This video is no longer available. Jackson, Tenn. - Some Jackson firefighters' job on Monday was not to fight fires but to fight the heat at Pringles Park. Young day campers made up a majority of the crowd at the…
This video is no longer available. DECATUR COUNTY, TN -- The body of an elderly Decatur County man was discovered early morning in a river after an intense search effort. Early Sunday evening 69-year-old Julian Holmes was reported missing by…
This video is no longer available. Maury City, TN - Authorities are investigating an officer-involved shooting in Crockett County early Sunday morning. People claiming to be family members of a man they say was killed told 7 Eyewitness News it…
Jackson, TN - Temperatures across West Tennessee soared into the upper 90s and even triple digits Sunday afternoon. Jackson saw a high of 99 degrees - very close to the old record of 100 set in 1988. At 5 p.m.,…
This video is no longer available. Jackson, Tenn. - Singing stars from all over West Tennessee battled it out Sunday afternoon for the title of West Tennessee Idol. Ashley Mitchell of Greenfield was named the winner. Mitchell gets $1,000, a…
This video is no longer available. Jackson, Tenn. - A local blood center is in desperate need for blood, and workers said they need residents' help. Officials with LIFELINE Blood Services are issuing a critical appeal for all blood types.…
This video is no longer available. Jackson, Tenn. - After four days of grueling competition, this year's Miss Tennessee scholarship pageant has come to an end. The competition started Wednesday with 36 young women, in their late teens to 20s.…
This video is no longer available. Camden, Tenn. - More than 100 people have been arrested in Benton County in an underage drinking bust. Dispatchers told 7 Eyewitness News the people were arrested sometime Saturday night near Thompson School Road…
Four men have been arrested in East Jackson during a drug bust. The Jackson-Madison County Metro Narcotics Unit served a search warrant at a house on 62 Craig Street. The two men who live in the house were arrested. Massey…
This video is no longer available. A Benton County day care center has been shut down. Benton County Sheriff Tony King told 7 Eyewitness News one of his officers accompanied state officials Friday afternoon to shut down Whiz Kidz Day…
This video is no longer available. Martin, Tenn - In the summer of 1972 Congress passed a new education act, now known as Title IX. It wasn't until the spring of 1976 when the first female athletes were given the…
Jackson, Tenn. - Women's athletics at a local college got a boost with construction of a new playing field. Coaches, school officials and community leaders gathered Friday morning to break ground on a new softball field at Jackson State Community…
This video is no longer available. Martin, Tenn. - An unwelcome visitor in one West Tennessee town is responsible for burglarizing many vehicles. Jeremy Jones, 30, has been linked to a number of thefts over the past few weeks. After…
This video is no longer available. Jackson, Tenn. - Playground equipment, like swings and slides, can get hotter than you may expect. According to an infrared thermometer we used Friday, the surface of the playground slide exposed to the sun…
This video is no longer available. Jackson, Tenn. - Residents and business owners along a historic Jackson street are upset over the city's efforts to improve South Royal Street. Construction on Royal Street has been underway for only a month,…
