HENDERSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- A park soon will be accessible to everyone, all thanks to a class project. River Edge Park in Darden soon will have a handicap-accessible gazebo and other amenities. After receiving a grant last year for the…
MARTIN, Tenn. -- A foot chase lands a man in jail for trespassing. Martin police say they along with the Weakley County Sheriff's Department found 25-year-old Kinyko Booker. They first received a call about a man breaking into vehicles in…
[gtxvideo vid="FFlJgcJx" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/FFlJgcJx.jpg" vtitle="Gibson Fair Legend PKG”] GIBSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- From the food to the rides, county fairs across West Tennessee are a piece of Americana that attract thousands every year. For 160 years, the Gibson County…
[gtxvideo vid="BgO8ywjj" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/BgO8ywjj.jpg" vtitle="TWRA Prank Warning PKG”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency says despite a viral social media post, deer hunting season is not canceled. "Just because it's on the Internet doesn't mean it's true,"…
DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A local library is urging younger visitors to grab a book and read. September is Library Card Sign-up Month, a time when the Jackson-Madison County Library partners with the American Library Association. The mission is to make…
[gtxvideo vid="vgENQ7p9" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/vgENQ7p9.jpg" vtitle="Mckenney Evading Arrest”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- A man appears Friday in Jackson City Court on accusations of stealing a truck and leading officers on a low-speed chase. Police say as a man was leaving a…
[gtxvideo vid="hswkQbDu" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/hswkQbDu.jpg" vtitle="Paris Suspect Search”] HENRY COUNTY, Tenn. -- A suspected drug dealer in Henry County is a wanted man after officers raid his home and find drugs and weapons. Officers say they searched Aaron Teague's house…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- If you find you've had one too many to drive yourself home over the weekend, AAA and Bud Light are teaming up again to offer free rides and tows for your car as part of the Tow…
[gtxvideo vid="IFtPhoS5" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/IFtPhoS5.jpg" vtitle="Benton Bargin Sale Preview”] BENTON COUNTY, Tenn. -- For a different Labor Day weekend activity, West Tennesseans are encouraged to check out a yard sale that stretches on for 830 miles. Every Labor Day weekend,…
[gtxvideo vid="Mt7FxNF8" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Mt7FxNF8.jpg" vtitle="Johnson Agg Assault”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- A woman said to be involved in a late night fight appeared Friday in Jackson City Court. On Thursday, court papers say Carol Johnson used a knife to cut…
[gtxvideo vid="AloWK7DE" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/AloWK7DE.jpg" vtitle="THP Increased Patrols”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- More Tennessee drivers on the road requires more highway patrol presence to keep drivers' Labor Day Travel safe and secure. That's exactly the need members of the Tennessee Highway…
[gtxvideo vid="Xg9A7E8f" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Xg9A7E8f.jpg" vtitle="John Christie Update 6pm”] GIBSON COUNTY, Tenn.-The accused killer who had his plea deal with the state revoked by a Madison County judge this week is now being housed at the Gibson County jail. Christie…
[gtxvideo vid="KAQmIbF9" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/KAQmIbF9.jpg" vtitle="High Heat Warning”] JACKSON, Tenn.-Before the football action of Friday night, many coaches and parents are worried about high temperatures on what might be hottest game night of the season. With temperatures expected to stay…
[gtxvideo vid="fz7sedDG" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/fz7sedDG.jpg" vtitle="Murray Personnel File”] JACKSON, Tenn.-On Thursday, leaders with the Jackson-Madison County School District released former Liberty Technology principal Dr. June Murry's personnel records, which WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News originally requested last Friday. The file shows…
[gtxvideo vid="pqaiZXZ7" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/pqaiZXZ7.jpg" vtitle="Garden Pesticides PKG”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- West Tennessee gardeners know their work is never done. Though this time of year, there is not as much planting. There is a lot of preventing you can do,…
