"LemonAide" 5k fights back against childhood cancer
JACKSON, Tenn. — September is childhood cancer awareness month, and runners paired up with a local business to help raise money for a cure. Turning lemons into lemonade. That was the…
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1 dead, 1 injured after motorcycle wreck in Henderson County
LEXINGTON, Tenn. -- A wreck in Henderson county leaves one person dead and the other airlifted to the hospital. A motorcycle carrying two passengers was traveling southbound on Corinth road at 4:20 pm…
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…
Famous game show 'Family Feud' gets local twist for charity
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A popular TV game show gets the Hub City treatment for a night of entertainment and charity. Hundreds of families came out Friday to the Carl Perkins…
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…
Fallen Madison Co. deputy honored with highway dedication
MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. — A fallen Madison County deputy killed in the line of duty was honored Friday in a unique way. With the unveiling of a simple highway…
1 dead after domestic disturbance in McNairy County
McNAIRY COUNTY, Tenn. -- A domestic dispute in McNairy County leaves one person dead and sends another to the hospital. "It's unreal that it happened this close to home in…
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…
Former Decatur Co. employees plead not guilty to theft, forgery charges
DECATURVILLE, Tenn. -- Eight former Decatur County employees were formally charged Friday in Decaturville. Attorneys representing seven of the eight former Decatur County employees now facing theft and forgery…
EMA director says Lexington hazmat situation not drug related
LEXINGTON, Tenn. -- In an update in the hazmat situation in Lexington that we first reported Thursday night, officials say the incident was not drug related. Hazmat teams were called in…
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…
