Archives: 2021

Cast members give preview of ‘Hairspray: The Musical’

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,…

3 employees killed in shooting at postal facility in Memphis

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 Police: 38% of 2020 crimes connected to domestic violence

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…

Warmer Temperatures Ahead

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 to remove gender stereotypes from toys

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…

Police investigating shooting at post office in Memphis

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’s Central Dispatch award $20,000 grant

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…