[gtxvideo vid="4fLDuAY5" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/4fLDuAY5.jpg" vtitle="Flu Closes School”] JACKSON, Tenn.-- Sacred Heart of Jesus High School gave students a half day off on Wednesday. The school said they made this decision after seeing an abnormal number of students with the…
[gtxvideo vid="8yTSfdUX" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/8yTSfdUX.jpg" vtitle="VPC Victimization Story”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Tennessee has the tenth highest black homicide victimization rate in the nation, according to a new analysis by the Violence Policy Center. The state's rate is above the national…
[gtxvideo vid="BA7cM8X0" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/BA7cM8X0.jpg" vtitle="Anderson Evidence Tampering”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A man appeared Wednesday in Jackson court on charges stemming from a traffic stop including marijuana possession and tampering with evidence. Barry Anderson was stopped by police Tuesday night…
[gtxvideo vid="q9T9O4Jz" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/q9T9O4Jz.jpg" vtitle="KY Man Wanted”] UNION CITY, Tenn. -- Authorities are searching for a Kentucky man they believe may be in the Union City area. Kyle Ward McAlpin, 32, is wanted in Graves County, Ky., on charges…
[gtxvideo vid="NT2cdqy8" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/NT2cdqy8.jpg" vtitle="Goodwill Career Coach”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Goodwill Career Solutions will host a job fair Thursday in Jackson. The fair is being held for Vista Host Inc. to fill several positions for local hotels and will…
[gtxvideo vid="9ZIsLmYi" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/9ZIsLmYi.jpg" vtitle="Lane MLK Program”] EAST JACKSON -- One week before the nation remembers the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr., an event honoring the civil rights pioneer was headlined Wednesday by one of West Tennessee's own…
[gtxvideo vid="5h1PRA6P" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/5h1PRA6P.jpg" vtitle="Jerry Elston Update”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- A special prosecutor has been appointed in the prescription drug fraud case involving a retired Madison County deputy. Chris Scruggs has been appointed special prosecutor in the case against…
[gtxvideo vid="ATXaTvrs" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/ATXaTvrs.jpg" vtitle="W Jackson Shootin Folo”] WEST JACKSON -- Police are investigating a Tuesday night shooting in West Jackson that has left one woman recovering in the hospital. Officers responded to the shooting around 9:30 p.m. at…
[gtxvideo vid="SBrCyahI" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/SBrCyahI.jpg" vtitle="Kurt Busch Wife Assassin”] DOVER, Del. (AP) -- The NASCAR driver known as "The Outlaw" said he believes his ex-girlfriend is a trained assassin who was dispatched on covert missions around the world and once…
WEST JACKSON, Tenn.-- A vehicle hit a building and damaged a gas line, according to Jackson Police. It happened around 2:15 a.m. at a business on Hollywood Drive. When officers arrived, police say the vehicle that hit the building was…
WEST JACKSON, Tenn.-Jackson police were called to the scene of a shooting in west Jackson Tuesday evening. According to Jackson Police, a woman was shot inside a home on the 800 block of Old Hickory Blvd. around 9:30 p.m. Investigators…
MCNAIRY COUNTY, Tenn.-Investigators in McNairy County said online advertising led them straight to a moonshine operation run by a convicted sex offender. Travis Gillispie is charged with making and selling moonshine. Deputies said he advertised on Facebook and Craigslist. He…
[gtxvideo vid="VxPgK7A2" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/VxPgK7A2.jpg" vtitle="Former Mayor Passes”] CAMDEN, Tenn.- WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News has learned former Camden and Benton County Mayor Elvin Johnson has passed away after a battle with lung cancer. Current Benton County leaders said Mayor Johnson…
[gtxvideo vid="eNaDUJ2X" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/eNaDUJ2X.jpg" vtitle="milan Burglary update”] MILAN, Tenn.- Rewards are being offered in the search for a suspect in a string of burglaries in Milan. As investigators get a closer look at a break-in at the Chow Wagon…
LEXINGTON, Tenn.- Main Street is back open in Lexington, after a sinkhole several feet deep opened up near the Broad Street intersection. Road crews spent the day making repairs, and said the cold weather is to blame. A service line…
