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Musicians Liven Up Downtown with Music Festival

This video is no longer available. More than 100 people made their way to downtown Jackson Saturday to listen to live music. Musicians livened up downtown for eight hours Saturday as part of the "Celebrate Downtown Jackson Music Festival." It…

STAR Center Offers Free Special Needs Workshop For Parents

This video is no longer available. The STAR Center offered free workshops to parents of children with disabilities Saturday afternoon. The center said its purpose is to educate parents about their rights when putting their children in special education. STEP…

Metro Narcotics Kicks Off Operation Take It Back

This video is no longer available. The Jackson Madison County Metro Narcotic Unit spent the Saturday morning and afternoon helping to rid area homes of old prescriptions. Organizers held "Operation Take It Back" at the Jackson Fairgrounds where residents dropped…

Residents Recycle Old Electronics

This video is no longer available. Jackson city officials sponsored Jackson's Third Annual E-cycle event at the Jackson Fairgrounds Saturday morning. In celebration of the Earth Day, residents dropped off old computers, laptops, monitors, printers, scanners, and other electronics. Twenty…

Church Helps Repair Homes In Need

This video is no longer available. Homeowner Lane Hodges said since the 2008 tornado he has slowly been trying to make some much needed repairs to his home. "It got a little tight on my pockets, so I thought about…

Lack Of Rain Worries Farmers

This video is no longer available. Rain saturated some parts of West Tennessee Thursday and Friday but skipped some areas that needed it most. Farmers in Haywood County said they need rain, and the forecast for the next few days…

Couple Arrested on Drug Charges

This video is no longer available. A Jackson couple is arrested after metro narcotics agents said they found marijuana in their east Jackson home, Thursday. Lynn Vee Steele, III, 29, and Erika Kay Weldon, 24, were both arrested. Metro Narcotics…

West Tennessee Man Added to State Most Wanted List

This video is no longer available. A West Tennessee man has been added to the state's Top 10 Most Wanted list. Michael Breashears, 25, of Dyersburg is wanted for two counts of attempted homicide and one count of unlawful carrying…

Personnel Record of Suspended JPD Officer

This video is no longer available. 7 Eyewitness News was the first to report the 10-day suspension of a Jackson Police officer accused of using his patrol car to rendezvous with a woman while he was on and off duty.…

JCIL Unveils New Logo

This video is no longer available. The Jackson Area Center for Independent Living or JCIL revealed a new look for the organization. Executive director Beth James helped unveil the new look and logo of the organization, which at any time…

Last Minute State Budget Wrangling Worries Local University

This video is no longer available. While the University of Memphis-Lambuth students are studying for finals, state lawmakers are studying the state budget and attempting to eliminate funding to the new satellite campus. As of now, the state legislature has…

Tornado Hits Chester Co.

This video is no longer available. The National Weather Service has confirmed a tornado was the cause of damage in Chester County, Thursday evening. Residents near the Montezuma area said they had to act quickly when the storm approached because…

Casey Jones Day Events Planned for Saturday

This video is no longer available. A legendary railroad engineer who lived in Jackson will be remembered at the tourist attraction named after him, Saturday. Casey Jones Day will be held at the home and railroad museum all day at…

World's Biggest Fish Fry Parade

This video is no longer available. One of the biggest parades in West Tennessee was held, Friday. Bands, floats, cars and marchers lined the main street of Paris for the 59th Annual World‘s Biggest Fish Fry. Thousands of people came…

Health Initiative Encourages Daily Walks

This video is no longer available. A north Jackson park is usually full of walkers but Friday it was also full of motivation to continue the healthy trend. Members of the Heart Guild and local Walgreens stores met in Liberty…

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