MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Memphis has added one of the nation's most prolific scorers in forward Ashia Jones, who was dismissed from Tennessee Martin's team last month. Jones averaged 23.4 points per game this past season to rank fourth among…
[gtxvideo vid="YUXmNan3" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/YUXmNan3.jpg" vtitle="Summer Celebration Preview”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- As the summer wears on, officials have a lot planned with one season commemoration — the UT AgResearch and Education Center's "Summer Celebration Lawn and Garden Show." This year's…
[gtxvideo vid="VWjMuEjf" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/VWjMuEjf.jpg" vtitle="Crockett Co Smiles PKG”] FRIENDSHIP, Tenn. -- A West Tennessee county is making a change after getting a bad rap for being inactive. Be healthy, be happy. That's the summer slogan for Crockett County, which…
[gtxvideo vid="EMQuEbvE" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/EMQuEbvE.jpg" vtitle="Gibson Co Hit And Run PKG”] TRENTON, Tenn. -- Gibson County deputies identify the man they say is responsible for a weekend hit-and-run that left a man and young girl severely injured. The arrest comes…
[gtxvideo vid="DS1cvoHk" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/DS1cvoHk.jpg" vtitle="Dyer Downtown Demolition PKG”] GIBSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- The city of Dyer is getting a new look as one of the city's historic buildings is prepared for demolition Wednesday. The former Ben Franklin building was…
[gtxvideo vid="2UFxLrKX" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/2UFxLrKX.jpg" vtitle="Hendrix Murder conviction”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- A Madison County jury hands down a guilty verdict Tuesday in a deadly July 2014 shooting. Dontavious Hendrix was found guilty of second-degree murder in the North Royal Street…
[gtxvideo vid="LYPzrFwl" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/LYPzrFwl.jpg" vtitle="Medina Car Explosion”] MEDINA, Tenn. -- A pickup truck fire left a charred scene Wednesday morning near a Medina home. The homeowner said he looked out his window around 10 a.m., saw smoke and realized…
GIBSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- Deputies have identified the man accused of hitting a motorcycle with his pickup truck Sunday, injuring a man and 9-year-old girl, and then leaving the scene. Dwayne Brasfield, 54, of Humboldt has admitted to investigators he…
[gtxvideo vid="ftWBRv2d" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/ftWBRv2d.jpg" vtitle="Haynes Agg Burglary”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A man appeared Wednesday in city court on accusations of breaking into a storage closet and later selling items he stole from it. Ty Haynes is charged with aggravated…
[gtxvideo vid="wy6oc2Rt" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/wy6oc2Rt.jpg" vtitle="Toyota Team Visit”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- A caravan of Toyota vehicles rolls into the Hub City Wednesday to make a stop at a local manufacturer and meet with officials. The visit is part of a…
[gtxvideo vid="acPF2BRh" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/acPF2BRh.jpg" vtitle="Hit And Run Update”] GIBSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- A suspect in a weekend hit-and-run in Gibson County is taken into custody. Sheriff Paul Thomas told WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News after hundreds of tips from the…
[gtxvideo vid="JENmhcYE" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/JENmhcYE.jpg" vtitle="Old Hickory Shooting Arrest”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A man accused of shooting another man inside a Jackson hotel room on the 4th of July was arraigned Wednesday in Jackson City Court. Jacques Marquette Anderson is…
[gtxvideo vid="A9DuAYFr" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/A9DuAYFr.jpg" vtitle="Peaches Simple Assault PKG”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- A Jackson family is still in shock after an encounter with a former Jackson police officer takes an unexpected turn while shopping at Walmart. "My baby was on…
[gtxvideo vid="RcASKMG2" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/RcASKMG2.jpg" vtitle="Ramer Comptroller”] McNAIRY COUNTY, Tenn. -- An investigation by the state comptroller's office lists a variety of problems for one West Tennessee city. The report says several mistakes have gone uncorrected for years within the…
[gtxvideo vid="wnbWYD74" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/wnbWYD74.jpg" vtitle="Auto Shop Burglary PKG”] HENDERSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- A Henderson County man is behind bars on charges of stealing 40 catalytic converters from one business. Christopher Howard was arrested over the holiday weekend for the…
