NORTH JACKSON -- The local chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution presented certificates Thursday to three classes at the Bemis Montessori School of Jackson. Jackson-Madison Chapter NSDAR chapter regent Jan Bynum and chapter librarian Mandy Williams…
[gtxvideo vid="ZoZliMN1" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/ZoZliMN1.jpg" vtitle="wOMAN STEALS FROM MOTEL”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A woman went before a judge Thursday on accusations of stealing appliances and bedding from a Jackson hotel. April Watson faces a theft charge after allegedly taking the…
[gtxvideo vid="3KOCKj9H" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/3KOCKj9H.jpg" vtitle="Jasmin Moore Arrested”] WHITEVILLE, Tenn. -- Police say the man featured on a wanted poster circulating around Whiteville was hiding in the area. "You know if you do wrong, wrong will find you," Chief Steven…
[gtxvideo vid="BgOwIdED" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/BgOwIdED.jpg" vtitle="MAYORAL fORUM”] NORTH JACKSON -- Mayoral candidates got a chance to share their vision for Jackson Thursday at the Jackson Country Club. Dr. James Baxter, Tim York, Charlie Motton, Lowe Finney and Mayor Jerry Gist…
[gtxvideo vid="ZLZv8dMO" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/ZLZv8dMO.jpg" vtitle="WTHF NEW CFO”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- The West Tennessee Healthcare Foundation on Thursday announced the hiring of their new chief financial officer. Stephanie Fowler will take over as the foundation's new CFO as of April…
[gtxvideo vid="kTWBtnZv" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/kTWBtnZv.jpg" vtitle="SMALL BANK FIRE”] HUMBOLDT, Tenn. -- The BancorpSouth location in Humboldt had a small fire Thursday morning on the inside of the bank. There was some damage to the ceiling, but the bank will be…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- An early morning Thursday drug sweep lands seven behind bars on drug trafficking charges. The arrests are the result of a yearlong investigation in which officials have seized drugs, cash and guns, according to a release from…
[gtxvideo vid="qXKlbUvI" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/qXKlbUvI.jpg" vtitle="Lottery Ticket Thefts”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Jackson police arrested two people accused of stealing $6,000 worth of lottery tickets from the Food Mart on Old Hickory Boulevard. Officers said the suspects came in around 7…
MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- Authorities are investigating what they are calling a suspicious situation Thursday resulting in five damaged and malfunctioning railroad crossings. Two of the damaged crossings are in Jackson and the other three within the county. The train…
OBION COUNTY, Tenn. -- Authorities recovered about three and a half pounds of ice methamphetamine and more than $52,000 in a Monday drug operation. The investigation was led by the 27th Judicial Drug Task Force and resulted in the arrests…
[gtxvideo vid="nwvpSYcG" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/nwvpSYcG.jpg" vtitle="Lane Civil Rights”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Lane College presented a symposium on civil rights Wednesday evening. It was held in the Cyber Cafe on the school's campus. "Voting, protests, Michael Brown and Ferguson" was the…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Temperatures have warmed, but one thing remains from our stretch of wintry weather — the pothole problem. After weeks of patching individual potholes, TDOT takes a new approach this week on Interstate 40. Traffic slowed to a…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- One week ago, Janeice Frisbee was shot twice during an attempted bank robbery in Humboldt. Some credit the necklace she was wearing with saving her life. For the…
[gtxvideo vid="GSMFxCCc" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/GSMFxCCc.jpg" vtitle="McKenzie Boxer Defies Odds”] MCKENZIE, Tenn. - McKenzie's Chris Edlin is living proof you're never too old to follow your dream. His neighbors hear echos from an Everlast punching bag at 6 a.m. every weekday.…
[gtxvideo vid="0MhzCch9" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/0MhzCch9.jpg" vtitle="Child Rape Arrest”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Jackson police have arrested a man accused of raping a young boy. Scottie Linora Joy, 25, faced a judge in Jackson City Court on Wednesday. He is accused of…
