[gtxvideo vid="veu641QS" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/veu641QS.jpg" vtitle="Emergency Response time”] WEST MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- You've heard the warnings, don't get out and drive if you don't have to. First responders don't have that option and the icy conditions are making their…
[gtxvideo vid="3Stjshru" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/3Stjshru.jpg" vtitle="hypothemia dangers”] HENRY COUNTY, Tenn -- A woman is found dead Wednesday morning on the front steps of her home. Sheriff Monte Belew said Brenda Cox, 64, had taken a fall. "She fell down the…
[gtxvideo vid="VvSTfJDr" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/VvSTfJDr.jpg" vtitle="Ash Wednesday”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- On Wednesday, the weather forced many area churches to cancel services. However in Jackson, Mother Nature was no match for Christians who celebrate Ash Wednesday which marks the beginning of…
[gtxvideo vid="394XUnYg" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/394XUnYg.jpg" vtitle="Gibson Co. Fire”] GIBSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- One adult and two juveniles are charged with reckless burning after investigators link them to a fire at an abandoned Gibson County home. Dakota Smith, 19, is now…
[gtxvideo vid="7vidxvRt" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/7vidxvRt.jpg" vtitle="Walmart Shooting”] LEXINGTON, Tenn. -- Two men have been airlifted to Memphis after a shooting Wednesday evening in a Lexington parking lot. Gunfire was exchanged inside a vehicle after 5 p.m. in the Walmart parking…
[gtxvideo vid="eUhPzVcd" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/eUhPzVcd.jpg" vtitle="Hoskins Returns”] JACKSON, Tenn. - Lane College football has filled another coaching position with a familiar face. In January, the school welcomed back Derrick Burroughs to take over as the new athletic director and head…
[gtxvideo vid="nosrCV6y" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/nosrCV6y.jpg" vtitle="Humboldt Robbery”] HUMBOLDT, Tenn. -- Police take a man into custody Wednesday not long after an alleged robbery at a Humboldt business. Officers were notified of a robbery just after 6 p.m. at Cash Express…
NASHVILLE -- As weather conditions worsen across the Volunteer State, citizens should be aware of the danger posed by fire. That is the message from the state fire marshal's office, according to a release from the Tennessee Department of Commerce…
[gtxvideo vid="XQtrTPwm" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/XQtrTPwm.jpg" vtitle="Alamo Car Fire”] CROCKETT COUNTY, Tenn.-A car fire shuts down two lanes on U.S. Highway 412 Wednesday as firefighters try to contain the flames. It happened around 2 p.m. near the Brownsville exit onto Highway…
JACKSON, Tenn.-Another day without classes for area kids prompts some mid-day fun spent sledding, In midtown Jackson, not far from the WBBJ-TV studios we caught up with kids taking advantage of the hill at behind Tigrett Middle School and Arlington…
[gtxvideo vid="SutC6svo" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/SutC6svo.jpg" vtitle="Secondary Road Conditions”] JACKSON, Tenn.- A warning from the Madison County Sheriff's Office to stay off the roads and avoid putting yourself in a bad situation in bitter cold temperatures. " We are advising everyone…
[gtxvideo vid="fOuXrtcr" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/fOuXrtcr.jpg" vtitle="Gist Sign Removed”] JACKSON, Tenn.-The controversial campaign sign up in downtown Jackson is down. On February 10, WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News was the first to tell you the city building and zoning department had asked…
[gtxvideo vid="jmWFTI3A" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/jmWFTI3A.jpg" vtitle="TVA Conservation Request”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Turning of the lights is a simple but effective method to save energy. According to Chris Stanley, the spokesman of the Tennessee Valley Authority, this is all in an…
[gtxvideo vid="27tI5JUZ" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/27tI5JUZ.jpg" vtitle="Cold Weather Shelter”] DYERSBURG, Tenn. -- A "warming" shelter opened up, Wednesday in Dyersburg, due to extreme weather conditions. Officials at the Union Mission Shelter said it was open not only to the homeless, but…
[gtxvideo vid="TpapPBS3" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/TpapPBS3.jpg" vtitle="National Guard In Jackson”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Tennessee National Guard said soldiers are on call, ready to assist local authorities during this round of winter weather. Winter weather left drivers stranded on Christmasville Road…
