NORTH JACKSON -- The president of a Jackson bank where a deadly double shooting occurred Monday says employees are trying to come to terms with the sudden loss of their co-worker. Signs on the doors at the Bank of Jackson…
[gtxvideo vid="Tv6Ie07r" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Tv6Ie07r.jpg" vtitle="Cravens False Imprisonment”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A Jackson man appeared Tuesday in court on accusations of assaulting his girlfriend and holding her against her will. Howard Cravens is accused of grabbing his girlfriend by the…
[gtxvideo vid="fL8iM63O" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/fL8iM63O.jpg" vtitle="Elderly Fraud”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A man was in court Tuesday to face forgery charges after allegedly stealing checks from his mother. Christopher Brian Eley is accused of taking his mother's checks and forging her…
[gtxvideo vid="LWnw51CE" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/LWnw51CE.jpg" vtitle="Union Dean Passees”] NORTH JACKSON, Tenn. -- A long time dean at Union University died suddenly Tuesday, according to a university spokesperson. The university confirmed Dr. Keith Absher, dean of the McAfee School of Business…
[gtxvideo vid="x0c9Dg7r" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/x0c9Dg7r.jpg" vtitle="Brownsville Police Altercation”] BROWNSVILLE. Tenn. -- A West Tennessee prison guard was arrested, accused of attacking a local police officer. Brownsville police said after pulling over a car Sunday morning, they became the target of…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- An east Jackson home caught fire around 9:15 Monday night. Firefighters on the scene told WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News everyone made it out of the home safely. The cause of the fire is unknown.
[gtxvideo vid="LxedLGXT" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/LxedLGXT.jpg" vtitle="Neighbors: Shooting victim motivated, hard-working woman”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Neighbors give new details about the victim in Monday's double shooting at a north Jackson bank. They say Virginia Dorris told them she had recently broken…
MEDINA, Tenn. -- Medina police need help finding a man they say stole steaks from a supermarket. On March 18, officers said he took more than $150 in rib-eye steaks from the Medina Food Giant. If you recognize him, call…
[gtxvideo vid="Svj9x3ST" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Svj9x3ST.jpg" vtitle="FHU Fab Four”] Campbellsville's (Ky.) women's basketball team defeated Freed-Hardeman University 56-52 in the NAIA semifinals. The Lady Lions finished the season at 35-2.
[gtxvideo vid="331z04uQ" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/331z04uQ.jpg" vtitle="Wrap Speaks Out”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- The case involving a domestic-related shooting at a north Jackson bank has local domestic violence prevention advocates speaking out. WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News talked Monday to a manager at…
[gtxvideo vid="cBo6wb0A" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/cBo6wb0A.jpg" vtitle="Earthquake Sensors Installed”] HARDIN COUNTY, Tenn. -- A new warning system is in the works at Pickwick Landing Dam to alert residents if there is a concern of flooding following an earthquake. The Tennessee Valley…
[gtxvideo vid="sJ6iE7Uk" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/sJ6iE7Uk.jpg" vtitle="Bank Shooting Reaction”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Monday morning's shooting that left two dead had area residents on edge. Those at nearby businesses watched as workers ran out of the bank in horror after the shooting.…
[gtxvideo vid="NlgdKWmD" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/NlgdKWmD.jpg" vtitle="Alexander Lockdown Follow”] MIDTOWN JACKSON -- It was a man sending threatening texts to an Alexander Elementary School employee that led to the school being put on lockdown last Friday. Robert Hayes is being charged…
[gtxvideo vid="AdSfKvOj" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/AdSfKvOj.jpg" vtitle="West TN Press Conference”] JACKSON, Tenn -- Forget Memphis in May — How about Jackson in July? International Riders, Rockabilly Music and Cultural festivals are teaming up to for what they call a one-of-kind celebration.…
[gtxvideo vid="Qwe0wmFg" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Qwe0wmFg.jpg" vtitle="Northside HS Lockdown”] NORTH JACKSON -- A deadly shooting Monday at a Jackson bank sent a nearby high school into lockdown. North Side High School, located less than a mile from the Bank of Jackson,…
