UNION CITY, Tenn. -- Discovery Park of America has a great way for the kids to enjoy Halloween. According to a release from Discovery Park, on Saturday, children 12 and under who arrive in costume are admitted to Discovery Park…
[gtxvideo vid="xsmkPoMn" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/xsmkPoMn.jpg" vtitle="Halloween Tow To Go”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- There is help available this Halloween if you find yourself unable to safely drive yourself home. AAA once again is offering its Tow To Go program. Tow truck…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A Jackson native and noted mayoral candidate has died. Charlie Motton was found Friday morning dead of natural causes in his home, according to Jackson police. He was…
HUNTINGDON, Tenn. -- School officials say suspended Huntingdon teacher and coach Jason Martin has resigned. Martin submitted this one-sentence letter last week saying his resignation is immediate. Martin was suspended in September for more than three months after the district…
[gtxvideo vid="BAGEUwrG" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/BAGEUwrG.jpg" vtitle="ATM Robery”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Police say they've arrested the person who robbed a woman as she sat at a downtown ATM. Officers say WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News viewers are to thank. Calls poured in…
[gtxvideo vid="GG3Lujff" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/GG3Lujff.jpg" vtitle="I40 Victim Name”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Police have released the name of a man killed Wednesday after being hit along Interstate 40. Officers say they are still trying to determine what led to Joseph Bass'…
[gtxvideo vid="aFF7IJT8" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/aFF7IJT8.jpg" vtitle="Emerson Death Confirmed”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Police say the suspected shooter in a murder and attempted suicide earlier this week has died from his injuries. Officers confirm 64-year-old Ernest Emerson died Friday from an apparent…
[gtxvideo vid="yol9Ggnd" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/yol9Ggnd.jpg" vtitle="Sex Trafficking Arrest”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Two people appeared Friday in Jackson City Court on charges of sex-trafficking, prostitution and drug counts. According to court papers, Kiera Lawrence and Destine Owens drove a woman from…
[gtxvideo vid="JQatl0YE" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/JQatl0YE.jpg" vtitle="Career Carnival”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Alexander Elementary School was transformed into a carnival Friday. But this was no ordinary carnival. It was a career carnival allowing students to dress up as their favorite career character.…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Students traded their thinking caps for cowboy hats Friday at Nova Elementary School. Friday marked the 10th annual "Hoedown on the Grounds" for students to celebrate the end of the first nine weeks of school. Students dressed…
[gtxvideo vid="y9TN5EYU" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/y9TN5EYU.jpg" vtitle="Trenton Shoplifting Suspect”] TRENTON, Tenn. -- Police in Trenton shared a picture with us Friday they hope will help them solve a shoplifting case. The man in the black coat and camouflage hat is accused…
MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- Students traded in their uniforms for capes Friday as part of Red Ribbon Week at Denmark Elementary School. Students were able to dress as their favorite superhero to end the week of learning about healthy lifestyles.…
[gtxvideo vid="sVn7M6iD" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/sVn7M6iD.jpg" vtitle="Weakley Co Child Abuse”] WEAKLEY COUNTY, Tenn. -- A Weakley County mother and her boyfriend are arrested, and her 19-month old is now in state custody after a search of a home near McKenzie. Katlinn…
OBION COUNTY, Tenn. -- State Rep. Andy Holt, R-Dresden, thinks students in Tennessee have to take too many state-mandated tests. "These kids are subject to four, five, six weeks of testing, and I think that could have a severe detraction…
[gtxvideo vid="wsZpSD8f" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/wsZpSD8f.jpg" vtitle="JPD Halloween Safety PKG”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- The spookiest holiday of the year is just one day away, and to make sure there's no tricks and just treats this Halloween the Jackson Police Department will…
