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Highway 70 yard sale wraps up three-day event

This video is no longer available. JACKSON, Tenn.- A bargain hunter's dream is wrapping up its third and final day with the annual Highway 70 Yard Sale. Thousands from all across the area, the state and the country came out…

LANA holds annual Flag Day picnic

This video is no longer available. JACKSON, Tenn.- An annual tradition on Flag Day is the Lambuth Flag Day picnic. The celebration was held Saturday evening on the front lawn of the University of Memphis Lambuth Campus. Live music, food,…

Scout Troop holds flag retirement ceremony

This video is no longer available. BROWNSVILLE, Tenn. -- An entire event was held not only to honor the flag, but to also retire hundreds of American flags on Saturday. The event was an Eagle project for Scout Zack McFarland…

Fire Chief: Electric breaker responsible for Camden house fire

This video is no longer available. CAMDEN, Tenn.- Fire officials in Benton County are looking into a fire that destroyed a mobile home on Friday. According to the fire chief with the Camden Fire Department, the blaze started around 11:30…

Daughters of the American Revolution celebrate former soldiers

This video is no longer available. JACKSON, Tenn. -- Americans honor one the most popular of national symbols, the American Flag on Flag Day, Saturday. West Tennesseans held their very own ceremonies as well. The Jackson-Madison Chapter of the Daughters…

Murder victim's family needs community help

This video is no longer available. HUMBOLDT, Tenn. -- Michael Brown's three children will not get to grow up knowing their father. His third child was on the way when he was gunned down in Humboldt three years ago. Sharon…

Two Charged with Drug Trafficking

This video is no longer available. JACKSON, Tenn.- A search warrant lands two Jackson residents behind bars accused of drug trafficking. Metro Narcotics served a search warrant on North Royal Street in east Jackson and discovered almost 76 grams of…

Triskaidekaphobia: The Fear of Friday the 13th

JACKSON, Tenn.- Well, it is Friday the 13th, hot on the heels of a full moon. So WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News wanted to know, how do some Jackson residents feel about this double whammy? If there is one day some…

Residents concerned for their safety in Jackson

This video is no longer available. JACKSON, Tenn. -- Residents in East Jackson are concerned for their safety after shootings break out Thursday night. Montorico Gill said had it been an ordinary night, he would probably be dead right now.…

Another sinkhole to be repaired in Jackson

This video is no longer available. EAST JACKSON -- On the same day one sinkhole is repaired, the city of Jackson is closing another street for the same reason. Jackson's Stormwater operations department notified Jackson's engineering department that both lanes…

Tips to protect yourself when coming across a vicious dog

This video is no longer available. JACKSON, Tenn. -- With some recent dog attacks in the area, here's something to think about -- each year, dogs in the U.S. cause about 4.7 million bites, according to the American Humane Association.…

Task force created to anticipate Haywood County hospital closure

This video is no longer available. BROWNSVILLE, Tenn. -- Haywood County leaders are taking action about an upcoming closure that will leave the county without a hospital. Mayor Franklin Smith said the county will enter uncharted territory when the Haywood…

Barbecue sold to raise money for local vet programs

This video is no longer available. NORTH JACKSON -- A group of West Tennesseans fired up the grills for veterans on Friday. Dozens flocked to smokers at the Old Hickory Mall for thick slices of barbecued bologna and half chickens.…

Victim in Dyersburg Walmart parking lot beating dies

This video is no longer available. DYERSBURG, Tenn. -- The victim listed in "extremely critical condition" after suffering a beating in a Walmart parking lot has died. Ricky Fortune, 50, died at Regional Medical Center in Memphis after the altercation…

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