Author: WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News Staff

Fire Destroys Landmark Rabbit Hash General Store in Kentucky

BURLINGTON, Ky. (AP) - A fire has destroyed a northern Kentucky landmark - the 184-year-old Rabbit Hash General Store in Boone County. Media outlets report the fire was reported at 9:15 p.m. Saturday. No injuries were reported. Bellevue-McVille Fire Chief…

Ice and Rain continue this evening

[gtxvideo vid="Lu8Srlf7" playlist="" pid="wMQlYtLM" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Lu8Srlf7-120.jpg?cachebust=1455512312808" vtitle="Weathercast 10PM.flv"] Weather Update: 9:00 PM Sunday The Winter Weather Advisory has been updated: It remains in effect until midnight for Lake, Obion, Weakley, Henry and Benton counties. There is a possibility for ice to continue…

Hunters Find Casket in Wildlife Refuge; Returned to Grave

NATCHEZ, Miss. (AP) - Hunters in Mississippi found an intact casket in a wildlife refuge, and authorities returned it to its grave. Adams County Coroner James Lee tells The Natchez Democrat (http://bit.ly/1Th5QZV ) that the casket apparently floated out of…

Winter Storm Warning Issued for Eastern Tennessee

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Forecasters say a winter storm is bringing several inches of snow to parts of Tennessee. The National Weather Service says portions of eastern Tennessee were under a winter storm warning Sunday with up to 6 inches…

Jury Convicts Man in 2014 Shooting Death in Home Burglary

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A man has been found guilty in the 2014 shooting death of a Knox County man in a home burglary. The Knoxville News Sentinel reports (http://bit.ly/1Kj6Qv4 ) a jury convicted Jeffrey Willard Wooten on Friday of…

Icy Start to Valentine’s Day

Weather Update - 12:30 p.m. Sunday The Winter Weather ADVISORY was updated to include Crockett, Madison, Henderson, and Decatur counties remaining in effect until 6pm. A Winter Weather ADVISORY remains in effect…

Sunday Closings

List of Closings for Sunday, Feb. 14th: Christwind Church - Union City First Baptist Church - Martin Discovery Park - Union City

Wintry Mix to start off Valentine’s Day

[gtxvideo vid="Uil31Ffc" playlist="" pid="wMQlYtLM" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Uil31Ffc-120.jpg?cachebust=1455424914964" vtitle="Weathercast 6PM.flv"] Weather Update: 9:15 PM Saturday A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS EFFECTIVE STARTING 6 AM SUNDAY UNTIL 6 PM SUNDAY for Lake, Obion, Weakley, Henry, Dyer, Gibson, Carroll and Benton counties. This means that periods…

A Cold Valentine Weekend

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Hundreds attend ‘Boots and Bling’ fundraiser

JACKSON, Tenn.-Hundreds of West Tennessee women put on their 'boots and bling' to support the West Tennessee Women's Center at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. The 4th annual fundraiser was held at…

South Jackson fire damages home, cars

JACKSON, Tenn.-A fire rips through a home in south Jackson late Friday night, injuring a Jackson firefighter. Officials said the fire started around 9 p.m. at a home in the…

TVA abandoning plan for new reactors at idled Alabama plant

HOLLYWOOD, Ala. (AP) - The Tennessee Valley Authority is giving up on plans to construct new reactors at its unfinished, multibillion-dollar Bellefonte Nuclear Plant in northeast Alabama. Construction began at Bellefonte in 1974 and has been on hold since 1988.…

Haslam: No plans for big spending on legislative races

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Gov. Bill Haslam has proven to be enormously popular with Tennessee voters, but fellow Republicans in the Tennessee General Assembly have been a tougher crowd to win over. They have turned up their noses at initiatives…

Judge dismisses lawsuit against Metro Nashville Schools

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a student against the Metro Nashville Public Schools alleging she was pulled out of an algebra class so she wouldn't have to take a test, allowing her school…

Knoxville News Sentinel sues for documents in UT rape case

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Knoxville News Sentinel is asking a judge to unseal evidence in the cases of two former University of Tennessee football players charged with aggravated rape. The newspaper says (http://bit.ly/20QoP3i ) it filed a lawsuit on…

Local NAACP chapter celebrates Founders Day

JACKSON, Tenn.-The oldest civil rights organization in the nation turned 107 Friday. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People celebrated their Founders Day downtown, Friday afternoon. Community members joined…

Carroll Co. Chamber hosts State Sen. John Stevens

CARROLL COUNTY, Tenn. -- The Chamber of Commerce hosted a West Tennessee state legislator Friday. State Senator John Stevens addressed a room full of Carroll County residents Friday afternoon. He spoke about the state's current battle…

Mixed Wintry Weather This Weekend

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Police find marijuana grow operation in McKenzie home

McKENZIE, Tenn. -- Officers seized 14 pot plants during a search Tuesday that uncovered a marijuana grow operation inside a McKenzie home. John Barrett, 44, was arrested after police executed a search warrant and found the plants and about 18…

State comptroller praises Weakley Co. for clean audit report

WEAKLEY COUNTY, Tenn. -- The state's audit report for Weakley County contains no findings, a distinction only a small number of counties across the state can claim. The report for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015, contains no audit…

WEATHER UPDATE

High temperatures will remain near seasonal normals today but are expected to drop a good twenty degrees tomorrow behind a passing arctic cold front.  Gusty North winds will drop windchills into the teens and low 20s by sunrise Saturday. An…

Approved colors/mascots and sports co-ops for new JMC schools

Rose Hill: color- maroon mascot-Raider Community Montessori: colors-red and blue (name the gym and stage I.B. Tigrett Memorial Gym and Auditorium) Bemis Middle School: color- red mascot- Eagle (proposed changes for Bemis Middle School tabled for now) Jackson Career and…

School voucher bill stalls in House amid flagging support

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The House sponsor of a proposal to create a school voucher program in Tennessee says he doesn't have the votes to pass the measure aimed at covering private school tuition for children attending some the state's…

OneJet adding Pittsburgh flights to Hartford, more in future

IMPERIAL, Pa. (AP) - OneJet has named Pittsburgh a "focus city" and plans to add daily flights to Hartford, Connecticut and four other cities. The carrier uses seven-passenger Hawker 400 jets to cater to business travelers. It launched service from…

Ohio high court: Sale of prison OK under state constitution

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - The state Supreme Court says the sale of a northeast Ohio prison to a private company didn't violate the state constitution. The Lake Erie Correctional Institution in Conneaut was sold to Nashville-based Corrections Corporation of America…

Court makes it easier to arrest, convict drunk drivers

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Tennessee Supreme Court has ruled on two separate cases that could make it easier for people who are driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol to be arrested and convicted. At issue was whether…

Change would allow handguns at Tennessee legislative complex

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The leaders of the Tennessee House and Senate are moving to end a total gun ban at the legislative office complex. Sen. Ron Ramsey of Blountville and Rep. Beth Harwell of Nashville, the Republican speakers of…

Hospital says stolen laptop contained patient ID information

McCOOK, Neb. (AP) - Community Hospital in McCook has told nearly 4,200 former patients that their identity information was contained on a laptop computer that was stolen in December. Hospital officials say the laptop belonged to an employee of the…

Former commissioner accused of stealing $100,000 from church

CLINTON, Tenn. (AP) - A former Anderson County commissioner and retired Anderson County teacher is accused of stealing from $100,000 from his church. WATE-TV reports (http://bit.ly/1SkrYDJ) James Michael Cox handled finances at Longfield Baptist Church in Rocky Top. According to…

Woman airlifted after head-on collision in Dyer County

DYER COUNTY, Tenn. -- A woman was airlifted to a Memphis hospital Thursday morning after a head-on collision on Highway 78. The drivers in the crash were a brother and sister, according to Dyer County Sheriff Jeff Box. One of…

Hundreds take advantage of early voting in Madison County

MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- The local elections commission has released the numbers for the Thursday turnout for early voting. On Thursday, the second day of early voting, 229 voters cast ballots in the Presidential Preference Primary, according to a release…

Weekend Starts Cold, Wintry Mix?

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Accused gunman charged with murder in 2014 shooting

JACKSON, Tenn. -- Police have charged a man with first-degree murder in a 2014 shooting death. Thursday authorities officially charged Corbyn Davis, 25, with first degree murder in Jackson City Court. Jackson Police Sgt.…

WEATHER UPDATE

Temperatures will continue to moderate today into Friday with dry conditions expected to occur.  Highs will be in the mid 40s to mid50s across the entire Mid-South by Friday.  However, another arctic cold front will surge through the Mid-South Friday…

Education commissioner visits West Tennessee

MAURY CITY, Tenn.-Education Commissioner Candice McQueen made a visit to Maury City Elementary School Wednesday morning. McQueen's visit is part of her 'Classroom Chronicles' tour, where she hopes to…

Job listing for TN ready test causes controversy

JACKSON, Tenn.-A job advertisement from the company that oversees the troubled TN Ready test is raising eyebrows. The Tennessee Education Association said Measurement Inc. posted a job listing on…

Police: Drug dealer’s attempt to intimidate officer fails

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Nashville police say a suspected drug dealer's attempt to intimidate two Gang Unit detectives, by firing his gun repeatedly in the air, has landed the man in Jail. Police say the two detectives were conducting surveillance…

Police: 2 wounded, officer hurt in shooting in Tennessee

RIPLEY, Tenn. (AP) - The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is looking into an officer-involved shooting in Ripley, where two people were wounded by police and an officer was injured. The TBI says a preliminary investigation shows the shootings took place,…