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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…

Consultants discuss Madison Co. jail overcrowding at town hall meeting

[gtxvideo vid="DleUdqRu" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/DleUdqRu.jpg" vtitle="CJC Meeting PKG”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON, Tenn. -- Residents take a closer look at overcrowding at the Madison County Jail. Consultants working for the National Institute of Corrections hosted a town hall meeting in downtown Jackson…

Safe Hope Center helps victims of domestic and sexual violence

[gtxvideo vid="mr0wXgWV" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/mr0wXgWV.jpg" vtitle="Safe Hope Center Opens PKG”] WEST JACKSON, Tenn. -- A new resource for domestic and sexual violence victims officially opened its doors, Wednesday. The building houses multiple agencies providing help for those who need it.…

Hardeman County commissioners approve officer threat resolution

BOLIVAR, Tenn. -- Hardeman County commissioners approved an unprecedented measure, Tuesday night. The commission approved a resolution created by Hardeman County Mayor Jimmy Sain. It makes any type of threat to a law enforcement officer a felony. "This law is…

Gibson County deputies form special response team

[gtxvideo vid="mY0UwRxB" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/mY0UwRxB.jpg" vtitle="SRT Team Training PKG”] GIBSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- From drug arrests to search warrants officers put themselves in high risk situations on a daily basis. That's why a small group of Gibson County deputies are…

Hunters Sharing the Harvest fundraiser attracts crowd

[gtxvideo vid="2MXyR6oG" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/2MXyR6oG.jpg" vtitle="Hunters Harvest Banquet”] MILAN, Tenn. -- More than a hundred local outdoors men and their supporters gathered at the Armory in Milan, Tuesday evening. They shared a meal as they joined forces to fight hunger…

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