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…
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.…
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.…
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. Investigators describe the suspect…
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, 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…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Jackson's longest-running taste test that brings out hundreds from all over West Tennessee for a great cause is right around the corner. Thursday night, the Farmers Market…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A local family was able to say "thank you" Wednesday as they presented a check for $5,000 to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Jacob Barker was treated for retinal cancer at the…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- City Council members gathered Wednesday for a meeting to discuss a number of issues including next year's budget and tax rate. This was the first reading of the upcoming budget, which…
SELMER, Tenn. -- It was a final day for McNairy Regional Hospital on Wednesday after Tennova Healthcare announced they'll be closing their doors for good at the stroke of midnight. It's a…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Jackson City Council approves funding to build a new animal shelter, owned and operated by the city. The shelter will take on a new title,…
HENDERSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- U.S. Marshals say a man on the run from Henderson County authorities for more than a week is now behind bars. Michael Wayne Baker,…
UNION CITY, Tenn. -- A former church secretary has pleaded guilty to theft after an audit revealed she embezzled close to $85,000 from the church where she worked. Nancy Reed was charged with theft over…
MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- A local Friends of the NRA chapter recently presented a check for $2,800 to the Madison County Sheriff's Office for a new costume for gun safety mascot Eddie Eagle. The Forked Deer Chapter of the Friends…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Jackson-Madison County School System students are officially on summer break. Five of the district’s 27 schools will not reopen in the fall. Missy Coley taught her last class…
