MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. --Â The Madison County Budget Committee met Thursday morning to talk about upcoming budget needs. Doug Stephenson will serve as chair of the committee for another term, and Smokey Joe Roland will serve as vice chair. The committee…
HENDERSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- A man charged with murder and arson after a recent fire admitted to shooting the victim and cutting off his head, according to court documents. Buddy Ray Small, 36,…
PARIS, Tenn. -- One local historic cemetery's future is now in good hands after the city of Paris takes over. Hillcrest Cemetery is the newest cemetery the city takes care of,…
JACKSON, Tenn. --Â A wreck on Interstate 40 near the Vann Drive exit delayed traffic early Thursday afternoon. No serious injuries have been reported, according to the Tennessee Highway Patrol. WBBJ has not yet received word on the cause of the…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- A bill proposed in Tennessee's legislature would create a sales tax holiday for guns and ammunition. The bill, filed Wednesday by Republican Rep. Dennis Powers, calls for a "Second Amendment sales tax holiday" on the first…
NASHVILLE, Tenn.-Wednesday, Tennessee State Representative Andy Holt introduced legislation that targets, what he calls, predatory marketing tactics from the Tennessee Lottery. Holt said lottery commercials were being used in predatory ways to target Tennessee's most economically vulnerable citizens by encouraging…
SAVANNAH, Tenn.-- A van crashes into the front of a popular convenience store and miraculously no one was injured. "You don't see it everyday," Tyler Shiver said, "just about everybody…
SAVANNAH,Tenn.--Oversized Valentine candy replicas fill the Tennessee Street Park in Savannah. City staff said the wooden heart cut-outs are on display 24 hours a day between now and Valentine's Day.…
JACKSON, Tenn.-North Side High School held open house Wednesday afternoon in connection with open enrollment for the next school year. The open house is for prospective students to visit the schools they would like to attend, meet the faculty and…
JACKSON, Tenn.-Three city council members and two members of the community met Wednesday night to discuss the budget for the city of Jackson. This is the third meeting for this group. This committee meets to discuss what certain organizations of…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A bill moved out of committee Tuesday that will allow for barbers to cut hair in a customer's home, which right now, is illegal in most cases. We…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A man is facing murder and arson charges in a fire in Lexington earlier this week. Buddy Ray Small, 36, of Linden is charged in the Tuesday fire in the…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- An elderly woman was nearly scammed out of about $2,000 Wednesday afternoon. WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News reporter Amber Hughes happened to be in the right place at the…
HENRY COUNTY, Tenn. -- One local school resource officer is changing the lives of her students, and the rest of her county, one toothbrush at a time. "When the people…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A man is charged with trying to steal over $1,000 worth of items from Wal-Mart in north Jackson. Joshua Taylor is accused of trying to steal two HP computers and other…
