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Mayor, Commissioner Talk About Plans for Jackson

This video is no longer available. DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- Mayor Jerry Gist and Madison County commissioner Mark Johnstone spent the day getting feedback from the community, Friday. During the meeting, the mayor and commissioner each delivered an outline of the…

Salt Trucks Prepare for Impending Winter Weather

This video is no longer available. EAST JACKSON -- The rain and snow are slated for later this week, but road crews are already preparing for the winter weather. The Jackson Street Department has trucks ready to push away any…

Doctors Warn of Possible Cold Weather Injuries

This video is no longer available. JACKSON, Tenn.- Doctors say the pending cold weather across West Tennessee will not just be uncomfortable, but dangerous. Area doctors told WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News that extreme cold weather injuries can range from broken…

McNairy County Fire Investigated as Arson

This video is no longer available. BETHEL SPRINGS, Tenn. -- A New Year's Day fire destroyed a house on Buena Vista Rd., in McNairy county. Rebecca Mayo, a relative of the woman who lived here, is still in shock that…

US Marshals Arrest Convicted Felon Wanted For Murder

This video is no longer available. MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- US Marshals arrested a man wanted in Bolivar for murder, Friday. Cory Barber of Grand Junction was arrested around two Friday afternoon outside a restaurant in Memphis located on Riverdale Road.…

Cold Temperatures Cause Warning For Homeowners

This video is no longer available. JACKSON, Tenn -- Homes are at risk when temperatures drop, and experts say preventing frozen pipes could save homeowners thousands of dollars. Local plumbers said the two biggest problems that cause frozen pipes are…

Police: Man Stole Donations Meant For Saint Jude Hospital

This video is no longer available. UNION CITY, Tenn. -- Officers are asking for help to find the man who they say took money meant for a children's hospital, Thursday. According to officers, a white man placed an order at…

Processional For Late Owner of Wrecker Service

This video is no longer available. JACKSON, Tenn. -- More than a dozen wreckers from around Tennessee converged in Jackson Friday to remember one of their own. Owner of Highway 70 Wrecker Service, Sam Collins, died Monday of an apparent…

Police: Dyersburg Man Leaves Child in Car, Shoplifts

This video is no longer available. DYERSBURG, Tenn. -- A Dyersburg man appeared in court Friday after police say he left his baby son in the car while he went shoplifting, last week. Stetson Swift, 27, went into a Walmart…

Room At the Inn Prepares for Below Freezing Temps

DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- With temperatures foretasted in the single digits beginning Sunday, Area Relief Ministries is preparing their Room in the Inn Emergency Shelter Program so no one is left on the street. Room in the Inn is the only…

Hardeman County Man Robbed at Gunpoint, Carjacked in Jackson Park

This video is no longer available. DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A Hardeman County man was robbed at gunpoint then carjacked in a Jackson park,Tuesday. Shortly before 8 p.m. Tuesday, police were called to North Park on Demonbreun Drive. A 19-year-old Pocahontas…