[gtxvideo vid="hKMSRY3c" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/hKMSRY3c.jpg" vtitle="Swift Criminal Simulation”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A man accused of fraudulently cashing a check at a Jackson business appeared Wednesday in court. Lee Michael Swift allegedly cashed a $230 check in someone else's name Feb.…

[gtxvideo vid="6J1z7ezP" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/6J1z7ezP.jpg" vtitle="TN bible”] NASHVILLE (AP) -- The state House has passed a bill to make the Bible the official state book of Tennessee, despite opposition from Republican leaders and an attorney general's opinion that the measure…

DECATUR COUNTY, Tenn. -- A judge heard arguments Wednesday in the cases of two men charged with the kidnapping and murder of a West Tennessee nursing student. At the 9 a.m.…

[gtxvideo vid="L3TQCdmQ" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/L3TQCdmQ.jpg" vtitle="Lana Mayoral Forum - Dan”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- On the eve of the start of early voting, four of the five candidates for Jackson mayor gathered for a second forum this week. Tim York did…

[gtxvideo vid="uKaXKx7w" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/uKaXKx7w.jpg" vtitle="Breaking News - Dan 10pm”] EAST JACKSON -- Jackson police confirm multiple gunshots were fired into homes in an east Jackson neighborhood. More than 20 shell casings could be seen littering Sweetbay Drive and Briarwood…

[gtxvideo vid="4Z6zeWVW" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/4Z6zeWVW.jpg" vtitle="Mayor Breaks The Law - Tiff”] BROWNSVILLE, Tenn. -- Controversy erupts in Brownsville after some believe the Mayor may have broken the law behind closed doors. Tuesday night, he took steps to correct that mistake.…

[gtxvideo vid="5sKPhSpC" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/5sKPhSpC.jpg" vtitle="Dispatcher Appreciation”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Each year, the second full week of April is dedicated to the men and women who serve as public safety telecommunicators. They have the integral job of linking those in…

[gtxvideo vid="AafkXoqP" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/AafkXoqP.jpg" vtitle="Newbern Chief Appeals Suspension”] NEWBERN, Tenn. -- The chief of the Newbern Police Department has hired an attorney and filed an appeal to his unpaid suspension. On April 7, Chief Doug Robertson was suspended amid…

[gtxvideo vid="tBd5vQdi" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/tBd5vQdi.jpg" vtitle="Tomcats Honored”] BROWNSVILLE, Tenn. -- At the Brownsville City Board meeting Tuesday the state champion Haywood Tomcats were given keys to the city. The Haywood basketball players and cheerleaders were recognized before a packed house…

[gtxvideo vid="fKEwikEA" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/fKEwikEA.jpg" vtitle="Milan Fire Aftermath”] MILAN, Tenn. -- Firefighters responded to a house fire in Milan late Tuesday morning. Crews said it took them about ten minutes to get the flames under control. The woman who lives…

[gtxvideo vid="KbBiiRhV" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/KbBiiRhV.jpg" vtitle="Canadian Railroad Grant”] NEWBERN, Tenn. -- The City of Newbern in Dyer County is set to receive thousands of dollars in grant money from Canadian National Railway. According to the city recorder, the railroad's "America…

[gtxvideo vid="qgY8qLd8" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/qgY8qLd8.jpg" vtitle="Savannah Att Murder - Jordan”] SAVANNAH, Tenn. -- A charge of attempted murder has been filed against an alleged attacker, and police say his weapon was a hatchet. Residents at Cypress Gardens Apartments are in…

[gtxvideo vid="NJudazOq" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/NJudazOq.jpg" vtitle="Reserve Officer Protocol”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- After a fatal shooting in Oklahoma by a reserve deputy who said he mistook his service weapon for his Taser, WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News talked to local officials about…

[gtxvideo vid="8cv9aplf" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/8cv9aplf.jpg" vtitle="Excahngite Of The Year”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- A local volunteer organization honored its member of the year during a Tuesday luncheon. The Jackson Exchange Club named Tammy Boyd as Exchangite of the Year. "It means…

[gtxvideo vid="CpyLMHCG" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/CpyLMHCG.jpg" vtitle="Tax Day Rush”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Time is running out for Tennessee tax filers. Wednesday is that often-procrastinated-toward deadline to get in your tax information. Local tax service sites, many of which will stay open…