VIA WHITNEY BILLINGSLEY, CITY OF JACKSON REC & PARKS COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT DIRECTOR: Jackson Recreation and Parks Department has registration open for Teen Basketball League at T.R. Sportsplex for girls and boys ages 13-17. Registration is free. You may register online…
CEDAR GROVE, Tenn. -- A popular business went up in flames Christmas morning in one local community. Several WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News tipsters alerted us to a fire that occurred at the Dollar General off Highway 70 in Cedar Grove.…
(AP) -- Gypsy Rose Blanchard has been released from prison on parole years after she persuaded an online boyfriend to kill her abusive mother. A spokesperson for the Missouri Department of Corrections says the now-32-year-old Missouri woman was released early…
JACKSON, Tenn. – As 2023 comes to an end, it is time to remember a few West Tennessee leaders that we lost along the way. Steve Short was a very influential leader during his…
UPDATE (1/3/24): Body found near Parsons identified as missing man EARLIER STORY: DECATUR COUNTY, Tenn. – The Decatur County Sheriff’s Office says they have found what appeared to be a body in a pond. Wednesday around 2 p.m., a report…
ETOWAH, Ark. (AP) — A magnitude 3.8 earthquake rattled parts of northeastern Arkansas on Wednesday, according to geologists. The earthquake occurred shortly before noon near the town of Etowah, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The rural town, which has a…
UPDATE (12/29/23): Jackson Police announce arrests of suspects in multiple armed robberies LEXINGTON, Tenn. – Police are still investigating a string of armed robberies that took place in Lexington last week. According to the…
Gaston Glock, the Austrian developer of the handgun that bears his name, died on Wednesday. He was 94. The Glock company announced his death, the Austria Press Agency reported. Glock, a reclusive engineer, founded the company in 1963 in Deutsch-Wagram,…
JACKSON, Tenn. – For those of you who will be spending your New Year's Eve with alcohol, there are local law enforcement agencies offering a resource that could help you avoid a DUI. Every…
JACKSON, Tenn. – From galas to a call to action, local organizations have been making a difference in the lives of those around us. And it couldn’t happen without the generosity of so many…
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The reputed last member of the famed American jungle fighting unit in World War II nicknamed the Merrill’s Marauders has died. Russell Hamler, 99, died on Tuesday, his son Jeffrey said. He did not give a cause of…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — On Dec. 28, 1973, President Richard Nixon signed the Endangered Species Act. “Nothing,” he said, “is more priceless and more worthy of preservation than the rich array of animal life with which our country has been blessed.”…
Michigan’s Supreme Court is keeping former President Donald Trump on the state’s primary election ballot. FILE - Former President Donald Trump listens as he speaks with reporters while in flight on his plane after a campaign…
Social media companies collectively made over $11 billion in U.S. advertising revenue from minors last year, according to a study from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health published on Wednesday. FILE - This combination of…
The following is a news release from the State of Tennessee: NASHVILLE, Tenn. – State Reps. Brock Martin, R-Huntingdon, and Kirk Haston, R-Lobelville, today announced a $580,803 grant for a communication tower site from the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development…
