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WBBJ-TV Appoints News Director

WBBJ-TV, the ABC and CBS affiliate for West Tennessee, announces Shanda Sundstrom as News Director of 7 Eyewitness News. She will oversee the entire award winning news operation. Ms. Sundstrom comes to Jackson, Tennessee from Fort Smith, Arkansas where she…

Teen Charged in Early March Shooting

This video is no longer available. JACKSON, Tenn. - Jackson police have taken a 17-year-old into custody after he was identified as the suspect in a shooting that happened in March. According to a news release, officers arrested the teen…

Warrant Round-up Leads to 17 Arrests

(PRESS RELEASE) On April 4, 2013, officers from the Madison County Sheriff‘s Office Criminal Investigations Division, Tactical Unit, Metro Narcotics and Community Corrections attempted to serve seventy-one (71) criminal arrest papers in the City of Jackson and Madison County. The…

FAA to delay 149 airport tower closures until June

This video is no longer available. WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration is delaying the closing of 149 airport control towers until mid-June in order to deal with legal challenges. The first 24 closures had been scheduled for Sunday. The…

New trial dates set in kidnap, killing case

This video is no longer available. BOLIVAR, Tenn. (AP) - A judge has reset the trial dates for two women charged in a Tennessee murder-kidnapping case. An attorney for Mary Mayes told a Hardeman County judge Friday that a new…

Truck Found as Search Continues for Missing Boys

This video is no longer available. The Tennessee Statewide AMBER Alert activated on behalf of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement has been deactivated. The suspect vehicle believed to have been seen in Tennessee on April 3, 2013, has been…

Sensabaugh Honoring Late Brother with Fundraiser

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Titans cornerback Coty Sensabaugh is helping honor his late brother by taking part in The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society's fundraiser. Sensabaugh's older brother, Jamaar, died at the age of 16 a week after being diagnosed with leukemia…

Tennessee Wide Receivers Have Big Shoes to Fill

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - The changing jersey number of freshman Paul Harris exemplifies the youth and inexperience of Tennessee's receiving corps. After Harris struggled early this spring, Tennessee coach Butch Jones switched the early enrollee from the No. 1 jersey to…

House Unanimously Approves Food Tax Reduction

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The state House has unanimously approved Gov. Bill Haslam's proposal to cut the state's sales tax on groceries. If approved by the Senate, the state's tax on groceries would drop by a quarter percentage point to 5…

Memphis's Adonis Thomas to Enter NBA Draft

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Memphis forward-guard Adonis Thomas plans to forego his final two seasons with the Tigers to sign with an agent and declare for the NBA draft. The Commercial Appeal first reported Thomas' decision Thursday. Memphis coach Josh…

FBI: Man Charged with Murder in Fort Knox Shooting

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A soldier apprehended in Tennessee has been charged with murder in the shooting death of a civilian employee at Fort Knox. FBI spokeswoman Mary Trotman said Thursday night that Marquinta E. Jacobs, who is named in…

Rose Hill Middle School Dancers Show Skills

This video is no longer available. JACKSON, Tenn. - The stage of the Carl Perkins Civic Center in downtown Jackson has hosted many acts throughout the years. But Thursday night's performance was one of the best. Students from Rose Hill…

Committee Meets to Consider Funding Non-Profits

This video is no longer available. JACKSON, Tenn. - The City of Jackson does not just fund city services with its budget. A portion of taxpayer money is allocated to support the city's non-profit groups. Thursday, representatives from non-profits around…

Police: Man Hides in Grocery Store, Steals Cash

This video is no longer available. BELLS, Tenn. - Business is back to normal at Food Rite in Bells, after an armed robbery involving two of the stores workers. Sergeant Allan Gilliland of the Crockett County Sheriff's Department said the…

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