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Pet of the Week: Bella

JACKSON, Tenn -- Bella means beautiful in Italian & this girl is no exception to that! Sweet Bella is just around a year old and weighs close to 40 lbs. Bella loves kids and will thrive in an active home that…

2 transported after crash in south Jackson

JACKSON, Tenn. -- Two people were sent to the hospital after a car wreck on Highway 18 in south Jackson. There was a two-car collision just before 8 p.m. Friday in which…

Jefferson Award: David Brumley

  JACKSON, Tenn. -- Every month, WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News will honor a winner of the Jefferson Award. The national Jefferson Awards Foundation in partnership…

Man charged in Humboldt shooting; no injuries reported

HUMBOLDT, Tenn. -- A man faces assault and reckless endangerment charges after police responded Wednesday night to gunshots in a Humboldt neighborhood. Allen Durrell Pledge, 33, was arrested in the shooting, according to…

Sheriff: 1 killed, 3 injured in McNairy County shooting

McNAIRY COUNTY, Tenn. -- Deputies confirmed one person died and three others were injured in a shooting Friday morning in McNairy County, according to McNairy County Sheriff Guy Buck.   Buck said the shooting happened around 12:20 a.m. Friday on…

Authorities investigate hazmat scene for nearly 6 hours in Lexington

LEXINGTON, Tenn. -- What authorities are calling a hazmat investigation, ended around 9:45 p.m., Thursday on Ayers St. off Highway 22 in Lexington. According to the Henderson County Emergency Management Director Drew Cook, crews had been working the scene since…

RIFA holds annual Canstruction awards gala

JACKSON, Tenn.-Many people love to eat canned food items--but Thursday night a charity was stacking cans as a form of art. Hundreds of influential business professionals, community leaders and philanthropic donors went to Canstruction Gala. It is RIFA's signature fundraising…

Former Miss America hopes to prevent child abuse

JACKSON, Tenn.--A former Miss America winner is raising awareness for the prevention of child abuse in west Tennessee. Marilyn Van Derbur spoke Thursday night for the "Darkness to Light" event at Union…

D.A.R. donates classroom flags to Liberty Tech Magnet

JACKSON, Tenn.--A local organization donated flags to a local high school. The Jackson-Madison Chapter of National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, also known as D.A.R., donated 15 classroom flags to Liberty…

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