JACKSON, Tenn. -- Union University trustees have approved a new board chairman. Chad Wilson will now serve as board chairman, according to a release from the university. A 2002 Union graduate, Wilson is president of Foundation Bank and a member of…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Crews changed the lanes Friday morning on the roundabout being constructed near downtown Jackson. In this lane change, drivers heading northbound on North Highland Avenue are veering right to drive up and around the roundabout. The southbound…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- The FBI is asking the public for help to find a man suspected in an armed robbery at a Memphis cafe. Damien Fason, 32, is wanted for his alleged involvement in the July 11, 2017, robbery…
CANTON, Ohio (AP) -- Police say the body of an Ohio woman who was killed by her husband might have wound up in a Kentucky landfill. Philip Snider, 73, pleaded guilty last week to aggravated murder and other charges in…
HARDEMAN COUNTY, Tenn. -- The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is looking into the death of an inmate at the Hardeman County Jail. The TBI says around 11 p.m. Wednesday, jail employees found 59-year-old Gregory Kent Shearin unresponsive in his cell's…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Police say bones found inside a small duffel bag near a lake in Tennessee are those of a missing man. Police tell news outlets in a statement that the bag was discovered by Percy Priest Lake…
TRENTON, Tenn. -- Trenton police officers recall the day fellow team member Xavier Keys was rushed to the hospital with pains in his chest and shortness of breath. "His blood…
JACKSON, Tenn.--The Madison County Commission held orientation for new commissioners, Thursday. Eight new members were sworn in last week, re-elected commissioners were also sworn in. All 25 commissioners attended the…
MARTIN, Tenn.--Families and community members are beating down cancer with a hammer. It's all for the 10th Annual Car Bash for Cancer at the Tennessee Soybean Festival. Contestants pay $1 for five…
MARTIN, Tenn.--An event at the annual Tennessee Soybean Festival will have you chomping at the bit and its not fair food! It's live shark experiences. Children and families watched a diver…
McKENZIE, Tenn. -- The McKenzie Police Department has found credit card skimmers at local gas stations. They say this type is much more difficult to detect than skimmers they've seen in the…
MILAN, Tenn. -- Thanks to the Milan Police Department's Facebook page, dogs and their owners are being reunited. "When our animal control guy picks up a dog and puts it…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- The city of Jackson honored a longtime WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News staff member Wednesday. Mayor Jerry Gist presented WBBJ videographer and editor Russell Goff with a key to…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Get ready for food, fun and culture. The Jackson International Food and Art Festival is coming up Saturday, Sept. 29. "This is a way to celebrate the…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- During lunch time at Pope Elementary School, the students usually sit with their fellow classmates, but on Thursday they had a special guest sitting with them. "I wish…
