[gtxvideo vid="QzguGCAM" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/QzguGCAM.jpg" vtitle="Blue Mountain vs FHU”] HENDERSON, Tenn. - Blue Mountain College's baseball team defeated Freed-Hardeman 6-5 in game one. The Lions won game two 5-1.
[gtxvideo vid="vtE7oH46" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/vtE7oH46.jpg" vtitle="Vision 2020 Forum”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Jackson-Madison County School System will host its first "Vision 2020" forum on Tuesday, April 28. It will be held at 6 p.m at New St. Luke's Baptist Church…
[gtxvideo vid="B1SJlNHP" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/B1SJlNHP.jpg" vtitle="Corn Yields Down - Chelsea”] MILAN, Tenn. -- Heavy rain and cooler temperatures cause problems for farmers throughout West Tennessee, especially for corn growers. State extension office researchers said the area has had so much…
[gtxvideo vid="SW8SPNjs" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/SW8SPNjs.jpg" vtitle="Common Core”] MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- State legislators passed a bill Monday that will lead to reform of educational standards in the Volunteer State. The bill ultimately will put into law the review process already…
[gtxvideo vid="SNkxlmpO" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/SNkxlmpO.jpg" vtitle="Animal Abuse Registry - Bryan”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Animal lovers call it a step in the right direction for the state. "We have actually had cases where someone has been tried and convicted in other…
[gtxvideo vid="d1DaFcg8" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/d1DaFcg8.jpg" vtitle="Roberts Drug Possession”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Jackson police responding to a robbery call Sunday at Lane College arrested a student on drug charges. Officers say when they entered Harper Hall on Budde Street, they watched…
[gtxvideo vid="4fB8QVgj" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/4fB8QVgj.jpg" vtitle="Futbol Club Economic Impact”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- A soccer tournament this weekend will bring thousands to the Hub City, and officials say that's good news for the city's bottom line. A total of 85 teams…
[gtxvideo vid="6mpXRSiy" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/6mpXRSiy.jpg" vtitle="Backpack Program Funding”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- A local nonprofit reacts to Madison County commissioners approving nearly $3,000 to support its "Snack Backpack" program. The Regional Inter-Faith Association program sends sacks of easily prepared food home…
[gtxvideo vid="TRf6MdWb" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/TRf6MdWb.jpg" vtitle="Tornado Sirens”] WEST JACKSON -- The county commission approved funding Monday night for a new emergency siren in west Jackson. The siren on top of Jackson-Madison County General Hospital quit working in November. The county…
[gtxvideo vid="Givz83a9" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Givz83a9.jpg" vtitle="Crime Victims Honored”] EAST JACKSON -- Engaging communities and empowering victims — that was the message in east Jackson Tuesday. In honor of National Crime Victims' Rights Week, a tree was planted in east Jackson…
[gtxvideo vid="37TLdftj" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/37TLdftj.jpg" vtitle="JCS Orpheum Nomination”] NORTH JACKSON -- Congratulations to Jackson Christian's theater program. Its production of Beauty and the Beast has been nominated for four Orpheum High School Musical Theatre Awards. The school is among 30…
[gtxvideo vid="WQLHQlpE" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/WQLHQlpE.jpg" vtitle="Deputy Saves Burglar - Mal”] MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- A Madison County sheriff‘s deputy found a break-in suspect hiding in a refrigerator Tuesday morning, according to Sheriff John Mehr. The sheriff said the deputy probably…
Tim York is a retired postmaster and a 15-year Jackson resident. He is in his second year as chairman of the Madison County Constitution Party. York was raised in Friendship, Tenn., where he lived the first 42 years of his…
A native Jacksonian, Charlie Motton was born in the Hub City in 1955. He attended school in the public school system, graduating from Jackson Central-Merry in 1973. After graduating from high school, Motton joined the U.S. Army, where he served…
Incumbent Mayor Jerry Gist began working for the City of Jackson as the executive director of the city's recreation and parks department. He assumed the role of executive director of the city's public works department in 1991. Gist was elected…
