New "PhaZZers" save sheriff's office thousands
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A change in weapons for Madison County deputies is expected to save taxpayers thousands of dollars. The department is replacing their tasers with a generic brand, which they…
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Brian Franks named McNairy head football coach
McNairy Central's athletic director and baseball coach Brian Franks added another title to his resume on Friday. Franks filled the Bobcats head football coaching vacancy, according to the school's principal. Franks takes over for Chad Hodge who served as McNairy's…
THP increasing patrols for Super Bowl weekend
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Law enforcement is teaming up this weekend to keep drivers safe on Super Bowl Sunday. Across the state last year, six Tennesseans lost their lives, five due to drunken driving…
Comptroller's report finds 16 issues in McNairy County
McNAIRY COUNTY, Tenn. -- A 197-page report reveals more than a dozen issues of money management in McNairy County government — issues ranging from purchasing procedures to cash overdrafts and poor…
Tennessee Education Lottery Educator of the Week: Aimee Patton
DYER, Tenn. -- Aimee Patton teaches 4th grade math and science at Dyer School in Gibson County, the same area where she grew up. "This is my stomping ground, I guess you could say,"…
Deputies see trend of drivers shrugging off school bus safety
HENDERSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- Deputies say they're seeing a trend with drivers running stops signs and illegally passing school buses. WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News reporter Victoria Taylor took a ride Friday…
Union University honors first class to graduate from north campus
JACKSON, Tenn. -- People packed the chapel at Union University for a special Founder’s Day service on Friday. They recognized the class of 1976, the first group of students to graduate from the north Jackson campus. “Where has the time…
Crime lab move could save law enforcement thousands
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Local law enforcement react to a possible change in where evidence in processed in West Tennessee. There is talk of moving the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation's crime…
Former Gibson County AD inducted into TSSAA Hall of Fame
DYER, Tenn. -- The TSSAA is recognizing a Gibson County legend. Former Gibson County High School principal and athletic director B.O. Booth is one of nine new members being inducted…
Bulldogs beat West Georgia
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Union's men's basketball team defeated University of West Georgia 69-57.
