[gtxvideo vid="QRdn47PC" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/QRdn47PC.jpg" vtitle="USJ Special Needs PKG”] NORTH JACKSON -- Special Olympians from seven West Tennessee counties go for the gold in the annual track and field competition. From the 50-meter dash to the softball throw, nearly 300…
[gtxvideo vid="uTDjR50D" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/uTDjR50D.jpg" vtitle="Woodmen Presents Check”] NORTH JACKSON -- April is Child Abuse Awareness Month, and the Exchange Club Carl Perkins Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse got a big donation Friday to help provide free services.…
[gtxvideo vid="PpQ82XFu" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/PpQ82XFu.jpg" vtitle="Water Plant Investigation PKG”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Two dead dogs are discovered inside a JEA aeration basin, prompting a police investigation. Jackson Animal Control officers said the dogs were removed from the waste water tanks…
[gtxvideo vid="NE5x1p9n" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/NE5x1p9n.jpg" vtitle="Gibson County Murder Charges”] GIBSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- A man is charged with murder after authorities say he fatally shot a woman and then turned the gun on himself. Bryan Shawver, 35, is charged with…
HUMBOLDT, Tenn. -- A Humboldt man is facing dozens of counts after a traffic stop led police to counterfeit money. Jesse Scott, 23, is charged with 25 counts of criminal simulation. Humboldt police say they found a large amount of…
DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A woman was in Jackson City Court Friday on accusations of forging an $8,500 check from her former employer. Maia Talley faces one count of forgery after police say she wrote and cashed the check last summer…
[gtxvideo vid="0VeZ4Zu5" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/0VeZ4Zu5.jpg" vtitle="Fish Stand Bust - Jordan”] LEXINGTON, Tenn. -- A man is accused of selling more than just food from his family's business. "I was going there today and I found out this happened," said John…
[gtxvideo vid="yPCrECLW" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/yPCrECLW.jpg" vtitle="Civic Master Draft”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- An open house was held at City Hall for residents to review the draft civic master plan for the city of Jackson. Members of a consultant team and city…
[gtxvideo vid="IcbGv86R" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/IcbGv86R.jpg" vtitle="Henderson Burglars Caught”] HENDERSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- Thanks to tips from WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News viewers, two suspected burglars are now behind bars. According to Henderson County Sheriff's Department investigators, the two seen on surveillance…
[gtxvideo vid="6Uc34sKK" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/6Uc34sKK.jpg" vtitle="JMCSS Board Meeting - DAN”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- In an extremely close vote, the superintendent of the Jackson-Madison County School System has her contract extended to at least 2017. The school board was extremely vocal…
[gtxvideo vid="GMHHXaXA" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/GMHHXaXA.jpg" vtitle="crimes target the elderly”] PARIS, Tenn. -- We all are at risk of getting scammed, but seniors are even more vulnerable. That is why the Henry County Sheriff's Office and FBI held a special seminar…
[gtxvideo vid="eUKlLjEs" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/eUKlLjEs.jpg" vtitle="crockett co. storm shelter”] CROCKETT COUNTY, Tenn. -- Several cities across West Tennessee have built community storm shelters, but in Crockett County, leaders said theirs is largely underused. "When I hear the tornado sirens, I…
[gtxvideo vid="zwZ6vZjf" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/zwZ6vZjf.jpg" vtitle="Brownsville opens new precinct”] BROWNSVILLE, Tenn. -- The only police precinct in West Tennessee outside of Memphis, was opened Thursday morning, according to the mayor. The substation is located in a building formerly used by…
[gtxvideo vid="elCNwI0o" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/elCNwI0o.jpg" vtitle="phone theft scam”] NORTH JACKSON -- A phone store employee helped Jackson police catch a man accused of using different identities to obtain iPhones. According to an affidavit, the worker who helped with the arrest…
[gtxvideo vid="sMZbBWR8" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/sMZbBWR8.jpg" vtitle="governor in Jackson”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Gov. Bill Haslam visited the Hub City on Thursday to launch a new program to help adults return to school. Haslam spoke at the Jackson Chamber about the Tennessee…
