Weather Update – 10:30 p.m. Thursday Temperatures will be slow to cool down once again tonight with overnight lows in the lower to middle 70s. A line of thunderstorms is moving south from Missouri and western Kentucky toward West Tennessee, so there’s a chance for a shower or thunderstorm overnight with partly cloudy skies and light winds from the southwest. Scattered…
JACKSON, Tenn. — This is Gary Pickens’ last week at WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News. We found some old video of Gary in the weather center. He joined the weather team at WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News in February 1988, nearly 30 years ago. Since then, Gary has helped track a lot of weather, including everything from ice and snow to…
UPDATE — Police have identified the man charged in a Thursday morning armed robbery of a Jackson store. Decarlos Taylor, 20, is charged with aggravated robbery, tampering with evidence and evading arrest, according to a release from the Jackson Police Department. Taylor is in custody at the Madison County Jail and is scheduled to be arraigned at 8 a.m. Friday…
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE MID-SOUTH INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. RAINFALL COVERAGE WILL INCREASE ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AS A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA. A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WITH THE PRIMARY HAZARDS BEING GUSTY WINDS, DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND LOCALIZED HEAVY RAINFALL. RAIN CHANCES…
JACKSON, Tenn. — A man in his early twenties is dead after an early Thursday morning shooting in north Jackson. “EMS responded and took him to a local hospital, which now it’s turned into a homicide investigation,” Jackson Police Chief Julian Wiser said. “The victim is deceased, so right now we have an active scene.” Chief Wiser says his officers got…
UNION CITY, Tenn. –Put on your thinking cap and enjoy an educational event this weekend. Saturday, July 15, the Discovery Park of America in Union City will host World Snake Day. At the event, you can learn all about characteristics that help snakes survive in our world. Those sessions begin at 11:30 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. in the ATA Exhibit…
BOLIVAR, Tenn. –Kick off your weekend with a free concert. Friday, July 14, the Hardeman County Chamber of Commerce will host ‘Music on the Square.’ Music starts at 7:00 p.m. at the Bolivar Downtown Amphitheater. This week’s musicians are Sparky Sparks and Dawg Creek. The concert is free and open to the public. For more information, call the chamber at…
JACKSON, Tenn. — For those of you who don’t know, WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News anchor Tom Britt does it all. When he’s not bringing you the news during the day, he’s in the press box at the University of Tennessee at Martin calling football games. On the list of longest-serving NCAA radio play-by-play announcers in the nation, Tom finds himself…
SELMER, Tenn — More than a year ago, an engaged couple was fatally injured at the Rockabilly Highway Revival Festival in downtown Selmer. Now the family of one of the victim’s is filing a suit against multiple parties, who they claim, are at fault. A plea for justice from the father of the woman killed at that festival back in…
JACKSON, Tenn.-The Jackson Theatre Guild held their dress rehearsal Thursday night for their production of “Hello Dolly!” Before the rehearsal, the cast and crew held a meet and greet for attendees. Afterwards, they were ushered inside to get the first look into the performance. The director of the show, Becky Fly talked about how much the cast and crew means…
