BENTON COUNTY, Tenn. -- The Benton County Sheriff confirms a construction worker on I-40 was hit and killed by a dump truck Thursday evening. It happened just after 9:15 near Exit 133. Sheriff Kenny Christopher said the victim is in…
HENDERSON, Tenn. -- Southern Chic Spatique, owned and operated by Stacey Ingold, has been named the Tennessee 2015 Rural Small Business of the Year. Walter N. Perry III, district director of the Tennessee Small Business Administration, presented the award on…
[gtxvideo vid="bfEsvwHR" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/bfEsvwHR.jpg" vtitle="McKenzie Mascot Meaning PKG”] McKENZIE, Tenn. -- Southern icon or football super fan? WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News asked McKenzie residents who the man behind the mascot is. After dozens of comments on social media, we…
[gtxvideo vid="CpWJ7Iaj" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/CpWJ7Iaj.jpg" vtitle="Brownsville Fountain Vandalism PKG”] BROWNSVILLE, Tenn. -- A fountain in Brownsville square turned into quite the mess Thursday morning, all by the hands of a prankster. "I think kids are having fun," Elaine McCool said.…
[gtxvideo vid="QnrxXd0y" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/QnrxXd0y.jpg" vtitle="TCAP Scores”] NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Results from the Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program show students made significant gains in all high school subjects and in the majority of subjects in grades 3 through 8. Gov.…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Jackson police say scammers are using the Internet to advertise property they don't own. But by the time victims realize they've been had, they've already lost money. Police say scammers are pocketing thousands of dollars by taking…
[gtxvideo vid="DgtUGF7n" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/DgtUGF7n.jpg" vtitle="Jackson Budget Approved PKG”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Jackson municipal employees are expected to get a raise. The city council on Thursday approved the first reading of next year‘s budget. They also agreed to borrow $17.4…
[gtxvideo vid="TWjC4itC" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/TWjC4itC.jpg" vtitle="BOTB Award Ceremony”] NORTH JACKSON -- The 2015 Battle of the Badges winners were honored Thursday. The Jackson Police Department takes the trophy this year. For two weeks, first responders gave blood to try and…
CROCKETT COUNTY, Tenn. -- The sheriff's office in Crockett County will hold a seized vehicle sale Friday. The sale begins at 1 p.m., and the vehicles may be viewed starting at 8 a.m. behind the sheriff's office. The vehicles were…
[gtxvideo vid="p2ZdYHFV" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/p2ZdYHFV.jpg" vtitle="Strong Armed Robbery Chase 6pm”] EAST JACKSON -- Police are pursuing a suspect in a strong-arm robbery with the assistance of K-9 units in a wooded area. Jackson police say the suspect fled into a…
[gtxvideo vid="OOVui0k0" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/OOVui0k0.jpg" vtitle="Church Threats Suspect Search”] UNION CITY, Tenn. -- Police in Union City are investigating recent threats toward local churches posted online. Officers say they have tracked the IP address linked to the person responsible for…
[gtxvideo vid="u3NKCAl8" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/u3NKCAl8.jpg" vtitle="Johnson Assault”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A man appeared Thursday in city court on accusations of assaulting a family member outside a Jackson hospital. A man told police Richard Johnson got upset with him about family…
[gtxvideo vid="8otr3Xf4" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/8otr3Xf4.jpg" vtitle="Hudson Food Mart Theft”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A second man has been charged in the robbery of a Jackson store and appeared Thursday in city court. Deontae Hudson is accused of robbing a convenience store…
[gtxvideo vid="hXCSJZGx" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/hXCSJZGx.jpg" vtitle="Robinson Domestic Assault”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A woman went before a judge Thursday after police say she refused to cooperate during her arrest on a domestic assault charge. Police responded around 1:30 p.m. Wednesday to…
[gtxvideo vid="2IS4suqY" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/2IS4suqY.jpg" vtitle="Black Criminal Impersonation”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A man was in city court Thursday on accusations of giving police a fake name and social security number during a traffic stop. Police say Germaine Black was driving…
