CROCKETT COUNTY, Tenn. -- The Tennessee Highway Patrol has identified the woman killed in a Tuesday afternoon accident in Alamo that left another person injured. Janet Pleasant, 71, of Friendship, was killed when she was ejected from a vehicle that…
[gtxvideo vid="iNU8pb0x" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/iNU8pb0x.jpg" vtitle="TVA Reduce Electricity”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Tennessee Valley Authority is asking you to chip in to help save power. The cold temperatures that many have grown familiar with have placed higher demand on the…
[gtxvideo vid="hV9nzpLq" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/hV9nzpLq.jpg" vtitle="Eskridge Embezzlement”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- In Jackson City Court Wednesday, a member of a local realty company faced accusations of embezzling money. Alonzo Eskridge was in charge of collecting monthly rent payments for Cooper realty…
[gtxvideo vid="O8F289kz" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/O8F289kz.jpg" vtitle="Felon Law Update”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- In a story last week, WBBJ covered a new law allowing convicted felons to get a court-issued certificate to make it easier to get a job. However, we failed…
[gtxvideo vid="b1SYXA0e" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/b1SYXA0e.jpg" vtitle="School Closings”] Benton County Schools start at 9:50 a.m. Thursday Decatur County Schools Closed Thursday McNairy County Schools Closed Thursday
[gtxvideo vid="WCpjwvqr" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/WCpjwvqr.jpg" vtitle="Nutbush Church Fire”] HAYWOOD COUNTY, Tenn. -- Fire destroyed a historic church in Haywood County early Wednesday morning. Firefighters said the building is a total loss. Wind cut through what is left of Trinity United…
[gtxvideo vid="FdlG7yvH" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/FdlG7yvH.jpg" vtitle="Woman Beats Boyfriend”] DYERSBURG, Tenn.- Police said a mother admits to beating a man with an ashtray, but she is not the one in trouble. Joseph Smith is charged with sexual battery of a 14-year-old…
[gtxvideo vid="DlCTZikM" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/DlCTZikM.jpg" vtitle="Brownsville Burglary”] BROWNSVILLE, Tenn.-Watchful and quick acting neighbors are believed to have kept thieves from doing even more damage to a home in Brownsville. Police said early Tuesday morning they were called to a home…
[gtxvideo vid="ONPEXk67" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/ONPEXk67.jpg" vtitle="Burroughs Returns To Lane”] JACKSON, Tenn. - Lane College's new athletic director and head football coach is no stranger to the Dragons family. The new man in charge is former football head coach Derrick Burroughs.…
[gtxvideo vid="NX4beotJ" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/NX4beotJ.jpg" vtitle="Brwonsville Opens Boys And Girls Club”] BROWNSVILLE, Tenn. -- Tuesday afternoon more than 80 students took their first look inside the new Boy and Girls Club in Brownsville. Officials said the facility spans about 14,000…
[gtxvideo vid="ONPEXk67" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/ONPEXk67.jpg" vtitle="Burroughs Returns To Lane”] Derrick Burroughs returns to Lane College as the new Athletic Director and Head Football Coach.
[gtxvideo vid="2QhF2ovO" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/2QhF2ovO.jpg" vtitle="Martin Communtiy Reaction”] MARTIN, Tenn. - An all day manhunt in Weakly County ends with a"‹ suspected killer behind bars Tuesday night. Police say three people were shot, one of whom has died. "‹ "‹The…
[gtxvideo vid="dKrfPoKH" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/dKrfPoKH.jpg" vtitle="Zaid Beer Approval”] JACKSON, Tenn.- The Jackson Beer Board approved a new business' beer license Tuesday morning. The location off the Highway 45 Bypass will now be able to sell beer for consumption off the…
JACKSON, Tenn.-The Jackson City Council approves rezoning today for a portion of west Jackson. The area is off of the Highway 45 Bypass, just south of Airways Blvd. The area is being zoned as high business from agriculture. The city…
[gtxvideo vid="wbs97idZ" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/wbs97idZ.jpg" vtitle="City Conducts Special Census”] JACKSON, Tenn.-The city council takes a first step in approving a new census for the northwest annexation area. The area near Windy City Road was annexed in 2011. Mayor Gist estimates…
