JACKSON, Tenn. -- Around one in four adults struggle with mental illness. Linked closely with substance dependency, these issues create a complex web of pain and loneliness. But there is also hope, healing,…
PRESS RELEASE FROM UT MARTIN: ‘THERE IS NO GENDER IN MUSIC’ LECTURE PERFORMANCE SET FOR MARCH 19 MARTIN, Tenn. – The 2024 Phi Kappa Phi Muriel D. Tomlinson Lecture will feature a musical performance and lecture by Dr. Amy Yeung and…
JACKSON, Tenn. --Today marked the last day of early voting here in Tennessee as polls close at 4 p.m. The Administrator of Elections for the Madison County Election Commission, Lori Lott, says that…
Sherry Freeman with The Jackson Symphony joined our show to share details on the upcoming "Classic Edge" concert. Click here for more information. For more news in the Jackson area, click here.
HENDERSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- Some good news following a wreck that occurred Monday on Interstate 40. Family pet Rosco was briefly lost after fleeing from a two-vehicle crash near mile marker 110 on I-40 in Henderson County. The wreck, which…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Republicans in the Tennessee House voted Monday to advance a bill that would prevent local governments from reappointing state lawmakers who were expelled due to behavior. Rep. Justin Jones, D-Nashville, raises his…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The GOP-led Tennessee House has passed a bill that would largely ban displaying pride flags in public school classrooms. The 70-24 vote Monday sends the legislation to the Senate. A final vote could happen in the…
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Federal prosecutors say Family Dollar Stores has pleaded guilty to holding food, drugs, cosmetics and other items under “insanitary” conditions at a now-closed, rodent-infested distribution center in West Memphis, Arkansas. The U.S. Department of Justice…
Leap Day, arriving only once every four years gifts us with an extra day this week. Many may consider this a bonus day, and our consumer technology reporter suggests it's an ideal…
MILAN, Tenn.--A local school's theatre department is putting the finishing touches on an upcoming on stage performance. A rehearsal was held Monday evening for Milan High School's production of "The Lightning Thief."…
JACKSON, Tenn.--Local students had a chance to interact with Jackson police officers in a unique way. Monday afternoon, a group of officers visited Jackson Central-Merry Early College High participating in a mentorship…
HUNTINGDON, Tenn.-- We were first notified of a shooting in Huntingdon by a WBBJ 7 Eyewitness news tipster. We traced the information to the scene of the shooting. It was here where we briefly…
DECATUR COUNTY, Tenn. -- The Decatur County Sheriff's Office has noticed that the elders in their community has been under represented. The new "Are You Okay" program checks on elderly people to make…
UPDATE (2/27/24): Family pet ‘Rosco’ located after fleeing from I-40 wreck HENDERSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- A wreck halted interstate traffic early Monday afternoon. A WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News Tipster alerted us to the collision…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Beware the ides of march, as teens of the West Tennessee area take a certain play on the road. The Ned Teen Theatre will be performing Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar" on the…
