[gtxvideo vid="lnoCpG4m" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/lnoCpG4m.jpg" vtitle="Prayer Meeting PKG”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Church groups gathered Tuesday in north Jackson to pray for the lives lost in the church shooting in Charleston, S.C., and for a brighter, kinder future without racism. Skyline…
[gtxvideo vid="WZu63sG1" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/WZu63sG1.jpg" vtitle="Dyer Church FIRE BNews - Dan”] FRUITLAND, Tenn. -- Firefighters were on the scene of a church fire late Tuesday night that is believed to have started from a lightning strike. According to Gibson County…
[gtxvideo vid="xs9ZlOYF" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/xs9ZlOYF.jpg" vtitle="Election Commission Controversy PKG”] WEAKLEY COUNTY, Tenn. -- The Weakley County Election Commission is shaken up after the administrator of elections announced her retirement and three long-time commissioners were fired over the weekend. Barbara Castleman…
[gtxvideo vid="I9xMiS4q" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/I9xMiS4q.jpg" vtitle="Gibson Co Emergency Services Down BNews - Dan”] DYER, Tenn. -- Gibson County Central Control E-911 lines that were down due to a lightning strike are now back up, but non-emergency lines are still down…
[gtxvideo vid="kNClrqWz" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/kNClrqWz.jpg" vtitle="Air Race Classic PKG”] UNION CITY, Tenn. -- Tuesday afternoon, an 86-year-old tradition flew into West Tennessee for the Air Race Classic. The Air Race Classic is an all-women pilot race, and Union City is…
[gtxvideo vid="I0fneapd" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/I0fneapd.jpg" vtitle="Confederate Flag Controversy PKG”] BENTON COUNTY, Tenn. -- The aftermath of a racially charged massacre in South Carolina is raising questions about racial symbols still used by government entities today. "I had relatives on both…
[gtxvideo vid="02868Zro" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/02868Zro.jpg" vtitle="TN Conf Flag”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Amid the controversy surrounding the Confederate flag, several states still offer custom license plates featuring the design — including the Volunteer State. Tennessee has sold 254 Sons of Confederate…
DYERSBURG, Tenn. -- A local business owner has been cited for illegal fireworks sales, according to police. Police were notified Monday of an advertisement of fireworks for sale at a downtown business, which is in violation of a city ordinance,…
[gtxvideo vid="WGpUaYHK" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/WGpUaYHK.jpg" vtitle="Mayors Civic Pride”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- The city of Jackson awarded the mayor's Civic Pride Awards for 2015 on Tuesday. The Civic Pride Awards program recognizes individuals, businesses and industries that exemplify the goals of…
[gtxvideo vid="xVsBZJoF" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/xVsBZJoF.jpg" vtitle="Smokey Bear Attack”] GATLINBURG, Tenn. (AP) - Officials with the Great Smoky Mountains National Park say DNA results show a euthanized bear was not responsible for an attack on a 16-year-old boy. However, the park…
[gtxvideo vid="sHSODbvX" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/sHSODbvX.jpg" vtitle="Mustard Seed Follow Up”] MILAN, Tenn. -- Police have charged three people they say are responsible for thefts from a local nonprofit. Ramontayne Woodson, Steve Akins and Dawn Smith are charged with stealing from the…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Several local churches are coming together Tuesday evening to pray about the Charleston church shooting and its aftermath. The gathering will take place at 7 p.m. at Skyline Church of Christ, located at 1024 Skyline Drive.
[gtxvideo vid="WueJKdN2" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/WueJKdN2.jpg" vtitle="S Royal Sinkhole”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Crews with the city continue to repair a hole in a busy street near downtown. WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News reported on the South Royal Street closure and repairs earlier…
[gtxvideo vid="3KgaY7Oo" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/3KgaY7Oo.jpg" vtitle="Food Mart Robbery PKG”] EAST JACKSON -- Police search for three suspects accused of robbing an east Jackson convenience store Monday night. “It's kind of scary because it's so close to home," Shelby Shaw, a…
[gtxvideo vid="hCgyCOnC" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/hCgyCOnC.jpg" vtitle="Mailbox Vandalism”] NORTH JACKSON -- Police have cited a man in the damages of several mailboxes that seem to have been caused by a hit-and-run in a north Jackson neighborhood. Police say seven or eight…
