FAYETTE COUNTY, Tenn. -- U.S. Marshal Tyreece Miller has confirmed the third juvenile who escaped from the Wilder Youth Development Center last month is back in custody. The 17-year-old was taken into custody at an apartment near the 3400 block…
GIBSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- From funnel cakes to deep fried Oreos, 14-year-old Hunter Nelson has you covered, and he's adding a little something special on top. "It has been…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- The West Tennessee Veterans Coalition is holding Faces of Our Veterans for 2021. The release says…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Unemployment benefits ended over the weekend. The COVID-19 pandemic had people across the country out of work over the last year as businesses shut down or changed their business…
LEXINGTON, Tenn. -- Bright and loud fireworks filled the sky to end the Fourth of July celebrations. Monday, many firework tents wrapped up on the side of the road and some…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Madison County Fire Department brought back their annual Firefighters Freedom Festival this year. Those who attended got to enjoy live music, food, and a firework show.…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Kids were rolling in the suitcases Monday morning and loading the bus, to head out for the Salvation Army's summer camp. "The Salvation Army has this residential facility…
HAYWOOD COUNTY, Tenn. -- A toddler is hospitalized after nearly drowning Sunday during a holiday gathering in Haywood County. The Haywood County Sheriff's Office says the 3-year-old fell into a pool at a home on Whitehead Road, off Highway 70…
JACKSON, Tenn.-- It's a festival filled with plenty of activities for the community, with many people enjoying their Fourth of July at McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport for the Firefighters Freedom Festival. "We started this…
SELMER, Tenn.--- The city of Selmer hosts their 18th Freedom Festival. The festival started off with a parade starting at the McNairy County Courthouse and ending in the Selmer City Park. “It's been…
LEXINGTON, Tenn. --- Henderson County Chamber of Commerce celebrates the Fourth of July with a festival on the lake. Henderson County is painting the sky red, white, and blue at the Festival…
HUMBOLDT, Tenn. --- A church in Humboldt spends their Fourth of July celebrating America. The Humboldt Church of God hosted an event to honor the birth of America. Humboldt Police presented the colors…
Everyone here at WBBJ would like to wish all our viewers a Happy and Safe Fourth of July! Stay tuned to us on air and online to find coverage of many area events celebrating the holiday.
LEXINGTON, Tenn. --- A popular beauty pageant returned to West Tennessee. Saturday morning contestants competed at the 2021 Beech Baby and Miss Festival of the Lakes Beauty Pageant. The pageant was…
JACKSON, Tenn. --- One local neighborhood continued their annual July 4th celebration. Since 1958, every year on the weekend of the Fourth of July, the Pine Tree Drive neighborhood hosts a big…
