JACKSON, Tenn. -- Police investigate an overnight shooting in east Jackson. Officers say a man got shot in the side early Wednesday morning near Roosevelt Parkway. Investigators say he went to Regional Hospital of Jackson in a private vehicle. Police…
[gtxvideo vid="xGFY7cRC" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/xGFY7cRC.jpg" vtitle="Christie in Court PKG”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Suspected killer John Christie was back in court Tuesday after a judge rejected his plea deal with the state last week. "The family felt mistreated and didn't like…
[gtxvideo vid="mCLGZkpZ" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/mCLGZkpZ.jpg" vtitle="Bargain Highway Theft Update PKG”] CAMDEN, Tenn. -- A new twist comes in a theft case WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News first told you about over the weekend. Six juveniles were arrested between Saturday and Sunday,…
[gtxvideo vid="KTeOI5re" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/KTeOI5re.jpg" vtitle="Community Prayer Service”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- During a late-day school board meeting, teachers from the Jackson-Madison County School System were given the chance to speak up about a recent change in personnel. The work session…
[gtxvideo vid="9w5oDoSM" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/9w5oDoSM.jpg" vtitle="Infant Death Investigation”] HENRY COUNTY, Tenn. -- A 3-month-old infant's death is being investigated by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. Officials said this comes at the request of District Attorney Matt Stowe. Stowe told WBBJ…
[gtxvideo vid="lU87Jm2R" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/lU87Jm2R.jpg" vtitle="Team Read Kickoff”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Tuesday marked the beginning of another school year for "Team Read" in the Jackson-Madison County School System. "Team Read" serves 474 second graders in the school system, giving them…
[gtxvideo vid="X3kIcGCe" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/X3kIcGCe.jpg" vtitle="Director Explains Legality”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Caught on camera in Texas, a defensive back comes charging in at full speed, blindsiding an official. Seconds later, while the official is on the ground, his teammate follows…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A man went before a Jackson judge Tuesday on a charge of carrying a gun as a convicted felon. Anthony McCarty Jr. appeared in city court on charges of having drugs and the gun in his car.…
[gtxvideo vid="eYrICXTy" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/eYrICXTy.jpg" vtitle="Chrockett Co Wreck”] CROCKETT COUNTY, Tenn. -- The driver of a farming tractor was airlifted Tuesday after a wreck involving a tractor-trailer near Alamo. The crash occurred just before noon on Highway 412 near Highway…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Golfers hit the greens Tuesday at the fifth annual Follow Me Celebrity Gold Tournament to recognize 12 outstanding women in business. The event, presented by the Jackson-Madison County African American Chamber of Commerce, took place at Bent…
[gtxvideo vid="F9S6jR39" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/F9S6jR39.jpg" vtitle="Threads of Love PKG”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- On the second Tuesday of the month, a group of West Tennessee women come together at First Presbyterian Church in Jackson with one mission. The volunteers spend hours…
[gtxvideo vid="hbHoVWCs" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/hbHoVWCs.jpg" vtitle="MCSO WINS Truck”] MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- The Madison County Sheriff's Office was given a brand-new SUV Tuesday from the Governor's Highway Safety Office. Law Enforcement Liaison Officer Brenda Jones presented the keys to the…
UNION CITY, Tenn. -- Police are investigating a Monday armed robbery after two victims reported being robbed at gunpoint. The men told police they were sitting in a vehicle near the corner of Mercer Street and Nash Street when two…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A Jackson woman appeared Tuesday in city court on a domestic assault charge. Jaden Moses allegedly choked a man, threw a knife out a window at him and hit him in the eye with a pair of…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A woman is facing a burglary charge after allegedly stealing electronics from her former roommate. Nora Blackstock is charged with aggravated burglary after police say she stole a laptop computer and a tablet computer, according to an…
