CeCe, as she liked to be called, had a quiet, kind and sweet personality. She was a mother, grandmother, daughter, sister and good friend. Always a smart student, she made her way in life independently and efficiently accomplishing two separate careers, one in Commercial Insurance Underwriting and after retiring from that profession, began a successful career in Real Estate for…
Wednesday Night Forecast for May 5th: We will drop into the 40s tonight, with few clouds and calm winds. Partly cloudy on Thursday with a high near 70°. A few showers and weak storms will pass through Thursday afternoon but the severe weather threat will be low. Expect mostly sunny and dry weather on Friday. Some showers and storms could…
JACKSON, Tenn. — City of Jackson officials have confirmed a Chipotle restaurant is expected to be built on the former Steak ‘n Shake property. Planning director Stan Pilant confirmed Wednesday that Chipotle is expected to begin construction at the closed Steak ‘n Shake building at 883 Vann Drive. Stay with WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News online and on air as more…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a former Tennessee corrections officer has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for taking part in the beating of an inmate along with other officers. Jonathan York is one of six Tennessee Department of Correction officers who have pleaded guilty to using unlawful force against an inmate and covering up the…
MILAN, Tenn. — Just in time for the West Tennessee Strawberry Festival, Green Acres Farms’s strawberries are ready to sell, something the Parkins family has been doing since the 1940s. “My great-grandfather, he’s the one who started this operation. He did strawberries back then. Then, my dad got an extension agent from UT, and he said, ‘Why don’t you try…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Police in Tennessee’s capital city say an officer was shot in the arm by a man who then killed himself as authorities responded to a false report that a woman had been wounded. Metro Nashville Police say officer Brian Sherman was left with injuries that were not life-threatening. A police spokesman says Sherman and two other…
DYERSBURG, Tenn. –Dyersburg police are investigating a shooting Tuesday night on St. Joseph Street. Police say officers responded to the area around 11:15 p.m. after residents reported hearing 10 to 15 gunshots. According to a news release, one home was damaged by gunshots. The release says several people were inside the home at the time. The release says officers found…
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Sixty years after Alan Shepard became the first American in space, everyday people are on the verge of following in his cosmic footsteps. Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin company used Wednesday’s anniversary to announce an auction for a seat on its first crew spaceflight in July. Elon Musk’s SpaceX will use its newly returned capsule to…
Former President Donald Trump won’t return to Facebook — at least not yet. Four months after Facebook suspended Trump’s accounts for inciting violence that led to the deadly Jan. 6 Capitol riot, the company’s quasi-independent oversight board upheld the bans. But it told Facebook to specify how long they would last, saying that its “indefinite” ban on the former president…
CAMDEN, Tenn. — The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has confirmed agents were requested to assist with a barricade situation Tuesday evening in Camden. The TBI says agents responded to assist multiple law enforcement agencies with the barricade situation in the 300 block of George Street. The individual involved, 30-year-old Leroy Stocker, was wanted on charges in Tennessee and at least…
