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2015 OVC Baseball Championship: Final Scores

[gtxvideo vid="SZIJT4Dp" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/SZIJT4Dp.jpg" vtitle="Tenn Tech vs Jackson State”] JACKSON, Tenn. - Tennessee Tech's baseball team defeated Jacksonville State 5-3. Jacksonville State will play an elimination game at 11 a.m. on Thursday.

Dads graduate from pilot program in McNairy Co. jail

[gtxvideo vid="hrS7YHjC" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/hrS7YHjC.jpg" vtitle="Mcnairy Jail Dads PKG”] SELMER, Tenn. -- A first in McNairy County Wednesday as a group of men take a big step forward toward change. Wednesday morning, the McNairy County Jail held its first graduation…

Argument over $25 turns into melee in west Jackson

[gtxvideo vid="pjRyNqdX" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/pjRyNqdX.jpg" vtitle="Blackberry Fight Folo PKG - Dan”] JACKSON, Tenn.-- A late night argument between two men quickly turns into a melee and police say it is all because of a disagreement over $25. Chaos breaks out…

Suspect in string of burglaries in custody

[gtxvideo vid="sWkaz0CK" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/sWkaz0CK.jpg" vtitle="Woods Burglary Arrest - Vic”] CROCKETT COUNTY. Tenn.,-- Investigators said Quentin Devon Woods did not have a typical method of operation when choosing when and where to rob and burglarize. In one case, an 87-year-old…

Jackson principal eats worm to make good on TCAP deal

[gtxvideo vid="Ah0JnyPF" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Ah0JnyPF.jpg" vtitle="Principal Eats Worm”] NORTH JACKSON -- It was time Wednesday for East Elementary principal Judy Record to pay up. Second grade teacher Jeanette Coleman and her students challenged principal record to eat a worm if…

Tenn. ranked No. 1 in BBQ

[gtxvideo vid="7U4ogAey" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/7U4ogAey.jpg" vtitle="TN Best BBQ 10PM”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- If you haven't already eaten dinner, why not barbecue? TripAdvisor stays our state's barbecue is the best in the country. The website based its rankings on millions of…

Milan resident appears on 'Kelly and Michael'

[gtxvideo vid="1YGvdM9T" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/1YGvdM9T.jpg" vtitle="Local Kelly Winner”] MILAN, Tenn. -- A West Tennessean made their appearance here on WBBJ ABC 7 Wednesday morning. It was on "Live with Kelly and Michael," broadcasting live from Walt Disney World in Orlando,…

Missionary, Ebola survivor to speak at Freed-Hardeman

HENDERSON, Tenn. -- One of america's Ebola survivors is headed to Freed-Hardeman University. Kent Brantly is a medical missionary and doctor. He will speak at FHU's 51st annual Benefit Dinner in December. As the first person in the world to…

Jackson Drug Treatment Court honors graduates

[gtxvideo vid="Y7yGnyV0" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Y7yGnyV0.jpg" vtitle="Drug Court Graduation”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- A major accomplishment is highlighted as former drug offenders graduate from Drug Treatment Court. Twelve graduates were honored, but only four were on hand to receive their diplomas. "They're…

Two men convicted in 2013 Jackson shooting

[gtxvideo vid="iIepQaAZ" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/iIepQaAZ.jpg" vtitle="Lee Brothers Guilty”] MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- Two men were convicted Wednesday on charges stemming from a 2013 shooting outside an east Jackson barber shop. Dequavion Lee and Mariaco Lee were found guilty of attempted…

3 in custody in attempted burglary at elderly woman's home

[gtxvideo vid="NmDgKi2X" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/NmDgKi2X.jpg" vtitle="Elderly Woman Robbery UPDATE”] MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- Two men have been questioned and will be charged in a Tuesday morning attempted burglary at an elderly woman's home. The men, along with a third person…

Police investigating incident in west Jackson

JACKSON, Tenn. -- Jackson police responded late Tuesday night to what was reportedly a fight in west Jackson. When WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News arrived on the scene just before 10:30 p.m. on Blackberry Trail, paramedics were treating at least four…

Superintendent contract launches heated debate in Milan

[gtxvideo vid="V5kAoYhh" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/V5kAoYhh.jpg" vtitle="School Board Showdown”] MILAN, Tenn. -- Fallout ensues after a showdown at a school board meeting Monday night in Milan. The screaming match began after a member of the school board brought up firing the…

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