[gtxvideo vid="CpyLMHCG" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/CpyLMHCG.jpg" vtitle="Tax Day Rush”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Time is running out for Tennessee tax filers. Wednesday is that often-procrastinated-toward deadline to get in your tax information. Local tax service sites, many of which will stay open…
[gtxvideo vid="bnpfUntu" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/bnpfUntu.jpg" vtitle="Flags Of Freedom”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Jackson Exchange Club announced Tuesday its plans for the 2015 Flags of Freedom project. Flags will be displayed May 16 through May 30 at First Cumberland Presbyterian Church.…
[gtxvideo vid="bh0z3IWJ" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/bh0z3IWJ.jpg" vtitle="Early Voting”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Wednesday marks the first day for early voting in the 2015 mayoral election and other city elections. WBBJ reached out to administrator of elections Kim Buckley, who says she thinks…
[gtxvideo vid="ASe9k2m8" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/ASe9k2m8.jpg" vtitle="Campaign Financials - Mallory”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Three weeks from Tuesday, voters in Jackson will elect a mayor. Records show two of the five candidates far outspent the others during the first quarter. Records show…
All five candidates in the race for Jackson mayor have submitted their financial disclosure documents. You can view all candidate's disclosures below. Dr. James Baxter media.wbbjtv.com/documents/James+Baxter+1st+qtr.pdf Lowe Finney media.wbbjtv.com/documents/Lowe+Finney+1st+qtr+complete.pdf Jerry Gist Page 1 media.wbbjtv.com/documents/GIST+1st+Qtr+2015+-+Pages+1-13.pdf Page 2 media.wbbjtv.com/documents/GIST+1st+Qtr+2015+-+Pages+14+-25.pdf…
NASHVILLE (AP) -- The Tennessee House has voted to create a $500 lifetime handgun carry permit. The chamber voted 90-3 on Monday to approve the measure sponsored by Republican Rep. John Holsclaw Jr. of Elizabethton. Current handgun carry permits are…
[gtxvideo vid="6tYRXMCd" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/6tYRXMCd.jpg" vtitle="JPD Equipment Theft”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Police are investigating the thefts of more than $60,000 worth of equipment from a Jackson swimming pool business. A truck, excavator and trailer were reported stolen April 7 from…
[gtxvideo vid="uOWZv4Pf" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/uOWZv4Pf.jpg" vtitle="FB Feuds Gets Violent”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- Two sisters were in Jackson City Court Tuesday on accusations of cutting and stabbing a man with a knife and box cutter. According to court papers, Shawill and…
[gtxvideo vid="omTSvCf3" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/omTSvCf3.jpg" vtitle="Walmart Theft - Medley”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A woman appeared Tuesday in city court on theft and trespassing charges after allegedly trying to leave Walmart with hundreds of dollars worth of items without paying. Samantha…
[gtxvideo vid="s1cBNCfN" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/s1cBNCfN.jpg" vtitle="Trimble Without PD - Tiff”] TRIMBLE, Tenn. -- The town of Trimble is without local law enforcement Monday while their police chief and only officer recovers from serious surgery. Don Curry is the police chief…
[gtxvideo vid="XVSA7tUR" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/XVSA7tUR.jpg" vtitle="Teen Shot in Dyersburg”] Dyersburg, Tenn. -- A shooting in Dyersburg injures a teen and sends him to a Memphis hospital by helicopter, according to police. Dyersburg police said they were called around 4 p.m.…
[gtxvideo vid="fhziH4Zg" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/fhziH4Zg.jpg" vtitle="Texting And Driving”] MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- The sheriff's office is pairing up with the Tennessee Governor's Highway Safety Office to promote Thumbs Down to Texting and Driving throughout the month of April. April is…
[gtxvideo vid="ZYFMdI5a" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/ZYFMdI5a.jpg" vtitle="Baxter Press Conf 10”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Mayoral candidate James Baxter held a news conference Monday morning to address grant funds he says weren't used correctly. Baxter says the city didn't use grants for public…
[gtxvideo vid="CDblIOvM" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/CDblIOvM.jpg" vtitle="Weakley Co Comm Tower - Chelsea”] DRESDEN, Tenn. -- A new communications tower is going up in West Tennessee, and it's not just new — it's a whole lot better, according to first responders. When…
[gtxvideo vid="qJfkZmCO" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/qJfkZmCO.jpg" vtitle="Medina Drowning Update - Jordan”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- The halls at Medina Middle School were quiet Monday, because the Collier twins weren't at school. The school sign that sits near the road says it all…
