JACKSON, Tenn. -- Organizations helping crime victims in Tennessee will have the opportunity to learn about a nationwide program that alerts victims when offenders get out of jail. SAVIN stands for Statewide Automated Victim Information Notification. The program alerts victims…
[gtxvideo vid="6k1tYiV4" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/6k1tYiV4.jpg" vtitle="Lambuth Pre Law Program”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Starting this fall, the University of Memphis Lambuth Campus will offer a pre-law minor. The university said students interested in going to law school can take pre-law classes…
[gtxvideo vid="GzEnKHAw" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/GzEnKHAw.jpg" vtitle="Bancroft Domestic Assault”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A retired Jackson police officer was charged Wednesday with domestic assault stemming from an alleged Monday night incident. Police responded Tuesday to a home on McCool Drive to investigate…
[gtxvideo vid="4QbRwicc" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/4QbRwicc.jpg" vtitle="Henderson Burglary”] HENDERSON, Tenn. -- Police are searching for a suspect accused of breaking into a Henderson movie rental store on two separate occasions last week. Someone broke into Movie World, located at 651 East…
[gtxvideo vid="X83PQf3D" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/X83PQf3D.jpg" vtitle="Church Member Alleged”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- A local minister pleaded guilty Tuesday to attempted assault on a 9-year-old boy during a church trip. The pastor at Unity Temple Church said members are ready to move…
[gtxvideo vid="GTu16Ywk" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/GTu16Ywk.jpg" vtitle="WIllis ID Theft”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A Jackson woman appeared in court Wednesday after being linked to fraudulent charges made on a co-worker's debit card, according to court documents. On Jan. 15, a woman told…
Freed-Hardeman's men's basketball team defeated Lindenwood University 83-78 in the American Midwest Conference finals for their first-ever conference championship. Cameron Lewis was named AMC Player of the Year, while head coach Jason Shelton won his first AMC Coach of the…
[gtxvideo vid="5nyya25U" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/5nyya25U.jpg" vtitle="Dyersburg Flooding Prep”] DYER COUNTY, Tenn. -- Emergency management officials said they already saw minor flooding Tuesday that affected agricultural areas near tributaries. Dyer County EMA Director James Medling said there were predictions of minor…
[gtxvideo vid="2UMA9NmW" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/2UMA9NmW.jpg" vtitle="I 40 Pothole Safety”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Potholes, potholes everywhere, and they are wreaking havoc on drivers across West Tennessee. The Tennessee Department of Transportation is calling this one the worst and longest seasons for…
[gtxvideo vid="lHnc8enG" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/lHnc8enG.jpg" vtitle="Local Frats Respond”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Union University Sigma Alpha Epsilon president Andrew Bigelow said he is appalled by racially charged events that surfaced out of the University of Oklahoma chapter. "Our first reaction was…
LEXINGTON, Tenn. -- Tires, chainsaws, practically the kitchen sink, all stuffed into a truck used in what deputies believe was a Monday morning burglary spree. "She takes off and gets into the truck, backs out and leaves and she says…
[gtxvideo vid="4cfqU7i8" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/4cfqU7i8.jpg" vtitle="Four Dogs Recovered”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Three dogs are found dead off an East Jackson road while four others are found alive wandering around nearby. The unusual find has police looking into a possible theft…
[gtxvideo vid="fbo3u2b6" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/fbo3u2b6.jpg" vtitle="Bullying Summit”] McKENZIE, Tenn. -- West Tennessee students answered tough questions about bullying on Tuesday. “I've seen it," freshman Rose Hensley said. “I've witnessed it, and it's happened to me." Hensley, a student at Huntingdon…
WEAKLEY COUNTY, Tenn. -- Weakley County schools will use all 11 of their banked snow days to cover the cancellations caused by the recent winter weather. On Monday, the Weakley County School Board unanimously approved using the days, which will…
[gtxvideo vid="yiSWbFOx" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/yiSWbFOx.jpg" vtitle="Feed The Need 630”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- You can help stop hunger in Jackson-Madison County. Regional Inter-Faith Association's Feed the need campaign aims to raise 150,000 meals. For the past 15 years, RIFA has participated…
