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Jackson State Community College and WGU Make A Deal

This video is no longer available. JACKSON, Tenn.– Jackson State Community College and WGU Tennessee, announced today the signing of an articulation agreement that allows Jackson State graduates and staff to receive application fee waivers and discounted tuition to WGU…

Jackson-Madison County NAACP Branch Recognized

The “2013 Branch Action Award," was awarded to the Jackson Madison County NAACP Branch. This is the second, (2007) such award. “I am very proud of our success over the last several years; however we cannot be satisfied. We must…

City of Jackson to Demolish Seven Houses in October

This video is no longer available. JACKSON, Tenn. -- In the coming weeks, the city of Jackson will be demolishing seven abandoned houses, with the first two scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday morning. In recent months, the city has demolished…

City Employees Get New Home At LIFT Center

This video is no longer available. DOWNTOWN JACKSON, Tenn. -- City employees may have a new place to get medical care. The city approved a contract that allows city employees to use the health center at the Lift on Tuesday.…

Jackson's Entrepreneur Development Center Celebrates Grand Opening

This video is no longer available. JACKSON, Tenn. - The Entrepreneur Development Center - a Launch Tennessee (LaunchTN) accelerator - in Jackson is celebrated its grand opening of its new location with a ribbon cutting and open house Tuesday afternoon.…

Man Arrested For Stabbing His Dyersburg Nephew

This video is no longer available. DYERSBURG, Tenn. -- Dyersburg police have arrested an Illinois man for attempted murder in the alleged stabbing of his 25-year-old nephew over the weekend. On the early morning of September 28, 2013, police responded…

TBI: Mom Lied About Son’s Health to Raise Money

This video is no longer available. MEDINA, Tenn.-- Police arrested a Gibson County mom accused of lying about her son‘s health to get donations. Medina police escorted Jamie Decker, 35, out of her Medina home in handcuffs on Tuesday. Officers…

Students Get Temporary Job As Geologists

This video is no longer available. HUNTINGDON, Tenn. - Students got an occupation change to work as a team of geologists with the task of analyzing another life simply through a magnifying glass. "We got to touch them and not…

City Council Approves New Golf and Tennis Courts

This video is no longer available. JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Jackson City Council passed measures to purchase 20 acres of the old Highland Green golf course for $200,000 and 3.4 acres from the VFW for $46,000 to build a new…

Satanic Symbols Found in Local Church

This video is no longer available. MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. - Members of Lebanon Methodist Church called Madison County deputies, Sunday morning, disturbed by what they found when they arrived for services. The church on Tige Hopper Road had been targeted…

Suspicious Fire Under Investigation at Abandoned School

This video is no longer available. JACKSON, Tenn. - Small fires all over the building are what Jackson firefighters said they found when they arrived at the former Jackson-Madison County alternative school on McCowat Street, Monday. Crews reported finding a…

Pitbull Shot and Killed Through Police Kill Order

This video is no longer available. UNION CITY, Tenn. - A kill order was issued and carried out by Union City Police, garnering praise from some and concern by others. Chief Perry Barfield says a vicious pitbull had been roaming…

Tanker Crash Stalls I40 Traffic for Hours

This video is no longer available. HENDERSON COUNTY, Tenn. - A tanker crash shut down Interstate 40 for almost 12 hours, Monday. No one was seriously hurt, but thousands of gallons of fuel spilled. Brad Riggle, a driver headed home…

Reinstated Officers Taking Steps to Return to Force

This video is no longer available. JACKSON, Tenn. -- Two Jackson police officers that were reinstated after being fired in April are making strides to return back to the police force. The city human resources department tells WBBJ that physical…

Section of I-40 in Haywood County to Close for Two Weekends

This video is no longer available. MEMPHIS, Tenn. –TDOT contract crews will close a short section of I-40 in Haywood County in order to demolish the Albright Road bridge that crosses over the interstate. The bridge, which crosses over I-40…

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