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School fights concern high school parents

[gtxvideo vid="HCAgrzAk" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/HCAgrzAk.jpg" vtitle="JCM Group FIGHTS”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- A brawl erupted in the cafeteria at Jackson Central-Merry High School. Parents received messages from their students and took to Facebook to voice their concern. One of those parents…

Repair to sinkhole on Royal St. now complete

JACKSON, Tenn. -- The sinkhole on North Royal Street between North Parkway and East Forest Avenue has now been repaired. The Jackson street department made repairs Thursday to the sinkhole that started developing earlier this month on the side of…

Northeast Middle School student handcuffed, removed from school

[gtxvideo vid="ayjxff2g" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/ayjxff2g.jpg" vtitle="NEMS SRO Assault - Vic”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- A female middle schooler is handcuffed and removed from Northeast Middle School Wednesday after an alleged assault on a school resource officer. Deputies said the student punched…

Dangerous horse disease reported in West Tennessee

[gtxvideo vid="iwXuz8wS" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/iwXuz8wS.jpg" vtitle="Dangerous Horse Disease - Bryan”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- An extremely dangerous and possibly fatal horse disease is spreading in West Tennessee. "It's called equine infectious anemia, or EIA, and is something we take seriously," Corinne…

Union City man jumps from roof to escape house fire

[gtxvideo vid="YAFGVlDv" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/YAFGVlDv.jpg" vtitle="Fire Injuries Resident - Katie”] UNION CITY, Tenn. -- A Union City man is recovering at a Memphis hospital from injuries he sustained jumping from his roof to escape a fire. Fire officials said it…

Milan police seek 2 in alleged credit card fraud

MILAN, Tenn. -- Milan police need your help identifying two suspects in a credit card fraud case. Investigators say two men used fabricated credit cards at Walmart to buy more than $500 worth of merchandise. Milan police say they believe…

District 3 city council candidates hope to serve city

JACKSON, Tenn. -- Three of the nine city council districts are contested in the upcoming municipal election. One of those is District 3, where incumbent Ernest Brooks is hoping to retain his seat in the race against challenger Robert Curlin.…

Community weighs in on future of Jackson-Madison County Schools

[gtxvideo vid="4TWHkgoh" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/4TWHkgoh.jpg" vtitle="Post Vision 2020”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Jackson-Madison County School System will soon see changes. Another series of public forums wrapped up Thursday that will impact the future of the district. Parent Paul Williams is…

More than 1,000 ballots cast on last early voting day

JACKSON, Tenn. -- On Thursday, the last day of early voting, more than a thousand voters went to the polls. A total of 1,030 Jackson voters cast ballots. That brings the early voting total to almost 7,200, which equals more…

Jackson Symphony announces 2015 concert schedule

The Jackson Symphony has announced their 55th Concert Season schedule. The season will include 11 performances starting Aug. 29. The 2015 season runs from August 2015 to April 2016. For the season schedule and information about each performance, find the…

Second arrest made after search of Paris home

[gtxvideo vid="Bb4p9Rmx" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Bb4p9Rmx.jpg" vtitle="K9 Drug Arrests UPDATE”] HENRY COUNTY, Tenn. -- Deputies have made a second arrest after searching a Paris home. Deputies say Brooke Myers has been charged with drug counts. Henry County deputies arrested Korey Rick…

Longtime Bemis storm spotter gets equipment upgrade

[gtxvideo vid="UcVFunJH" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/UcVFunJH.jpg" vtitle="West TN Storm Spotters PKG”] BEMIS, Tenn. -- William Brantley has been a storm spotter in Bemis for decades, and his weather station got an upgrade Thursday, going from an analog to a digital thermometer…

Crews respond to crash involving JTA bus in east Jackson

EAST JACKSON -- Officers responded Thursday afternoon to a traffic accident involving a Jackson Transit Authority bus on Lincoln Circle. Jackson firefighters on scene said the driver of the car was transported. WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News will have more information…

Car crashes into north Jackson home

[gtxvideo vid="AcE0ktne" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/AcE0ktne.jpg" vtitle="Car Into House”] NORTH JACKSON -- A car has run into the front of a north Jackson house. The car struck the home just after 4 p.m. Thursday in the 20 block of Howlett Cove.…

Man in court accused of burglary, criminal impersonation

DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A man was in court Thursday on accusations of burglary and then giving police an incorrect name. Cortez Rashun Williams is charged with aggravated burglary and criminal impersonation. An officer responded Wednesday to a report of a…

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