BENTON COUNTY, Tenn. -- The Tennessee Highway Patrol has identified the Humboldt man killed during a Thursday construction accident 15 miles south of Camden. Danny Sweat, 27, of Humboldt was killed when an asphalt truck backing up on Interstate 40…
[gtxvideo vid="n1BbHEpU" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/n1BbHEpU.jpg" vtitle="Henry Co Fatal Wreck”] HENRY COUNTY, Tenn. -- A McKenzie man died of a heart attack before his truck crashed in Henry County early Thursday morning. According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol, John Leegan, 67,…
[gtxvideo vid="GxpwhFD6" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/GxpwhFD6.jpg" vtitle="Beard Domestic Assault”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A man was in city court Friday on charges of attacking his girlfriend and throwing bleach at her. A woman told police she and Wade Beard, her boyfriend of…
[gtxvideo vid="3PVlWyH0" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/3PVlWyH0.jpg" vtitle="Turley Stabs Nephew”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A man went before a judge Friday on accusations of stabbing a family member with a paring knife. Police responded Thursday to a Point O. Woods Drive residence to…
[gtxvideo vid="OmafUizl" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/OmafUizl.jpg" vtitle="Coleman Food Mart Arrest”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- The third suspect in the Monday robbery of an east Jackson store has been arrested and appeared Friday in city court. Rakeem Coleman is accused of being one…
WEAKLEY COUNTY, Tenn. -- A man and his wife are dead following a murder-suicide just outside Martin, according to the Weakley County Sheriff's Office. Deputies say a man shot his wife several times before later turning the gun on himself.…
UPDATED: MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- The software the county uses to provide marriage licenses has been updated to accommodate same-sex couples. According to Madison County Clerk Fred Birmingham, the update consists of a change of information fields to include "Applicant…
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court has declared that same-sex couples have a right to marry anywhere in the United States. Gay and lesbian couples already can marry in 36 states and the District of Columbia. The court's ruling on…
[gtxvideo vid="jhszrNnp" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/jhszrNnp.jpg" vtitle="General Lee Car”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- As lawmakers debate the Confederate flag and major retailers pull it from their shelves, Warner Bros. Pictures takes action too. The "General Lee," the 1969 Dodge Charger driven in…
[gtxvideo vid="gDb8TkIq" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/gDb8TkIq.jpg" vtitle="Jail Employee Speaks Out PKG”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Nurses who work at the Madison County Jail said they feel as though they have been lied to. With only one month until they are terminated from…
[gtxvideo vid="HMUfhWvT" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/HMUfhWvT.jpg" vtitle="Benton Co ID Theft”] BENTON COUNTY, Tenn. -- A Benton County man is on the run after deputies say he told them he would turn himself in but then took off. Brandon Craig is wanted…
BENTON COUNTY, Tenn. -- The Benton County Sheriff confirms a construction worker on I-40 was hit and killed by a dump truck Thursday evening. It happened just after 9:15 p.m. near Exit 133. Sheriff Kenny Christopher said the victim is…
BENTON COUNTY, Tenn. -- The Benton County Sheriff confirms a construction worker on I-40 was hit and killed by a dump truck Thursday evening. It happened just after 9:15 near Exit 133. Sheriff Kenny Christopher said the victim is in…
HENDERSON, Tenn. -- Southern Chic Spatique, owned and operated by Stacey Ingold, has been named the Tennessee 2015 Rural Small Business of the Year. Walter N. Perry III, district director of the Tennessee Small Business Administration, presented the award on…
[gtxvideo vid="bfEsvwHR" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/bfEsvwHR.jpg" vtitle="McKenzie Mascot Meaning PKG”] McKENZIE, Tenn. -- Southern icon or football super fan? WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News asked McKenzie residents who the man behind the mascot is. After dozens of comments on social media, we…
