[gtxvideo vid="vClNw6Ok" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/vClNw6Ok.jpg" vtitle="Reading Flash Mob”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- It was a beautiful day in downtown Jackson as dozens took to the court square with a book in hand. Saturday was the Jackson-Madison County Public Library's first ever…
[gtxvideo vid="nuy8mM8q" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/nuy8mM8q.jpg" vtitle="Trench Victim Reax”] CARROLL COUNTY, Tenn. -- A West Tennessee man killed on the job in Kentucky is remembered for sacrificing his life to save another. His family sat down exclusively with WBBJ 7 Eyewitness…
JACKSON, Tenn.-WBBJ 7 Eyewitness Sports Reporter Justin Walters took a break from the office to hit the hardwood at Lane College. Former NFL and NBA players were on hand for the event. The athletes are in town for the Lane…
[gtxvideo vid="JHUQWIwm" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/JHUQWIwm.jpg" vtitle="HWY 70 Sale Dangers PKG”] CARROLL COUNTY, Tenn. -- Being a vendor on Highway 70 takes a bit of a strategy. "You can't skin somebody totally because if you do they may never come back…
[gtxvideo vid="n50wU4cd" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/n50wU4cd.jpg" vtitle="Ceder Grove Dead man”] LOUISVILLE, Ky.-A Louisville, Kentucky coronor confirms a West Tennessean has died after a trench collapse. Officials confirmed Jonathon Moore of Cedar Grove died while he and a co worker were apparently…
[gtxvideo vid="tF4nzdW5" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/tF4nzdW5.jpg" vtitle="Sterling Shots Fired PKG”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- A Jackson couple and their two young children say they narrowly escaped a spray of bullets when gunmen opened fire on their home Friday morning. They say their…
[gtxvideo vid="mWZgPVio" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/mWZgPVio.jpg" vtitle="Benton Inmates Farm PKG”] BENTON COUNTY, Tenn. -- Inmates in Benton County now have a way to give back while still serving time. The county broke ground Friday on its first inmate-run garden, and officials…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Maybe you've noticed the price of eggs is going up. Experts say it has to do with a bird flu that's killed millions of chickens, and it's affecting breakfast prices right here in Jackson. Tim Throne, general…
[gtxvideo vid="QRTfKfv6" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/QRTfKfv6.jpg" vtitle="Beer Board Stall”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- A beer license for a new business is delayed after an incomplete application was submitted to the Beer Board. Hassan Sallouth is opening Tobacco World Incorporated on North Highland…
[gtxvideo vid="Kgs26nuy" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Kgs26nuy.jpg" vtitle="Maury City Movie Project PKG”] CROCKETT COUNTY, Tenn. -- A Los Angeles film crew has set up shop in Crockett County. Maury City residents said the production has brought a face lift and economic boom…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- An inmate allegedly assaulted another inmate at the Madison County Criminal Justice Complex, putting him in a choke hold and punching him. Erving Jones allegedly got into a verbal exchange with another inmate that turned violent. According…
[gtxvideo vid="1HZaP7Jv" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/1HZaP7Jv.jpg" vtitle="Inmate Destroys Bench”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- An inmate is accused of destroying a bench inside a cell at the Madison County Criminal Justice Complex. Tyondra Taylor is accused of breaking apart a wooden bench while…
[gtxvideo vid="htiyUdvO" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/htiyUdvO.jpg" vtitle="TVA Rates”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Tennessee Valley Authority is looking into possible changes to keep electric rates as low as possible, and some of the ideas soon will be heard by the board of…
[gtxvideo vid="iKmqo26m" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/iKmqo26m.jpg" vtitle="Escape Rooms at Library”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Readers participating in the summer reading program at the Jackson-Madison County Library got an unusual "escape" on Friday. The reading program is called "Escape the Ordinary," and Jackson…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Two local teachers are among the best in the state, according to the Tennessee Department of Education. The department announced the finalists for the 2015-2016 Teacher of the Year Award on Friday. The three West Tennessee Finalists…
