GIBSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- Gibson County Sheriff Paul Thomas has confirmed a body found Wednesday morning on Hope Hill Cemetery Road has been identified as 48-year-old William Arnold. In a news release, Thomas said Arnold is originally from Wildersville, but…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- "Every flu season is high volume it seems like in West Tennessee, but this year has been particularly bad," family nurse practitioner, Tiffany Simpson said. According to the Tennessee Department…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Two communities are coming together in an effort to understand their differences. Congregation B'nai Israel is hosting a four-part series where people of different beliefs can come together and have a conversation. Thursday night, they discussed…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A Texas dog owner receives help from local groups during a tragic situation. "My hat is off to Tennessee. I've never been there," Nancy Hubbard, Julie's mother said. "But…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- "Any time those numbers rise to levels around 20 percent or higher, we call class out," said Rachel Scott, leader of professional development. "Last week, it was hovering around 10 percent,…
MCNAIRY COUNTY, Tenn. -- According to the National Weather Service, Michie got 1.5 to two inches of rain Wednesday night. "Finally, the water built enough that it came over the top of this culvert…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- It's the first Thursday of February and that means another Lunch and Learn about books and their authors. The Friends of the Jackson-Madison County Library's First Thursday Program started Thursday at…
HARDIN COUNTY, Tenn. -- For many residents in Hardin County, last year's flooding was unlike anything they had ever experienced before. This year they are being extra cautious. WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News spoke…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- According to the Tennessee Department of Health, 10 children have died from the flu this season in Tennessee, including one in West Tennessee. Now school districts across the area…
HENRY COUNTY, Tenn. -- A Memphis man was killed Wednesday night in Henry County after being hit by a tractor-trailer truck on Highway 79 South. The Tennessee Highway Patrol says 58-year-old Peter Wisocky was standing in the middle of Highway…
GIBSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- Gibson County Sheriff Paul Thomas has confirmed a body was found on Hope Hill Cemetery Road outside Milan. Thomas said the body has been taken to the medical examiner's office for autopsy. The body has not…
HAYWOOD COUNTY, Tenn. -- A woman was killed Tuesday night after being hit by a car on Interstate 40 in Haywood County. The Tennessee Highway Patrol says 37-year-old Jennifer Sanders, of Batesville, Mississippi, was crossing Interstate 40 around exit 56…
Several schools and districts in West Tennessee will be closed Friday due to illness. Those schools are: Chester County Schools Family Christian School Jackson-Madison County Schools Milan Special School District Trinity Christian Academy West Carroll Special Schools
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Jackson-Madison County Schools have announced they will be closed Friday, Feb. 7 due to illness in the district. Central Office will be open for regular business hours on Friday. Trinity Christian Academy has also announced they will…
HENDERSON, Tenn.--"I still have a bullet in my chest. I lost a finger," said Minister Joey Spann. Spann is a survivor of gun violence, of violence brought into a place that has, in some cases, become a target across the…
