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Gang Task Force Presents Recommendations

Jackson's Gang Prevention Task Force presented its plan to address gang activity among the city's young people to the city council. The plan includes targeting three specific areas, Lincoln Courts and Hays Avenue, neighborhoods around Hollywood Drive and areas around…

SCORE Holds Teacher Evaluation Roundtable

This video is no longer available. Dozens of local educators gathered in north Jackson to ask questions and voice their concerns about Tennessee's new teacher evaluation system. The state Collaborative on Reforming Education or SCORE held its 9th Regional Roundtable…

Friends Remember Jeremy Hill

This video is no longer available. The Huntingdon community is still in shock following the news of a 15- year- old who drowned in attempt to save the life of his grandfather. All of the people 7 Eyewitness News spoke…

Candlelight Vigil Held for Jeremy and Dwayne Hill

This video is no longer available. More than 100 friends and neighbors of Jeremy and Dwayne Hill gathered for a candlelight vigil outside their church in Huntingdon to remember the grandfather and grandson. Officials said Jeremy Hill, 15, sacrificed his…

Heat Exhaustion Already A Danger

This video is no longer available. Jackson tied a record high Monday that has stood for almost half a century. The mercury topped 86 degrees, the same as the record set in 1963. With summer-like temperatures comes added dangers. Just…

Jessie James Hampton Indicted

This video is no longer available. A Jackson man is facing child rape charges following his indictment by a Madison County grand jury. Jessie James Hampton, 60, was charged with tow counts of rape of a six-year-old girl. His indictment…

Lenny's Employee Indicted for Filing False Report

This video is no longer available. The grand jury indicted three people charged in the November robbery of the Lenny's Sub Shop on Vann Drive. Brother and sister Nicolas and Meloney Robinson will be tried on charges of aggravated robbery.…

Charter Schools Appeal to be Heard Tuesday

This video is no longer available. A public hearing could affect the way children are educated for years to come in the Jackson-Madison County School System. An appeal hearing for the proposed Connection Preparatory Academy will take place Tuesday at…

North Side Students See Danger of Drunk Driving

This video is no longer available. Some local high school students got somewhat of a wake up call on Monday, as they were able to experience what it feels like to drive under the influence. North Side High School students…

Saw Meal Reopens After Blaze

This video is no longer available. From the ashes of a cold winter night that ripped the heart out of the people in Adamsville came the birth of a new Saw Meal. "It's big, if you think of all the…

March was Warmest Ever Statewide

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The month just ended was the warmest March on record across Tennessee. National Weather Service records for Memphis show the mean temperature in the city - averaging the high and low temperatures for each day of…

Searchers Find Body of Teen Who Died Saving Grandpa

This video is no longer available. NEW JOHSONVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Searchers have recovered the body of a teenager who jumped into the Tennessee river to help save his grandfather, who fell from a boat. According to WSMV-TV, the body…

Make A Wish Sends Girl To Disney World

This video is no longer available. Eighteen year old Candace's dreams came true Sunday thanks to the Make A Wish Foundation and Union University's Chi Omega. Candace found out Sunday she's on the way to Walt Disney World resort in…

Jackson Assistant Public Defender Dies

This video is no longer available. The annual Andrew Jackson Marathon was sadly overshadowed Saturday by the death of Paul Meyers, an assistant public defender in Jackson. Officials said Meyers died participating in the annual Andrew Jackson Marathon. George Googe…

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