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Man charged in Gibson Co. hit-and-run

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…

Man accused of break-in, selling stolen property

[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…

Toyota caravan makes stop at Hub City plant

[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…

Suspect arrested in Gibson Co. hit-and-run

[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…

Fourth of July shooting suspect in custody

[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…

Peaches Nesbitt accused of assault; concerned family speaks

[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…

State report lists management problems in city of Ramer

[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…

$3K in car parts taken from Henderson County shop

[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…

4 new principals announced for Jackson-Madison Co. schools

[gtxvideo vid="n8SMnRjt" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/n8SMnRjt.jpg" vtitle="JMCSS Principals”] MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- Jackson-Madison County Schools Superintendent Dr. Verna Ruffin announced the appointments of four new principals Tuesday for the 2015-2016 school year. Tracey Vowell has been named new principal at Pope…

Vehicle fire shuts down east Jackson intersection

[gtxvideo vid="EEdDz2NU" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/EEdDz2NU.jpg" vtitle="Jackson Car Fire”] EAST JACKSON -- Traffic was shut down at an east Jackson intersection after an SUV caught fire Tuesday afternoon. WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News viewer Tony Hernandez sent video of the SUV on…

City approves sublease for new WRAP building

[gtxvideo vid="Nr4vRqeC" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Nr4vRqeC.jpg" vtitle="Wrap Building Sub Lease Approved”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- The city of Jackson on Tuesday approved a sublease with the Wo/Men's Resource and Rape Assistance Program. The Safe Hope Center is the combination of efforts between…

Sheriff: Vandals deface church grounds with feces

[gtxvideo vid="10F1szUK" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/10F1szUK.jpg" vtitle="MCO Church Vandalism PKG”] MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- A West Tennessee house of worship is now a crime scene after deputies say vandals commit a heinous act. Church members arriving for Sunday service at Brown's…

City elects recorder, treasurer for new terms

[gtxvideo vid="GeuHcSat" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/GeuHcSat.jpg" vtitle="Recorder Treasuer appointed”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Jackson City Council named a treasurer and recorder to new terms on Tuesday. Al Laffoon will continue as the city's recorder for another four years after a unanimous…

Jackson writes off more parking tickets

[gtxvideo vid="xfItpI3X" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/xfItpI3X.jpg" vtitle="Parking Tickets Written off”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- The city of Jackson has added to a list of more than $800,000 in approved write-offs. Jackson's City Council approved writing off $43,675 in unpaid parking tickets from…

City Council elects Johnny Dodd as vice mayor

[gtxvideo vid="LgLcxInH" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/LgLcxInH.jpg" vtitle="Dodd Named Vice Mayor 10”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- City Council members unanimously voted Tuesday for District Two representative Johnny Dodd to serve as vice mayor. According to the city's charter, the vice mayor will serve…

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