MggBb" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/7W0MggBb.jpg" vtitle="Rodriguez Child Porn”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A man was formally charged Friday after police say he admitted to downloading child pornography to his computer. Martin Alonzo Rodriguez faces two counts of aggravated sexual exploitation of…

Members carry on after fire destroys Haywood Co. church

[gtxvideo vid="0FHkrDfB" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/0FHkrDfB.jpg" vtitle="Church Fire Update”] HAYWOOD COUNTY, Tenn. -- With Trinity Methodist Church in Nutbush destroyed by fire, the congregation plans to meet in a private service Sunday morning at a member's home. Trinity Methodist Church Pastor…

Police: Man found on Union campus died of natural causes

[gtxvideo vid="RP7LuhFd" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/RP7LuhFd.jpg" vtitle="Union Body Found”] NORTH JACKSON -- Police say the death of a man found unresponsive Friday morning in his car at Union University was due to natural causes. William Kemp, 69, of Jackson was found…

Employee charged in Madison Co. clerk office theft in court; fired from job

[gtxvideo vid="BNIKb4RC" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/BNIKb4RC.jpg" vtitle="County Clerk Theft”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- The two suspects charged in the alleged theft of cash and checks from the Madison County Clerk's Office were in court Friday morning. Ashley Melton worked at the clerk's…

Police: One injured in north Jackson shooting

NORTH JACKSON -- Police are investigating a north Jackson shooting that left at least one man injured. The shooting took place in the area behind the Jackson Clinic location near Oil Well Road and the Highway 45 Bypass., according to…

Interview with organizers, students performing, "A Ripple in the Pond"

[gtxvideo vid="dBUbqNKW" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/dBUbqNKW.jpg" vtitle="Ripple In The Pond - WRAP Interview”] JACKSON, Tenn.-Interview with organizers and students from USJ performing in the play, "A Ripple in the Pond." Play to benefit the Women's Resource and Rape Assistance Program (WRAP).

ATF investigates three church fires on the same morning

[gtxvideo vid="0fouqNbt" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/0fouqNbt.jpg" vtitle="ATF Investigates Fires 10pm PKG”] HAYWOOD COUNTY, Tenn. -- Trinity Methodist Church in Nutbush sits in rubble, and two other churches suffer damage from fire. In Lauderdale County, Springfield Baptist Church in Ripley and Cowboy…

JMCSB approves additional money to off-set some insurance costs

[gtxvideo vid="4p2REIOu" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/4p2REIOu.jpg" vtitle="JMCSS Board Meeting”] JACKSON, Tenn.,--Some school employees could see more money on their pay stubs. The Jackson-Madison County School Board approved an additional $24.11 a month for all employees currently insured in the district. The…

Lane loses first conference game

[gtxvideo vid="QCUuI41u" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/QCUuI41u.jpg" vtitle="Lane College vs Moorehouse”] JACKSON, Tenn. - Lane's men's basketball team loses to Morehouse College 66-58.

Cold weather causes problems for local firefighters

[gtxvideo vid="IpbWvsgs" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/IpbWvsgs.jpg" vtitle="Winter Firefighter Hazards”] GIBSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- Freezing water from fire hoses and tankers caused big problems for crews in Gibson County. Firefighters were called to a barn fire near Rutherford late Wednesday night. They…

Arrests made in County Clerk theft case

[gtxvideo vid="K2L0VBYP" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/K2L0VBYP.jpg" vtitle="County Clerk Theft”] JACKSON, Tenn.- The Madison County Sheriff's Department said they have arrested two suspects who are accused of taking a bank bag from the county clerk's safe. The sheriff's department said Ashley Melton,…

Mom charged with DUI with three kids in car

[gtxvideo vid="jSN8eDH3" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/jSN8eDH3.jpg" vtitle="Drunk Mom Arrest”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- A Jackson mom was charged with driving under the influence and reckless endangerment after police say they caught her driving drunk with her three young children in the car.…

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