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 TRENTON SUSPECTReturn to index of stories... |
WE BEGIN IN GIBSON COUNTY WHERE POLICE HAVE ARRESTED A MAN THEY SAY TRIED TO PAY SOMEONE TO KILL HIS UNBORN CHILD. THANKS FOR JOINING US. I'M TOM BRITT. 26-YEAR-OLD JEFF HOLLOWAY IS BEHIND BARS THIS EVENING. CHIEF WILL SANDERS SAYS THE TRENTON MAN ASKED SEVERAL PEOPLE TO BEAT HIS WIFE SEVERELY ENOUGH TO CAUSE A MISCARRIAGE. OFFICERS SAY THEY UNCOVERED THE PLOT WHILE INVESTIGATING A BURGLARY AT THE COUPLE'S HOME LAST FRIDAY. INVESTIGATORS SAY HOLLOWAY WAS UNHAPPY AT THE PROSPECT OF A SECOND CHILD.BUT DID NOT WANT TO KILL HIS WIFE, ONLY END HER PREGNANCY. HE CURRENTLY FACES A CHARGE OF CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT AGGRAVATED ASSAULT AND IS BEING HELD IN LIEU OF 50-THOUSAND DOLLARS BOND. IF YOU HAVE INFORMATION THAT COULD HELP INVESTIGATORS WITH THIS CASE.YOU'RE ASKED TO CALL TRENTON POLICE OR CRIMES STOPPERS OF GIBSON COUNTY. |
| ROBBERY Return to index of stories... |
JACKSON POLICE ARE LOOKING FOR AN ARMED ROBBERY SUSPECT THIS EVENING. A CALL CAME IN ABOUT 8:45 THAT A MAN HAD ROBBED THE CASHMASTER ON HOLLYWOOD DRIVE. POLICE SEARCHED THE AREA FOR A BLACK MALE WEARING A BLACK JACKET WITH FUR AROUND THE HOOD AND CARRYING A PINK BOOK BAG. HE IS DESCRIBED AS BEING 5-FOOT 9-INCHES TALL AND ABOUT ONE-HUNDRED 70 TO ONE-HUNDRED 80 POUNDS. HE WAS LAST SEEN WEARING A SKI MASK RUNNING BEHIND THE BOWLING ALLEY ON ARLINGTON. IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION CALL JACKSON POLICE OR CRIME STOPPERS. |
| PLOT SUSPECTS Return to index of stories... |
TWO YOUNG WHITE SUPREMACISTS WILL HEAD BACK TO COURT ON NOVEMBER 6TH TO DETERMINE WHETHER CHARGES AGAINST THEM SHOULD GO TO A GRAND JURY. THE TWO WILL STAY IN JAIL FOR THE TIME BEING AFTER BEING ACCUSED OF PLOTTING TO KILL BARACK OBAMA AND DOZENS OF OTHER BLACK PEOPLE. DANIEL COWART AND PAUL SCHLESSELMAN ARE BEING HELD WITHOUT BOND AFTER BEING ARRESTED MONDAY BY CROCKETT COUNTY DEPUTIES. |
| DECATURVILLE Return to index of stories... |
CONTINUING WITH OUR LOOK AT LOCAL POLITICAL RACES, ONE RACE IN DECATUR COUNTY HAS FOUR PEOPLE VYING FOR A POSITION. GERALD BUCHANAN, SARAH CAMPER, CARLTON SANDERS AND EDDIE BLUE SMITH ARE RUNNING FOR MAYOR OF DECATURVILLE. CURRENT MAYOR TIM GRACE DECIDED NOT TO RUN AGAIN. OPENING THE SEAT FOR THE FOUR WHO ARE ALL NATIVES OF THE CITY. BUCHANAN IS A FORMER MAYOR, CAMPER IS AN ALDERMAN, SANDERS SERVES ON THE COUNTY COMMISSION AND SMITH IS A FORMER ALDERMAN. ALL FOUR WANT TO IMPROVE THE CITY'S WATER SYSTEM. WE'LL HAVE A CLOSER LOOK AT THE RACE ON ABC 7 EYEWITNESS NEWS AT SIX. |
| EARLY VOTING Return to index of stories... |
RECORD EARLY VOTING TURNOUT ACROSS THE STATE AND MADISON IS SHOWING THE EXCITEMENT FOR THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION. WITH MORE THAN 1-POINT-55 MILLION EARLY VOTES ALREADY CAST ACROSS THE STATE. TENNESSEE HAS SURPASSED A RECORD SET IN THE 2004 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION. HERE IN MADISON COUNTY. ELECTION ADMINISTRATOR KIM BUCKLEY SAYS ALMOST HALF OF REGISTERED VOTERS. JUST OVER 27-THOUSAND OR 42-PECENT. HAVE CAST BALLOTS EARLY. IF YOU DIDN'T GET THE CHANCE TO VOTE EARLY. YOU STILL HAVE ONE LAST CHANCE TO CAST YOUR BALLOT ON ELECTION DAY THIS TUESDAY. IN MADISON COUNTY POLLS WILL BE OPEN FROM 8AM UNTIL 7PM. |
| HOME TAX CREDIT Return to index of stories... |
NOTHING'S MORE EXCITING AND AT THE SAME TIME NERVE-RACKING AS PURCHASING YOUR FIRST HOME. WHILE ECONOMIC FEARS LOOM REALTORS SAY THE HOUSING MARKET FAVORS THE BUYERS.AND AS A-B-C SEVEN EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER BRANDON ARTILES EXPLAINS A FEDERAL TAX CREDIT FOR FIRST TIME HOME BUYERS MAY MAKE THAT PROSPECT MORE INVITING. ALONG WITH HALLOWEEN DECORATIONS."FOR SALE" SIGNS ADORN FRONT LAWNS.ACROSS WEST TENNESSEE. WITH LOWER PRICES AND AN INCREASED INVENTORY IT STILL SEEMS THAT IT WOULD TAKE AN ACT OF CONGRESS TO ALLEVIATE HOME BUYER ANXIETY. ACT OF CONGRESS INDEED. BITE: 6:39 "A REFUNDABLE TAX CREDIT UP TO $7,500 FOR QUALIFIED AND ELIGIBLE FIRST TIME HOME BUYERS." 6:45 THAT PROVISION IS INCLUDED IN THE FEDERAL ECONOMIC RECOVERY ACT OF 2008 PASSED BY CONGRESS IN JULY. THE ACT ALLOWS THOSE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE A TAX CREDIT UP TO $7,500 OR 10 PERCENT OF THE HOME'S VALUE. 13:17 "IT GIVES THEM THE BENEFIT OF RECEIVING THE MONEY ONCE THEY FILE THEIR TAX RETURNS FOR THE YEAR THAT THEY PURCHASED THE HOME." 13:25 THE TAX CREDIT IS DESIGNED TO HELP RECIPIENTS AFTER A SIGNIFICANT BUDGET BREAKER SUCH AS A DOWN PAYMENT ON A HOME. NEWMAN CITES ONE EXAMPLE OF A YOUNG WOMAN WHO HAS TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF THE GOVERNMENT LOAN. BITE: 17:23 "TAKE THAT MONEY REPLACE HER SAVINGS.WHICH WAS A SAFETY NET FOR HER.OR POSSIBLE PAY OFF A VEHICLE." 17:32 NEWMAN HOPES THAT THE TAX CREDIT SERVES AS ENCOURAGEMENT TO PROSPECTIVE HOME BUYERS. FOR FURTHER ENCOURAGEMENT SPARKS SAYS THE LOCAL MARKET DOES NOT REFLECT THE NATIONAL MARKET.AND THAT MORTGAGE MONEY IS VERY AVAILABLE. BITE: 9:04 "SOMEONE WITH STABLE INCOME AND DECENT CREDIT CAN BUY A HOME WITH AS LITTLE AS 3-TO-5% DOWN." 9:10 IN WEST JACKSON, BRANDON ARTILES, A-B-C SEVEN EYEWITNESS NEWS. |
| TG-HOME TAX CREDIT Return to index of stories... |
RECIPIENTS DO NOT HAVE TO START PAYING BACK THE TAX CREDIT UNTIL TWO YEARS AFTER THE MORTGAGE BEGINS. A MINIMUM MONTHLY PAYMENT OF 50-DOLLARS CAN BE MADE. OR UNCLE SAM CAN DEDUCT IT FROM YOUR TAX REFUND ANNUALLY. |
| HALLOWEEN SAFE Return to index of stories... |
TOM. HALLOWEEN IS A NIGHT FOR CANDY AND FUN. BUT THE TENNESSEE HIGHWAY PATROL IS URGING PARTY GOERS AND TRICK OR TREATERS TO BE SAFE OR FACE THE CONSEQUENCES. --NAT POP *SOT* 00:12:17:26 "DURING HALLOWEEN NIGHT YOU'LL HAVE PEOPLE ROLLING YARDS, YOULL HAVE SOME ACTS OF VANDALISM WITH THROWING EGGS AT VEHICLES AND SOMETIMES AT HOMES." HALLOWEEN IS A TIME FOR SPOOKY FUN.BUT TRADITIONAL HALLOWEEN PRANKS COULD COST TRICKSTERS A HEAVY PRICE. *SOT* 00:13:12:06 "A PERSON COULD BE CHARGED, COULD BE SENTENCED TO SOME PERIOD OF TIME UP TO 11 MONTHS AND 29 DAYS IN JAIL." BUT PRANKS AREN'T THE ONLY CONCERN.THE TENNESSEE HIGHWAY PATROL URGES PEOPLE TO BE SMART WHEN PARTYING AND CAUTIONS TRICK OR TREATERS TO BE CAREFUL. *SOT* 00:22:22:16 "THEY FOUND THAT IT'S MORE LIKELY FOR CHILDREN BETWEEN THE AGES OF 4 AND 15 TO BE INVOLVED IN A FATALITY ACCIDENT AS PEDESTRIANS ON HALLOWEEN NIGHT 4 TIMES MORE LIKELY THAN ANY OTHER EVENING OF THE YEAR." THE THP GIVES HALLOWEEN TIPS TO GUARANTEE A SAFE NIGHT. *SOT* 00:22:47:24 "DON'T CROSS THE STREET EXCEPT AR CORNERS, CARRY A FLASHLIGHT, DON'T RUN, WALK. I KNOW IT'S A FUN TIME BUT DON'T RUN, SLOW DOWN." AND FOR THOSE WHO THINK ABOUT DRINKING AND DRIVING ON HALLOWEEN NIGHT. *SOT* 00:23:16:14 "THIS IS YOUR WARNING, THERE WON'T BE NO WARNINGS TONIGHT." |
| TAG HALLOWEEN Return to index of stories... |
BOTH SHERIFF WOOLFORK AND SERGEANT WILBANKS WANT THIS HALLOWEEN TO BE FUN.BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY.THEY WANT EVERYONE TO HAVE A SAFE NIGHT. LIVE IN NORTH JACKSON BETH PHILLIPS ABC 7 EYEWITNESS NEWS |
| TABLESCAPES Return to index of stories... |
HUNDREDS GATHER AT LAMBUTH UNIVERSITY FOR AN ENTERTAINING CAUSE. ORGANIZERS SAY TABLESCAPES. THE ART OF ENTERTAINING WITH STYLE, WAS QUITE A SUCCESS IN ITS DEBUT. THE EVENT BENEFITS THE LARRY RAY FUND FOR THE ARTS AND WEST TENNESSEE HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION. GUESTS ENJOYED LUNCH PREPARED BY THE LAMBUTH CHEF, AND WERE ENTERTAINED BY TWO SPEAKERS, INCLUDING A COOKBOOK AUTHOR AND ETIQUETTE EXPERT. 32 UNIQUE TABLES WERE DECORATED BY MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY. |
| B-TABLESCAPES Return to index of stories... |
21:12:13 "EVERYTHING FROM 4TH AND 5TH GRADERS FROM ARLINGTON ACADEMIC SCHOOL TO THE FLORIST IN TOWN, TO INDIVIDUALS, EVERYBODY COMING TOGETHER IN THE COMMUNITY." ORGANIZERS SAY THEY FAR EXCEEDED THEIR GOAL OF SELLING OUT, AND ACTUALLY HAD TO ADD THREE ADDITIONAL TABLES TO ACCOMMODATE GUESTS. |
| EDUCATOR OF THE WEEK Return to index of stories... |
WE NOW TURN TO OUR FRIDAY TRADITION AS WE INTRODUCE YOU TO THIS WEEK'S RECIPIENT OF OUR TENNESSEE EDUCATION LOTTERY EDUCATOR OF THE WEEK. ABC 7 EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER, JACKIE RIVARD, INTRODUCES US TO FRANKIE CONGIARDO. NAT SOUND OF CONGIARDO TEACHING YOU COULD SAY FRANKIE CONGIARDO IS YOUR AVERAGE HIGH SCHOOL BAND DIRECTOR. THAT IS UNTIL YOU SEE HIM TEACH. THE WAY HE ENGAGES HIS STUDENTS AND GETS THEM *TRULY* EXCITED ABOUT PRACTICING IS LIKE NO OTHER. IN FACT ALL THAT PRACTICING HAS MADE A NAME FOR THE BAND HERE AT ADAMSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL. TROPHIES LINE THE WALLS IN CONGIARDO'S CLASSROOM. SHOWING THE SUCCESS OF NOT ONLY HIS STUDENTS BUT ALSO HIS TEACHING. WHEN ASKED ABOUT THOSE ACHIEVEMENTS. CONGIARDO HUMBLY SHAKES THEM OFF AS SIMPLE AWARDS. *SOT* 13:05 THE COMPETITION THINGS IS NOT THE BIG DEAL WITH OUR WHOLE PROGRAM IT'S JUST STRIVING FOR EXCELLENCE AND DOING OUR BEST. THE BAND DIRECTOR AT ADMASVILLE HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE LAST 24 YEARS. CONGIARDO IS A TRUE TESTAMENT TO CONTINUING FAMILY TRADITIONS. CONGIARDO REALIZED HIS PASSION FOR MUSIC AND CHILDREN AFTER WATCHING HIS FATHER DIRECT HIGH SCHOOL BANDS IN MCNAIRY COUNTY FOR DECADES. IT ONLY SEEMED FITTING FOR HIM TO FOLLOW IN HIS FATHER'S FOOTSTEPS. *SOT* 13:56 I THINK THAT TEACHING MEANS THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH YOUNG PEOPLE AND TO SEE THEM SUCCEED AND HOW THEY CHANGE AND DEVELOP OVER THE YEARS AND THEN SEE WHERE THEY GO AFTER THEY LEAVE. NAT SOUND OUTSIDE? CONGIARDO'S ENCOURAGEMENT KEEPS HIS STUDENTS IN LINE WHETHER IT BE ON THE FIELD OR IN LIFE. WHILE HE KNOWS HE'S NOT MAKING THE BIG BUCKS. HE SAYS MONEY DOESN'T COMPARE TO HIS STUDENTS. *SOT* 14:19 YOU'RE NOT GONNA BE THE RICHEST PERSON IN THE WORLD BUT YOU GET A LOT OF THINGS THAT NOBODY CAN TAKE AWAY FROM YOU AND YOU COULDN'T BUY IF YOU HAD ALL THE MONEY. IN ADAMSVILLE, JACKIE RIVARD ABC 7 EYEWITNESS NEWS. |
| TAG- EDUCATOR OF THE WEEK Return to index of stories... |
CONGIARDO'S MARCHING BAND WILL BE COMPETING IN THE DIVISION ONE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP IN MURFREESBORO THIS WEEKEND. IF YOU'D LIKE TO NOMINATE AN EDUCATOR. E-MAIL THE PERSON'S NAME AND WHY HE OR SHE DESERVES THE HONOR. TO JACKIE RIVARD AT EDUCATOR AT WBBJTV DOT COM. |
| POLITICS Return to index of stories... |
ON THIS HALLOWEEN, JOHN MCCAIN AND BARACK OBAMA GO TRICK OR TREATING--
FOR VOTES. HEADING INTO THE FINAL WEEKEND OF CAMPAIGN 2008-- POLLS SAY MORE VOTERS WILL OPEN THE DOOR TO OBAMA ON TUESDAY. BUT JOHN MCCAIN IS STILL KNOCKING. ABC'S VIVIAINA HURTADO REPORTS. -VO OBAMA AT PUMPKIN PATCH- WITH ONLY 4 DAYS TO GO BEFORE ELECTION DAY, BARACK OBAMA SEEMS TO HAVE MORE OPTIONS FOR VICTORY THAN JOHN MCCAIN. -GFX- THAT'S BECAUSE POLLS SHOW HE'S AHEAD IN KEY BATTLEGROUND STATES LIKE COLORADO AND NORTH CAROLINA. NATS FROM RALLY: "YES WE CAN!" IN AN ATTEMPT TO TURN HIS LEAD IN THE POLLS INTO AN ACTUAL WIN IN THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE , OBAMA CONTINUES TO ATTACK MCCAIN ON THE ECONOMY -- THE # 1 ISSUE FOR VOTERS. SOT OBAMA: "OUR FAILING GDP IS A DIRECT RESULT OF A FAILED ECONOMIC THEORY OF EIGHT YEARS OF TRICKLE DOWN, WALL STREET FIRST-MAIN STREET LAST POLICIES." MCCAIN IS SPENDING HIS DAY IN OHIO, A STATE THAT HAS VOTED FOR THE WINNER IN EVERY ELECTION SINCE 1964, THE REPUBLICAN REMAINS OPTIMISTIC. SOT MCCAIN: "I'VE BEEN IN A LOT OF CAMPAIGNS AND I'VE SEEN MOMENTUM AND I CAN FEEL MOMENTUM IN THIS ROOM TONIGHT AND WE'RE GONNA WIN, WE'RE GONNA WIN OHIO. I CAN FEEL IT, I CAN FEEL IT!" MCCAIN IS GOING AFTER OBAMA ON TAXES, HIS EXPERIENCE LEVEL, AND IN AN ODD TWIST, HE RELEASED A NEW AD WHERE OBAMA PRAISES HIM. -NATS UP MCCAIN AD- BUT POLITICAL WATCHERS SAY MCCAIN'S PATHS TO VICTORY ARE LIMITED. AND ONE OF THE STATES HE MUST WIN IS PENNSYLVANIA, WHERE RUNNING MATE SARAH PALIN IS CAMPAIGNING TODAY. SOT STEPHANOPOULOS: "THE ONLY WAY JOHN MCCAIN CAN FIND A VIABLE PATH, TO 270 ELECTORAL VOTES, IS IF HE STEALS PENNSYLVANIA AWAY FROM THE DEMOCRATS." VIVIANA HURTADO ON CAMERA: MCCAIN'S LIMITATIONS ARE ATTRIBUTED, IN PART, TO HIS CONSIDERABLE FUNDRAISING DISADVANTAGE. IN THE LAST WEEK OF OCTOBER, BARACK OBAMA OUTSPENT HIS RIVAL 3 TO 1. AND THIS WEEKEND, THE DEMOCRAT IS BUYING ADS IN SEVERAL RED STATES INCLUDING MCCAIN'S HOME STATE OF ARIZONA. VIVIANA HURTADO, ABC NEWS, WASHINGTON |
| MEDICAL Return to index of stories... |
NOW FOR SOME BREAKING NEWS. FOR DECADES, EVIDENCE HAS SHOWN EXERCISE PROVIDES MANY HEALTH BENEFITS. BUT NOW, RESEARCHERS HAVE DISCOVERED A NEW BENEFIT FOR WOMEN WHO STAY IN SHAPE. JUDY FORTIN REPORTS IN HEALTH WATCH. IF YOU'RE FIT AND GET REGULAR, VIGOROUS EXERCISE, YOU MIGHT PREVENT MORE THAN JUST DIABETES AND HEART DISEASE. YOU COULD BE PREVENTING BREAST CANCER, ACCORDING TO A NEW STUDY IN THE JOURNAL BREAST CANCER RESEARCH. SCIENTISTS STUDIED MORE THAN 32-THOUSAND NORMAL-WEIGHT POST-MENOPAUSAL WOMEN FOR 11 YEARS. THE WOMEN WHO PERFORMED HEAVY HOUSEWORK SUCH AS SCRUBBING FLOORS OR CHOPPING WOOD OR PERFORMED STRENUOUS WORKOUTS SUCH AS RUNNING OR AEROBICS WERE 30-PERCENT LESS LIKELY TO DEVELOP BREAST CANCER THAN WOMEN WHOSE REGULAR ACTIVITY INCLUDED LIGHT HOUSEWORK OR LESS STRENUOUS EXERCISE. THE RESEARCHERS SAY THEIR STUDY SHOWS A LINK BETWEEN A SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE AND BREAST CANCER. THEY ALSO SAY IF A WOMAN IS OVERWEIGHT OR OBESE, VIGOROUS EXERCISE WON'T CUT DOWN HER CHANCE OF BREAST CANCER. FOR HEALTH WATCH, I'M JUDY FORTIN. |
| GOOD HOUSEKEEP Return to index of stories... |
AMERICANS SEEM TO WANT WHITER AND BRIGHTER TEETH. AND MOST ARE WILLING TO TRY A VARIETY OF TOOTH WHITENING PRODUCTS. TESTERS AT THE GOOD HOUSEKEEPING INSTITUTE SAY SOME WORK WELL. WHILE OTHERS SEEMED TO DO LESS. N/A |
| TEASE SIX Return to index of stories... |
HERE'S A LOOK AT THE STORIES OUR CREWS ARE FOLLOWING FOR ABC 7 EYEWITNESS NEWS AT 6. THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN COPPER IS STOLEN FROM A WEST TENNESSEE BUSINESS.WE'LL FILL YOU IN ON THAT. PLUS, THE AGONY OF ONE TENNESSEE FAN HAS HIM HOWLING THIS HALLOWEEN.WE'LL TAKE YOU TO HIS HAUNT. AND IN SPORTS, REGGIE AND JONATHAN WILL JOIN US FOR A PREVIEW LOOK AT TONIGHT'S 5TH QUARTER MATCHUPS! JOIN US FOR THESE STORIES TONIGHT ON ABC 7 EYEWITNESS NEWS AT 6. |