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…
DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- Two men appeared in Jackson court Thursday on charges stemming from alleged thefts of guns, guitars and other items from a Jackson home. A homeowner reported the thefts March 30. He told Jackson police two Les Paul…
[gtxvideo vid="LoOPz7Cf" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/LoOPz7Cf.jpg" vtitle="Trinity Mart Arrest”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A man went before a judge Thursday on accusations of robbery and later running from police. Two men told police they were robbed at gunpoint Sunday at Trinity Food…
[gtxvideo vid="vISlu6sT" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/vISlu6sT.jpg" vtitle="Police Social Media PKG”] MILAN, Tenn. -- In less than 24 hours, WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News viewers help solve two cases in Milan. Tuesday night, Milan officers released surveillance pictures from their Walmart, and Wednesday…
[gtxvideo vid="wFYCt38p" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/wFYCt38p.jpg" vtitle="City Council Race”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- All nine seats of the Jackson City Council are on the ballot. However, only three of them are contested. WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News caught up to District 2 incumbent…
[gtxvideo vid="g78IF13W" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/g78IF13W.jpg" vtitle="Henry Co K9 Training - Katie”] PARIS, Tenn. -- From Texas to New York and 25 states in between, hundreds of drug dogs are sharpening their skills in Henry County this week. The Henry County…
[gtxvideo vid="b2zna9Mo" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/b2zna9Mo.jpg" vtitle="Early Voting”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- We are inching closer and closer to when voters decide who will lead the city of Jackson for the next four years. Officials already are calling this a historic election,…
[gtxvideo vid="7sSZyvVC" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/7sSZyvVC.jpg" vtitle="Elton Johns Glasses Stolen”] SOUTHHAVEN, Miss. (AP) - The man who police say stole Elton John's iconic heart-shaped glasses from a Memphis museum is behind bars. WMC-TV (http://bit.ly/1zcehyp) reports 26-year-old Matthew Colvin was arrested Tuesday…
[gtxvideo vid="HsI9J6e6" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/HsI9J6e6.jpg" vtitle="Lane Prayer Vigil - Vic”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- For students, faculty and community members at the prayer vigil on Lane College's campus Wednesday, the message to Baltimore was simple — stand in support and share…
[gtxvideo vid="jgrpaR55" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/jgrpaR55.jpg" vtitle="Family Kidnapped”] KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Federal officials say they are looking for two men and a woman after the family of an East Tennessee bank employee was briefly kidnapped in an attempted extortion and…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A Mexican citizen has been extradited to Nashville to face a murder charge in the death of her nephew nearly eight years ago. According to Metro Nashville Police, Marisol Alvarado was taking care of her 7-week-old…
[gtxvideo vid="e8fZXpDx" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/e8fZXpDx.jpg" vtitle="K9 Drug Arrests”] HENRY COUNTY, Tenn. -- Drugs and thousands of dollars in suspected drug money are off the streets due to the work of a Henry County Sheriff's Office K-9. Investigators say they recovered…
[gtxvideo vid="TeQNQWEt" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/TeQNQWEt.jpg" vtitle="Baxter Press Conference”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- Mayoral candidate James Baxter held a news conference Wednesday in city hall to respond to the racial tone of advertising by opponents Jerry Gist and Lowe Finney. In particular,…
[gtxvideo vid="na76OiV4" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/na76OiV4.jpg" vtitle="Dyer Co Crash”] DYER COUNTY -- One person is airlifted to Memphis and another taken to a nearby hospital after a car flips into a ditch. Five people were inside the car that overturned while…
NORTH JACKSON -- Union University has announced the selection of the interim dean of the college's business school. Bill Nance has been appointed as interim dean of the McAfee School of Business Administration, according to a release from the university.…
