JACKSON, Tenn. — Jackson police are investigating a late night shooting that occurred in west Jackson. It is a story WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News was alerted to, thanks to a 7 Eyewitness News tipster. Officers responded to the area of Bayberry Drive, off North Parkway just before 10:30 p.m. Dozens of police cars were seen lining the streets with crime…
JACKSON, Tenn. — Music filled the air of downtown Jackson Friday night for the fourth event this summer of the “Music at the Amp” series. “The great thing about what you’ll see here at the amp is that people from all walks of life can come together and enjoy and fellowship and experience the music of our region,” said Lori…
DYERSBURG, Tenn. — Dyersburg head coach Bart Stowe said his team will be young this season after graduating a slew of players. But like they say in sports, next man up and that’s something the Trojans will have to do this season if they look to make another playoff run. “Well we’ll be very youthful, we had a big senior…
JACKSON, Tenn. — Last season The Jackson Christian Eagles informed Todd Roland he would no longer be the head coach, and taking his spot was Darby Palmer. Since the hire Palmer has seen an increase in kids showing up to play this year, which he says is a great thing. But he also says the Eagles will be young, but…
JACKSON, Tenn. — The Hub City Hippos fell to the Montgomery Biscuits, 8-5. Categories: Sports
JACKSON, Tenn.-A judge has been sentenced a man who had three prior drug convictions to serve time in a federal prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm. The U.S. District Attorney’s Office says 40-year-old Preston Bryson will spend the next 15 years behind bars. He will have 5 years supervised release after his sentenced is carried out….
JACKSON, Tenn.-A Carroll County woman is sentenced for embezzling from her former employer. Anita Lane was sentenced to 11 years at 30 percent for embezzling more than $250,000 from her former employer in north Jackson, The Markham Company. Last month, Lane entered a guilty plea to a Class B felony. She was originally charged with a more serious count, but…
MARTIN, Tenn.-Drum Corps International held their competition Friday night in Martin. Each year, more than 8,000 students audition for the fewer 3,500 positions available in the corps. The corps travels all over the country looking for the best talent. The annual Drum Corps International tour is made up of more than 100 events throughout North America. “Oh, it’s so much…
UNION CITY, Tenn. — Neighbors are shaken as police investigate what they are calling a possible homicide after a man was reportedly found dead of apparent blunt-force trauma at his apartment. “I think they took the body about 6:30, because I was concerned. I was like well, that was a homicide,” Rosemarie Semiklose, a neighbor of the deceased man,…
HUNTINGDON, Tenn. — One theater teacher is bringing drama therapy to rural areas to help those with disabilities in West Tennessee. Thomas Levi Carter works on a costume at drama therapy camp Friday morning at the Dixie Performing Arts Center in Huntingdon. “I love to have fun, and I’ve been to 31 plays in my life,” Carter said. The…
