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Family hails worker killed on job as hero

[gtxvideo vid="nuy8mM8q" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/nuy8mM8q.jpg" vtitle="Trench Victim Reax”] CARROLL COUNTY, Tenn. -- A West Tennessee man killed on the job in Kentucky is remembered for sacrificing his life to save another. His family sat down exclusively with WBBJ 7 Eyewitness…

Highway 70 residents say to take caution for weekend yard sale

[gtxvideo vid="JHUQWIwm" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/JHUQWIwm.jpg" vtitle="HWY 70 Sale Dangers PKG”] CARROLL COUNTY, Tenn. -- Being a vendor on Highway 70 takes a bit of a strategy. "You can't skin somebody totally because if you do they may never come back…

West Tennessean killed at KY construction site

[gtxvideo vid="n50wU4cd" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/n50wU4cd.jpg" vtitle="Ceder Grove Dead man”] LOUISVILLE, Ky.-A Louisville, Kentucky coronor confirms a West Tennessean has died after a trench collapse. Officials confirmed Jonathon Moore of Cedar Grove died while he and a co worker were apparently…

Beer Board holds off on license for Jackson business

[gtxvideo vid="QRTfKfv6" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/QRTfKfv6.jpg" vtitle="Beer Board Stall”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- A beer license for a new business is delayed after an incomplete application was submitted to the Beer Board. Hassan Sallouth is opening Tobacco World Incorporated on North Highland…

Maury City converts into temporary Tinseltown for film

[gtxvideo vid="Kgs26nuy" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Kgs26nuy.jpg" vtitle="Maury City Movie Project PKG”] CROCKETT COUNTY, Tenn. -- A Los Angeles film crew has set up shop in Crockett County. Maury City residents said the production has brought a face lift and economic boom…

Inmate accused of destroying bench in cell

[gtxvideo vid="1HZaP7Jv" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/1HZaP7Jv.jpg" vtitle="Inmate Destroys Bench”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- An inmate is accused of destroying a bench inside a cell at the Madison County Criminal Justice Complex. Tyondra Taylor is accused of breaking apart a wooden bench while…

TVA looks into holding down electric costs

[gtxvideo vid="htiyUdvO" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/htiyUdvO.jpg" vtitle="TVA Rates”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Tennessee Valley Authority is looking into possible changes to keep electric rates as low as possible, and some of the ideas soon will be heard by the board of…

Local library offers 'escape' for summer readers

[gtxvideo vid="iKmqo26m" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/iKmqo26m.jpg" vtitle="Escape Rooms at Library”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Readers participating in the summer reading program at the Jackson-Madison County Library got an unusual "escape" on Friday. The reading program is called "Escape the Ordinary," and Jackson…

Special needs children inspire volunteers

[gtxvideo vid="Sl8uj3YB" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Sl8uj3YB.jpg" vtitle="Field of Friends PKG”] SAVANNAH, Tenn. - There are no outs, umpire or score in this softball game. Everyone gets to hit the ball when the step up to the plate. Teams are spilt up…

Man charged in robbery, kidnapping at Jackson apartment

[gtxvideo vid="BeLD9yvM" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/BeLD9yvM.jpg" vtitle="Hale Evading Arrest”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A man appeared Friday in Jackson City Court on multiple charges stemming from an alleged robbery and kidnapping at a Jackson apartment. Dontavious Martez Bond is accused of forcing…