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Family hopes to find closure by locating their missing dogs

MADISON COUNTY., Tenn. -- One family hopes to find closure, by finding their dogs that went missing after they were involved in a car accident. It was early morning, Wednesday, May…

Brothers walk cross-country in honor of service members

WEAKLEY COUNTY, Tenn. -- If you were driving on Highway 45 Tuesday, you may have seen two brothers with their American flag and wagon in tow. The pair are walking cross-country…

Health department helps students prepare for next school year with vaccines

JACKSON, Tenn. -- Some students spent one day of their spring break getting ready for next school year by getting shots to prevent several diseases. "Today we have an extended-hours clinic,"…

Fees, graduation rate rising at Jackson State Community College

JACKSON, Tenn. -- Students taking health classes at Jackson State Community College may be paying a little more next fall. "As you can imagine, those programs come with very specialized…

Business owners, chamber officials meet for tourism summit

UNION CITY, Tenn. -- Looking for something new and interesting to do this summer, but still close to home? Groups from across West Tennessee are hoping a spring brainstorming session will give…

Police investigate incident outside east Jackson plant

JACKSON, Tenn. -- Jackson police are on scene Tuesday afternoon outside a manufacturing plant in east Jackson. Police are investigating an incident at Foam Fabricators Inc., located on College Park Cove off F.E. Wright Drive. WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News received…

Man found dead with gunshot wound in McNairy Co. home

McNAIRY COUNTY, Tenn. -- The McNairy County Sheriff's Office is investigating after a man is found dead Tuesday morning in his home near Selmer. Sheriff Guy Buck has confirmed the man was found around 8 a.m. Tuesday inside a home on Beverly…

5 charged with murder in Hardeman Co. homicide

HARDEMAN COUNTY, Tenn. -- Five people are in custody after an apparent home invasion and homicide Friday near Middleton. According to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, Kaci Burcham, 19, Terry Martindale, 20, Michael Mayfield, 19, Betty Sparks, 45, and…

1 airlifted in crash on 45 Bypass in north Jackson

JACKSON, Tenn. -- Crews responded Tuesday afternoon to a crash at the intersection of the U.S. 45 Bypass and Oil Well Road. An Air Evac Lifeteam medical helicopter landed on the…

Tennessee community college graduation rates on the rise

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Tennessee higher education officials say community college graduation rates are on the rise. According to WPLN-FM , the Tennessee Board of Regents says 13.6 percent of students who began in 2010 graduated within three years. That…

Jussie Smollett's attorneys say all criminal charges dropped

CHICAGO (AP) -- Attorneys for "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett say charges alleging he lied to police about an attack have been dropped. Smollett attorneys Tina Glandian and Patricia Brown Holmes said in a Tuesday morning statement that Smollett's record "has…

First African American woman to graduate from local college honored

JACKSON, Tenn.--Congratulations to the first African American woman, Anona Savage Huntley, to graduate from what was Lambuth College, now the University of Memphis-Lambuth Campus. She returned home to Jackson this past weekend and was awarded a 50th Year medallion during…