JACKSON, Tenn. -- Country music lends a hand to the Jackson community. A family friendly concert was held at the outdoor amphitheater Wednesday night at Casey Jones Village. It was inspired by country music singer/songwriters from Nashville who have a…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- While in West Tennessee on Wednesday, Gov. Bill Haslam shared his thoughts on the discussion of potentially changing the name of a local state park. Amid the controversy surrounding Confederate flags and other potentially racially sensitive topics,…
[gtxvideo vid="SKbbRLUO" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/SKbbRLUO.jpg" vtitle="Sports Philamlee Top 10 - 10pm”] The 19th annual Gulf South Conference Top Ten Award list features two standouts with Jackson ties. Union University's Amy Philamlee and North Alabama and Jackson native Lee Mayhall have…
[gtxvideo vid="E1ODePxy" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/E1ODePxy.jpg" vtitle="Election Commission Controversy PKG”] WEAKLEY COUNTY, Tenn. -- Wayne Chester served on the Weakley County Election Commission for more than 14 years until he was removed over the weekend by State Rep. Andy Holt. Both…
[gtxvideo vid="qHj8kNOw" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/qHj8kNOw.jpg" vtitle="McKenzie Mascot PKG”] McKENZIE, Tenn. -- Residents in McKenzie are discussing whether the school district's mascot is appropriate. School staff said "Colonel Reb" has represented the "Red and Gray" since the 1940s. "We were never…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Police and fire employees will receive a 2 percent raise in the fiscal year 2016 budget approved by the Memphis City Council. The budget approved in a council vote Tuesday also calls for a 1 percent…
McKENZIE, Tenn. -- The city of McKenzie has received a more than $1 million loan to improve their water and waste water infrastructure. The $1.8 million is a low-interest loan provided by the State Revolving Fund Loan Program, according to…
[gtxvideo vid="O4XkDzuB" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/O4XkDzuB.jpg" vtitle="Sports Second In State 10pm”] Jackson's popular senior adult men's league continues to dominate on the big stage. Team Popeyes won silver in Franklin over the weekend after losing to Crossville in the championship. In…
[gtxvideo vid="uJBbDBqD" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/uJBbDBqD.jpg" vtitle="Hardeman Hoader PKG”] BOLIVAR, Tenn. -- A mess in Hardeman County is finally dwindling after two years of complaints. "Wonderful — I cannot believe they are finally doing something," Laura Wade said. Neighbors say for…
[gtxvideo vid="zfWedCtZ" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/zfWedCtZ.jpg" vtitle="Haslam TDOT Grant”] TRENTON, Tenn. -- Gov. Bill Haslam announced a grant amounting to half a million dollars Wednesday to revamp downtown infrastructure. Haslam along with Department of Transportation Commissioner John Schroer visited the town…
[gtxvideo vid="re4PP6l0" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/re4PP6l0.jpg" vtitle="THP Fleet”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- If you've traveled the 45 Bypass through Jackson lately, you may have noticed a fleet of Tennessee Highway Patrol vehicles in an auto dealer's lot. Golden Circle Auto Group is…
[gtxvideo vid="mzajVIdI" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/mzajVIdI.jpg" vtitle="Haslem On Tags”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Gov. Bill Haslam takes a stand on the state's specialty license plate featuring the Confederate flag. Haslam told WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News on Monday he'd like to see the…
[gtxvideo vid="BsSETieq" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/BsSETieq.jpg" vtitle="Church Fire Update PKG”] GIBSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- State Bomb and Arson investigators worked Wednesday to determine what sparked a fire that destroyed a Gibson County church. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives…
[gtxvideo vid="q6pdcfMi" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/q6pdcfMi.jpg" vtitle="HWY 412 Accident”] HENDERSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- A four-vehicle wreck Wednesday afternoon west of Lexington leaves four people injured, according to Henderson County Sheriff Bryan Duke. The four injured were transported by ambulance, and the…
[gtxvideo vid="f8ftMhy7" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/f8ftMhy7.jpg" vtitle="NBF Park”] BOLIVAR, Tenn. -- A local lawmaker says he plans to introduce legislation to change the name of Nathan Bedford Forrest State Park in Benton County. Rep. Johnny Shaw, a Democrat representing District 80…
