JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Jackson-Madison County Chapter of the NAACP will host a community discussion about the future of area children. The mass community discussion will take place from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday, June 28 at the local…
[gtxvideo vid="HAvQaEYV" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/HAvQaEYV.jpg" vtitle="dyer tenncare fraud”] DYER COUNTY, Tenn. -- A Dyersburg man is charged with TennCare fraud and accused of selling a controlled substance near a local school. Courtney Lamont Williams, 32, is accused of selling hydrocodone…
[gtxvideo vid="Im28n0AA" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Im28n0AA.jpg" vtitle="Shread it and take it back”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Hundreds of people took a proactive approach Saturday toward limiting their chances of having their identity stolen. The event was a joint effort between the Tennessee…
[gtxvideo vid="4MOFTGGp" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/4MOFTGGp.jpg" vtitle="pagent moves in”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Nearly 40 contestants have traveled to the Hub City for the Miss Tennessee Scholarship Pageant. Competitors will be staying at the All Suites Hotel off Carriage House Drive. "You're…
[gtxvideo vid="1ga9FQB7" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/1ga9FQB7.jpg" vtitle="MISS TN meet and greet”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- After they checked into their hotels, Miss Tennessee contestants made their way to the Old Hickory Mall in Jackson to be introduced for the first time. Contestants…
[gtxvideo vid="Ci2PqgET" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Ci2PqgET.jpg" vtitle="Trento Man Drowning”] TRENTON, Tenn. -- A mother mourned her son's death Sunday afternoon, which marked the second West Tennessee drowning in just a week. Katrinka Nance said her 19-year-old son William Harris went to…
[gtxvideo vid="wpuEW88u" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/wpuEW88u.jpg" vtitle="SUV Hits HOuse”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Neighbors stood around a home on Peabody Avenue in awe Sunday afternoon. A car backed into a home going all the way through a front room. "When I first…
[gtxvideo vid="FZPPSmQn" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/FZPPSmQn.jpg" vtitle="Retired Chief Fundraiser”] GIBSON, Tenn. -- Former Gibson Fire Chief David Gidderman makes his way home for the first time in months. The chief is escorted in by the first responders who have looked up…
[gtxvideo vid="vClNw6Ok" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/vClNw6Ok.jpg" vtitle="Reading Flash Mob”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- It was a beautiful day in downtown Jackson as dozens took to the court square with a book in hand. Saturday was the Jackson-Madison County Public Library's first ever…
[gtxvideo vid="nuy8mM8q" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/nuy8mM8q.jpg" vtitle="Trench Victim Reax”] CARROLL COUNTY, Tenn. -- A West Tennessee man killed on the job in Kentucky is remembered for sacrificing his life to save another. His family sat down exclusively with WBBJ 7 Eyewitness…
JACKSON, Tenn.-WBBJ 7 Eyewitness Sports Reporter Justin Walters took a break from the office to hit the hardwood at Lane College. Former NFL and NBA players were on hand for the event. The athletes are in town for the Lane…
[gtxvideo vid="JHUQWIwm" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/JHUQWIwm.jpg" vtitle="HWY 70 Sale Dangers PKG”] CARROLL COUNTY, Tenn. -- Being a vendor on Highway 70 takes a bit of a strategy. "You can't skin somebody totally because if you do they may never come back…
[gtxvideo vid="n50wU4cd" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/n50wU4cd.jpg" vtitle="Ceder Grove Dead man”] LOUISVILLE, Ky.-A Louisville, Kentucky coronor confirms a West Tennessean has died after a trench collapse. Officials confirmed Jonathon Moore of Cedar Grove died while he and a co worker were apparently…
[gtxvideo vid="tF4nzdW5" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/tF4nzdW5.jpg" vtitle="Sterling Shots Fired PKG”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- A Jackson couple and their two young children say they narrowly escaped a spray of bullets when gunmen opened fire on their home Friday morning. They say their…
[gtxvideo vid="mWZgPVio" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/mWZgPVio.jpg" vtitle="Benton Inmates Farm PKG”] BENTON COUNTY, Tenn. -- Inmates in Benton County now have a way to give back while still serving time. The county broke ground Friday on its first inmate-run garden, and officials…
