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Friends of Heart to host CARE Team training

JACKSON, Tenn. -- Friends of Heart is hosting its first CARE Team training for Jackson's 4-Minute City Program. There will be three days of training from May 5 to May 7. Times include: May 5 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.…

Tennessee to make homeless camps on public land a felony

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has declined to sign off on a proposal criminalizing camping by homeless people and others in parks and on other local public property.   But the Republican governor on Tuesday let the…

Biden showcases deficit progress in bid to counter critics

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is highlighting new figures showing the government’s red ink will grow less than expected this year and the national debt will shrink this quarter as he tried to counter criticism of his economic leadership…

Tennessee wildlife agency chief to retire later this year

JACKSON, Tenn. (AP) — The head of Tennessee’s wildlife agency says he is retiring. Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency Executive Director Bobby Wilson announced during a meeting Friday that he is retiring effective Sept. 1. The state’s Fish and Wildlife Commission…

Professor discusses leak of Roe v. Wade draft opinion

JACKSON, Tenn. -- After a leak of a first draft of an opinion by Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito published by Politico on overturning the Roe v. Wade law, WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News spoke to a constitutional law expert on…

First ever Berry Idol held in Humboldt

HUMBOLDT, Tenn. -- An idol has been crowned crowned in Humboldt! The West Tennessee Strawberry Festival Berry Idol Competition took place on Tuesday. The event was held at Magnoilia Manor and Chapel. WBBJ 7 Eyewitness news would like to…

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