Officials investigate Thursday house fire
HARDIN COUNTY, Tenn. -- A Thursday house fire sparked an investigation Friday morning. "We had flames coming from the front of the house and the side of the house," said Hardin County…
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Local business employees comment on impeachment hearings
JACKSON, Tenn. -- The public impeachment hearings for this week have ended, and people are still talking about it — or rather not talking about it. Some say coworkers are like family.…
Larger-than-life puppets walk in parade
BOLIVAR, Tenn. -- Life-size puppets are walking in a parade this holiday season. For the past eight years, Monita Carlin and Ann Claire Simpson, both from Puppets R Us, have been working…
West Tennesseans gather for Christmas Cottage
JACKSON, Tenn. -- West Tennesseans are already in the Christmas spirit. The 2019 FCE Christmas Cottage has returned to the Hub City. Shoppers filled Madison County Agricultural Complex Friday morning. Crafts, baked goods, canned goods, clothing and holiday items are…
UPDATE: JPD seeks assistance in ID'ing 2 people involved in Friday morning fatal crash
UPDATE: JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Jackson Police Department is seeking assistance in identifying two persons of interest in Friday morning's fatal accident. According to police, two occupants were in a vehicle involved in the fatal accident Friday morning on…
Holiday Mart kicks off the holiday season
JACKSON, Tenn. -- An annual event was held Thursday night to help shoppers find the right gifts this holiday season. Thursday night, the University School of Jackson's Holiday Mart kicked off for…
Employees file lawsuit against Hardeman Co. officials
HARDEMAN COUNTY, Tenn. -- WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News reached out to attorneys Thursday in a lawsuit on employee pay in Hardeman County. More than a dozen employees have filed a lawsuit against Hardeman County, the Hardeman County Sheriff's Office, the…
Family, friends gather for concert at UofM Lambuth Campus
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Families and friends gathered for the University of Memphis Lambuth Campus Ensemble Concert on Thursday. The performance is for a final grade for a music class. Students helped with the technical…
Jackson-Madison County Special Questions Committee tallies up votes at final meeting
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Members of the Jackson-Madison County Special Questions Committee tallied up votes Thursday evening. This was followed by a previous meeting for teachers to vote whether they want to participate in…
Peabody Golden Tide shares lunch with seniors
TRENTON, Tenn. -- 'Tis the season of giving, and one football team shared some love. The Peabody High School football team stopped in for a Thanksgiving feast with the residents at Trenton Health and Rehab Center on Thursday. The Golden…
Library offers memory kits to help those with memory loss
JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Jackson-Madison County Library is offering a new way to bring back memories. One of the Leadership Jackson groups came up with the idea of memory kits for people who are suffering from memory loss. Each kit…
New construction closes roads for weekend
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Parts of North Highland Avenue in north Jackson will be closed this weekend for interstate construction. The Tennessee Department of Transportation is making their way down the interstate, continuing construction to…
JTA receives $1,000 check for holiday transportation
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A local transportation provider received a check Thursday. The Jackson Transit Authority was presented a $1,000 check by BancorpSouth Thursday afternoon. General manager for JTA, Travis Franklin, says the bank donated the funds so passengers in the…
Mayor shares ideas for Jackson's future
JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Hub City may soon be undergoing some changes. “We've got to make sure we're building each other up and building our city up,” said Mayor Scott Conger. Thursday morning, Conger…
Child born at 23 weeks now celebrates first birthday
SAVANNAH, Tenn. -- A year ago, a family reached out to WBBJ, desperately asking for prayers after their little boy was born with serious medical complications. Sutton Lackey was born at 23 weeks,…
