Author: WBBJ Staff

[gtxvideo vid="l8g2P0lN" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/l8g2P0lN.jpg" vtitle="Animal Rescue Rescued”] SAVANNAH, Tenn. -- An animal rescue in Savannah finds itself in need of rescue this week as 82 dogs are taken from the property to an emergency shelter in Middle Tennessee. Animal…

[gtxvideo vid="CeTVcO1A" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/CeTVcO1A.jpg" vtitle="JC Soccer Sendoff PKG”] NORTH JACKSON, Tenn. -- Jackson Christian School is starting a new tradition. The soccer team is heading to the state tournament for the third straight time. Every year, the Lady Eagles…

[gtxvideo vid="cMbv3Ci5" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/cMbv3Ci5.jpg" vtitle="NAIA Rankings”] Two West Tennessee colleges are receiving high praise in the NAIA Division I Women’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll. Both Freed-Hardeman University and Bethel College were placed in the Top 5. Defending national…

[gtxvideo vid="xlZPDiNp" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/xlZPDiNp.jpg" vtitle="Judgement House”] MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- Halloween is only days away, and one area church has a different take on the spooky holiday. Members of the Bethlehem No. 1 Missionary Baptist Church near Mercer is…

[gtxvideo vid="4ItYKw3Z" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/4ItYKw3Z.jpg" vtitle="Rockabilly Riot Preview”] JACKSON, Tenn.-If you are up for a challenge this weekend, there is one event scheduled that is just for you. This Saturday, the 'Rockabilly Riot' will be held in downtown Jackson. It…

[gtxvideo vid="gfMG4AeU" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/gfMG4AeU.jpg" vtitle="Tyson Chicken Plea Deal”] WEAKLEY COUNTY, Tenn.-The owners of the Tyson chicken farm in Weakley County charged with animal cruelty entered a best interest plea, but will not have to serve jail time. According to…

[gtxvideo vid="I8WjGUwr" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/I8WjGUwr.jpg" vtitle="Liberty Undefeated”] Liberty Tech's football team is treating their season finale against South Side very seriously. The Crusaders haven't seen too many teams like the Hawks before. "We've only played a couple teams that pass…

[gtxvideo vid="bwpEqzXL" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/bwpEqzXL.jpg" vtitle="School Improvements Continue PKG”] JACKSON,Tenn.,--For the first time, Tennessee fourth graders score in the top 25 in the nation for math skills, according to the National Assessment of Educational Progress. Willie Moore said he hopes…

[gtxvideo vid="Vp0seqpF" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Vp0seqpF.jpg" vtitle="Boo Bash Preview PKG”] McKENZIE, Tenn. -- A building with old bones in downtown McKenzie comes back to life. "This is the old City Cafe. It burned probably about 10 years ago, and so it…

[gtxvideo vid="Oo3MELfa" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Oo3MELfa.jpg" vtitle="Halloween Tow To Go”] JACKSON, Tenn.-There is help this Halloween if you find yourself unable to safely drive yourself home. Triple-A is once again offering it's "Tow-to-go" program. Tow truck drivers will pick you up…

[gtxvideo vid="lzDJlGc4" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/lzDJlGc4.jpg" vtitle="Child Caught Driving PKG”] HENDERSON, Tenn. -- A 10-year-old is caught by Henderson police driving an SUV with two passengers. According to an incident report the juvenile driver's father, 31-year-old Jeramy Burlison is in the…

[gtxvideo vid="dISEz1TW" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/dISEz1TW.jpg" vtitle="Marshals Suspect”] JACKSON, Tenn.-New information about a convicted sex offender on the run in West Tennessee. Over the weekend, WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News told you U.S. Marshals were searching for Kenneth Hipps. Marshals said last…

[gtxvideo vid="qDgBaPCD" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/qDgBaPCD.jpg" vtitle="Melwood Fire”] JACKSON, Tenn.-Firefighters rush to a house in east Jackson Thursday night after smoke is seen pouring from the windows. They got the call just before 8:30 to Melwood Drive. Though the damage is…

[gtxvideo vid="YGLLgrXa" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/YGLLgrXa.jpg" vtitle="USJ Leaves For State”] It seems like every season University School of Jackson's soccer team is in the state tournament. The Lady Bruins have earned a trip to Murfreesboro 10 straight years. "It's an exciting…

[gtxvideo vid="iAgCqSKz" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/iAgCqSKz.jpg" vtitle="All-Star Volleyball”] The volleyball season isn't over yet. Liberty Tech is gearing up to host the inaugural West Tennessee all-star volleyball game on Halloween. "I've had a few of the players message me on Twitter…

[gtxvideo vid="XO09Uqgz" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/XO09Uqgz.jpg" vtitle="Fall Back Reminder”] JACKSON, Tenn.-Time is not the only thing that should change this weekend. Fire officials said you should also change your smoke detector's batteries. First responders said now is the time to stock…

[gtxvideo vid="pORoRNOg" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/pORoRNOg.jpg" vtitle="McKenzie Boo Bash PKG”] MCKENZIE, Tenn -- Monsters, princesses and superheroes pack McKenzie's downtown square Thursday night in the city's second annual "Boo Bash" It is an event organizers say helps bring the community together.…

[gtxvideo vid="u2L2RzRK" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/u2L2RzRK.jpg" vtitle="Aztec Drive Fire”] JACKSON, Tenn.-A late night fire Wednesday heavily damages a home along Aztec Drive in north Jackson. Firefighters said all five adults and four children inside were able to get out, though one…

[gtxvideo vid="sYK599gd" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/sYK599gd.jpg" vtitle="JCM Last Practice PKG”] EAST JACKSON, Tenn. - Week 11's walkthrough for winless JCM is unlike any other. The goal is for the football team to end on a high note heading into the season…

[gtxvideo vid="KZjusJwD" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/KZjusJwD.jpg" vtitle="CVS Surveillance”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Police are asking for the public's help in identifying subjects in security images from a recent robbery at a Jackson pharmacy. The security images, released Friday by the police department,…

[gtxvideo vid="3YmTHeYj" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/3YmTHeYj.jpg" vtitle="Trenton Party Shooting PKG 10SAT”] TRENTON, Tenn. -- A birthday party gets violent in Gibson County Friday night. Police said a 41 year-old woman was shot in the leg after a fight. "They came up…

[gtxvideo vid="ZOSeP51a" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/ZOSeP51a.jpg" vtitle="Jackson Beer Board PKG”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- The City of Jackson Beer Board on Friday found nine businesses guilty of serving underage drinkers. For a single hearing, board chair Charles Rahm said this is some…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee controlling owner Amy Adams Strunk had been thinking of making a coaching change for weeks, and team President Steve Underwood says they caught Mike Mularkey a…

JACKSON, Tenn.-The two men charged in the July 17 shooting death of Beau Reid outside his home in Lincoln Courts are indicted this week. Christopher Lyles and Phillip Williams will stand trial…

NEW YORK (AP) - Clemson, LSU, Ohio State and Alabama are the top four teams in the first College Football Playoff selection committee rankings of the season. Notre Dame was fifth…

Freed Hardeman University women's and men's basketball team have been selected to finish on top of the American Midwest Conference Preseason Coach's Poll. AMC Preseason Coach's Poll Results (Women's) 1. Freed…

JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Jackson Fire Department investigated a chlorine incident Tuesday at a building at the University of Memphis Lambuth Campus. A hazmat team responded Tuesday morning to the…