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Thousands Attend Strawberry Festival Grand Floats Parade

This video is no longer available. HUMBOLDT, Tenn. -- Marching bands, roller skaters, beauty queens and even small kids sitting on pigs, were all on display during the Strawberry Festival's Grand Floats Parade. "It's lot of great fellowship and food,"…

Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive to Help RIFA Food Bank

This video is no longer available. JACKSON, Tenn. -- Two organizations are joining forces again to help local families in need. The National Association of Letter carriers and RIFA will work together for their 22nd year to help stamp out…

Michie Students Win Trip to Washington D.C.

This video is no longer available. MICHIE, Tenn. -- Congratulations are in order for one local school. The Michie School competed against other schools in Tennessee and across the nation in an energy awareness program, and they won their state…

Woman Facing Charges After Alleged Beating

This video is no longer available. UNION CITY, Tenn. -- A woman is facing charges after police say she broke into a woman's home and beat her. Kimberly Montes, 25, was arrested on Wednesday in Union City at the Eastgate…

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Educator of the Week: Lovelady

This video is no longer available. NORTH JACKSON -- Essie Lovelady is a business teacher at North Side High School in Jackson. She has been working there for 15 years and has devoted her life to serving the valued youth…

BREAKING: Man Shot in East Jackson

This video is no longer available. East Jackson, Tenn. - Gunfire erupts for a second time in just 15 minutes in east Jackson, Thursday evening. Around 10 p.m., Jackson police said a man was found shot on Idlewild Street. Investigators…

School Board Approves New Custodial Plan

This video is no longer available. JACKSON, Tenn.- The Jackson-Madison County School Board approves a big change affecting dozens of district workers. They have approved getting rid of every custodial position and hiring a private business to take over those…

BREAKING: Shots Fired into House in East Jackson

This video is no longer available. BREAKING NEWS JACKSON, Tenn. - A homeowner along Preston Street, calls 911 around 9:45 p.m., Thursday, to report shots fired into her home. The homeowner tells WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News she and her nephew…

Motorcyclists Pay Tribute to Opie Michael Wall

This video is no longer available. HUNTINGDON, Tenn. -- The motorcyclist killed in a crash involving a drunk driver this weekend in Paris is laid to rest Thursday. Michael Wall, known best as 'Opie', was honored at his funeral by…

Cancer Survivor Remembers Fight Before Relay For Life

This video is no longer available. DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- West Tennesseans are preparing for Tennessee's biggest Relay for Life event. For cancer survivors, each Relay for Life is another reason to celebrate. Elizabeth Johnson thinks every day about her fight…

Sunny Skies For Strawberry Festival Jr. Parade

This video is no longer available. HUMBOLDT, Tenn. -- Hundreds lined the streets in Humboldt Thursday morning as floats were pushed, pulled and dragged down Main Street. It was all a part of the West Tennessee Strawberry Festival Jr. Floats…

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