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Ryan Brooks

Tennessee

Multimedia Journalist at WBBJ-TV (Jackson, TN)

Articles

  • 1 week ago | wbbjtv.com | Ryan Brooks

    JACKSON, Tenn. — It’s the start of the Rockabillys’ game season and fans are lining up for a full week of fun at the ballpark. It’s the beginning of home runs and unforgettable victories as the Jackson Rockabillys kick the season off against the Alton River Dragons. After the first pitch is thrown at 7 p.m., players put fuel to the fire on the field. This is the 3rd opening night since the Rockabillys’ first ballgame here in the Hub City. “Tomorrow night is Replica Jersey Night out here.

  • 1 week ago | wbbjtv.com | Ryan Brooks

    JACKSON, Tenn. — One Brownsville native is still making a difference and she believes a great meal is the way to anyone’s heart. Since 1996, Helen Turner turner has dedicated over two decades to perfecting the art of barbecue. Now a local legend, Turner is a former pitmaster and restaurant owner of Helen’s BBQ in Brownsville. The establishment has had a long running legacy that lasted 28 years.

  • 2 weeks ago | wbbjtv.com | Ryan Brooks

    HARDIN COUNTY, Tenn. — We take you inside the court room for the final day of the Adams post-conviction hearing in connection with the Holly Bobo case. PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Day 4: Tensions run high as retired TBI agent is questioned in Adams hearingTension stirred in the court room Thursday as a former TBI investigator took the stand.

  • 2 weeks ago | wbbjtv.com | Ryan Brooks

    JACKSON, Tenn. — The Better Business Bureau is giving us some tips to stay aware of scammers coming for your information in the form of a gift. Scammers are impersonating service providers and promising “locked-in” rates for TV, internet and phone services — but only if you pay with a gift card. It sounds like a great deal, but it’s a setup to steal your money. “Gift cards are gifts and there’s no way you can get you money back unfortunately.

  • 3 weeks ago | wbbjtv.com | Ryan Brooks

    JACKSON, Tenn. — The Jackson Police Department gives us insight on hit and run incidents this year. The Jackson Police Department reports 302 total hit and run incidents from January 1 to May 12 of 2025. Sergeant Christopher Chilcote with JPD finds that most incidents occur when the driver is not in the vehicle. “They’re not qualified or quantified in our system as what level of damage, or what level of injury or anything like that.

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