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Parents prefer trunk-or-treats as safer Halloween alternative

[gtxvideo vid="Vi3ipnmp" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Vi3ipnmp.jpg" vtitle="Halloween Safety PKG”] JACKSON, Tenn.---With Halloween just days away, many parents are exploring trunks rather than houses for treats to keep their kids safe. Hundreds of trick-or-treaters hit the streets Saturday night in Downtown Jackson…

Fatal house fire in Bolivar is under investigation

[gtxvideo vid="IojRunfy" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/IojRunfy.jpg" vtitle="Bolivar Fatal Fire”] HARDEMAN COUNTY, Tenn.-- A woman lost her life Friday night after a fire in Bolivar. The fire department responded to the home around 10 p.m. off of Mamaddie Way. Officials said 54-year-old…

Domestic Violence walk takes place at Lane College

[gtxvideo vid="aXt6wsTc" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/aXt6wsTc.jpg" vtitle="Domestic Violence Walk”] EAST JACKSON, Tenn. -- Lane College hosted a walk in an effort to inform people about the dangers of domestic violence. The walk started at the college, making it's way towards many…

4th annual special needs pageant brings smiles to all

[gtxvideo vid="Lp7T4AIA" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Lp7T4AIA.jpg" vtitle="Special Needs Pagent”] CHESTER COUNTY, Tenn. -- Beauty queens and kings were able to compete in a unique pageant on Saturday afternoon. The fourth annual Daughters of Job Special Needs Pageant was held at Freed…

4 more puppies stolen from shelter; 1 buried alive

[gtxvideo vid="3jm9nAT3" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/3jm9nAT3.jpg" vtitle="More Puppies Stolen PKG”] CROCKETT COUNTY, Tenn. -- Four more puppies were stolen from a rescue shelter in Crockett County that was stolen from earlier in the week. Three of the four puppies have been…

Community hosts luncheon to support officer's daughter

[gtxvideo vid="7ylyfMXL" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/7ylyfMXL.jpg" vtitle="Charity Lunch PKG”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Wives of Jackson police officers hosted a benefit lunch Friday on the lawn of the police department to raise money for a daughter of one of their own. They…

7th annual Cigar & Brew Fest is Saturday at Jackson Fairgrounds Park

[gtxvideo vid="ec0k4vyI" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/ec0k4vyI.jpg" vtitle="Cigar And Brew Preview”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Craft beer, cigars and corn hole will be drawing crowds Saturday for the 7th annual Tennessee Cigar and Brew Fest at Jackson Fairgrounds Park. West Tennesseans will be…

Jackson police release security video of ATM robbery suspect

[gtxvideo vid="ULwxNRpH" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/ULwxNRpH.jpg" vtitle="ATM Surveillance”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Jackson police have released surveillance video of who they say is the suspect in a robbery earlier this week at a downtown ATM. Authorities say they believe the man in…

Neighbor rescues pair from burning Gibson County home

[gtxvideo vid="JjS23ZdU" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/JjS23ZdU.jpg" vtitle="House Fire Rescue PKG”] RUTHERFORD, Tenn. -- A raging fire early Friday morning destroys a home and leaves two people severely injured. "I didn't really know how bad it was until daylight," Tammy Gunnells, who…

Lexington High School put on high alert after student threat

[gtxvideo vid="4QNUHfG4" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/4QNUHfG4.jpg" vtitle="HS Kid Missing PKG”] HENDERSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- Lexington High School is put on high alert Friday after a student makes a threat against the entire school. "It's horrifying. It's scary to think about all…

Local colleges team up for MentorU program

[gtxvideo vid="ZbCJzvbx" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/ZbCJzvbx.jpg" vtitle="MentorU”] NORTH JACKSON -- Dozens of sixth graders from across Jackson will gather Saturday at Union University to further their education. It's all to kick off the MentorU program, a collaboration between all five of…

West Tenn. Hunting Fishing Outdoor Show kicks off in Trenton

[gtxvideo vid="ngUgMQ6B" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/ngUgMQ6B.jpg" vtitle="Hunting-Fishing Show PKG”] TRENTON, Tenn. -- The first ever West Tennessee Hunting Fishing Outdoor Show kicked off on Friday. The event is going on this weekend at the fairgrounds in Trenton. “It's just the talk…

Strange smell prompts concern in local neighborhood

[gtxvideo vid="3qzQIdmC" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/3qzQIdmC.jpg" vtitle="MCO Stinky Situation PKG”] MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- A smelly situation in Madison County had residents calling the WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News room, Thursday. The chief at the Madison County Fire Department said they received…

Family speaks, two years after loved one's unexplainable death

[gtxvideo vid="ljTqskUa" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/ljTqskUa.jpg" vtitle="Mom Speaks On Death PKG”] SAVANNAH, Tenn. -- It may be one of the strangest death investigations to date that the Savannah Police Department has been involved in: the death of a 40-year old mother…

District report cards see some improvements but more needs to be done

[gtxvideo vid="02poOyTQ" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/02poOyTQ.jpg" vtitle="District Report Cards PKG”] JACKSON, Tenn -- The state releases report cards on schools across the state. The report has both good news and bad news for the local Jackson-Madison County School District with some…

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