[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.…
[gtxvideo vid="bdvR0Dwf" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/bdvR0Dwf.jpg" vtitle="Car Mart Theft”] SOUTH JACKSON -- Police are searching for a man they say damaged property at two south Jackson auto businesses. On March 31, the man allegedly climbed over a fence and broke into…
[gtxvideo vid="q7WNtl63" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/q7WNtl63.jpg" vtitle="UTV Rules - Mal”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Authorities confirm two accidents involving Utility Task Vehicles in West Tennessee within just two weeks, one of them deadly. UTVs at Bob‘s House of Honda in Jackson come…
SOUTH JACKSON -- Police are asking for help identifying a man they say stole several items on multiple occasions from Walmart. The man is described as white, about six feet two inches tall and between 40 and 60 years old,…
[gtxvideo vid="NDNrHG2v" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/NDNrHG2v.jpg" vtitle="Race In Election - Tiffany”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- A noticeable change has crept into the campaign for Jackson city mayor as candidates shift the focus of their ads from talking about themselves to talking about…
[gtxvideo vid="8qODXK1M" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/8qODXK1M.jpg" vtitle="20-20 Open Forum - Kurt”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Jackson-Madison County School System's "Vision 2020" plan got a bit more focused Tuesday night as close to 100 community members got to voice what they think…
[gtxvideo vid="df6U9FW5" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/df6U9FW5.jpg" vtitle="Walmart Surveillance”] MILAN, Tenn. -- Milan police need your help identifying a man they say stole DVDs from Walmart. According to investigators, a man seen in surveillance video was ringing up candy at the self…
[gtxvideo vid="3W7poCmH" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/3W7poCmH.jpg" vtitle="Sink Hole”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News first told you about a sink hole along North Royal Street back on April 17. Now 11 days later, it has yet to be fixed. Originally,…
[gtxvideo vid="mc8M79UK" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/mc8M79UK.jpg" vtitle="Nashville Officer Acquitted”] NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A former Nashville police officer has been acquitted on charges of rape. Criminal Court Judge Mark Fishburn found former police Lt. Curtis Watkins not guilty on three charges…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Nashville International Airport is conducting a full-scale emergency drill this weekend simulating two airplanes colliding on the runway. More than 100 volunteers will act as victims on Saturday morning in the scenario that will also include…
[gtxvideo vid="st0VuePG" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/st0VuePG.jpg" vtitle="Aneas Block Party”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A downtown Jackson business held its annual block party Tuesday evening. The event took place at the Aeneas Building garden and courtyard along East College Street. Company officials invited…
[gtxvideo vid="c7H8vkeS" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/c7H8vkeS.jpg" vtitle="School Responds To UTV Accident”] HARDIN COUNTY, Tenn. -- As a West Tennessee community grieves the loss of a child killed Monday night in a UTV accident, her school also reacts. In the wake of…
[gtxvideo vid="spfjikio" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/spfjikio.jpg" vtitle="Strawberry School - Chelsea”] TOONE, Tenn. -- May officially begins on Friday, kicking off "National Strawberry Month," just as strawberry growers across the area open their fields to anyone who wants berries fresh from the…
