Local school puts together an active shooter awareness video
ADAMSVILLE, Tenn. -- This is an Adamsville High School Special Report, a report about an important, but in many cases avoided topic; an active shooter situation at school. "When you…
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Annual Race Relation/ Advocacy Summit kicks off at Lane College
JACKSON, Tenn.--Members of the community came together at Lane College, Friday to discuss race-related issues within the community. It was the 14th Annual Race Relation/Advocacy Summit, a two-day conference hosted by the…
Whiteville police ask for help to ID robbery suspects
WHITEVILLE, Tenn. -- A "Smile, you're on Camera" sign is the first thing customers see as they walk through the doors of Whiteville Food Mart. But shocking surveillance video captured…
Students take part in 'Storybook Parade' for National Reading Awareness Month
JACKSON, Tenn. -- March kicks off National Reading Awareness Month. Students at one local elementary school celebrated by dressing as their favorite storybook characters. The halls of East Elementary School were…
Jackson city councilman visits local middle school to pledge to stand against violence
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Students at a local middle school got a visit from a Jackson city councilman Friday afternoon to take a pledge to stand against violence. City Councilman Ernest Brooks II brought the 12th "Do the Write Thing" program…
Students at Issac Lane spend week celebrating Dr. Seuss' birthday
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Students across Jackson and Madison County wrapped up a week of celebrating a special birthday. Students at Issac Lane have spent this week celebrating Dr. Seuss' birthday with…
Long Range Planning Meeting
Jackson, TENN. -- The Long Range Planning Committee with the Jackson-Madison County School Board held a scheduled and open meeting today. WBBJ7 Eyewitness News Reporter Hannah King was at the…
JSCC signs memorandum with U of M Lambuth to make transferring easier for graduates
JACKSON, Tenn. -- There's good news for students at Jackson State Community College wanting to continue their education. School officials signed a memorandum of understanding Friday that will make it easier for…
Savannah officer arrested, fired after Thursday wreck
HARDIN COUNTY, Tenn. -- A Savannah police officer has been arrested by the Tennessee Highway Patrol and fired by the Savannah Police Department after a crash Thursday night in Hardin County. In a news release, Police Chief Michael Pitts says…
TDOT plans temporary weekend lane closures at I-40 exit in Jackson
JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Tennessee Department of Transportation will have temporary road closures this weekend. From 6 a.m. until noon Saturday, the Interstate 40 westbound right lane and ramp to exit 80-B will be closed for removal of signs. From 11…
Tornado sirens blare across Tennessee in statewide drill
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Sirens went off across the Volunteer State Friday, warning of a tornado, but don't worry — it was just a drill. "These are drills that bring awareness to tornadoes…
Members of Congress lay wreath at site of King assassination
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- About a dozen members of Congress have laid a wreath and held a prayer service at the site where the Rev. Martin Luther King was assassinated in Tennessee. They opened a three-day "Congressional Civil Rights Pilgrimage"…
Dresden High School student arrested after alleged social media threats
WEAKLEY COUNTY, Tenn. -- A Dresden High School student was arrested Friday morning on accusations of making social media threats toward the school and teachers. Weakley County deputies and members of the Weakley County Juvenile Office responded around 10 a.m.…
Accused gunman arrested in deadly February shooting
JACKSON, Tenn. -- U.S. Marshals have arrested a man accused of pulling the trigger in a February shooting that left another man dead. Shuntoris Cole, 23, was arrested around 2:30 a.m. Friday in the 200 block of Elm Street in…
2 Trump gun proposals divide Tennessee governor GOP field
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Tennessee's leading Republican gubernatorial candidates have mixed feelings or aren't taking firm stances on President Donald Trump's ideas to ban bump stocks and bar people under 21 from buying semi-automatic guns. U.S. Rep. Diane Black said…
