JACKSON, Tenn. -- Police are asking the public to help identify a man they say stole two TVs from Walmart in north Jackson. The man, described as a black male wearing a white T-shirt and glasses, entered the store April…
[gtxvideo vid="NlxjIRri" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/NlxjIRri.jpg" vtitle="Laster Domestic Assault”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A woman was in city court Thursday morning on accusations of hitting her boyfriend in the head with a bottle. Lasheeka Lester is charged with headbutting her boyfriend in…
DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A man appeared in city court Thursday on charges stemming from a Tuesday prostitution sting. Kavious McNeil is accused of promoting prostitution for allegedly protecting a prostitute in exchange for half of her fee, according to court…
DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A Jackson woman went before a judge Thursday on accusations of striking her husband with her vehicle and running over his bicycle. Felicia Velasquez is charged with speeding toward her husband while he was riding his bike…
[gtxvideo vid="dWIrRyS8" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/dWIrRyS8.jpg" vtitle="Deadly Oxycodone Pills”] NASHVILLE -- Some pills on the black market designed to look like oxycodone may instead contain a drug far more potent than heroin, according to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. A Tennessee…
[gtxvideo vid="aDji0IFE" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/aDji0IFE.jpg" vtitle="Save Beech Bluff Elementary - Tiff”] JACKSON, Tenn.--During Wednesday evening's "2020" Community meeting, parents and community members rally to save Beech Bluff Elementary. More than 100 people turned out for the meeting Wednesday at Jackson…
[gtxvideo vid="IAXs0EUe" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/IAXs0EUe.jpg" vtitle="Williams Pleads Guilty”] JACKSON, Tenn.- The suspect charged with trying to kill a man in a shooting in west Jackson last July pleads guilty to a lesser count. Carlnelius Williams was charged with attempted first…
[gtxvideo vid="l31MOCEw" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/l31MOCEw.jpg" vtitle="JPD Officer Delivers Baby - Dan”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Jackson police officer whose patrol Tuesday night included bringing new life into the world speaks for the first time. WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News was the…
[gtxvideo vid="qYCZqXHb" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/qYCZqXHb.jpg" vtitle="MCO Burglary Stash - Bryan”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- One man is behind bars and another on the run after thousands of dollars in stolen goods are recovered from a high-speed chase in Madison County. It…
[gtxvideo vid="miroDLHU" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/miroDLHU.jpg" vtitle="Cig Mark Up - Katie”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- A new state law takes aim at smokers and gives store owners the option to raise prices and keep the profit. The new law signed by Gov.…
[gtxvideo vid="RSjQlHle" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/RSjQlHle.jpg" vtitle="Henderson FD Breaks Ground - Vic”] HENDERSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- Residents in rural communities in Henderson County are getting more fire protection with the addition of six new volunteer fire stations. "There couldn't be any…
[gtxvideo vid="LfQb8S3z" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/LfQb8S3z.jpg" vtitle="Krystal Hiring Event”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Krystal teamed up with Goodwill on Wednesday to staff its new location in north Jackson. The job fair was held at Goodwill's Career Solutions Center on South Highland Avenue.…
EAST JACKSON -- Police responded Tuesday evening to a report of a juvenile trying to stab children. Officers were dispatched around 8:15 p.m. to a home in the 70 block of Hillcrest Circle and took a juvenile into custody, charging…
[gtxvideo vid="LOGFK8jP" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/LOGFK8jP.jpg" vtitle="Sponsor Revokes Sponsorship”] CARROLL COUNTY, Tenn. -- A longtime sponsor of West Carroll's football program says he will withdraw his support after hearing the school will not let a girl join the team. Steve Murphy,…
NORTH JACKSON -- A man has been transported to a local hospital Wednesday evening after a motorcycle wreck. The driver of the motorcycle was transported with serious injuries around 5:30 after the accident on Weatheridge Road, according to paramedics on…
