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Hippotherapy Program Kicks off for Spring

This video is no longer available. HENDERSON COUNTY Tenn.- Rein-bow Riding Academy's kicked off its first day back for the year, Tuesday afternoon. The hippotherapy program runs from March until October, and uses horses as a tool to help handicapped…

Update on Prison Officer Injured

This video is no longer available. WHITEVILLE, Tenn- WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News has an update on Monday's incident at the Whiteville Correctional Facility that left a prison officer injured. A spokesperson at the facility in Hardeman County said the officer…

Savannah Chief Responds To Murder Arrests

This video is no longer available. HARDIN COUNTY, Tenn. - Savannah Police investigators started their week off with an uncommon crime for their city. Peggy Alexander, 71, was found dead inside her some Sunday morning by her son. "This not…

Sentence Handed Down for Sex Crimes

This video is no longer available. JACKSON, Tenn.- A Jackson man convicted last year of raping a 9-year-old girl was sentenced to 25-years in prison. Jonathon Henderson, 41, was found guilty of rape of a child and aggravated sexual battery…

Unpaid Fee Leaves Man Without Transcript or Job

This video is no longer available. MARTIN, Tenn- A small debt for a band fee is causing one West Tennessee high school graduate to postpone his dreams of going to college and getting a job. Trevor Hayes was a member…

Youth Pastor Accused of Stealing From Church

This video is no longer available. JACKSON, Tenn.- One Jackson Church leader trusted to supervise his congregation's money is charged with stealing from those donations. Jackson Police said Jason Lee Ray, Treasurer and Youth Pastor at First Assembly of God,…

Two Charged in Savannah Murder

SAVANNAH, Tenn. - Two people are now charged with the murder of a Savannah woman. Christopher Knight, 32, and his wife, 18-year-old Tonya Knight, have each been charged with one count of first degree murder for the death of Chris…

One Dead, Two Injured in Henry Co. Shooting

This video is no longer available. HENRY COUNTY, Tenn.- The Henry County Sheriff's Department are investigating a shooting that happened near Paris, Monday afternoon. Investigators said John M. Baxter, 72, lived in the 5200 block of Foundry Hill Road with…

Selmer Officials Meet about Terminated Officer

This video is no longer available. SELMER, Tenn.- A former Selmer Police officer is back in the news, nearly a month after he was fired after being charged with assaulting his girlfriend during a fight. Quinton Garland and his lawyer…

Burglar Caught on Camera at VFW Post 1848

This video is no longer available. JACKSON, Tenn.- An early Monday morning break-in at the VFW in north Jackson has police searching for a bold thief who used everything from a saw to a pry bar to get what he…

Prison Officer Stabbed, Hospitalized

This video is no longer available. WHITEVILLE, Tenn.- An officers at the Whiteville Correctional Facility in Hardeman County is hospitalized in Memphis after being stabbed while inside the prison Monday afternoon. Officials told WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News the jailer was…

D.A. Requsting Teen Suspect be Transferred to Adult Court

This video is no longer available. JACKSON, Tenn.- WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News has learned prosecutors plan to charge the 15-year-old accused in a Saturday night shooting in west Jackson as an adult. He was in juvenile court, Monday for his…

TBI Investigating Murder In Savannah

This video is no longer available. UPDATE 10:00 a.m. Tuesday: The TBI has confirmed that they have taken "persons of interest" into custody. We will have additional details as they are released. HARDIN COUNTY, Tenn. - Investigators are still combing…

Body Found Behind School, Police Investigating Homicide

This video is no longer available. JACKSON, Tenn- Jackson police are investigating the city's first homicide of the year, after a body was found behind an East Jackson Pre-K Center. Police say the body of William Joseph Nachlinger, 25, was…

Elderly Women Scammed out of Thousands

This video is no longer available. HENDERSON COUNTY, Tenn.- The Henderson County Sheriff's Department is investigating an elaborate scam they say conned two elderly women out of more than $30,000. "Two elderly women have lost $30,000 of their own money.…

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