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Victim's family: Accused murderer could walk free

[gtxvideo vid="zIL03uWa" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/zIL03uWa.jpg" vtitle="Christie Family Speaks PKG”] MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- A West Tennessee family is baffled after they say a killer will soon walk free, having never faced a judge and jury. Brittany Christie was found dead…

Man accused of grabbing woman in Jackson store

JACKSON, Tenn. -- A man appeared Thursday in city court on a sexual battery charge after allegedly hugging and grabbing a woman in a Jackson convenience store. Sam Saleh is accused of approaching the woman July 5 while he was…

Local priest returns home to the Hub City

[gtxvideo vid="nmejwsYH" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/nmejwsYH.jpg" vtitle="Local Priests Returns Home PKG”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Jackson's St. Mary's Catholic Church welcomes a familiar face, now leading a flock who helped raise him. "It's always been a dream of mine to come home…

Man in court on charges of attacking girlfriend

[gtxvideo vid="KA9kFVCo" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/KA9kFVCo.jpg" vtitle="Blackwell Domestic Assault 5”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- A man accused of holding his girlfriend down and hitting her in the face appeared Thursday in city court. Jamecus Blackwell is charged with aggravated assault. Court papers…

Charlie Pittman transferred to state custody

[gtxvideo vid="sqXp6SPU" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/sqXp6SPU.jpg" vtitle="Pittman Transferred”] MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- Charlie Pittman, who recently pleaded guilty in the death of his fiancee, has been turned over to state custody. Pittman was transferred Aug. 21 from the Madison County Jail…

Fire destroys storage building in Gibson County

[gtxvideo vid="eXz7u15L" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/eXz7u15L.jpg" vtitle="Gibson Shed Fire”] GIBSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- A Thursday fire destroyed a storage shed on Alamo Highway. The Gibson County Fire Department responded to the structure fire just outside Trenton, but the building was a…

Officers arrest 6 juveniles at JCM for fighting

[gtxvideo vid="cHVagc2p" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/cHVagc2p.jpg" vtitle="JCM Arrests”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Six juveniles were arrested Thursday morning at Jackson-Central Merry High School, according to the sheriff's office. Officers responded to two separate calls about fights on the campus, and the juveniles…

Sites cleared for new Henderson Co. volunteer fire stations

[gtxvideo vid="YPKutvhn" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/YPKutvhn.jpg" vtitle="Hendeson FD Update”] HENDERSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- Sites have been cleared for the construction of two new volunteer fire stations. Construction will begin once they bid out the project, according to Henderson County Fire Chief…

Jackson dentist gives veteran thousands in free dental work

[gtxvideo vid="iwmputEB" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/iwmputEB.jpg" vtitle="Veterans Free Dental PKG”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- A local Vietnam-era veteran received thousands of dollars worth of free dental care. The dentist who did the work also served in the military. “I was ashamed for…

Deputies search for missing man in Carroll County

[gtxvideo vid="nOjVab2w" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/nOjVab2w.jpg" vtitle="Carroll Missing Man”] CARROLL COUNTY, Tenn. -- Deputies are searching for a mentally challenged man who went missing Wednesday night just outside Huntingdon. Erik Allen, 32, was last seen Wednesday evening after he went for…

Brazil Fire Department adds 'godly' decals to fleet

[gtxvideo vid="9WE6aXmG" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/9WE6aXmG.jpg" vtitle="Brazil FD Follows Trend 5”] GIBSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- Another local agency's trucks are now christened with a godly phrase. The Brazil Fire Department's trucks have new decals reading "One Nation Under God." Chief Bryan…

Fire destroys 2 acres of Gibson Co. bean field

GIBSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- An afternoon fire destroys about two acres of a soybean field Thursday in the Tyson community. Gibson County firefighters responded to the blaze on Bells Chapel Road and were assisted by Yorkville. Fire officials say the…

Company recalls bread sold in 11 states over broken glass

[gtxvideo vid="pjx3nI8v" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/pjx3nI8v.jpg" vtitle="Bread Recall”] NEW YORK (AP) -- The maker of Sara Lee, Nature's Harvest and other brands is recalling bread sold in 11 states because it may contain fragments of glass from a broken light bulb…

Mississippi State: Campus gunman arrested; no injuries reported

[gtxvideo vid="sJXF35b5" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/sJXF35b5.jpg" vtitle="MS State Shooting”] JACKSON, Miss. (AP) -- Mississippi State University officials say one man has been arrested after the school received a "credible threat" that led them to issue an alert for an active shooter.…

Selmer house fire being investigated as suspicious

[gtxvideo vid="ah6cGgTb" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/ah6cGgTb.jpg" vtitle="Selmer Kitchen Fire Update”] SELMER, Tenn. -- The Selmer Fire Department told WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News they have not determined what caused a kitchen fire, but they are investigating it as suspicious. The flames started…

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