Accused gunman charged with shooting man in face during drug deal appears in court
JACKSON, Tenn. --Â A man police say shot another man in the face during a drug deal in April appeared Thursday afternoon in Jackson City Court. Almonda…
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Huntingdon resourcefully revamps historic building for new City Hall
HUNTINGDON, Tenn. --Â The city of Huntingdon has moved. At least its official offices have, that is. Huntingdon spent the last six years renovating a building near their downtown square,…
UT President Joe DiPietro visits Kiwanis Club of Jackson
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Four hours from his home in Knoxville, University of Tennessee President Joe DiPietro stopped in Jackson on Thursday. Leading East Tennessee's biggest university, DiPietro spoke to Jackson's Kiwanis Club, a group of…
Mayor shares thoughts on city of Jackson budget decisions
JACKSON, Tenn. --Â In a follow up, the mayor of Jackson explains in further detail why they are proposing to dip into the city's fund balance for this year's budget increase. Mayor…
Madison Co. Budget Committee meets with department heads
MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. --Â The county's Budget Committee met again Thursday with time winding down before a budget has to approved by the entire commission. The committee started approving departments' budgets…
Man charged with hitting, killing woman with car appears in court
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A man accused of running over a woman with his car and killing her in January appeared Thursday in Jackson City Court. Jeffrey…
West Carroll school hosts special retirement ceremony for 3 teachers
ATWOOD, Tenn. -- Not every day will you find a marching band playing music down school hallways. "We walk these halls every day, but never quite like that," said retiree…
County departments present budget needs to commissioners
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Commissioners in Madison County met with department leaders Thursday to hear what they need for the coming year. "That's the best we can do right now — trying to satisfy all the needs we've got," Madison County…
Case against Jackson man charged with burglary headed to grand jury
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A Jackson man accused of stealing thousands of dollars worth of merchandise from two local stores returned to court Thursday. “We're waiving the case at this time…
City of Jackson announces road closures Thursday for 'A Taste of Jackson'
JACKSON, Tenn. -- The City of Jackson Engineering Department has authorized temporary road closures Thursday in downtown Jackson for "A Taste of Jackson and West Tennessee." Two lanes of New Market Street from Union Avenue to West Lafayette Street will…
AAA projects more than 38 million Americans to travel Memorial Day weekend
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- More than 38 million Americans are projected to travel this Memorial Day weekend, according to a press release from the American Automobile Association (AAA), making it the second highest Memorial Day travel volume on record since 2005.…
Knoxville man accused of defrauding elderly investors
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - A federal grand jury has accused a Knoxville man of setting up two fictitious companies to defraud elderly investors. A grand jury sitting in Chattanooga returned a seven-count indictment against 50-year-old John Allen Morris on Tuesday.…
Police investigate attempted robbery at Dollar General
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Jackson police rushed to the Dollar General on Campbell Street in east Jackson, around 9:50 p.m. Wednesday. According to police, a person came in and tried to rob the store but was unsuccessful. Â Investigators describe the suspect…
Sheriff: Community tips helped capture manhunt suspects
DYER COUNTY, Tenn. -- A multi-agency manhunt spanning two days nets three arrests, but it was not just law enforcement who helped catch them. Deputies are crediting tips from WBBJ 7…
Jackson church kicks off summer prayer meeting tours
JACKSON, Tenn.-Dozens gathered around South Side High School Wednesday evening to kick off Campbell Street Church of Christ's summer prayer meetings tour. This was the first of nine prayer meetings the church…
