[gtxvideo vid="tBd5vQdi" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/tBd5vQdi.jpg" vtitle="Tomcats Honored”] BROWNSVILLE, Tenn. -- At the Brownsville City Board meeting Tuesday the state champion Haywood Tomcats were given keys to the city. The Haywood basketball players and cheerleaders were recognized before a packed house…
[gtxvideo vid="fKEwikEA" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/fKEwikEA.jpg" vtitle="Milan Fire Aftermath”] MILAN, Tenn. -- Firefighters responded to a house fire in Milan late Tuesday morning. Crews said it took them about ten minutes to get the flames under control. The woman who lives…
[gtxvideo vid="KbBiiRhV" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/KbBiiRhV.jpg" vtitle="Canadian Railroad Grant”] NEWBERN, Tenn. -- The City of Newbern in Dyer County is set to receive thousands of dollars in grant money from Canadian National Railway. According to the city recorder, the railroad's "America…
[gtxvideo vid="qgY8qLd8" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/qgY8qLd8.jpg" vtitle="Savannah Att Murder - Jordan”] SAVANNAH, Tenn. -- A charge of attempted murder has been filed against an alleged attacker, and police say his weapon was a hatchet. Residents at Cypress Gardens Apartments are in…
[gtxvideo vid="NJudazOq" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/NJudazOq.jpg" vtitle="Reserve Officer Protocol”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- After a fatal shooting in Oklahoma by a reserve deputy who said he mistook his service weapon for his Taser, WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News talked to local officials about…
[gtxvideo vid="8cv9aplf" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/8cv9aplf.jpg" vtitle="Excahngite Of The Year”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- A local volunteer organization honored its member of the year during a Tuesday luncheon. The Jackson Exchange Club named Tammy Boyd as Exchangite of the Year. "It means…
[gtxvideo vid="CpyLMHCG" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/CpyLMHCG.jpg" vtitle="Tax Day Rush”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Time is running out for Tennessee tax filers. Wednesday is that often-procrastinated-toward deadline to get in your tax information. Local tax service sites, many of which will stay open…
[gtxvideo vid="bnpfUntu" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/bnpfUntu.jpg" vtitle="Flags Of Freedom”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Jackson Exchange Club announced Tuesday its plans for the 2015 Flags of Freedom project. Flags will be displayed May 16 through May 30 at First Cumberland Presbyterian Church.…
[gtxvideo vid="bh0z3IWJ" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/bh0z3IWJ.jpg" vtitle="Early Voting”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Wednesday marks the first day for early voting in the 2015 mayoral election and other city elections. WBBJ reached out to administrator of elections Kim Buckley, who says she thinks…
[gtxvideo vid="ASe9k2m8" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/ASe9k2m8.jpg" vtitle="Campaign Financials - Mallory”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Three weeks from Tuesday, voters in Jackson will elect a mayor. Records show two of the five candidates far outspent the others during the first quarter. Records show…
All five candidates in the race for Jackson mayor have submitted their financial disclosure documents. You can view all candidate's disclosures below. Dr. James Baxter media.wbbjtv.com/documents/James+Baxter+1st+qtr.pdf Lowe Finney media.wbbjtv.com/documents/Lowe+Finney+1st+qtr+complete.pdf Jerry Gist Page 1 media.wbbjtv.com/documents/GIST+1st+Qtr+2015+-+Pages+1-13.pdf Page 2 media.wbbjtv.com/documents/GIST+1st+Qtr+2015+-+Pages+14+-25.pdf…
NASHVILLE (AP) -- The Tennessee House has voted to create a $500 lifetime handgun carry permit. The chamber voted 90-3 on Monday to approve the measure sponsored by Republican Rep. John Holsclaw Jr. of Elizabethton. Current handgun carry permits are…
[gtxvideo vid="6tYRXMCd" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/6tYRXMCd.jpg" vtitle="JPD Equipment Theft”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Police are investigating the thefts of more than $60,000 worth of equipment from a Jackson swimming pool business. A truck, excavator and trailer were reported stolen April 7 from…
[gtxvideo vid="uOWZv4Pf" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/uOWZv4Pf.jpg" vtitle="FB Feuds Gets Violent”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- Two sisters were in Jackson City Court Tuesday on accusations of cutting and stabbing a man with a knife and box cutter. According to court papers, Shawill and…
[gtxvideo vid="omTSvCf3" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/omTSvCf3.jpg" vtitle="Walmart Theft - Medley”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A woman appeared Tuesday in city court on theft and trespassing charges after allegedly trying to leave Walmart with hundreds of dollars worth of items without paying. Samantha…
