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Crockett County Schools Stepping up Safety Procedures

This video is no longer available. CROCKETT COUNTY, Tenn- West Tennessee schools react to the school massacre in Connecticut by revisiting their emergency plans already in place. School leaders are going the extra mile to find ways of beefing up…

McNairy Co. Sheriff Asking For School Resource Officers

This video is no longer available. MCNAIRY COUNTY, Tenn. - Sheriff Guy Buck said he has received hundreds of comments and "LIKES" on his facebook page after he wrote a statement saying McNairy County needs to have resource officers in…

Flags Fly at Half Staff after School Shooting

This video is no longer available. JACKSON, Tenn.- Those who lost their lives in last Friday's shootings are being honored across the country. At location all across the area flags at all federal, state and local government facilities were flying…

Haslam: Tenn. will be part of national gun debate

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Gov. Bill Haslam says he expects the Connecticut elementary school massacre to stir new debate in Tennessee about gun laws, as well as better ways to help those with a mental illness. The Republican governor spoke…

Three Candidates for JMCSS Superintendent Withdraw

This video is no longer available. JACKSON, Tenn. - Three of the six people interviewed for the superintendent position at the Jackson-Madison County School System have withdrawn their names from consideration. An email was sent out Monday morning to board…

Three escape from Calloway County, KY Jail

MURRAY, Ky. (AP) - Authorities in western Kentucky are looking for three inmates who escaped from the Calloway County Jail. Kentucky State Police said the men got of the jail in Murray by jumping over a barbed wire fence shortly…

Woman dies in Alcorn County Crash

CORINTH, Miss. (AP) - An Alcorn County woman was killed in a single-vehicle accident. Alcorn County Coroner Jay Jones tells WTVA TV 82-year-old Dorothy Colston was headed east on County Road 510 when she apparently ran off the road, then…

Nashville airport offers new priority lanes

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Nashville International Airport has opened two new priority lanes to help speed frequent fliers through the security screening. The new lanes are available for members of frequent flier programs with Southwest Airlines, Delta Air Lines, American…

Governor, Nashville mayor compete in food drive

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Gov. Bill Haslam and Nashville Mayor Karl Dean are engaging in a food drive competition that is part of an effort to provide 10 million meals during the holiday season. The governor and mayor are scheduled…

History center holds Smokies postcard book signing

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The East Tennessee History Center in Knoxville is presenting a free book signing and lecture on the new book, "The Great Smoky Mountains National Park." The book is part of Arcadia Publishing's popular Postcard History Series…

Deputies seek hit-and-run driver who hit go-cart

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Knox County authorities say a car struck a go-kart, injuring two children, and then sped away. Sheriff's deputies are seeking a black car that likely has a broken driver's side headlight after the collision Sunday night.…

Workers Say Charity Gave Very Little to Veterans

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Former employees say a veterans charity already under fire for how it raised hundreds of thousands of dollars in Tennessee handed out only a fraction of the money in the form of gift cards. They also…

Service of Carols & Candles Held

This video is no longer available. JACKSON, Tenn. - First United Methodist Church's annual holiday service, not only celebrate the Christmas season, Sunday evening, but remembered those lost in Newtown, Connecticut. More than a hundred people gathered for the church's…

Armed Robbery at Fuel City

This video is no longer available. JACKSON, Tenn. - Jackson police are looking for the gunman who stole cash and cigarettes from an east Jackson convenience store, late Sunday night. A clerk at the Fuel City on East Chester Street…

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