HENRY COUNTY, Tenn. -- The public library in Henry County is working to help children in their community master reading. The W.G. Rhea Public Library has inaugurated the "Read to be Ready" program for…
HENRY COUNTY, Tenn. -- One local sheriff's office is launching a new initiative called "Test, Don't Guess," to help parents worried their children could be taking drugs. The Henry County Sheriff's Office…
HARDIN COUNTY, Tenn. -- As school lets out for summer break, Hardin County officials are hoping teens will join them as they fight fires. Hollie Broughton's son is only 16 but…
ROGERSVILLE, Tenn. -- Missing East Tennessee girl Carlie Trent has been found safe in Hawkins County and her uncle charged in her kidnapping is in custody, according to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. Carlie reportedly disappeared May 4 after her uncle…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Residents at a Jackson apartment complex search for answers after the city notifies them their units are "unsafe." On Tuesday, staff with the city's Building and Housing Codes Department posted…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A law enforcement sweep Wednesday led to dozens of arrests across the six-county area that makes up the 26th and 28th State Judicial Districts. During the operation, 39 people were arrested for various state violations ranging from firearm and…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Three small businesses doing big things in Jackson received awards Thursday. The Tennessee Small Business Development Center recognized owners at the Jackson Chamber. “It's very motivational,” Diana…
CROCKETT COUNTY, Tenn. -- A line of storms brought high winds and some damage Thursday morning in West Tennessee. WBBJ viewer Sharon Hayes sent us photos of damage including a downed tree along Highway 54 in Alamo. Stay tuned to…
HARDIN COUNTY, Tenn. -- For the first time a West Tennessee family who fought to save one of their own, a 7-year-old almost killed in a vicious dog…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A Jackson mother called WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News Wednesday saying she and her neighbors came home to "do not occupy" notices from the city on their doors…
JACKSON, Tenn.-A temporary order of protection filed against former Jackson Police Sergeant Peaches Nesbitt was dismissed Wednesday. The order was filed by a local mother who accused Nesbitt of grabbing her young daughter at Walmart, last June, after another encounter…
JACKSON, Tenn.-Fresh off Tuesday night's school board meeting, where some capitol expenses were approved, the Jackson-Madison County School Board held a budget meeting Wednesday morning. The top, Wednesday, the school system's five-year plan for capitol improvements. The school budget committee…
MAYFIELD, Ky. -- Cleanup begins for homeowners and several businesses after a tornado rips through a Western Kentucky community. Wilby Hawkins said he and four other employees were working when the funnel…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- May is National Physical Fitness and Sports Month, but how active are our kids? The State Comptroller's Office released statistics after researching physical activity in Tennessee's public schools. Currently,…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Police are asking for help to identify a man and woman they say stole more than $2,000 worth of merchandise from Belk at the Old Hickory Mall.…
