Hardin Co. Animal Services faces challenges of overcrowding
HARDIN COUNTY, Tenn. -- After rescuing over 130 cats from a home in Savannah, Hardin County Animal Services is facing the challenge of caring for 100 more cats than they're prepared to…
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Women graduate Celebrate Recovery program at Madison Co. Criminal Justice Complex
JACKSON, Tenn. -- One courtroom in Jackson didn't hand out sentences Thursday, but celebrated with inmates. Judge Don Allen celebrated the ninth class to graduate from the Celebrate Recovery program at the Madison County Criminal Justice Complex. The women started…
Voters head to polls in West TN
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Tennessee voters headed to the polls Thursday for the state primary and county general elections. "I think it's important to have your voice heard," Becky Nipp, a Jackson voter,…
New movie theater coming to Jackson
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Grab your popcorn and soda, a new movie theater is coming to Jackson. "We're announcing what I like to call the greatest theater that Jackson and Madison County have…
Kustoff wins Republican primary in TN 8th Congressional District
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Incumbent David Kustoff is the winner in the Republican primary in Tennessee's 8th Congressional District.
West TN Election Roundup – Aug. 2, 2018
JACKSON, Tenn. — Below is a list to find results from elections around West Tennessee. Click the county name to see more information. We will update this list as more results become available. Madison County Benton County Carroll County Chester…
Lee wins Tennessee GOP primary for governor
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Businessman Bill Lee wins Tennessee GOP primary for governor, topping three competitors in $45 million race.
Police release video after using Taser during traffic stop
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Jackson police have released video from a traffic stop Thursday afternoon when officers deployed a Taser to control a domestic assault suspect. According to a news release, Jackson police responded to a report of a domestic assault…
Bredesen wins Democratic nomination for open U.S. Senate seat
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Former Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen has won the Democratic nomination for an open U.S. Senate that Democrats see as critical to their hopes of taking control of the Senate. Bredesen blew past nominal opposition in Thursday's…
Blackburn wins Republican nomination for open U.S. Senate contest
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn has won the Republican nomination in Tennessee's open U.S. Senate race. Blackburn easily advanced past minimal opposition in Thursday's primary. She and Democratic former Gov. Phil Bredesen have long looked past the…
Polls close in state primary, county general elections
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Polls closed at 7 p.m. Thursday in the state primary and county general elections. WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News will gather results are they become available. We will not include uncontested races. Tune in to WBBJ ABC and…
Weakley Co. man killed in tractor rollover
WEAKLEY COUNTY, Tenn. -- A man was killed Wednesday afternoon when the tractor he was operating overturned near Dresden. A tractor operated by Wesley Garrett McDaniel, 30, overturned while climbing a steep hill, pinning him underneath, according to the Weakley…
US Marshals capture man wanted in Jackson robbery, Memphis shooting
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A man wanted in a Jackson armed robbery and a Memphis shooting was captured Thursday in Jackson. Deterrio Harrison, 21, was captured Thursday by U.S. Marshals and officers with the Jackson Police Department Gang Unit, according to…
Marine veteran walking across the country, makes stop in Jackson with message of hope
JACKSON, Tenn.--A veteran, walking across the country makes a stop Wednesday in the Hub City. "My own brother took his own life, Army solider. A good friend of mine that I trained…
McKenzie community gathers to protest hospital closure decision
McKENZIE, Tenn. — Clark Brown is just one Carroll County resident who has relied on care from the McKenzie Regional Hospital from day one. "The emergency center here and the hospital has…
