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THP Trooper and Dispatcher of the Year Awarded

This video is no longer available. A Jackson-based Trooper and dispatcher have been named the Tennessee Highway Patrol's Best of 2011. For a second straight year, Dwayne Stanford has been named Trooper of the Year. He received his award last…

KY Governor Taking Gambling Push To Youtube

Gov. Steve Beshear is using a weekly Internet chat to promote his proposal to legalize casinos in Kentucky. The second-term Democrat has been posting weekly commentaries to YouTube throughout his tenure. Typically, he has steered clear of hot-button issues under…

TAB Fifth Quarter

This video is no longer available. This is the WBBJ Entry for the TAB Broadcast Contest

Wreck on Royal, Car Rolls Over

This video is no longer available. A one-car wreck in east Jackson Thursday night injured a woman and two children. It happened in the 2100 block of North Royal around 7 p.m. Initial reports were that the woman hit a…

Hamlett Enters Guilty Plea in Murder-for-Hire Case

This video is no longer available. A Carroll County man charged with trying to kill his ex-wife because he was upset with their divorce settlement has pleaded guilty. The Decatur County Circuit Court Clerk told 7 Eyewitness News William Hamlett…

Wilcox Found Guilty in Attempted Molestation Case

This video is no longer available. A man from Morristown has been convicted in Madison County of attempted aggravated sexual battery on a three-year-old girl. Thursday, Stephen Wilcox, 44, was convicted by a jury after a two-day trial . He…

Greenfield Considering New Building Inspection Guidelines

This video is no longer available. In the wake of a deadly building collapse in Greenfield last month, city leaders are looking to change their policy when it comes to inspecting buildings more than 50 years old. They are proposing…

Auditors: 25 Million Gallons of Water Missing

This video is no longer available. 25 million gallons of water was missing from the small West Tennessee town of Sharon, after auditors found almost half of their water unaccounted for. Faye Kendall said she attended almost every city/county meeting…

Health Dept. Encouraging Whooping Cough Vaccines

The Jackson-Madison County Health Department is working with clinics all across the country in an effort to vaccinate against pertussis, better known as whooping cough. Medical personnel from the department have worked with a number of child care providers to…

Arrests Made in Man Wanted in Drug Trafficking

This video is no longer available. A suspected drug dealer is off the streets, arrested by U.S. Marshals and Jackson Police. Willie Merriweather has been wanted since January on a federal drug trafficking charge. He was arrested, Wednesday at a…

Gibson Co. Pair Charged with Raping Children

This video is no longer available. Investigators in Gibson County said a couple is charged with raping and abusing two minor children. According to investigators, Anthony Alford, 33 and Hilda Alford, 27, are both charged with multiple counts of rape…

Davis Guilty in Realtor Kidnapping Case

This video is no longer available. A Jackson man was found guilty of trying rape a local real estate agent. Stephen Davis, 27 was convicted of aggravated kidnapping, attempted rape and robbery for a July 2011 attack on the realtor…

Police Release Photos of Raceway Robber

This video is no longer available. Jackson Police have released the photos of a masked robber who took money from from a north Jackson gas station and are asking for the public's help in identifying him. Police have released this…

Missing Alabama Woman's Car Found in Madison County

This video is no longer available. The car of a missing woman from Huntsville, Alabama was found in the parking lot of a Madison County gas station. According to the Madison County Sheriff‘s Department, the vehicle Albertine “Tina" Marie Larry,…

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