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Police Investigating Shooting on Carver Ave.

BREAKING NEWS JACKSON, Tenn.- As gunfire rings out along Carver Avenue in east Jackson police said two people were shot, one of them has died. making him the sixth homicide of 2014. Investigators with the Criminal Investigations Division were busy…

Rodney Wright's Gibson County Sheriff Campaign

This video is no longer available. GIBSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- History will be made in Gibson County. It is their first Republican Primary in decades. We caught up to Gibson County Sheriff Candidate Rodney Wright, who will be facing off…

Local Goodwill to Host Several Job Fairs, Workshops

This video is no longer available. JACKSON, Tenn. -- Goodwill Centers across the nation are celebrating Goodwill Week, including career centers in West Tennessee. "There are two different career solution centers here in Jackson," Casey Coatney said, a Goodwill Career…

Pollen Count on the Rise

This video is no longer available. JACKSON, Tenn. (WBBJ) -- All of our warm and sunny weather is coming at a price; a lot of sneezing for a lot of folks. According to Pollen.com, levels in West Tennessee will rise…

Former City Councilwoman Arraigned on Theft Charges

This video is no longer available. DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A well-known Hardeman County woman is arraigned on theft charges after police say she stole merchandise from a department store in Jackson. Former city councilwoman Brenda Woods was arraigned Monday in…

Man at Center of Steroid Investigation Formally Charged

This video is no longer available. DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A Jackson man who was indicted on multiple drug charges last week appeared in court on Monday to be formally charged. Brigham Jaynes, 24, was arraigned on four counts of Sale…

Accused Uncle Killer Officially Charged

This video is no longer available. DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A Jackson man was officially charged on Monday in the 2013 beating death of his uncle. Travis Brint was arraigned on counts of second degree murder and tampering with evidence in…

JEA Cuts Contractors, Adds Full-Time Positions

This video is no longer available. DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A recent decision made by Jackson Energy Authority will bring jobs to Jackson. According to Steve Bowers with JEA, 10 jobs will be added after the decision to cut contractors for…

Healthwatch: Protecting Yourself From the Sun

JACKSON, Tenn. -- Those summer days are getting closer, which is good news for getting out and having some fun, but the sun's high UV rays can be harmful to your skin. Carrie Knox, the community outreach coordinator with the…

Vote to Send Local Band to Rome, Italy

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Surviving Allison, a band from Corinth, MS, is representing Hard Rock Café Memphis and all of West Tennessee in the Hard Rock Café 2014 Global Battle of the Bands.    Surviving Allison has already beaten more than…

UPDATE: Victims Identified in Gibson Co. Wreck

GIBSON Co. Tenn.,- The Tennessee Highway Patrol released more details about the deadly wreck in Gibson County Sunday. According to THP two cars collided at the intersection of HWY 186 and 152 near Medina after a car failed to stop…

Tennessee Olympian Payton Davis Jumps to Nationals

This video is no longer available. JACKSON, Tenn. -- One of the most decorated young men in Tennessee is on his way to represent his state in New Jersey this June in the National Special Olympics. Payton Davis said jumping…

Restaurants Celebrate Cinco de Mayo!

This video is no longer available. JACKSON, Tenn. -- Local Mexican restaurants are getting ready for their biggest day of sales of the year. Restaurants are expecting huge crowds for the holiday of Cinco de Mayo. Most know it for…

Victims of Deadly Tornado Commemorated on 11th Anniversary

This video is no longer available. MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- Eleven years after a deadly tornado struck Madison County killing 11 people, Dr. J.A. Boles Missionary Baptist Church honors the victims of the storm. "It was in my spirit to…

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