JACKSON, Tenn. -- The race for Jackson City Mayor is gearing up to be a hotly contested one. The Jackson Firefighters Union officially endorsed candidate Lowe Finney. The Jackson Firefighters Association publicly endorsed Finney for mayor Wednesday. "We are so…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- The owner of T.J. Maxx, Marshall's and Home Goods is raising the company's minimum wage. The company announced Wednesday it will first raise the wages of workers to $9 an hour in June of this year. Then,…
[gtxvideo vid="bcRA4kCC" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/bcRA4kCC.jpg" vtitle="trenton medical center”] GIBSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- West Tennessee Healthcare broke ground Wednesday on a new facility in Gibson County. The site will consolidate the current Trenton Urgent Care and Sports Plus Rehab Center. Plans…
[gtxvideo vid="pkjDmIH5" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/pkjDmIH5.jpg" vtitle="Royal Arms Stabbing”] EAST JACKSON -- Officers believe a domestic violence incident led to a stabbing at a Jackson apartment complex. The stabbing happened at Royal Arms Apartments on North Royal Street. Police say the…
[gtxvideo vid="KCwYx0jC" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/KCwYx0jC.jpg" vtitle="Do the write thing”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Jackson students on Wednesday accepted the challenge to "Do the Write Thing." The challenge gives middle school students the opportunity to write about the impact of youth violence…
[gtxvideo vid="tBIrCEaM" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/tBIrCEaM.jpg" vtitle="Parks Marshal Arrest”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- A man taken into custody Tuesday by U.S. Marshals is now accused of having drugs at the time of his arrest. Court papers say officers found more than four…
The following schools have announced closings or delays for Thursday, Feb. 26: Benton County Schools Closed Carroll Academy Closed Carroll County Schools Open With Limited Bus Service Chester County Schools Closed Decatur County Schools Closed Dyer County Schools Closed Hardeman…
[gtxvideo vid="TB0c91Pe" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/TB0c91Pe.jpg" vtitle="Clay mayo suspended”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Jackson attorney Clayton Mayo has his license suspended for three years by the state supreme court. Mayo, whose office is on North Highland Avenue in north Jackson, cannot practice…
[gtxvideo vid="YHkU1tKm" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/YHkU1tKm.jpg" vtitle="Damage Forces Relocation”] DYERSBURG, Tenn. -- The owner of Carousel Place in Dyersburg, said they are rebuilding after ice melt damages local businesses. Owner Jimmy Cooper said it started Saturday when Dyersburg Fire Department responded…
[gtxvideo vid="sPKxHEFi" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/sPKxHEFi.jpg" vtitle="Winter Weather Workers”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- State workers prepare for another winter storm, but some are recovering from last week's grueling schedule. "It's rough," Mike Fowler said. "Your crew, they are up long hours at…
[gtxvideo vid="4wz9jmUV" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/4wz9jmUV.jpg" vtitle="Chester Hay Shortage”] CHESTER COUNTY, Tenn.,--Farmers across West Tennessee may have to turn to other states for a bailout from possible hay shortage across the region. "We're stretching the boundaries right now of what we…
[gtxvideo vid="w04PIFT5" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/w04PIFT5.jpg" vtitle="Ravens Cut Jacoby”] OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) - Jacoby Jones has been cut by the Baltimore Ravens. The kick returner and wide receiver was a major contributor to the Ravens' whose drive to a Super…
[gtxvideo vid="UMIoN2Vg" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/UMIoN2Vg.jpg" vtitle="Bolivar Shooting Suspect”] BOLIVAR, Tenn. -- Police are searching for a man they believe is responsible for a Monday shooting in Bolivar. Fabian Bills, 25, is wanted on charges of attempted first-degree murder along with…
[gtxvideo vid="WU3fu5kd" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/WU3fu5kd.jpg" vtitle="Westerfield Forgery”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A Jackson woman was in court Wednesday on accusations of stealing more than $7,000 from her family's business. According to the affidavit, Chi Hye Westerfield's mother told investigators her daughter…
[gtxvideo vid="HeydvUZN" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/HeydvUZN.jpg" vtitle="Man Beats Girlfriend”] MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Police say a 28-year-old man has been charged with assaulting his 92-year-old girlfriend in a Memphis duplex. Police documents show Thomas Standley was arrested after an altercation with…
