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DeAndre Woods Prepares for Junior Olympics

This video is no longer available. DeAndre Woods is a boxer. But it was not until five years ago when he decided to take up the sport he grew up watching. As a kid he played soccer, and now he…

Fayette County Still Searching for Missing Man

This video is no longer available. Reported sightings of the missing elderly man from Fayette County, Thursday has investigators asking for anyone out on the road to keep an eye out for him. Family members said they are now offering…

Carl Perkins Center Needs Votes on Facebook

This video is no longer available. This 4th of July holiday weekend, one area organization that helps young victims of child abuse is asking for your help and all you have to do is log on to your Facebook account.…

Triple A Offers "Tow to Go" Service

This video is no longer available. Triple A is making sure if you decide to drink this Independence Day, you do not wind up losing your freedom in the process. Triple A South and Budweiser are partnering up once again…

ER Doctors Prepare for Busy Holiday

This video is no longer available. Bottle rockets and beer: some say they are never a good mix, but local emergency room doctors say it is one that is especially common for underage teens during Independence Day celebrations. "We generally…

Local Businesses Named in Lambuth Bankruptcy Filing

This video is no longer available. After learning Lambuth University is filing bankruptcy, ABC 7 Eyewitness News is now learning more about their more than $10 million debt and who they owe. A nearly 25 page list of creditors shows…

Dale Kelley Leaves Post as Director for Legislation

This video is no longer available. Tennessee Governor Bill Halsam announced Friday that Huntingdon Mayor Dale Kelley is leaving his post as director of legislation and returning to West Tennessee to handle special projects for the governor's office. Mayor Kelley…

Superintendent Finalists Interviews Scheduled

This video is no longer available. The Jackson-Madison County School District announced Friday a change in when the town hall meetings where the public can ask questions of the two superintendents finalists will be held. You will be able to…

West Tennesseans Hit the Road

The 4th of July holiday is officially here and thousands of Tennesseans are hitting the road. Triple-A of the South estimates more than 619,000 Tennesseans will travel over the long holiday weekend. That figure is actually down from last year.…

FEMA Announces July 7 as Final Day for Madison Co. DRC

This video is no longer available. FEMA announced Friday it is closing its disaster recovery center in Jackson, next week. The center, located inside the Jackson Center for Independent Living on Hollywood Drive was opened to help home and business…

Fireworks are Illegal in Some Parts of West Tennessee

For many, a 4th of July celebration is not complete without a lighting a few bottle rockets, roman candles and even sparklers. But by doing so, you could be breaking the law. In some area of West Tennessee, buying fireworks…

Beard Makes Appearance on Sex Charges

This video is no longer available. A Whiteville man indicted on 123 charges in connection with the sexual abuse of a young child was in court, Friday morning. Elfrin Beard, 35, is facing charges on 41 counts each of rape,…

Man Dead After Crashing into Henderson County House

This video is no longer available. A Lexington man is dead after trooper said he crashed his pickup truck into the side of a house. Troopers said just before 10:30, Thursday night, Robby Payne, 36, crashed his truck into a…

Henry Arraigned on Murder Charges

This video is no longer available. The Chester County man accused in the brutal beating death of an elderly relative was formally charged in his death. Joe Allen Henry appeared in a Chester County courtroom this morning where he was…

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