HENDERSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- The Tennessee Historical Commission has announced the addition of a Henderson County church to the National Register of Historic Places. Mt. Pisgah Missionary Baptist Church and Cemetery, located about two miles northwest of Wildersville in rural…
[gtxvideo vid="ZSkfGh4Y" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/ZSkfGh4Y.jpg" vtitle="No Refusal Results”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Tennessee Highway Patrol released the results of its holiday No Refusal safety campaign. According to THP, more than 68 individuals were arrested on suspicion of impaired driving. Troopers…
CROCKETT COUNTY, Tenn. -- The Tennessee Highway Patrol has identified the woman killed in a Tuesday afternoon accident in Alamo that left another person injured. Janet Pleasant, 71, of Friendship, was killed when she was ejected from a vehicle that…
[gtxvideo vid="iNU8pb0x" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/iNU8pb0x.jpg" vtitle="TVA Reduce Electricity”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Tennessee Valley Authority is asking you to chip in to help save power. The cold temperatures that many have grown familiar with have placed higher demand on the…
[gtxvideo vid="hV9nzpLq" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/hV9nzpLq.jpg" vtitle="Eskridge Embezzlement”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- In Jackson City Court Wednesday, a member of a local realty company faced accusations of embezzling money. Alonzo Eskridge was in charge of collecting monthly rent payments for Cooper realty…
[gtxvideo vid="O8F289kz" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/O8F289kz.jpg" vtitle="Felon Law Update”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- In a story last week, WBBJ covered a new law allowing convicted felons to get a court-issued certificate to make it easier to get a job. However, we failed…
[gtxvideo vid="b1SYXA0e" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/b1SYXA0e.jpg" vtitle="School Closings”] Benton County Schools start at 9:50 a.m. Thursday Decatur County Schools Closed Thursday McNairy County Schools Closed Thursday
[gtxvideo vid="WCpjwvqr" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/WCpjwvqr.jpg" vtitle="Nutbush Church Fire”] HAYWOOD COUNTY, Tenn. -- Fire destroyed a historic church in Haywood County early Wednesday morning. Firefighters said the building is a total loss. Wind cut through what is left of Trinity United…
[gtxvideo vid="FdlG7yvH" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/FdlG7yvH.jpg" vtitle="Woman Beats Boyfriend”] DYERSBURG, Tenn.- Police said a mother admits to beating a man with an ashtray, but she is not the one in trouble. Joseph Smith is charged with sexual battery of a 14-year-old…
[gtxvideo vid="DlCTZikM" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/DlCTZikM.jpg" vtitle="Brownsville Burglary”] BROWNSVILLE, Tenn.-Watchful and quick acting neighbors are believed to have kept thieves from doing even more damage to a home in Brownsville. Police said early Tuesday morning they were called to a home…
[gtxvideo vid="ONPEXk67" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/ONPEXk67.jpg" vtitle="Burroughs Returns To Lane”] JACKSON, Tenn. - Lane College's new athletic director and head football coach is no stranger to the Dragons family. The new man in charge is former football head coach Derrick Burroughs.…
[gtxvideo vid="NX4beotJ" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/NX4beotJ.jpg" vtitle="Brwonsville Opens Boys And Girls Club”] BROWNSVILLE, Tenn. -- Tuesday afternoon more than 80 students took their first look inside the new Boy and Girls Club in Brownsville. Officials said the facility spans about 14,000…
[gtxvideo vid="ONPEXk67" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/ONPEXk67.jpg" vtitle="Burroughs Returns To Lane”] Derrick Burroughs returns to Lane College as the new Athletic Director and Head Football Coach.
[gtxvideo vid="2QhF2ovO" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/2QhF2ovO.jpg" vtitle="Martin Communtiy Reaction”] MARTIN, Tenn. - An all day manhunt in Weakly County ends with a"‹ suspected killer behind bars Tuesday night. Police say three people were shot, one of whom has died. "‹ "‹The…
[gtxvideo vid="dKrfPoKH" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/dKrfPoKH.jpg" vtitle="Zaid Beer Approval”] JACKSON, Tenn.- The Jackson Beer Board approved a new business' beer license Tuesday morning. The location off the Highway 45 Bypass will now be able to sell beer for consumption off the…
