KENNETT, Mo. (AP) — A West Tennessee man is jailed without bond in Missouri after being accused of drunkenly causing a traffic crash that killed three people. Benny Johnson / Photo courtesy of KFVS-TV KFVS-TV reports 55-year-old Benny L. Johnson of Milan is charged in Dunklin County in southeastern Missouri with three involuntary manslaughter counts as well as single felony…
CARROLL COUNTY, Tenn. — A tornado that swept through the Cedar Grove area Wednesday night left a massive footprint in the lives of many who live there. WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News spoke with residents about the traumatic experience and where they go from here. Strong winds, which the National Weather Service later confirmed as an EF-1 tornado, whipped through parts…
McKENZIE, Tenn. — It comes as good news for leaders at Bethel University. The school can now prepare students to take the teacher licensure tests after winning a petition against the Tennessee State Board of Education. Bethel filed the petition after the board denied approval for the school to license teachers. University President Walter Butler said this is the…
JACKSON, Tenn.-City leaders gather Thursday night to discuss what will be on the agenda at the next city council meeting. Two items being considered are the settlement with the county on funding for schools and the continued demolition of the old Bemis mill. “It’s a big job, you have to know what you’re doing to demolish a building that size…
Weather Update – 10:15 p.m. Thursday A few showers will linger on for the next few hours but most of the rain is gone. Temperatures will drop to the upper 60s and lower 70s by sunrise at 5:47 Friday morning. Dense fog may form in the early morning with visibility as low as 1/4 mile in some areas so take caution…
JACKSON, Tenn. — At the Ballpark at Jackson during the Generals games, you often hear a loud chant, “let’s go Generals,” getting started in the upper level. The man behind that is Generals season ticket holder Dennis Lee. He explains why growing up a New York Rangers fan has made him into the Generals fan he is now. “I…
SAVANNAH, Tenn. — One of the biggest cases ever to be tried in West Tennessee is delayed again, and that has many across the area in shock. Zach Adams One of the men charged in the murder of nursing student Holly Bobo will now wait two additional months before his trial can begin. Zach Adams’ trial was scheduled to begin…
CARROLL COUNTY, Tenn. — Residents in Carroll County along Highway 70 woke up to damages Thursday morning after a powerful storm ripped through the Cedar Grove community Wednesday evening. Residents believed it was a tornado, which the National Weather Service Memphis confirmed Thursday afternoon. The National Weather Service was on site Thursday morning and later gave the tornado a preliminary rating…
HENRY COUNTY, Tenn. — County leaders met Thursday to begin discussing a new hazard plan. “The plan is actually identifying certain hazards that our community is vulnerable to and identifying those and making recommendations on things we can do in the community to lessen the effects of those hazards to our community,” Henry County Emergency Management Director Ron Watkins said. Thursday’s…
JACKSON, Tenn. — The man charged with carrying a gun inside an east Jackson park returned to court Thursday. “The court finds that the probable cause requirement has been met,” Judge Nathan Pride said. Pride bound the case against Lamar McKnuckles to the grand jury. McKnuckles returned to Jackson City Court on Thursday, charged with unlawful possession of a…
