JACKSON, Tenn. -- Thousands of kids across West Tennessee dodged Mother Nature's "trick" to get a Halloween "treat". The threat of rain didn't stop kids in costumes from hitting the streets. From ghouls to knights, everyone made a scene and…
[gtxvideo vid="UYFv6Ztf" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/UYFv6Ztf.jpg" vtitle="Library Haunted House 10SAT”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Education got a little spooky Saturday morning. The Jackson-Madison County Library was filled with screams instead of silence. The library hosted its first ever haunted house. Visitors were…
[gtxvideo vid="Wbu9MxvN" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Wbu9MxvN.jpg" vtitle="Monster Mash Dash 10SAT”] HUMBOLDT, Tenn. -- Princesses, pirates, and everything in between hit the road early on Saturday to kick off their Halloween. The Humboldt Boys and Girls Club hosted their first annual Monster…
[gtxvideo vid="Z7ahEmp5" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Z7ahEmp5.jpg" vtitle="Trunk Or Treat”] NORTH JACKSON -- Thousands came out Friday evening for the Jackson-Madison County Trunk or Treat event. This year it was held in a new location, the Ballpark at Jackson. Kids and adults…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Halloween festivities were in full swing Friday across West Tennessee, including in Jackson. A lot of students in Madison County got to have a little fun in their costumes at school Friday as well. Arlington Elementary had…
[gtxvideo vid="Tx4e9SCy" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Tx4e9SCy.jpg" vtitle="JCM LAST GAME PKG NEW”] DYERSBURG, Tenn. -- Friday night could have been one local high school's final game, depending on decisions by the Jackson-Madison County School Board. Jackson Central-Merry High School is one of…
UNION CITY, Tenn. -- Discovery Park of America has a great way for the kids to enjoy Halloween. According to a release from Discovery Park, on Saturday, children 12 and under who arrive in costume are admitted to Discovery Park…
[gtxvideo vid="xsmkPoMn" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/xsmkPoMn.jpg" vtitle="Halloween Tow To Go”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- There is help available this Halloween if you find yourself unable to safely drive yourself home. AAA once again is offering its Tow To Go program. Tow truck…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A Jackson native and noted mayoral candidate has died. Charlie Motton was found Friday morning dead of natural causes in his home, according to Jackson police. He was…
HUNTINGDON, Tenn. -- School officials say suspended Huntingdon teacher and coach Jason Martin has resigned. Martin submitted this one-sentence letter last week saying his resignation is immediate. Martin was suspended in September for more than three months after the district…
[gtxvideo vid="BAGEUwrG" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/BAGEUwrG.jpg" vtitle="ATM Robery”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Police say they've arrested the person who robbed a woman as she sat at a downtown ATM. Officers say WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News viewers are to thank. Calls poured in…
[gtxvideo vid="GG3Lujff" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/GG3Lujff.jpg" vtitle="I40 Victim Name”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Police have released the name of a man killed Wednesday after being hit along Interstate 40. Officers say they are still trying to determine what led to Joseph Bass'…
[gtxvideo vid="aFF7IJT8" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/aFF7IJT8.jpg" vtitle="Emerson Death Confirmed”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Police say the suspected shooter in a murder and attempted suicide earlier this week has died from his injuries. Officers confirm 64-year-old Ernest Emerson died Friday from an apparent…
[gtxvideo vid="yol9Ggnd" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/yol9Ggnd.jpg" vtitle="Sex Trafficking Arrest”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Two people appeared Friday in Jackson City Court on charges of sex-trafficking, prostitution and drug counts. According to court papers, Kiera Lawrence and Destine Owens drove a woman from…
[gtxvideo vid="JQatl0YE" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/JQatl0YE.jpg" vtitle="Career Carnival”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Alexander Elementary School was transformed into a carnival Friday. But this was no ordinary carnival. It was a career carnival allowing students to dress up as their favorite career character.…
