SGCHS Soccer Player Headed to Bethel
MEDINA, Tenn. - The Lady Wildcats soccer team at Bethel University has added a new player to the roster. She will not have to go far to get to the McKenzie campus. She is already a West Tennessean. Kyndal Hayes…
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General Fall to Suns in Second Game
This video is no longer available. JACKSONVILLE, Fla.- The Jackson Generals started off strong in game two of the season against the Jacksonville Suns but could maintain their lead. The Generals fell to the Suns 5-3. The Jacksonville Suns erased…
One Dead in Carroll County Wreck
This video is no longer available. CARROLL COUNTY, Tenn. - A deadly wreck in Carroll County claimed the life of a man, early Friday afternoon. According to the report from the Tennessee Highway Patrol, at 1:23 p.m., Marion T. Sanders…
Suspected Arsonist on the Loose
This video is no longer available. GIBSON COUNTY, Tenn. - A fire in the 700 block of Trezevant Highway in Bradford is the latest in a string of suspicious fires. "They could take somebody's life," said Tarnika Jackson. Crews have…
Exxon Owner Allegedly Selling Synthetic Marijuana for Second Time
This video is no longer available. ALAMO, Tenn. - The Crockett County Sheriff's Department says some customers at a local EXXON were purchasing more than just gas. In the past week investigators recovered five 'packs' of synethetic marijuana from the…
Charges Filed in Hardin County Murder
This video is no longer available. HARDIN COUNTY, Tenn.- After officially identifying the body of a woman who was found hidden in the closet of her own home back in March, Hardin County deputies have now charged her boyfriend with…
Carroll Co. Students Make National Competition
This video is no longer available. HUNTINGDON, Tenn. - After regional and state competitions, the Carroll County Technical Center came home with four national qualifiers. These students will compete in an international competition. Hours of hard work and dedication is…
Food Stamps Can Be Used at Farmer's Market in Jackson
This video is no longer available. JACKSON, Tenn. - The West Tennessee Farmer‘s Market in Jackson now takes food stamps. Mike Glasgow is one of 28 vendors that now take food stamps and he says his customers have sunk their…
WBBJ-TV Appoints News Director
WBBJ-TV, the ABC and CBS affiliate for West Tennessee, announces Shanda Sundstrom as News Director of 7 Eyewitness News. She will oversee the entire award winning news operation. Ms. Sundstrom comes to Jackson, Tennessee from Fort Smith, Arkansas where she…
Teen Charged in Early March Shooting
This video is no longer available. JACKSON, Tenn. - Jackson police have taken a 17-year-old into custody after he was identified as the suspect in a shooting that happened in March. According to a news release, officers arrested the teen…
Warrant Round-up Leads to 17 Arrests
(PRESS RELEASE) On April 4, 2013, officers from the Madison County Sheriff‘s Office Criminal Investigations Division, Tactical Unit, Metro Narcotics and Community Corrections attempted to serve seventy-one (71) criminal arrest papers in the City of Jackson and Madison County. The…
FAA to delay 149 airport tower closures until June
This video is no longer available. WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration is delaying the closing of 149 airport control towers until mid-June in order to deal with legal challenges. The first 24 closures had been scheduled for Sunday. The…
New trial dates set in kidnap, killing case
This video is no longer available. BOLIVAR, Tenn. (AP) - A judge has reset the trial dates for two women charged in a Tennessee murder-kidnapping case. An attorney for Mary Mayes told a Hardeman County judge Friday that a new…
Assistant Football Coach Charged with Solicitation of a Minor
This video is no longer available. JACKSON, Tenn. – A Jackson man is jailed accused of trying to get a 15-year-old girl to meet him for sex. According to Jackson police, Anthony Carville Anderson, 25, is charged with solicitation of…
Truck Found as Search Continues for Missing Boys
This video is no longer available. The Tennessee Statewide AMBER Alert activated on behalf of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement has been deactivated. The suspect vehicle believed to have been seen in Tennessee on April 3, 2013, has been…
