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1 killed, 6 injured in Decatur Co. crash

DECATUR COUNTY, Tenn. -- One person was killed and six others injured in a Thursday crash near Parsons. According to a report from the Tennessee Highway Patrol, the crash occurred just before noon on Highway 412 near the intersection with…

Jackson man sentenced in meth conspiracy

JACKSON, Tenn. -- A Jackson man is sentenced 30 years in federal custody on methamphetamine conspiracy and weapons charges. Stephen Williams, 30, was one of several individuals indicted in U.S. District Court in connection with the investigation. According to a…

Fraternity suspended after hazing allegations

MARTIN, Tenn. -- A fraternity at the University of Tennessee at Martin has been suspended after allegations of hazing and other violations. The Tennessee Tau chapter of Sigma Alpha Epsilon was placed on an interim suspension Thursday after an investigation…

J-MC school board member announces resignation

WEST JACKSON, Tenn. --  Back in August, Morris Merriweather was elected onto the Jackson-Madison County School Board. After almost three short months on the job, he announced Thursday, he is resigning. "I…

City Council members discuss school finances

JACKSON, Tenn. -- Jackson City Council members do not want to send the city into more debt to fund the public-private partnership. "We were concerned whether or not, if the city…

Neighborhood comes together to support local synagogue

JACKSON, Tenn. -- One neighborhood is coming together to support a local synagogue. The Lambuth Area Neighborhood Association is asking residents to bring flowers and cards to B'nai Israel Synagogue in west Jackson. LANA board members say this is their…

JMCSS School Board member announces resignation

JACKSON, Tenn. -- A recently elected member of the Jackson-Madison County School Board announced Thursday that he is resigning. Morris Merriweather tells WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News he will resign, effective immediately, from his District 6, position 2 seat on the…

Condemned TN prisoner appeals to US Supreme Court

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- With just hours left before his scheduled execution, condemned Tennessee inmate Edmund Zagorski is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to put a stop to it. On Thursday Zagorski asked the court take up his claim that it's…

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