Mother continues search for missing son
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A mother continues to search for her son that has been missing for several months. Jackson police say William Brian McKenzie went to a friend's house in Madison County after getting…
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Police investigate break-in at a local business
HUMBOLDT, Tenn. -- The Humboldt Police Department is investigating a break in at a local business. Surveillance video shows a man breaking out the glass door of the front of Robert's Package Store…
Authorities find body in van; two people in custody
MCNAIRY CO., Tenn. -- Officials with the McNairy County Sheriff's office say two people are in custody after finding a dead body in a van. According to the sheriff's office, on Thursday night deputies responded to 51 Sanders Lane in…
LifeLine calls for donors during National Volunteer Blood Donor Month
JACKSON, Tenn. -- It's no longer the giving season of the holidays, and that means one area of donation is suffering. In 1969, January was proclaimed as National Volunteer Blood Donor Month to…
Fighters battle it out for Type 1 diabetes
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Fighters battled it out in the ring to help children. The first rule of fight club is you do not talk about fight club, usually, but this case is different because…
Family confirms identity of remains as missing son
JACKSON, Tenn. -- On Christmas Day, the Jackson Police Department responded to a report of possible human remains in Moize Creek near Oil Well Road. Family members confirmed to WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News…
Hardin County resident speaks on flooding
HARDIN COUNTY, Tenn. -- After heavy amounts of rainfall during the week, parts of West Tennessee are flooded. According to a Facebook post by the Tennessee Valley Authority, large amounts of water from dams…
Local business hosts motorcycle ride
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A local business hosted a fun motorcycle ride. Motorcyclists gathered for the first Frost Butts Ride hosted by Bumpus Harley-Davidson of Jackson. General manager Mike Gay says the ride is a way for bikers to come together,…
Local nurse practitioner pleads guilty in opioid investigation
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A local nurse practitioner has pleaded guilty to charges related to a federal investigation into prescription opioids. Britney Petway, who worked as a nurse practitioner at Superior Health and Wellness Clinic…
Incinerator for CWD-positive deer to be built in Fayette County
FAYETTE COUNTY, Tenn. -- A new way of disposing of deer in Unit CWD is coming to Fayette County. An incinerator designed to reach temperatures high enough to kill the disease will be constructed in Fayette County, according to a…
Jackson police seek assistance in theft of a phone
JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Jackson Police Department is seeking assistance in identifying a person of interest involved in a theft that occurred at a laundromat on December 8. Police say surveillance video showed a man taking and concealing another person's…
Authorities report multiple traffic delays after series of wrecks
JACKSON, Tenn. -- According to investigators with the Tennessee Highway Patrol, there were multiple crashes on Interstate 40 Friday. Around 4 a.m. a crash involving two tractor-trailers shut down I-40 between mile markers 127 and 128 in Benton County. One…
Black Tie and Boxing Weigh-in held at Hub City Brewing
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Get your boxing gloves ready for a fourth annual event. Competitors in the Black Tie and Boxing Fighter weighed at Hub City brewing, and it's all for the Black Tie Boxing event Saturday. Men and women took…
Jackson, Madison Co. mayors give updates on upcoming projects
JACKSON, Tenn.-- Jackson and Madison County leaders met to discuss big plans for the new year. Jackson Mayor Scott Conger and Madison County Mayor Jimmy Harris came together for January's First…
Woman hits fallen tree on North Highland Friday morning
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A woman drove into a tree that fell across a busy Hub City street Friday morning. It all happened on North Highland Avenue near Roland Avenue around 7 a.m Friday. Ivanna Sims says she was driving to…
