JACKSON, Tenn. — Police investigate a possible attempted robbery at a local Shell Station. Jackson police say it happened around 5 a.m. Thursday at the convenience store at North Parkway at Dr. F.E. Wright Drive. Officers were on scene early Thursday interviewing witnesses. Stay with WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News as more on this story becomes available. Categories: Crime, Local News,…
JACKSON, Tenn. –A local church will show a classic film, and you’re invited to attend. St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Jackson is hosting a summer movie series. This Sunday’s movie: “The Bells of St. Mary’s,”starring Bing Crosby and Ingrid Bergman. That’ll run from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. The movie is free and open to the public. If you can’t…
JACKSON, Tenn. –This event is for little princesses, as well as tomboys. Saturday, July 9, Mega Grace Live Church will host “Tutus and Tennis Shoes,” an event to teach young girls etiquette, but also that girls can be tough too. That’ll run from 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the church here in Jackson. Girl ages 3 to 11 can…
CARROLL COUNTY, Tenn. — Residents began reporting storm damage Wednesday evening shortly after a line of storms moved through West Tennessee. One of the hardest hit areas was near Cedar Grove in southeast Carroll County. People who live along Highway 70 say a possible tornado hit the area around 7 p.m., with trees down and one report of a…
JACKSON, Tenn. — When you go to a convenience store to make a purchase, the last thing you expect is to leave with an item that is years past the expiration date. One local man claims he encountered that very issue and wanted his concerns to be heard loud and clear. A Facebook Live video posted Sunday night has…
TRENTON, Tenn. — A home burns down in Gibson County, and investigators say Independence Day fireworks may be the spark that caused the blaze. “Right now, we think it’s fireworks,” Trenton Fire Chief Terrence Elam said. The Trenton Fire Department worked for hours to put out flames at the home in the 400 block of East Second Street. “While we were on…
PARIS, Tenn. — The city of Paris has been working with a local neighborhood to help get rid of what many say has been an eyesore. It’s a project neighbors say has been a self-funded effort in the works since spring. Residents received help from the Historic Atkins Porter Neighborhood Association. Preserve Paris, an initiative by the city government to help clean up…
GIBSON COUNTY, Tenn. — A shed fire leads to a total loss for a family in Gibson County. In what authorities say started as an electrical issue, first responders on their way to a structure fire were told the blaze had spread to a home just a few feet away. While the mobile home was a total loss, no one inside was hurt….
HARDIN COUNTY, Tenn. — The final jury selection process has begun in what is shaping up to be one of the biggest trials in West Tennessee history. Zach Adams Wednesday marked the start of the final selection process for a jury that will hear the case against Zach Adams, one of three men accused of playing a part in the kidnapping, rape…
HUMBOLDT, Tenn. — Humboldt alderman Don Graves went before a judge Wednesday for his pending harassment charge. Graves is accused of contacting a woman after being repeatedly asked to stop. It was a short hearing before Judge Mark Agee. Graves’ attorney, Mark Donahoe, told the judge an agreement was reached in the harassment case but that they need more time to prepare…
