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Students Challenge Mayor to Prepare for TCAPS

This video is no longer available. Fifth grade students all across the state are getting ready to take the Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program Achievement Test, better known as the T-CAP. One school has a rather novel way of getting students…

McWherter Funeral Plans

This video is no longer available. Saturday, former Governor Ned McWherter will be remembered during a Nashville memorial service that is expected to have former President Bill Clinton and former Vice President Al Gore in attendance. On Sunday, his friends…

Man Wanted in Home Break-ins

This video is no longer available. Jackson police need help finding a man they say is behind a slew of home break-ins in north Jackson. Raytavious Dearired Herron, 18, of Jackson, is wanted on a charge of aggravated burglary in…

Herron Talks About Crash, Injuries

This video is no longer available. "There's a kind of numbness to tell the truth, didn't want to think about it.," said John Herron as he looked as his father's damaged bicycle, the one he was riding when he crashed…

Teen Charged with Attempted Murder

A high school baseball game between Dyersburg and Crockett County turns violent just as students were beginning to leave. After barely losing the game, a group of Crockett County students allegedly began taunting a Dyersburg senior as he was driving…

DoubleTree Jackson Recieves Green Certificate

This video is no longer available. The DoubleTree Hotel is the first Jackson hotel and second in West Tennessee to be certified green. According to a news release, the hotel received its Tennessee Green Hospitality certificate for their conservation efforts.…

JCS Science Exhibition Night

This video is no longer available. The gymnasium of Jackson Christian School was transformed into a lab for aspiring scientists. More than 150 6th, 7th and 8th grade students participated in Thursday's science exhibition. The 7th and 8th grade students…

Henry County Hoarder Arrested

This video is no longer available. Hidden behind some overgrown weeds is a house that one woman and 31 dogs called home. "The original call came in from some neighbors and actually had just a horrible smell coming from the…

East Chester Paving

This video is no longer available. Paving along East Chester Street, part of a project to improve and restore the area has been completed. Thursday, crews put the final touches on the roadway between the U.S. Highway 70 Bypass and…

JCM and Liberty Applications Due Friday

This video is no longer available. If your child attends Jackson Central-Merry or Liberty Technology Magnet Schools as a zoned student, they have an option to transfer out for the next school year because of No Child Left Behind. However,…

Decatur Co. Fatal Wreck

This video is no longer available. A Bath Springs woman has died as a result of a two-car crash in Decatur County. Mazie Mitchell, 81, died from her injuries at an area hospital. The investigating officer said the driver of…

Ripley Police Chief's Records Released

This video is no longer available. ABC 7 Eyewitness News conducted its own investigation, this week, into Ripley Police Chief, Landis Garrison. Garrison resigned Tuesday, just before findings from a three month investigation into complaints against him, were revealed. While…

'Worlds Largest' Raccoon Hunt Begins

This video is no longer available. Expect to hear the howls of hunting dogs around the hills of Parsons this weekend as the World's Largest Coon Hunt is underway at the Decatur County Fairgrounds. For 36 years, hunters from around…

How Would Federal Shut Down Affect West TN?

This video is no longer available. As leaders in Washington work to make a decision on federal budget cuts, the threat of a federal government shut down creeps closer. Local experts say it may take a few days before West…

Lincoln Courts Shooting Victim Dies

This video is no longer available. Jackson police are now investigating a homicide after the death of a man shot in Lincoln Courts in March. According to investigators, Lovell Kinnie, Jr., 26, of Jackson, was pronounced dead at 4:50 a.m.…

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