East Jackson house fire under investigation
JACKSON, Tenn. -- An east Jackson home caught fire around 9:15 Monday night. Firefighters on the scene told WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News everyone made it out of the home safely. The cause of the fire is unknown.
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Neighbors: Shooting victim motivated, hard-working woman
[gtxvideo vid="LxedLGXT" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/LxedLGXT.jpg" vtitle="Neighbors: Shooting victim motivated, hard-working woman”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Neighbors give new details about the victim in Monday's double shooting at a north Jackson bank. They say Virginia Dorris told them she had recently broken…
Police search for man accused of stealing meat from grocery store
MEDINA, Tenn. -- Medina police need help finding a man they say stole steaks from a supermarket. On March 18, officers said he took more than $150 in rib-eye steaks from the Medina Food Giant. If you recognize him, call…
Lady Lions lose in NAIA Fab Four
[gtxvideo vid="Svj9x3ST" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Svj9x3ST.jpg" vtitle="FHU Fab Four”] Campbellsville's (Ky.) women's basketball team defeated Freed-Hardeman University 56-52 in the NAIA semifinals. The Lady Lions finished the season at 35-2.
Domestic violence prevention advocates speak on domestic-related shooting
[gtxvideo vid="331z04uQ" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/331z04uQ.jpg" vtitle="Wrap Speaks Out”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- The case involving a domestic-related shooting at a north Jackson bank has local domestic violence prevention advocates speaking out. WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News talked Monday to a manager at…
Seismic warning system is installed at Pickwick Landing Dam
[gtxvideo vid="cBo6wb0A" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/cBo6wb0A.jpg" vtitle="Earthquake Sensors Installed”] HARDIN COUNTY, Tenn. -- A new warning system is in the works at Pickwick Landing Dam to alert residents if there is a concern of flooding following an earthquake. The Tennessee Valley…
Residents react to Jackson bank shooting
[gtxvideo vid="sJ6iE7Uk" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/sJ6iE7Uk.jpg" vtitle="Bank Shooting Reaction”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Monday morning's shooting that left two dead had area residents on edge. Those at nearby businesses watched as workers ran out of the bank in horror after the shooting.…
Threatening texts caused Alexander Elementary lockdown
[gtxvideo vid="NlgdKWmD" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/NlgdKWmD.jpg" vtitle="Alexander Lockdown Follow”] MIDTOWN JACKSON -- It was a man sending threatening texts to an Alexander Elementary School employee that led to the school being put on lockdown last Friday. Robert Hayes is being charged…
Music festival coming to Jackson in July
[gtxvideo vid="AdSfKvOj" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/AdSfKvOj.jpg" vtitle="West TN Press Conference”] JACKSON, Tenn -- Forget Memphis in May — How about Jackson in July? International Riders, Rockabilly Music and Cultural festivals are teaming up to for what they call a one-of-kind celebration.…
Bank shooting sends North Side High School into lockdown
[gtxvideo vid="Qwe0wmFg" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Qwe0wmFg.jpg" vtitle="Northside HS Lockdown”] NORTH JACKSON -- A deadly shooting Monday at a Jackson bank sent a nearby high school into lockdown. North Side High School, located less than a mile from the Bank of Jackson,…
Alleged murder-suicide gunman had threatened victim
[gtxvideo vid="l7zsOfQW" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/l7zsOfQW.jpg" vtitle="Shooter Details PKG”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- The man police have identified as the gunman in a deadly shooting at a north Jackson bank had been in a relationship with the victim, had threatened her and…
Man in court accused of abducting woman, stealing her car
DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A man was officially charged Monday in Jackson City Court on domestic assault and kidnapping charges after allegedly abducting the mother of his child and stealing her car. A woman told police that Jeffery Wilbourn Jr., her…
Jackson man accused of holding machete to wife's throat
[gtxvideo vid="AIxUcTmH" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/AIxUcTmH.jpg" vtitle="Calenzo Machete Assult”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A man was in Jackson court Monday on accusations of holding a machete to his wife's throat and cutting her hands and leg. Michael Calenzo is charged with aggravated…
Jackson-Madison County Schools to open Early College High School
[gtxvideo vid="mijSteO3" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/mijSteO3.jpg" vtitle="JMCSS Early College”] NORTH JACKSON -- The Jackson-Madison County School System said students soon will be able to earn college credit starting their freshman year in high school. Superintendent Dr. Verna Ruffin announced plans on…
Union's Philamlee earns South Region Player of the Year
JACKSON, Tenn. - Union University senior Amy Philamlee isn't done collecting awards. The senior guard was named the Daktronics NCAA Division II Conference Commissioners Association Women‘s Basketball South Region Player of the Year on Monday. Philamlee's was also named the…
