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Statewide campaign unveiled to recruit polling officials

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett has announced a statewide campaign to recruit polling officials for the Aug. 6 elections. In a news release, Hargett says Tennesseans can join the campaign to be a poll official in…

Health department confirms 3 new cases of COVID-19

JACKSON, Tenn. -- Three new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Madison County, according to the Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department. The health department says the newest patients are two 13-year-old boys and a 21-year-old man. There are a…

Family of man killed in 2009 hold protest

HUMBOLDT, Tenn.-- The recent death of George Floyd has sparked protest for victims of police brutality. The family of Roy Glenn Jr. marched Monday near the area where Glenn died. On February 22, 2009,…

Father passes down love for music to son

BROWNSVILLE, Tenn.-- Many Americans are expressing their feelings about the death of George Floyd in different ways, such as music. Adrian Perkins taught his son how to play drums. "I like when…

City officials speak on weekend protests

JACKSON, Tenn. -- Protests erupted for the sixth day across the U.S. over the death of George Floyd, who died at the hands of a police officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Even right here…

Local police officer raises awareness with poetry

MILAN, Tenn. -- Events across the country are prompting some to protest and others to express themselves. WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News Reporter Julia Ewoldt listened to a poem from a local police…

Police arrest man in arson of historic Nashville courthouse

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Police say a man who set fire to a historic courthouse in Tennessee during weekend protests has been arrested. Metro Nashville police say 25-year-old Wesley Somers is charged with felony arson, vandalism and disorderly conduct. He…

Health department confirms 8 COVID-19 cases false positives

JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department has confirmed eight cases of COVID-19 reported at West Tennessee Transitional Care were false positives. The health department said Monday that the Tennessee Department of Health State Public Health Laboratory retested…

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