Holly Bobo key witness's apparent suicide was in Florida
DECATUR COUNTY, Tenn. -- One of the men tied to the Holly Bobo murder case is now dead. Shayne Austin was in Florida where it was believed he took his own…
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Support pours in for injured Jackson police officer
[gtxvideo vid="CSVeEaFL" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/CSVeEaFL.jpg" vtitle="GOFUND Sgt Thomas”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- West Tennesseans overwhelmed with a desire to help are opening their hearts and wallets to help a Jackson police officer badly beaten while on duty. Sgt. Mike Thomas is…
Suspected rapist, child molester arrested
[gtxvideo vid="QTu6xzWp" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/QTu6xzWp.jpg" vtitle="Suspected Rapist Captured”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- A suspected rapist and child molester wanted in Hardin County was arrested Tuesday by U.S Marshals in Jackson. Chico Parks has been wanted since December on counts of rape,…
Local coaches react to controversial basketball game
[gtxvideo vid="rh6G7Vs9" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/rh6G7Vs9.jpg" vtitle="District Consolation Reaction”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- A high school basketball game in Rutherford County is getting national attention after the TSSAA removed two high school girls basketball teams from their regional tournaments for intentionally trying…
Carroll County still out of school
[gtxvideo vid="0gX9WKi7" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/0gX9WKi7.jpg" vtitle="Remaining Snow Days”] HUNTINGDON, Tenn. -- As of Tuesday, Carroll County schools have cancelled classes due to weather for six straight days. Parents said it has been stressful. Mother Shanique Williams said she knows schools…
Dyer Co. officials investigate fire at lounge
[gtxvideo vid="aK8WabP9" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/aK8WabP9.jpg" vtitle="Dyer Co. Suspicous Fire”] DYER COUNTY, Tenn. -- A fire in Dyer County is under investigation, according to the Dyer County Sheriff. Dyer County Fire Department officials say the fire happened Monday around five in…
U of M Lambuth, JSCC offer new manufacturing major
[gtxvideo vid="A7qP3B8A" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/A7qP3B8A.jpg" vtitle="Manufacturing Partnership”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- The University of Memphis-Lambuth Campus and Jackson State Community College join forces to offer a new major. Students now can choose manufacturing technology management as a focus for their studies.…
West Tenn. Healthcare Foundation gives checks to medical causes
JACKSON, Tenn. -- The West Tennessee Healthcare Foundation presented checks to two health care groups Tuesday. The Foundation presented the checks to Ayers Children's Medical Center and Kirkland Cancer Center. Both received $66,282 checks. The checks represent the proceeds from…
Winter storm deaths increase in Tennessee
[gtxvideo vid="nhMYOlkd" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/nhMYOlkd.jpg" vtitle="Storm Related Deaths increase”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- As remnants of last week's winter storms slowly disappear, a startling figure rises — the number of Tennesseans who've lost their lives in the extreme cold. "We live…
Haslam urges people to check on neighbors as storm moves in
[gtxvideo vid="BB2Q0amY" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/BB2Q0amY.jpg" vtitle="Haslam Tours Damage”] NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam is urging people to check on their neighbors as the death toll from last week's ice storm climbs and as the National Weather Service…
Chester County native on staff of Oscar-winning film
[gtxvideo vid="Sxg1LcM1" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Sxg1LcM1.jpg" vtitle="FHU Alumni Wins Oscar”] CHESTER COUNTY, Tenn. -- One of West Tennessee's own was among the crew that worked on an Oscar-winning film this year. Todd Fulkerson, a Freed-Hardeman University and Chester County High School…
Woman in Jackson court accused of cutting boyfriend
[gtxvideo vid="3tGdvAl2" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/3tGdvAl2.jpg" vtitle="Perry Domestic Assault”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A woman was charged with aggravated domestic assault Tuesday in Jackson City Court after officers say she cut her boyfriend several times across the stomach. According to the affidavit,…
Man accused of attacking JPD officer to undergo mental evaluation
[gtxvideo vid="y4xz0m9V" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/y4xz0m9V.jpg" vtitle="Assault Suspect In Court”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- The man accused of attacking a Jackson police officer appeared before a judge on Tuesday. Cepeda Coble is charged with aggravated assault on a police officer and resisting…
Police: Suspects wanted in Craigslist car buying scam
[gtxvideo vid="UDMXmSOQ" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/UDMXmSOQ.jpg" vtitle="Milan Craiglist Scam”] MILAN, Tenn. -- Milan police need your help finding two people connected to a Craigslist car buying scam. Officers said a man from Florida wired money to a person from either Milan…
Jackson police searching for man in alleged boot thefts
[gtxvideo vid="nbxnNKjs" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/nbxnNKjs.jpg" vtitle="FeedStore Shoplifting”] SOUTH JACKSON -- Police are searching for a man they believe has stolen about 12 pairs of boots from a Jackson retailer. Workers at R&J Feed Supply, located at 1030 South Highland Avenue,…
