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Narcotics Officers Search Convenience Stores

This video is no longer available. Metro Narcotics officers raided local convenience stores in Jackson and Madison County, Wednesday and seized almost 1,400 packages of synthetic drugs. According to authorities, search warrants were served at five area convenience stores and…

Man Murdered on North Highland Avenue

This video is no longer available. Jackson Police said they responded to a deadly shooting around 7:30 p.m., Tuesday night in the 900 block of North Highland near Crescent Avenue. They said the initial call came in as a burglary…

Victim in Shooting on Wallace Cove Charged

This video is no longer available. The victim in lat week's shooting on Wallace Cove is out of the hospital, but is now behind bars. James Childress was released from the hospital, Tuesday, then booked into the Madison County Jail…

Rural Community Dealing With Drug Issues

This video is no longer available. The Rutherford Police Department is working on several prescription drug-related cases right now, and they said such problems are not going away anytime soon. Chief Mike Hensley told 7 Eyewitness News prescription drug abuse…

Collectible Currency Stolen, Suspects on the Loose

This video is no longer available. Henderson County investigators are trying to identify two suspects they believe stole rare money from an elderly man. The two people in surveillance video are believed to be using the silver certificate dollars stolen…

School Practices Earthquake Safety

This video is no longer available. Duck and Cover. No, it was not a scene from the 1950's cold war era. It was an earthquake safety drill, Tuesday at Thelma Barker Elementary School. "Being in West Tennessee there is the…

Jackson Police Train with Tasers

This video is no longer available. Jackson Police officers will soon have a new crime fighting tool on their belts. 7 Eyewitness News was able to sit in on in-service training, Tuesday as some officers , who will carry the…

Police Seek Identity of Bacon Thief

This video is no longer available. Jackson Police need help finding a local man who is bringing home the bacon, but just not paying for it. Employees at the Kroger store at Lynnwood Place said a man caught on surveillance…

Council Votes on Traffic Light Near North Park

This video is no longer available. There will soon be another stop as you drive along North Highland Avenue. Tuesday, the Jackson City Council approved funds necessary to put a light at the intersection of North Highland and Demonbreun, which…

Mallard Enters Guilty Plea

This video is no longer available. The Jackson man charged with pistol whipping and shooting a pregnant woman, then an hour and a half later, pistol whipping another pregnant woman has pleaded guilty to both crimes. Larry Mallard, Junior, 29,…

Do the Write Thing Challenge Kick-off

This video is no longer available. Local middle school students are being given a chance to again take part in a national campaign to stop violence. The Jackson and Madison County students are examining the impact of violence on their…

Climer Murder Case Set for Re-Sentencing

This video is no longer available. The man convicted in Gibson County of murdering his mother, then mutilating her body with a saw has had his first degree murder conviction thrown out. But David Climer is not off the hook.…

Several DUI Arrests Made Super Bowl Weekend

While Eli Manning mounted a drive for the ages, several Crockett County drivers should have left the keys at home. "Super Bowl weekend a lot of people in law enforcement will consider that to be a major holiday because a…

Matching Funds Approved for MKL Runway

This video is no longer available. There is good news for McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport as city leaders vote to approve funds to help obtain matching funds for runway improvements. Tuesday morning, city council members approved $95,000 as part of a…

Couple Charged with Insurance Fraud

This video is no longer available. A Jackson couple is in custody after police said they claimed a burglary took place in their home that did not. Jerry and Debra Graves have been charged with filing a false report and…

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