Author: WBBJ Staff

[gtxvideo vid="J7g0l5Pj" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/J7g0l5Pj.jpg" vtitle="Brownsville Wreck - Bryan Live Shot 630”] HAYWOOD COUNTY, Tenn. -- Two people are dead after a fiery Haywood County wreck. The two-vehicle accident occurred Tuesday on Highway 54 about two miles west of Brownsville.…

[gtxvideo vid="RIOhQfkV" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/RIOhQfkV.jpg" vtitle="Lane Grad Signs”] EAST JACKSON, Tenn. - Minutes before the "Fight of the Century" between Floyd Mayweather, Jr. and Manny Pacquiao, Damein Willis learned he had won a battle of his own. The Lane college…

[gtxvideo vid="QwPf4tEO" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/QwPf4tEO.jpg" vtitle="Gist Finney Push”] JACKSON, Tenn.-With polls opening in less than 10 hours in Jackson, two of the five Jackson mayoral candidates spent Monday night rallying supporters. WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News caught up with incumbent Jerry…

[gtxvideo vid="8Wn6gHXu" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/8Wn6gHXu.jpg" vtitle="Bolivar Structure Fire”] BOLIVAR, Tenn. -- A Hardeman County family's home is destroyed in a Monday morning fire. Fire officials say the two-alarm fire began around 8 a.m. The single-family house on English Street is…

[gtxvideo vid="TRC0dceH" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/TRC0dceH.jpg" vtitle="Local AME Pastor Responds PKG”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- The heavy burden of the tragedy in Charleston, S.C., has been felt in congregations all over the country, including West Tennessee. Jackson's only AME church held a…

[gtxvideo vid="lmgcSDIt" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/lmgcSDIt.jpg" vtitle="Milan Meth Bust For Real”] MILAN, Tenn. -- A six-month investigation into a meth ring in Milan ends with three arrests and guns and drugs off the streets. Thomas Carlson, William Shedd Jr. and Vincent…

[gtxvideo vid="q0ym8JkW" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/q0ym8JkW.jpg" vtitle="TR White Shooting LIVE SHOT”] EAST JACKSON -- Jackson police are investigating a Monday night shootout outside of the T.R. White Sportsplex along North Hays Avenue in east Jackson. Investigators said the gunfire rang out…

[gtxvideo vid="EqlKwKxW" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/EqlKwKxW.jpg" vtitle="dinner with the pros”] EAST JACKSON, Tenn. - It was a weekend to remember for Lane College. The school sold out their inaugural "Dinner with the Pros" at the Oman Arena. A big reason for…

[gtxvideo vid="EYEpH06b" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/EYEpH06b.jpg" vtitle="Lambuth Football Reunion PKG”] EAST JACKSON, Tenn. - When Lambuth University played the school's final football game in 2010, former players and coaches decided to relive their many memories and great wins with a reunion…

[gtxvideo vid="33Yp7EN5" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/33Yp7EN5.jpg" vtitle="Benton Co Drug Arrest”] BENTON COUNTY, Tenn. -- Tips from the public led to a recent drug arrest in Benton County. Brian Joseph Allen, 35, is charged with DUI and drug counts after officers say…

[gtxvideo vid="X9gxzb6s" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/X9gxzb6s.jpg" vtitle="Miss TN Prelims”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A third and final night of preliminary competition was held Friday evening in the Miss Tennessee Scholarship Pageant. The 36 contestants were cheered on by a full house at…

[gtxvideo vid="xMPzLdQx" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/xMPzLdQx.jpg" vtitle="Home of Avery”] MILAN, Tenn. - It's hard for Tennessee Titan Avery Williamson to go unnoticed when he steps foot in Milan. The linebacker became the first purple Bulldog to make a 53-man roster last…

[gtxvideo vid="UvawZabs" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/UvawZabs.jpg" vtitle="Gibson Drug Arrest”] GIBSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- Deputies arrested two women and seized $7,400 in cash during what they are calling an ongoing meth investigation. Goldie Hairrell, 39, of Cedar Grove and Lauren Luther, 30,…

[gtxvideo vid="dgP5OT2M" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/dgP5OT2M.jpg" vtitle="Grizzly Camp at JCS”] NORTH JACKSON, Tenn. - Dozens of kids are dribbling their way to Jackson Christian this week for the Memphis Grizzlies summer day camp. JC is one of several Tennessee schools hosting…

[gtxvideo vid="3pwTvYz1" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/3pwTvYz1.jpg" vtitle="Special Needs Athletics”] NORTHEAST JACKSON, Tenn. - Special Needs Athletics took their talents to the Ballpark at Jackson this week for their final summer baseball game. Several local motorcycle clubs assisted with the unique opportunity.…

[gtxvideo vid="mRviUz8z" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/mRviUz8z.jpg" vtitle="Dog Day Pictures”] A gallery of photos submitted by WBBJ viewers for National Dog Day

[gtxvideo vid="6IAs2lRT" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/6IAs2lRT.jpg" vtitle="hooked on science 100315”] EXPLANATION : Stroking the rod with a sticky finger and thumb, caused by the rosin, creates vibrations, which travel along the length of the rod. These vibrations are transmitted to the…

[gtxvideo vid="f6sbodO9" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/f6sbodO9.jpg" vtitle="Benton Co Double Agg Assault PKG”] BENTON COUNTY, Tenn. -- A violent fight inside a Benton County home forces a deputy to kick down the door. Inside, the officer says he found a bloodied boyfriend…

[gtxvideo vid="noWt78zS" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/noWt78zS.jpg" vtitle="Skyhawks Basketball”] Year two of the Heath Schroyer era at the University of Tennessee at Martin begins against a Big 12 powerhouse. The Skyhawks men's 2015 basketball season tips off against Oklahoma State on Nov.…

[gtxvideo vid="js9iCQdw" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/js9iCQdw.jpg" vtitle="Pittman Files Motion PKG”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- A new development emerges in what many thought was a closed murder case. Former Union University student Charlie Pittman said he wants to take back his second-degree murder…

[gtxvideo vid="iPShThaf" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/iPShThaf.jpg" vtitle="Rutherford Armed Robbery PKG”] RUTHERFORD, Tenn. -- A Gibson County grocery clerk was robbed at knifepoint early Tuesday morning as he was opening up for business. The entire act was caught on camera, which investigators…

[gtxvideo vid="EawosBtU" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/EawosBtU.jpg" vtitle="Discovery Park Vandalism Arrest”] UNION CITY, Tenn. -- After a day on the run, a man wanted for ramming a gate at the Discovery Park of America turns himself in to deputies. Officers said Ty…

[gtxvideo vid="EeDz85wA" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/EeDz85wA.jpg" vtitle="International Night Of Remembrance”] JACKSON, Tenn.-A world-wide event known as 'Remember Me Thursday' was held around the world. It is a time set aside to remember animals who have lost their lives without the benefit…

[gtxvideo vid="XyGr2bh1" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/XyGr2bh1.jpg" vtitle="Lane Home Opener PKG”] EAST JACKSON, TENN. - It's an exciting time for Lane College's football team. The Dragons play their first of three home games on Saturday, but not against a favorable opponent. Lane…

[gtxvideo vid="g8J6kQBi" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/g8J6kQBi.jpg" vtitle="Ward Church Fire Update”] HARDIN COUNTY, Tenn.-State bomb and arson investigators as well as agents with the ATF combed through the rubble of Ward's Apostolic Church in rural Hardin County, Wednesday. The small church burned…