JACKSON, Tenn. — Get ready because you can’t stop the beat! WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News stopped by The Ned Tuesday to get a sneak preview of their production of “Hairspray: The Musical.” The cast and crew members are working hard to bring this eight time Tony Award winning Broadway musical to life. “Hairspray: The Musical” is family-friendly, full of laughter,…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities say two Postal Service workers have been fatally shot at a postal facility in Memphis, the third high-profile shooting in west Tennessee in recent weeks. A third postal employee was identified as the shooter Tuesday, and officials say that person died from a self-inflicted gunshot. U.S. Postal Inspector Susan Link told reporters that the three…
LEXINGTON, Tenn. — More than one-third of crimes reported in one West Tennessee county were domestic assault cases. Since 1989, October has been acknowledged as Domestic Violence Awareness Month, affecting millions of people every year. “Here at the Lexington Police Department, we’re pushing that information out there to the community to educate them about the problem, that it is both…
Tuesday Evening Update, Oct 12 7:30 PM The cold front that brought a nice break in the humidity has stalled out just to our south and will return as more of a warm front soon. Warm and humid air will again lift northward into west Tennessee. We’ll return to the upper 80’s and the dewpoints will again climb to the…
Lego says it’s working to remove gender stereotypes from its toys. The decision comes after research was commissioned by The Lego Group and carried out by the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in media. Almost 7,000 parents and children, worldwide, were surveyed. Forty-two percent of girls say they worry about being made fun of for playing with toys associated with…
MARTIN, Tenn. — The Player of the Week honor for Week 8 has been awarded to Westview quarterback Ty Simpson, following his performance this past Friday night that helped lead the Chargers to their first region championship since 2010. In a high scoring 49-30 victory over Huntingdon, Simpson made plays through the air and on the ground, throwing for 350…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Police are investigating a shooting at a Tennessee post office. Authorities say the shooting occurred Tuesday at the post office branch in the historic Orange Mound neighborhood, southeast of downtown Memphis. The street leading to the post office was blocked by police Tuesday afternoon. Federal authorities and Memphis police have gathered at the scene. No details…
JACKSON, Tenn. — An industrial development a local chamber has been working on for more than a decade is now certified. “Many years ago, our community decided that we wanted to be prepared and ready for future growth, and we identified the Highway 223 east site as one that we wanted to develop,” said Mandy White, Senior Vice President of…
BARNSTABLE, Mass. — A Massachusetts wildlife center has a newborn that is turning more than just one head. (Photo Courtesy: Cape Wildlife Center on Facebook) The Cape Wildlife Center says a diamondback terrapin hatchling was born with a two heads. The center says this was caused by bicephaly, a rare condition that can come from both genetic and environmental factors….
JACKSON, Tenn. — Jackson’s Central Dispatch has been given a $20,000 grant. The City of Jackson says the grant will go towards training, and comes from SUGA, Inc., a Computer Aided Dispatch software resource vendor. The city says Central Dispatch employees are required to have both state and federal training yearly and every two years. “Our Central Dispatch is vital…
