Daily Sports: 08.15.12
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Grassfire in Gibson County
This video is no longer available. OBION COUNTY, Tenn. An Wednesday afternoon wildfire near the Gibson and Obion County line, burned an estimated 50 acres of cut corn fields and two acres of uncut beans. Firefighters were called out to…
RIFA Snack BackPack Program Needs Help
This video is no longer available. JACKSON, Tenn. - It is hard to believe but many Jackson-Madison County children only get one meal a day. RIFA is trying to change that by providing children in 13 elementary schools with kid-friendly,…
Perry County Woman Charged with TennCare Fraud
This video is no longer available. LINDEN, Tenn.- A Perry County woman has been indicted in Lewis County, accused of using her TennCare benefits to go to several doctors in a short period of time in an effort to get…
JMC Teacher Honored as Junior ROTC Teacher of the Year
This video is no longer available. JACKSON, Tenn.- One Jackson-Madison County Junior ROTC instructor has been honored for his work. Retired Chief Master Sergeant R. Wayne Barron, received the Air Force outstanding Junior ROTC Instructor of the Year Award. Chief…
AT&T Distracted Driver Awareness
This video is no longer available. JACKSON, Tenn.- One of the world's largest wireless providers is seeking to bring attention to a serious road-safety problem...texting and driving. According to the National Safety Council, more than 100,000 times each year, an…
Holly Bobo's Family Reaches out with New Information
This video is no longer available. DECATUR COUNTY- Tenn- This week Holly Bobo's parents are reaching out with new information placed on the back of mailings to aid in their search. Holly first went missing April 13, 2011. Investigators said…
Fourth Highest Powerball Drawing Excites Players
This video is no longer available. The cash registers for Wednesday night's anticipated Powerball drawing are spitting out tickets almost non-stop as Tennesseans line up to get their chance at becoming multi-millionaire. The estimated jackpot for the drawing is expected…
School Spirit Contest Push For New Attitude
JACKSON, Tenn. - Students across West Tennessee are headed back to school, and many of them have a strong sense of school spirit. North Side High School Air Force Junior ROTC students are a prime example. "North Side has probably…
Change of Address for Crockett County Residents
This video is no longer available. ALAMO, TENN. - Nearly fifty percent of residents in Crockett County will soon have new addresses. No they are not moving. According to a county official a mapping error over twenty years ago caused…
Man Found Dead in Jail Cell
Authorities say a 44-year-old man being held at the Pascagoula city jail apparently killed himself. Michael Washington of Gautier was found hanging unresponsive in a jail cell around 7 p.m. Tuesday. Capt. Davy Davis says jailers tried to resuscitate him…
Three-Hundred Pounds of Medication Disposed
Biloxi residents joined others statewide in turning over three-hundred pounds of expired or unneeded prescription drugs in a take-back program sponsored by the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics. The Biloxi Police Department joined eight other law enforcement agencies around the state…
Court Rejects Appeal in Gun Trafficing Case
A court has dismissed the appeal of a man serving a ten-year sentence for trafficking guns from Mississippi to Illinois, including one used in the slaying of a Chicago police officer. Twenty-nine-year-old Quawi Gates of Chicago was convicted and sentenced…
Paducah Woman Convicted for Murder
A McCracken County jury has convicted a woman of murder after just two hours of deliberation. Betti Kern was found guilty on Tuesday in the shooting death of David Griffin last August. The commonwealth cast the killing as cold-blooded murder…
Jail Mail Policy Changes
A southern Kentucky jail has changed its policy on the type of mail inmates can receive in an effort to stop drugs from coming into the facility. Laurel County Jailer Jamie Mosley says that some inmates have received a drug…
