JACKSON, Tenn. -- Leaders with the Jackson-Madison County School System say they are taking the first steps toward implementing the school board's recent Vision 2020 decisions. Their goal is to ensure the August 2016-2017 school year will begin with the…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Quickly rising waters on roads across Jackson took drivers by surprise as a storm passed through the area, Wednesday. As heavy rains fell, around 6 p.m., the intersection at…
SELMER, Tenn. -- Emergency crews worked to clear parts of Falcon Road in Selmer for hours Wednesday night after a storm destroy homes in its path. One of the homes belonged…
MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- Wednesday's severe weather brought heavy rain and strong winds to the area but luckily no serious injuries have been reported. There was some significant damage though…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A Jackson man suspected in an early Friday morning shooting in east Jackson appeared Wednesday in city court. Darnel Williams now faces counts of facilitation of attempted first-degree murder and…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- If you have a traditional live Christmas tree this year, you don't have to kick it to the curb after the holiday. You can recycle it. The city of Jackson…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Christmas is only two days away, and the next best thing to the presents is the food. The Old Country Store is cooking nonstop because they said they have around 100 Christmas pickup orders over the next two days.…
ALAMO, Tenn. -- For the third time since its construction, the city of Alamo opened its tornado shelter Wednesday. Alamo Mayor Tommy Green said they made the decision to open the shelter just after noon. The building is built to…
This photo gallery contains photos from WBBJ viewers and crew from Wednesday's severe weather.
GIBSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- Some residents in the Gibson Electric Membership Corporation service area reportedly are without power, according to officials with the utility. Gibson County EMA Director Rickey Graves also confirmed the outages. While power has been restored to many in…
HARDIN COUNTY, Tenn. -- All tornado warnings issued by the National Weather Service in Memphis for areas in West Tennessee have expired. The warning for Hardin County expired at 7:30 p.m. The warning for Hardin County expired at 7 p.m. The…
MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- Local emergency officials say it is important to prepare before any severe weather, including having plans to contact family members and neighbors in the aftermath of any storm or disaster. They say to have extra water…
WEAKLEY COUNTY, Tenn. -- Deputies have arrested a 33-year-old Martin man on sex charges involving a 17-year-old-girl. Investigators with the Weakley County Sheriff's Office arrested Robert Aaron Dick on Monday on…
UPDATE -- The Tornado Warning for Dyer County has expired as of 3:30 p.m. DYER COUNTY, Tenn. -- The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a tornado warning for Dyer County until 3:30 p.m. Tune in to WBBJ-TV…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Police are asking the public to help identify three persons of interest in a recent burglary. Three males stole an undetermined amount of drugs and money on…
