Jackson residents face arson charges

Authorities said a weekend house fire in Jackson was intentionally set. WAPT-TV reports that firefighters responded to the fire on Shady Circle on Sunday about 2 a.m. Nobody was injured in the blaze. Authorities arrested 39-year-old Ernest Day and 19-year-old Hezekiah Beach. The fire department said Day and Beach were taken to the Raymond Detention Center to await their initial court appearance on arson charges.