JACKSON, Tenn. -- Starting tonight, drivers on Interstate 40 will start to see changes. "Beginning tonight at 7 p.m., there is going to be nightly lane closures on Exit 82 and Exit 87. That…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- The City of Jackson says projections show promise for the current fiscal year, in spite of 2020's challenges. In a news release, the city says revenue was budgeted conservatively due to COVID-19 and its impacts on the…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- The City of Jackson announced in a news release Wednesday that the local community is invited to help decorate the city Christmas tree. The tree will stand outside…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A Jackson-Madison County School has sent their students home for the next two weeks -- the main discussion in the health department's weekly press conference Wednesday. "Now that…
The Tennessee Department of Health confirmed a total of 269,802 cases of COVID-19 in the state on Wednesday, November 4. In addition, 3,478 people have died and 1,537 are currently hospitalized. Another 240,587 have either recovered or are inactive. The…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Bobby Joe Claybrook appeared in Jackson City Court on Wednesday, facing charges stemming from an incident Monday in which Claybrook allegedly shot at U.S. Marshals Service task force officers. Claybrook is…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A mobile way to purchase produce is expanding throughout Jackson. The West Tennessee Farmers' Market, along with the Jackson Housing Authority, hosted their second Mobile Farmers' Market --…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A Madison County deputy clerk has been indicted on charges of altering or forging a title. Gina Petty is accused of concealing material to commit fraud on an application for the registration of a vehicle in April…
HARDIN COUNTY, Tenn. -- The Hardin County Fire Department responded to a fire in a garage in Counce on Tuesday afternoon. Fire officials say firefighters arrived within seven minutes and were able to contain the fire, which officials believe was…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Bobby Joe Claybrook, the man accused of shooting a U.S. Marshals Service task force agent, appeared in Jackson City Court on Wednesday. Claybrook, 39, was wanted by Dyersburg police on charges including attempted second-degree murder when U.S.…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department has confirmed an additional death due to COVID-19. The health department says a 76-year-old woman died Monday, Nov. 2 due to complications of COVID-19. In addition, the health department confirmed another…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- The man accused of shooting a U.S. Marshals Service task force officer was charged Tuesday by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. Bobby Joe Claybrook, 39, is now charged with criminal attempt to commit first-degree murder causing serious…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- The polls are now closed and many voters are sharing their hopes for what the country's future holds. WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News reached out to local residents to see what they hope to see in our next…
GIBSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- Gibson County voters didn't have to wait long Tuesday to cast their ballots. "Early voting was a lot larger. We did, in a two week period, almost 7,000 people here in Medina, and today it's been…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- The campaign for Marquita Bradshaw and the Democratic Party are suing the Tennessee Secretary of State's office. Bradshaw's team wanted a list of absentee by mail ballots sent out, and the voters that had not already sent…
