[gtxvideo vid="naNCUssu" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/naNCUssu.jpg" vtitle="Guns In Parks”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Republican Gov. Bill Haslam has signed a bill to strip local governments of the power to bar people with handgun carry permits from being armed in parks, playgrounds and…
[gtxvideo vid="JMuVB4Pq" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/JMuVB4Pq.jpg" vtitle="Jones Stalkin and Harassment”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- A man from Stantonville, Tenn., is charged with harassment and stalking after being arrested by Jackson police. Court papers say a Jackson woman constantly received text messages, phone…
[gtxvideo vid="R03vPESU" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/R03vPESU.jpg" vtitle="Police Chief Retires”] BROWNSVILLE, Tenn. -- The chief of police in Brownsville has announced that he will retire. Chris Lea has served six years as chief of police, previously having worked for the city and…
Part 2 of the Jackson Decides mayoral debate filmed Thursday evening in Ayers Auditorium at Jackson State Community College
Part 1 of the Jackson Decides mayoral debate filmed Thursday evening in Ayers Auditorium at Jackson State Community College
[gtxvideo vid="Bnj1zgcz" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Bnj1zgcz.jpg" vtitle="Shoplifting Thief Caught”] NORTH JACKSON -- Police have a suspected shoplifter in custody after he fled and ran across Interstate 40, according to police. The suspect has been taken into custody on Carriage House Drive…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A pair of expert analysts weigh in on Thursday night's Jackson Decides mayoral debate. Kristine Nakutis is a retired lieutenant Army colonel and adjunct professor of philosophy…
[gtxvideo vid="9Yc9f7qO" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/9Yc9f7qO.jpg" vtitle="Collier family plans new community center”] MEDINA, Tenn. -- The mother of last week's two drowning victims spoke to hundreds Thursday in hopes of building a safe space for teenagers. Dorena Collier, mother of Sean…
[gtxvideo vid="WDlHDfbm" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/WDlHDfbm.jpg" vtitle="Mayoral candidates debate to be Jackson's next leader”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Ayers Auditorium was full as Jackson's mayoral candidates — James Baxter, Lowe Finney, Jerry Gist, Charlie Motton and Tim York — faced off in…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- More than 1,700 WBBJ viewers cast their votes in our online poll between 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. Thursday to say which candidate they believe won the Jackson Decides mayoral debate. Incumbent Mayor Jerry Gist came out…
[gtxvideo vid="1e4Lk8uV" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/1e4Lk8uV.jpg" vtitle="Voters react to Jackson Decides debate”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- More than 250 people packed into Ayers Auditorium Thursday night at Jackson State Community College, all of them looking to hear the candidates' visions for the…
Photos from the Jackson Decides mayoral debate, which took place Thursday evening in Ayers Auditorium at Jackson State Community College
[gtxvideo vid="eSpaafjC" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/eSpaafjC.jpg" vtitle="Fire officials: Paris church a total loss”] PARIS, Tenn. -- Paris fire fighters said smoke could be seen for miles Thursday morning after a church caught fire. Dozens of church members watched in awe as…
JACKSON, Tenn.-A Jackson man faces numerous charges, including resisting arrest. Early Thursday, around 2 a.m., court papers indicate Montrell Wilkes broke into a woman's home, after he was told by the home's owner not to be there. Officers said wilkes…
CROCKETT COUNTY, Tenn.-An update on the four young girls hospitalized after being trapped under the weight of a UTV. The four girls, all under the age of 13, were hurt last Monday when the Polaris vehicle rolled over with them.…
