[gtxvideo vid="pajVT4ZY" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/pajVT4ZY.jpg" vtitle="KELI WINS”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- A big congratulations to one of WBBJ-TV's own. Thursday evening, news anchor Keli McAlister was recognized during the Jackson Sun's Readers' Choice Awards. Readers selected her as Best Local TV…
[gtxvideo vid="HFpaG7bD" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/HFpaG7bD.jpg" vtitle="Taste of Jackson”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- For the 29th year, hundreds of West Tennesseans came out in droves to taste what Jackson has to offer Thursday night, all while supporting a good cause. For the…
[gtxvideo vid="ntOMcoRz" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/ntOMcoRz.jpg" vtitle="RAILROAD DAMAGES”] MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- Some drivers sat still in front of railroad tracks Thursday morning after vandals cut wires, causing the gates to drop down and the lights to flash. "Five of the…
[gtxvideo vid="1tsNavhL" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/1tsNavhL.jpg" vtitle="ELDERLY WOMAN BEATEN”] BROWNSVILLE, Tenn. -- An elderly mother jumped into a fight Thursday morning while her son was brutally attacked by alleged robbers. Helen Faught, 92, said she found herself jumping into the fight…
[gtxvideo vid="6UITsWpz" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/6UITsWpz.jpg" vtitle="Virginia Dorris friend speaks”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- For the first time since the murder-suicide at the Bank of Jackson, friends of the victim speak out. Jenette Segerson describes Virginia Dorris as happy-go-lucky and says she…
NORTH JACKSON -- The local chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution presented certificates Thursday to three classes at the Bemis Montessori School of Jackson. Jackson-Madison Chapter NSDAR chapter regent Jan Bynum and chapter librarian Mandy Williams…
[gtxvideo vid="ZoZliMN1" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/ZoZliMN1.jpg" vtitle="wOMAN STEALS FROM MOTEL”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A woman went before a judge Thursday on accusations of stealing appliances and bedding from a Jackson hotel. April Watson faces a theft charge after allegedly taking the…
[gtxvideo vid="3KOCKj9H" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/3KOCKj9H.jpg" vtitle="Jasmin Moore Arrested”] WHITEVILLE, Tenn. -- Police say the man featured on a wanted poster circulating around Whiteville was hiding in the area. "You know if you do wrong, wrong will find you," Chief Steven…
[gtxvideo vid="BgOwIdED" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/BgOwIdED.jpg" vtitle="MAYORAL fORUM”] NORTH JACKSON -- Mayoral candidates got a chance to share their vision for Jackson Thursday at the Jackson Country Club. Dr. James Baxter, Tim York, Charlie Motton, Lowe Finney and Mayor Jerry Gist…
[gtxvideo vid="ZLZv8dMO" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/ZLZv8dMO.jpg" vtitle="WTHF NEW CFO”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- The West Tennessee Healthcare Foundation on Thursday announced the hiring of their new chief financial officer. Stephanie Fowler will take over as the foundation's new CFO as of April…
[gtxvideo vid="kTWBtnZv" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/kTWBtnZv.jpg" vtitle="SMALL BANK FIRE”] HUMBOLDT, Tenn. -- The BancorpSouth location in Humboldt had a small fire Thursday morning on the inside of the bank. There was some damage to the ceiling, but the bank will be…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- An early morning Thursday drug sweep lands seven behind bars on drug trafficking charges. The arrests are the result of a yearlong investigation in which officials have seized drugs, cash and guns, according to a release from…
[gtxvideo vid="qXKlbUvI" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/qXKlbUvI.jpg" vtitle="Lottery Ticket Thefts”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Jackson police arrested two people accused of stealing $6,000 worth of lottery tickets from the Food Mart on Old Hickory Boulevard. Officers said the suspects came in around 7…
MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- Authorities are investigating what they are calling a suspicious situation Thursday resulting in five damaged and malfunctioning railroad crossings. Two of the damaged crossings are in Jackson and the other three within the county. The train…
OBION COUNTY, Tenn. -- Authorities recovered about three and a half pounds of ice methamphetamine and more than $52,000 in a Monday drug operation. The investigation was led by the 27th Judicial Drug Task Force and resulted in the arrests…
