This video is no longer available. The mayor of McNairy County is stepping down to accept a position as Deputy Commissioner at the Tennessee of Agriculture. Jai Templeton tells ABC 7 Eyewitness News that he will leave the mayor's office…

This video is no longer available. Many residents in West Tennessee have spend the day evacuating their homes and businesses as major flooding continues to be a threat. We caught several people in the Southtown neighborhood of Dyersburg packing up…

This video is no longer available. May 3, 2010. "Shocked because well, I didn't see no water, sun was shinning like it is today, birds singing, roughly 30 minutes later water surrounded my house," recalled Don Sisk. Now May 3,…

This video is no longer available. A closely watched race in Jackson's City election on Tuesday was in District 5 in West Jackson, where often controversial incumbent Frank Neudecker lost his seat to Scott Conger, who received 341 votes, compared…

This video is no longer available. In the race for the District Two Jackson City Council seat, Johnny Dodd has been re-elected. He received 304 votes compared to Mario Price who received 24 votes and Ruthie (Jean) Whisnant who received…

This video is no longer available. Jackson's newest national champions are back home from national competition in Charlotte, North Carolina. This past weekend, the team faced off against 36 other teams from across the country for the Division III title.…

This video is no longer available. Tuesday's city municipal election had several contested and uncontested races. The big uncontested race was for in the Jackson mayor's race. Incumbent Mayor Jerry Gist was uncontested, still 2,733 cast votes for him, giving…

This video is no longer available. The record flooding has caught the attention of the state's governor, who made a stop in Dyer County, Tuesday afternoon. Governor Bill Haslam surveyed the area, which was in the process of being evacuated.…

  Mayor   Jerry Gist  2,733   City Council District 1   Vicky Foote  212 Maurice Hays  123 Harold B. Shoemaker  45   City Council District 2   Johnny Lee Dodd  304 Mario V. Price  24 Ruthie (Jean) V. Whisnant…

This video is no longer available. After months of delays, former Humboldt Police Officer Paul Carrier finally faced a judge for sentencing Tuesday. Last year Carrier was convicted of reckless homicide in the 2009 shooting death of Roy Glenn Jr.…

This video is no longer available. There is a state of emergency across parts of West Tennessee Tuesday night, as rivers overflow, forcing evacuations throughout Dyer and Obion Counties. The City of Rives is without a sewer system because of…

A week after strong winds ripped the roof off of Tigrett Middle School in west Jackson, the school is set to reopen. According to Principal Dexter Williams, Tigrett will reopen Wednesday, May 4. He says students will be on their…

Because of the on-going flooding across West Tennessee, there are many evacuations underway in the area. The Obion County Emergency Management Agency is encouraging residents in Rives and the town of Obion to leave now. A shelter is open at…

This video is no longer available. The Jackson man accused in the city's first homicide of the year has been cleared in the shooting. A Madison County grand jury chose not to indict Jonique Merriweather in the February 13 shooting…