Families tour Saint Mary's School for open house
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Saint Mary's School in North Jackson held an open house for parents and students on Thursday. The open house is for next semester. The school offers…
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Attendees honor local veteran at funeral
PARKERS CROSSROADS, Tenn. -- Army Sgt. Mary Nolen passed away with no known family.Her funeral was to be for an unclaimed veteran, but on Thursday, strangers ensured she was buried with full…
RIFA serves hundreds of thousands in 2018
JACKSON, Tenn. -- One local non-profit served almost half a million meals this previous year. "497,578 meals were distributed through RIFA and all of its different programs," said Lindsay Dawkins, the marketing and…
Local flooding causes schools to close for the day
HUNTINGDON, Tenn.-- Over three inches of rain fell on Carroll County in only three hours. "We started to see flooding in some of our roadways, out in the county and…
West Tennessee community restores historic church
DECATUR CO., Tenn. -- One family is bringing a community together to complete a special project. The Broadway family is on a mission to restore a historic building in West Tennessee.…
Jackson-Madison County schools closed Friday for illnesses
JACKSON, Tenn. -- All Jackson-Madison County Schools will be closed Friday, February 8 due to illness and weather. The Central Office will also be closed Friday.
Sheriff says scam callers may impersonate law enforcement
MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- The Madison County Sheriff's Office is warning residents of a phone scam in which the caller pretends to be with the sheriff's office. Callers are using the name of sheriff's office personnel and threatening fines and…
Authorities say Middle TN deputies fatally shoot man brandishing gun
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) -- Authorities say Middle Tennessee deputies fatally shot a man when he exited a home brandishing a gun and making threats. News outlets report Rutherford County deputies responding to a domestic call at the home Wednesday night…
DA: Nurse charged in fatal drug-swap override safeguard
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- A spokesman for the district attorney's office in Davidson County, Tennessee, is explaining why prosecutors have filed criminal charges against a former hospital nurse accused of mistakenly killing a patient. He says it's because she overrode…
Local woodcarver shares secrets of African-American heritage behind his art
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A historian, musician and an artist — these are three things woodcarver Bodie Gentry considers himself, using his hands to create art pieces highlighting influential African Americans for…
State comptrollers office releases annual audit of Decatur Co. governement
NASHVILLE, Tenn.--The Tennessee Comptroller's Office has completed its annual audit of Decatur County government. The report for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018 includes 11 findings highlighting weaknesses and deficiencies in the several county offices. According to the audit,…
Three JMC teachers chosen to represent district for state Teacher of the Year Award
JACKSON, Tenn.-- The Jackson-Madison County School System recognizes 23 outstanding educators as their schools' Teachers of the Year. Each was chosen by their colleagues to represent their individual school for the 2018-19 school year. Three were chosen by district leaders…
Black History Month: Man doesn't let disability stop him from spreading smiles
LEXINGTON, Tenn. -- Each week in February WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News will spotlight a different West Tennessean making a difference in their community. In partnership with the Tennessee Education Lottery,…
Several west Tennessee communities to receive state grant funding
NASHVILLE, Tenn.--Several West Tennessee communities will receive thousands of dollars in Site Development Grant Funding from the state's Department of Economic and Community Development. Those communities include: *The Decatur County Industrial Site, which will receive $95,000 for due diligence study.…
College bands prepare for the 'Hub City Classic Battle of the Bands'
JACKSON, Tenn-- College bands are getting ready for Saturday's "Hub City Classic Battle of the Bands." Bands from Stillman College, Talladega College, and Mississippi Valley State University will make their…
