BEMIS, Tenn. -- A local community is celebrating its history and community Friday evening. Bemis Heritage Days will take place from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Bemis Mill Village Museum on North Missouri Street in Jackson. The W.S. Holland…
HUMBOLDT, Tenn. -- Police have announced that a reported shooting that sent a man to the hospital Thursday was self-inflicted. The man had told police he was walking in the woods beside his home in the area of the Hillside…
[gtxvideo vid="04R7GiAa" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/04R7GiAa.jpg" vtitle="Anderson Embezzlement”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A woman was in Jackson City Court Friday on charges of stealing from a bank where she worked. Gayna Anderson is accused of embezzling more than $1,000 from Fort Seals…
[gtxvideo vid="RDLMlNcU" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/RDLMlNcU.jpg" vtitle="Grant Domestic Assault”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A man went before a judge Friday on charges of trying to stab his mother with a pair of scissors and a screwdriver. Benjamin Grant is accused of becoming…
HUMBOLDT, Tenn. -- Police are investigating a Thursday afternoon shooting that sent one man to the hospital. The victim told police he was walking in the woods beside his home in the area of the Hillside Drive community when a…
[gtxvideo vid="HBjNdRq8" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/HBjNdRq8.jpg" vtitle="Old Humboldt Fatal Crash”] NORTH JACKSON -- A man is dead after a Friday morning traffic accident. Jackson police responded just after 8 a.m. to a one-vehicle wreck on Old Humboldt Road near North Pointe…
[gtxvideo vid="dDGp2HPt" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/dDGp2HPt.jpg" vtitle="Shooting In Bradford LIVE SHOT”] BRADFORD, Tenn. -- Bradford police are investigating a shooting that may have stemmed from a domestic incident on Thursday night. According to officers on the scene, they received a shots…
[gtxvideo vid="tgmNCo3a" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/tgmNCo3a.jpg" vtitle="Dot food Employment”] DYERSBURG, Tenn. -- Officials with the new distribution center for Dot Foods in Dyersburg announced Thursday they are hiring 45 more workers after some record-breaking success. Company leaders say it is something…
[gtxvideo vid="qOu9DiGN" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/qOu9DiGN.jpg" vtitle="Fletcher Decision”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- As the future of a now convicted attorney hangs in the balance, so does the timeline for the case against two men accused of kidnapping and killing Holly Bobo. Thursday,…
[gtxvideo vid="98e3YoOU" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/98e3YoOU.jpg" vtitle="Chester Co Glass Mulch PKG”] CHESTER COUNTY, Tenn. -- The Chester County Solid Waste Department has developed a clever and free way to add sparkle and shine to your flowerbeds. Your garbage can help your…
[gtxvideo vid="NPR2aYry" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/NPR2aYry.jpg" vtitle="Brownsville Forceful Arrest PKG”] BROWNSVILLE,Tenn. -- A nearly 30-mile police chase ends in Brownsville with police officers using spike strips and a Taser. Michael Doyle, 64, is charged with reckless driving and evading arrest. Lt.…
[gtxvideo vid="maHpEiRB" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/maHpEiRB.jpg" vtitle="Dresdon PD Reminder”] DRESDEN, Tenn. -- The Dresden Police Department did not just tell their graduating high school seniors not to drink and drive — they showed them what could happen if they do. The…
[gtxvideo vid="qAocqJOD" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/qAocqJOD.jpg" vtitle="Organization Backs Thalia”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News first brought you the story about a West Tennessee girl denied the chance to play junior high football. Now, her story is drawing national attention…
[gtxvideo vid="fkDhVgOx" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/fkDhVgOx.jpg" vtitle="Buford Pusser Festival”] ADAMSVILLE, Tenn. -- Another West Tennessee tradition began Thursday as Adamsville's Buford Pusser Festival kicked off. The 27th annual celebration runs through Saturday and coincides with National Law Enforcement Awareness Week. Organizers…
MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- Officials with the sheriff's office are asking anyone who thinks their stolen property may have been recovered after an arrest this week in Beech Bluff to contact them. Deputies hope to return the stolen property —…
