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…
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…
MADISON COUNTY, Tenn.--A day after a tornado warning was issued in Jackson, several people gather to learn how to detect storms in advance. The Memphis National Weather Service Office conducted a free storm spotter training program in Madison County, Thursday…
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…
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…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- In the past week, there have been at least four bus stop crashes across the country. "When the public sees a school bus stopped, they need to make…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A Democratic candidate for Tennessee governor is in the Hub City Thursday. Karl Dean held a news conference at the New Southern Hotel in downtown Jackson to…
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…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Tennessee is delaying the start of construction on a Neyland Stadium renovation project to review all aspects of the plan. Noting that he's been on the job for less than a year, athletic director Phillip Fulmer…
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…
KINGSPORT, Tenn. (AP) -- Police in East Tennessee say a half-naked woman fell twice through a restaurant's ceiling and landed in its kitchen. News outlets report 26-year-old Harley C. Morton was arrested Tuesday on charges including trespassing and disorderly conduct.…
JACKSON, Tenn--Jennifer Stephenson who lives next door to a home where a child was found unresponsive, Tuesday said she never met her next door neighbors since they moved in. "Why, why…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A local church hosts a trunk or treat event Halloween night. It was a Halloween celebration Wednesday evening at Lambuth Memorial United Methodist Church in Jackson. Kids enjoyed candy, games and of course showing off their costumes.…
JACKSON, Tenn.--While kids were going door to door this Halloween, one group of officers were also out Wednesday evening as well. The Tennessee Department of Correction was out for their annual…
JACKSON, Tenn.--The Madison County Budget Committee met Wednesday night to discuss the hiring of a contractor for school renovations. Committee members say renovations could cost up to $4.2 million for the…
