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Reception Honors Outgoing United Way Chief

This video is no longer available. After more than three years at the helm of the United Way of West Tennessee, President and CEO Alan Turner is leaving. Wednesday, the United Way held a reception for Turner, who joined the…

Humboldt Educating Entrepreneurs To Bring New Jobs

This video is no longer available. The latest figures show 14 percent of people in Gibson County are out of work, and the Chamber of Commerce wants to fix it by making jobs a top priority. The Humboldt Chamber of…

Cocaine Arrests in Union City

This video is no longer available. Tuesday evening, Special Agent Scott Watkins with the Union City Police Department and the 27th Judicial Drug Task Force, made two drug related arrests outside the Raceway convenience store on the corner of Stad…

EAS Loss Won't Effect Airport Operations

This video is no longer available. The recent talk about losing Essential Air Service (EAS) federal funds and commercial passenger service at McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport has many worried about the fate of the Jackson airport. However, leaders say losing one…

City Says New Selmer Traffic Camera a Success

This video is no longer available. Nearly a month after the new traffic cameras were installed in Selmer, city officials said they are doing exactly what they hoped they would do. "A lot of folks speed through there run red…

TDOT Tours Area Road Projects

This video is no longer available. TDOT officials took a ride through Jackson, Wednesday morning, as part of a viewing tour of major Tennessee construction projects. Also as part of the tour, Mayor Jerry Gist presented three proposed projects he…

Bill Irons Appeals Termination

This video is no longer available. It has been three weeks since former Bolivar Police Chief Bill Irons was fired, based on what Mayor Barrett Stevens called insubordination and failure to follow his directions or implement his policies as mayor.…

Dynamite Discovered in Henderson County

This video is no longer available. A surprising discovery early Tuesday in Henderson County as dozens of sticks of dynamite were found. The sheriff told ABC 7 Eyewitness News, 40 sticks of dynamite were uncovered on property in the eastern…

Two Charged with Violating Sex Offender Registry

This video is no longer available. Two convicted sex offenders in Henry County are free on bond after separate investigations revealed each failed to comply with the state's Sex Offender Registry laws. Deputies arrested Fred Savage, 32, who moved to…

Principal and Supervisor of the Year Nominees

This video is no longer available. A number of West Tennessee educators have been nominated for Outstanding Administrator and Supervisor of the Year honors. The 2011 nominees for Principal for the Year are Teresa Gilliam Jackson from Martin Elementary and…

Good Health Used to Attract New Business

This video is no longer available. How healthy you are could be affecting your ability to get a job. Tuesday, area leaders hosted a web-based seminar to evaluate its impact here in West Tennessee. The Rankings in Action webinar, held…

Haslam Named to National Governors' Committee

This video is no longer available. Governor Bill Haslam is taking a lead roll in education and workforce development across the country. Monday, Haslam was announced as Vice Chair of the National Governors Association Education, Early Childhood and Workforce Committee.…

Mother Arrested and Charged with Abandoning Infant

This video is no longer available. A Jackson mother accused of abandoning her 4-month-old child is an un-air conditioned stairwell over the weekend has been arrested and charged. Jackson police say Barbara Labossiere, 23, now faces a count of aggravated…

Gold Prices Peak Again, Time to Buy or Sell?

This video is no longer available. Commodity analyst said the downgrade of the U.S credit rating has led to an increase in the price of gold. "I think it's just the speculation and uncertainty. What you had a month ago…

Man Nearly Beaten to Death, Police Search for Clues

This video is no longer available. "I said my God who is this guy? This guy is in bad shape," said Eugene Edmaiston. But the man Edmaiston saw was actually his brother, Arthur Edmaiston, 64, of Obion County. "Well his…

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