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Preparing For Area's First Deep Freeze

This video is no longer available. Falling temperatures finally have West Tennessee feeling like February, but do not let the deep freeze set your house in flames. "You need to give space heaters exactly that - space," said Jackson Fire…

Unique Knee Surgery Available in Jackson

This video is no longer available. An orthopedic surgeon in the Hub City is now one of three doctors in Tennessee doing a knee replacement procedure that creates the potential for a natural feeling knee. Doctor G. Bradford Wright of…

Shoppers Showing Love for Local Businesses

This video is no longer available. It is always a good idea to buy something nice for your loved one on Valentines Day, but this year, retailers are expected to make a big profit from the holiday. 7 Eyewitness News…

Fire Destroys Gibson Co. Upholstry Shop

This video is no longer available. A devastating late morning fire destroyed The Upholstery Shop just outside of Bradford, Friday morning. The business, located along Highway 54 was completely destroyed despite the efforts of five different fire departments. However, they…

Anderson Charged with Assault on Brother

This video is no longer available. The sister of former Jackson City councilman James Wolfe has been arrested and charged with assaulting him. Wanda Faye Anderson, 51, was charged Friday morning with one count of aggravated domestic assault. According to…

Kidnapping Charge Filed after Woman Found Tied Up

This video is no longer available. Jackson police arrested a sex offender after a woman was reportedly tied up in her home. Police said they received a call Thursday around 6:30 p.m. that a woman was running into traffic with…

Audit Uncovers Theft in Hardin County

This video is no longer available. A recent audit in Hardin County brought scrap metal to light. According to state auditors, employees of the Hardin County Solid Waste Department removed scrap metal from the county's solid waste department and sold…

Judge Applicants Interviewed

This video is no longer available. 7 Eyewitness News can tell you which three candidates made the cut to fill the vacant circuit court judgeship in the 26 Judicial District, which was left empty when Judge Roger Page was appointed…

TN Tractor Recruiting New Workers

This video is no longer available. Two groups of West Tennessee students took a trip to Mississippi, Friday to learn more about technology. About 40 students from Jackson and Brownsville paid a visit to Northwest Mississippi Community College, courtesy of…

JMC Teacher Investigated for Alleged Sexual Assault

This video is no longer available. The Madison County Sheriff's Department is investigating an alleged sexual assault at a local school. According to Sheriff David Woolfork, the incident was reported Thursday at Rose Hill Middle School. It allegedly involved a…

Selmer Alderman Involved in Altercation with Ex-Wife's Husband

This video is no longer available. Authorities said Selmer Alderman John Smith found himself in an altercation with his ex-wife's husband when he went to pick up his children on Tuesday, January 31. "The offender stated that he (Alderman Smith)…

Go Red Raises Money for Heart Disease

This video is no longer available. Hundreds of West Tennesseans gathered in downtown Jackson, Thursday evening, to fight heart disease. 7 Eyewitness News' own Tom Britt even strutted the catwalk as part of the American Heart Association's Go Red for…

Marshals Capture Man in Jackson Shootings

This video is no longer available. U.S. Marshals arrested a man in Mississippi suspected in two shootings in the Hub City. Jonathan Macon was arrested Thursday by federal agents in Baldwyn, Mississippi. Marshals said a tip led them to Macon.…

TN Joins Mortgage Relief Agreement

This video is no longer available. The state of Tennessee will share in a settlement announced by the U.S. Justice Department concerning unacceptable nationwide mortgage servicing and foreclosure practices. Tennessee's share in the $25 billion agreement with five mortgage companies…

Highland Wreck Ties up Traffic

This video is no longer available. A two-car wreck along a busy north Jackson street ties-up and slows traffic, Thursday afternoon. This was the scene along North Highland at Walnut, just after 3 p.m. Police said one car was traveling…

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