HUMBOLDT, Tenn.-Members of the Humboldt City School Board vote on the contract of its superintendent. Members voted four to one to extend the contract of Dr. Versie Hamlett by three years. Her current contract expires next June 30. WBBJ 7…
LAUDERDALE COUNTY, Tenn.-The holiday season is a joyous time, especially for children. That is why nearly 100 staff members and 40 inmates at the West Tennessee State Penitentiary and the Women's Therapeutic Residential Center teamed up to ensure that every…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- With the holiday break just a week away, Thursday night was the last Jackson-Madison County School Board meeting for 2016. "I think we got a lot accomplished," Jackson-Madison…
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Longtime West Tennessee journalist and WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News anchor Tom Britt was inducted Thursday evening into the Tennessee Journalism Hall of Fame. Britt was one of five people…
SAVANNAH, Tenn. -- Officer Michael Pitts will officially become the new chief of police Monday in Savannah. "My ultimate end goal is to leave Savannah better someday when I…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- The clock is ticking on the number of days left to mail packages to people for Christmas day. U.S. Postal Service employees predict the busiest mailing day of the…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A man accused of opening fire this summer outside the Stanley Black & Decker plant in north Jackson appeared Thursday before a judge. David Lee Allison appeared briefly in…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- With just a few days left before Christmas, the Salvation Army is still in high gear serving those in need in West Tennessee. The red kettle outside…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Tennessee's education commissioner is visiting West Tennessee for a town hall meeting. Education Commissioner Candice McQueen will be at South Side High…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Police are investigating a carjacking that took place Wednesday night. Two unidentified subjects, one armed with a handgun, took a vehicle from the victim around 10:40 p.m. Wednesday…
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Former astronaut and U.S. Sen. John Glenn has died in Ohio. He was 95. Glenn became a national hero in 1962 when he became the first American to orbit the…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Just in time for the holidays, a Farmers Home Furniture officially opened its doors Thursday morning. "I'm excited to work for a company that I can stand by…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Tennessee Board of Regents has announced the recommendation for the next president of Jackson State Community College. TBR Chancellor David…
MARTIN, Tenn. -- Police are investigating after a Wednesday morning fire damaged a mobile home and someone fired shotgun rounds into a vehicle on Hyndsver Road. Officers from the Martin Police Department along with the Martin Fire Department responded around…
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