FRANKFORT, Ky. - Benedictine (Kan.) capped the first round of the 2013 NAIA Division I Women's Basketball Championship with a historic win over Bethel (Tenn.), 81-74, in the Frankfort Convention Center. The Ravens (28-5) are now 1-0 in the NAIA…
JACKSON, Tenn.- Happy 150th anniversary to famed railroad engineer Casey Jones. Festivities took place on Thursday in the Hub City. Jones who lived in Jackson, became an internationally known hero after he slowed the train before it collided with a…
JACKSON, Tenn.-The line of noteworthy speakers is continuing for an annual scholarship benefit for a West Tennessee university. Union University officials announced Thursday that Dr. Benjamin S. Carson will headline the 2013 Scholarship Banquet. Dr. Carson is a pediatric neurosurgeon…
JACKSON, Tenn.- A Jackson hospital is now in search of a new leader after its CEO accepted a new job. Steven Grubbs has accepted the job to become the CEO of the Paris Regional Medical Center in Texas. He will…
JACKSON, Tenn.-The Jackson-Madison County School System is honoring one West Tennessee teacher with the Southwest District Teacher of the Year Award. Bolivar native and current art teacher Patricia Ayers from Rose Hill Middle School received the honor. She began her…
JACKSON, Tenn.- Larry McIntosh waived his right to a preliminary hearing Thursday in Jackson City Court. McIntosh, 24, was one of the staff members in charge of supervising troubled teens at Madison Oaks, and was charged with aggravated statutory rape…
JACKSON, Tenn.- A Jackson man was arrested for domestic abuse on Wednesday. Reports said Justin Freeman physically restrained his wife from leaving their home and reports also said the slapped her face, kicked her in the shin and shoved her…
JACKSON, Tenn. - In Thursday's meeting, the Jackson-Madison County School Board voted to upgrade JCM's track. In a vote, six board members approved the motion to allocate funds to repair the track. Board members George Neely and Truman Murray voted…
This video is no longer available. HENDERSON COUNTY Tenn.- Family members of Betty Carol Thomas sat down with WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News on the 27th anniversary of her disappearance. Thomas went missing on March 14, 1986, and her remains were…
This video is no longer available. JACKSON, Tenn. - From pies to baseball, Jacksonians are getting in the spirit for an unlikely day. The infinite number, 3.14 is the ratio between the circumference and diameter of a circle. "It's a…
This video is no longer available. HENDERSON, Tenn. - Police are looking for a suspected burglar who targeted a Henderson church. Henderson Police said the burglar seemed to do a lot of damage, costing more than what they actually got…
This video is no longer available. BROWNSVILLE, Tenn- A West Tennessee police chief apologized after a photo circulated of him holding up a piece of paper that some residents called racist. Wednesday night, an anonymous person sent out a photo…
The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) and the Men‘s and Women‘s Basketball Coaches committee have announced the 2013 SIAC All-Conference, All-Academic Teams and Superlatives. On the women‘s side, Lane College‘s Crystal Rayford, Katora Fleming, and Marrisa Stewart took home All-Academic…
This video is no longer available. HENRY COUNTY, Tenn.- The Henry County Sheriff's Department arrested two juveniles and one adult Tuesday, after an undercover investigation aimed to stop drugs from being sold to students. Investigators arrested Garrett Vinson, 18, whose…
FRANKFORT, Ky. - Top-ranked Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) coasted into second round of the 2013 NAIA Division I Women's Basketball National Championship for the fifth consecutive season with an 82-48 win over WVU Tech Wednesday evening in the Frankfort Convention Center. Freed-Hardeman…
