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Man charged with throwing bleach at girlfriend during argument

[gtxvideo vid="GxpwhFD6" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/GxpwhFD6.jpg" vtitle="Beard Domestic Assault”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A man was in city court Friday on charges of attacking his girlfriend and throwing bleach at her. A woman told police she and Wade Beard, her boyfriend of…

Man accused of stabbing relative with paring knife

[gtxvideo vid="3PVlWyH0" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/3PVlWyH0.jpg" vtitle="Turley Stabs Nephew”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A man went before a judge Friday on accusations of stabbing a family member with a paring knife. Police responded Thursday to a Point O. Woods Drive residence to…

Third, final suspect charged in east Jackson store robbery

[gtxvideo vid="OmafUizl" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/OmafUizl.jpg" vtitle="Coleman Food Mart Arrest”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- The third suspect in the Monday robbery of an east Jackson store has been arrested and appeared Friday in city court. Rakeem Coleman is accused of being one…

'General Lee' takes final jump with Confederate flag

[gtxvideo vid="jhszrNnp" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/jhszrNnp.jpg" vtitle="General Lee Car”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- As lawmakers debate the Confederate flag and major retailers pull it from their shelves, Warner Bros. Pictures takes action too. The "General Lee," the 1969 Dodge Charger driven in…

Health care contract means job loss for Madison Co. Jail nurses

[gtxvideo vid="gDb8TkIq" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/gDb8TkIq.jpg" vtitle="Jail Employee Speaks Out PKG”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Nurses who work at the Madison County Jail said they feel as though they have been lied to. With only one month until they are terminated from…

Benton Co. man wanted on identity theft charges

[gtxvideo vid="HMUfhWvT" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/HMUfhWvT.jpg" vtitle="Benton Co ID Theft”] BENTON COUNTY, Tenn. -- A Benton County man is on the run after deputies say he told them he would turn himself in but then took off. Brandon Craig is wanted…

Grizzlies select LSU forward Jarell Martin with 25th pick

[gtxvideo vid="KdtxWEsU" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/KdtxWEsU.jpg" vtitle="Grizz Draft Day”] MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - The Memphis Grizzlies have selected LSU forward Jarell Martin with their first-round pick in the NBA draft. The 6-foot-10 Martin was the 25th overall selection. He was an…

McKenzie residents share thoughts on man behind the mascot

[gtxvideo vid="bfEsvwHR" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/bfEsvwHR.jpg" vtitle="McKenzie Mascot Meaning PKG”] McKENZIE, Tenn. -- Southern icon or football super fan? WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News asked McKenzie residents who the man behind the mascot is. After dozens of comments on social media, we…

Residents wake up to soapy situation in Brownsville

[gtxvideo vid="CpWJ7Iaj" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/CpWJ7Iaj.jpg" vtitle="Brownsville Fountain Vandalism PKG”] BROWNSVILLE, Tenn. -- A fountain in Brownsville square turned into quite the mess Thursday morning, all by the hands of a prankster. "I think kids are having fun," Elaine McCool said.…

Test score results show gains in all high school subjects

[gtxvideo vid="QnrxXd0y" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/QnrxXd0y.jpg" vtitle="TCAP Scores”] NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Results from the Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program show students made significant gains in all high school subjects and in the majority of subjects in grades 3 through 8. Gov.…