Local NewsMother says teacher grabbed 12-year-old’s neck at Dresden Middle School
A Weakley County mother is speaking out after she says a math teacher at Dresden Middle School put her hands around her 12-year-old son's neck in a school…
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Local NewsLocal NewsCarroll County leaders address ambulance response times following 48-minute delay
Carroll County leaders and emergency officials are taking a closer look at how long it takes ambulances to reach people in need, after a woman reportedly…
Local NewsWest Tennessee Healthcare art exhibit honors organ and tissue donors
West Tennessee Healthcare has opened a new art exhibit in Jackson honoring organ and tissue donors, their families and the people whose lives were changed by…
Local NewsAmerican Service Fellowship offers $100,000 Harvard degree to veterans, public servants
A new fellowship will pay the full cost of a Harvard master's degree for veterans, active-duty service members and other public servants, and people in West…
Local NewsFreed-Hardeman celebrates homecoming, parent weekend through Nov. 8
Freed-Hardeman University in Henderson is in the middle of its homecoming and parent weekend celebration, which runs through Sunday, Nov. 8, WBBJ 7 Eyewitness…
Local NewsPride Athletics adds No Days Off youth football program in Jackson
A new youth football program is coming to Jackson. Pride Athletics is adding No Days Off, or NDO, a youth 7-on-7 and 5-on-5 lineman skill challenge program…
Local NewsJPD responds to shoplifting incident at Walmart North in Jackson
Jackson police took a person into custody Tuesday after a reported shoplifting attempt at Walmart North on Emporium Drive, WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News reported…
Local NewsJackson mayor says Sunshine violation occurred before council appoints city court judge
Jackson Mayor Scott Conger said city council members broke Tennessee's open meetings law before the council picked a new city court judge this week, WBBJ…
Local NewsDecision 2026: Election Day in the Mid-South
Election Day has come and gone in the Mid-South, and voters in Tennessee, Mississippi and Arkansas are now waiting on results in the midterm elections, WMC…
Local NewsHargett warns of inaccurate messages about Tennessee polling hours
Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett warned voters on Election Day about a text message going around with the wrong voting hours, WBBJ reported.
Local NewsEscaped inmate Jacob Morley back in custody
Jacob Allen Morley, the convicted murderer who escaped from a West Tennessee prison more than a week ago, is back in custody. The Tennessee Bureau of…
Local NewsJackson City Council appoints new city court judge
JACKSON, Tenn. — Jackson has a new City Court judge. At its meeting Tuesday morning, Nov. 3, the Jackson City Council voted to appoint assistant public…