JACKSON, Tenn. -- Dry weather conditions have caused a state agency to stop issuing outdoor burn permits until conditions improve. As of Friday afternoon, the Tennessee Division of Forestry will no longer issue outdoor burn permits in any part of the…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A record number of high school students applied for the Tennessee Promise program this year, according to Gov. Bill Haslam. “Everybody wants free stuff, whether it be…
MILAN, Tenn. -- Three men have been arrested and charged in connection with an October shooting that killed one and injured another. Milan…
JACKSON, Tenn.-It might not feel like winter just yet, but that has not stopped the Tennessee Department of Transportation from preparing. This week, employees have the opportunity to drive a snow…
JACKSON, Tenn.-An event was held Thursday night designed to shine a light on a disease that affects millions. The Kirkland Cancer Center hosted its 3rd annual "Shine a Light on…
JACKSON, Tenn.-Nearly a century ago, America found itself fighting in a war that ravaged parts of Europe, the middle east and North Africa. Thursday, archivists with the state library and archives…
JACKSON, Tenn.-The holiday season is ushered in with the annual "Windows of Hope" fundraiser for the Boys and Girls Club, lighting the way for many area kids. Many of the kids…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A Hub City school marks four decades in existence by holding a huge celebration. Guest singer and songwriter Edwin McCain sang his hit "I Could Not Ask for…
ATWOOD, Tenn -- A school system selects their new leader. Thursday, the West Carroll Special School District voted in a new director of schools. "We came to a 4-2 vote…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- The burning of an American flag may not be what you would expect to see from a group of patriotic West Tennesseans. But what they were doing…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- It was a special day Thursday here at WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News. The newsroom got together along with the rest of the WBBJ family to throw a baby shower for Keli McAlister and her baby boy, expected in just a couple more…
BOLIVAR, Tenn. -- Residents in Bolivar will decide whether they want wine sold in their grocery stores. Mayor Barrett Stevens says, if passed, to meet zoning requirements the store must be a…
HUMBOLDT, Tenn. -- Along with local, state and national elections, Humboldt residents also will decide whether they want wine sold in their grocery stores. For it to pass, it must simply receive…
TRENTON, Tenn. -- Just more than a week from Veterans Day, a Milan man finds himself in trouble with the law. Officers say he posed as a wounded veteran and even…
BOLIVAR, Tenn. -- Christmas has come early for the Bolivar Fire Department. It's received some new potentially life-saving equipment at no cost to the department. When responding to fires,…
