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USJ Teacher Honored by St. Jude

This video is no longer available. JACKSON, Tenn. -- ALSAC, the fundraising and awareness organization for St. Jude Children‘s Research Hospital, named University School of Jackson Lower School Counselor Laura Moore the Math-A-Thon Coordinator of the Year. Moore was honored…

Corinth man dies in Prentiss County jail

This video is no longer available. BOONEVILLE, Miss. (AP) - Authorities say preliminary autopsy results show a Corinth man died of natural causes while incarcerated in the Prentiss County Jail. County Coroner Greg Sparks tells the Daily Corinthian (http://bit.ly/12OYJOs )…

UPDATE: Jackson Teacher Charged with Sex Crimes Against Minor

This video is no longer available. JACKSON, Tenn. -- A Northeast Middle School teacher has been arrested and charged with sexual exploitation of a minor and solicitation of a minor. Franklin Mitchell, 28, has been arrested for sending a sexually…

New Jobs Coming to McNairy County

This video is no longer available. MCNAIRY COUNTY, Tenn.- More than 40 new jobs are coming to McNairy County in the coming weeks. According to a news release from leaders with the McNairy Regional Alliance, Sparks Custom Fabrication, LLC has…

Man Caught on Home Surveillance Stealing Mail

This video is no longer available. JACKSON, Tenn. - A mail man dropping off a package in north Jackson along Abbey Road is not an unusual sight.. What is, though is a man caught on surveillance stealing that package. Jackson…

Deputies Investigating Possible Arson in Henderson County

This video is no longer available. HENDERSON COUNTY, Tenn.- Deputies are investigating a house fire after state bomb and arson officials declared the blaze an arson, Wednesday. "(The) fire chief for the county requested deputies to come out and he…

State presenting murder case against mother

CLEVELAND, Tenn. (AP) - Prosecutors continue presentation of their murder case against a Bradley County woman in the death of her young sons. The state presented its first half-dozen witnesses on Tuesday in Cleveland, where 27-year-old Tasha Bates is being…

Move-In Day for U of M Lambuth Students

This video is no longer available. University of Memphis-Lambuth students are preparing for a new semester. The Carney-Johnston Hall, once the most popular place for Lambuth University students to live, reopened today. Students spent their day moving into the historic…

Marijuana Grow Operation Found in Henry Co.

This video is no longer available. HENRY CO. Tenn.- Investigators in Henry County say a team effort is to thank for a marijuana bust Wednesday afternoon. Deputies worked with the Governor's Marijuana Eradication Task Force and the Tennessee Highway Patrol…

Jackson Police Officer on Trial is Found Not Guilty

This video is no longer available. JACKSON, Tenn. -- A Jackson police officer on trial for misconduct and theft under $500 was found not guilty early Wednesday afternoon. Officer Robbie Weems was accused of taking money from a passenger during…

Documented Gang Member Arrested for Drug Possession

This video is no longer available. JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Jackson Police Department have arrested a suspected gang member man for drug charges Wednesday. Kendrick Rivers was arrested Wednesday at around 10:50 a.m. Rivers was wanted for violation of parole…

Home Security System Helps Catch Suspected Burglar

This video is no longer available. MCNAIRY COUNTY, Tenn. - A West Tennessee man is behind bars, accused of stealing from a local family. The family's home security system helped catch the suspected criminal. Minutes after allegedly stealing the items,…

Brownsville Bank Robbery Suspect Indicted in Federal Court

This video is no longer available. BROWNSVILLE, Tenn. -- A Brownsville man made his initial appearance in federal court in Jackson, Wednesday. Jeffery Mack Traywick, 48, made his first appearance in federal court where he was indicted on a bank…

Man Coming Down From Drugs Shoots Up House

JACKSON, Tenn. -- A man called the Jackson Police Department early this morning to report a break-in, but it ended up being just a figment of his imagination. At 4:30 a.m., a man who lives on the 600 block Ashport…

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