Local students help children their own age in Africa
JACKSON, Tenn. -- One organization is inspiring West Tennessee students to get out of their "bubble" and help other kids their age across the world. "We have a very privileged life,"…
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JSCC breaks ground on Health Sciences Building
JACKSON, Tenn. -- School leaders and local officials gathered Friday at Jackson State Community College to commemorate breaking ground on a new building project. The Health Sciences Building will be…
Man faces drug charge after Martin apartment search
MARTIN, Tenn. -- Officers in Martin executed search warrants at a home Friday morning, seizing drugs and making an arrest. Police arrested Jeffery Davis, 51, on a count of drug possession with intent to sell. Investigators say field tests on…
Work-from-home scam yields fake paychecks, police say
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Police are warning the public of a work-from-home scam that leaves workers stuck with fake paychecks. Investigators with the Jackson Police Department say several residents have been victims of…
Police ask for help to ID suspect in Old Medina Market burglary
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Police are asking the public to help ID a suspect in a recent burglary at Old Medina Market. Investigators say a black male appearing to be in his…
Goodwill's 'Blue Friday' sale brings business to new store location
NORTH JACKSON -- In the middle of the holiday shopping season and ahead of Black Friday and Gray Thursdays sits the newest addition — Blue Friday. Most of the shoppers…
Shoppers swarm civic center for USJ Holiday Mart
DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- Shoppers swarmed the Carl Perkins Civic Center on Friday for the first full day of the 45th annual University School of Jackson Holiday Mart. “I'm buying some…
Man charged in Big Sandy shooting death
BENTON COUNTY, Tenn. -- Deputies have filed charges against the suspect in a deadly Monday shooting in Big Sandy. The sheriff told WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News that George Burns III was…
Officers locate missing teen, return her to mother
HUNTINGDON, Tenn. -- Police say they have located a missing juvenile and returned her to her mother. Deputies in Hardeman County got a tip Thursday night that led them to 14-year-old…
Pizza man robbed at gunpoint on Lane College campus
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Jackson police say a pizza delivery man was robbed at gunpoint Thursday night. Police say around 8 p.m., the pizza man was approached by two black men outside Alumni Hall at Lane College. Authorities say one of…
Fire damages home, Red Cross helps family
JACKSON, Tenn. --A late night fire damages a south Jackson home. The Jackson Fire Department says it happened around midnight at 124 Chester Levee Road. Firefighters say it was a cooking fire and not deemed suspicious. They say the kitchen…
Firefighting goes virtual with driving simulator
GIBSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- A number of Gibson County firefighters crashed their trucks Thursday afternoon, some of them multiple times. Thankfully, it was all part of a high-tech simulation aimed…
Local businesses blame detours for dwindling sales
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Local businesses are blaming slumping sales on construction work. Staff with Yarbro's Antique Mall reached out to WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News about their concerns about Carriage House…
Tournament of Trees lights up Henderson
CHESTER COUNTY, Tenn. -- Several trees are decorated and ready to take top honors in the first Tournament of Trees, sponsored by the Carl Perkins Center of Chester County. Between now…
Home invasion suspect arrested in Crockett County
CROCKETT COUNTY, Tenn. -- A man suspected in a September home invasion that turned into a shootout has been arrested. Larry Polk was arrested Monday morning in Memphis after…
