[gtxvideo vid="KAQmIbF9" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/KAQmIbF9.jpg" vtitle="High Heat Warning”] JACKSON, Tenn.-Before the football action of Friday night, many coaches and parents are worried about high temperatures on what might be hottest game night of the season. With temperatures expected to stay…
[gtxvideo vid="fz7sedDG" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/fz7sedDG.jpg" vtitle="Murray Personnel File”] JACKSON, Tenn.-On Thursday, leaders with the Jackson-Madison County School District released former Liberty Technology principal Dr. June Murry's personnel records, which WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News originally requested last Friday. The file shows…
[gtxvideo vid="pqaiZXZ7" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/pqaiZXZ7.jpg" vtitle="Garden Pesticides PKG”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- West Tennessee gardeners know their work is never done. Though this time of year, there is not as much planting. There is a lot of preventing you can do,…
[gtxvideo vid="7YvlFpDK" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/7YvlFpDK.jpg" vtitle="Paris Embezzlement Arrest PKG”] HENRY COUNTY, Tenn.-- A man is arrested on embezzlement charges, but when he is booked, records find him wanted by Uncle Sam. Subway owners first reported their manager, Richard Lucas, accusing…
[gtxvideo vid="Hylqjlsa" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Hylqjlsa.jpg" vtitle="Lane Season Opener PKG”] EAST JACKSON, Tenn. - A new football season at Lane College brings excitement and optimism. The Dragons are confident they won't have consecutive one-win seasons. "You get a chance to hit…
[gtxvideo vid="rCpAphI9" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/rCpAphI9.jpg" vtitle="Jax National Golfboards”] JACKSON, Tenn.-Jackson National Golf Club is the first course in Tennessee to offer golf boards instead of just golf carts. Golfboards give golfers the option of "surfing" along the course, rather than…
[gtxvideo vid="86sMVeWh" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/86sMVeWh.jpg" vtitle="Street Festival Preview”] JACKSON, Tenn.-Preparations are underway for Jackson's 26th annual African Street Festival, which will be in a new location at Lane Field. The festival aims to bring a variety of cultures together and…
JACKSON, Tenn.-The Jackson Police Department said it is closer than ever to officers with body cameras. Chief Julian Wiser said the department is currently testing three different models of body cameras and will make a decision of which one they…
[gtxvideo vid="PQ2gOj7f" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/PQ2gOj7f.jpg" vtitle="Liberty Interim Plan”] JACKSON, Tenn.-The Jackson-Madison County Schools superintendent announces the appointments of interim leadership at Liberty Technology Magnet High School. This, after the school's principal, Dr. June Murry was abruptly let go last week.…
JACKSON, Tenn.-Two Jackson non-profits are awarded federal grants to assist the homeless in West Tennessee. The Tennessee Housing Development Agency awarded $50,000 to the Women's Resource and Rape Assistance Program and $40,000 to Area Relief Ministries of Jackson. "They have…
[gtxvideo vid="B6dirLoo" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/B6dirLoo.jpg" vtitle="Henry Murder Update”] HENRY COUNTY, Tenn.-The Henry County Sheriff said his investigators are following a number of leads in a homicide WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News first reported last week. Authorities said last Friday night, Jacky…
[gtxvideo vid="VGmI3NMV" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/VGmI3NMV.jpg" vtitle="Mock Emergency Training”] MADISON COUNTY, Tenn.-Jackson and Madison County emergency responders got a little practice Thursday in working a hazardous chemical spill. Agencies from across the area participated in the excercise this morning along Flex…
[gtxvideo vid="aYYguStd" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/aYYguStd.jpg" vtitle="Labor Day Safety PKG”] HARDIN COUNTY, Tenn. -- With hot and sunny weather expected for this long holiday weekend, plenty of people will head to the water for a little relief from the heat. For…
[gtxvideo vid="QOQkK4x9" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/QOQkK4x9.jpg" vtitle="Child Care Provider Rights PKG”] HENDERSON, Tenn.,--A Henderson pre-school is praised after reporting a mother accused of being dangerously intoxicated. School staff at Wee Care Pre-school said Tiffany Cox went to pick-up her five-year-old son…
[gtxvideo vid="BsL3lXt9" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/BsL3lXt9.jpg" vtitle="Recruitment Rates Increased PKG”] MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- Despite recent deadly officer-involved shootings local law enforcement agencies say they are having no problem finding recruits. Madison County Deputy Preston Overbey joined the sheriff‘s office in…
