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Forever Communications holds annual radiothon to benefit St. Jude

[gtxvideo vid="Z1WlMBA0" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Z1WlMBA0.jpg" vtitle="Forever Radioathon”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- A local radio group is taking to the airwaves to raise money for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital this week. Forever Communications, which includes U92, Froggy 104, JJ 97.7 and…

Police seize vehicles, cash after raid reveals crack in Brownsville home

[gtxvideo vid="ejLhRXZ0" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/ejLhRXZ0.jpg" vtitle="Brownsville Cocaine Bust”] BROWNSVILLE, Tenn. -- A police raid in Brownsville leads to two arrests and the recovery of more than thirty grams of crack cocaine. "We recovered 27 grams of cocaine and another 36…

Benton Co. man with nearly 60 years in radio gets lifetime achievement award

[gtxvideo vid="WeL0Vztw" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/WeL0Vztw.jpg" vtitle="Lifetime Achievement Award”] CAMDEN, Tenn. -- A Benton County native and long-time West Tennessee radio personality was honored Thursday for his nearly 60 years in local radio. Ron Lane received a Lifetime Achievement Award Thursday…

Jackson students enjoy Pi Day festivities

[gtxvideo vid="4EH50DbT" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/4EH50DbT.jpg" vtitle="Pi Day”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- It's like Christmas for math-savvy students and teachers. Every year, March 14, also known as 3-14, resembles the mathematical value of "pi," the ratio of the circumference of a circle…

Woman charged with stealing, damaging SUV

[gtxvideo vid="69yXnhD1" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/69yXnhD1.jpg" vtitle="Ella Hayes Arrest”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A woman appeared Friday in Jackson court on accusations of stealing and damaging an SUV. Ella Hayes is accused of stealing a Jeep Wrangler someone had rented from Enterprise…

TDOT schedules statewide pothole repairs

[gtxvideo vid="gj6bDw8H" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/gj6bDw8H.jpg" vtitle="Pothole Repair”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Tennessee Department of Transportation has released a schedule for their pothole repair efforts across the Volunteer State. The department is prioritizing the repair efforts based on high-speed and high-volume…

Tuskegee Airman visits West Tenn. high school

[gtxvideo vid="XPqOYRDd" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/XPqOYRDd.jpg" vtitle="Tuskegee airman honored - Tiff”] DYERSBURG, Tenn. -- History comes alive at Dyersburg High School as a classroom lesson turns into something much more for two high school students. Students said it started as an…

Sheriff: Guns, electronics stolen from numerous Haywood Co. homes

[gtxvideo vid="HXR2mfCp" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/HXR2mfCp.jpg" vtitle="HAywood Gun burgaries - Dan”] HAYWOOD COUNTY, Tenn. -- West Tennessee officers search for suspects responsible in a string of recent burglaries spanning three counties. Among the things taken were pricey electronics and a number…

School board votes on early college program

[gtxvideo vid="60SmllpO" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/60SmllpO.jpg" vtitle="Board Meeting”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Jackson-Madison County School Board approved the Early College High School Program Wednesday night in a vote of 8 to 1. If students participate in this program, they would have…

Crews work long hours on derailed train cleanup

[gtxvideo vid="J07tvef5" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/J07tvef5.jpg" vtitle="Train Derailment - Vic”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Crews spent Thursday working to get four derailed train cars back on track. Two of the cars flipped on their side, dumping hundreds of thousands of pounds of…

Two inmates attacked in one week at Madison Co. jails

[gtxvideo vid="ThK4BtSr" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/ThK4BtSr.jpg" vtitle="Inmate Assault - Bryan”] MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- Two inmates in Madison County jails are victims of violence from other inmates within the same week, according to jail officials. "What you've got here in a…

Job seekers head downtown for City of Jackson Career Fair

[gtxvideo vid="Ffu2nCRM" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Ffu2nCRM.jpg" vtitle="Jackson Career Fair”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- Job seekers make their way to downtown Jackson Thursday as more than a hundred employers crowded the Carl Perkins Civic Center ready to hire. The job fair was hosted…

Beech Bluff Elementary students close in on last marathon mile

[gtxvideo vid="JzF6fIwD" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/JzF6fIwD.jpg" vtitle="Beech Bluff Marathon”] MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- A big weekend is ahead in West Tennessee for runners of all ages. Even students at some local elementary schools will participate in the Andrew Jackson Marathon. Some…

Seminar focuses on addiction, abuse recovery for women

[gtxvideo vid="62d08Ntv" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/62d08Ntv.jpg" vtitle="Helping Women Recover”] NORTH JACKSON -- A north Jackson conference covered the many sides of recovery for women Thursday afternoon. Community and state addiction services put on the seminar about addiction and how gender plays…

Police make 3 arrests in Henderson movie store burglaries

[gtxvideo vid="N0xTAJkl" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/N0xTAJkl.jpg" vtitle="Henderson Burglars Caught”] HENDERSON, Tenn. -- Police in Henderson say WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News viewers are the reason three suspected burglars are behind bars Thursday night. Dillon Cross, Matthew Meaier and Thomas Dacus-Hervert each are…

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