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Association discusses potential COVID-19 antiviral pill

JACKSON, Tenn. -- The National Association of Chain Drug Stores held a Q&A about what's going on in the pharmacy world regarding COVID-19. A variety of topics were discussed, but the biggest seemed to be brought up the most frequent…

Tree of Warmth returns to downtown Jackson

JACKSON, Tenn. -- It's that time of year again! The Ned R. McWherter West Tennessee Cultural Arts Center will again participate in their annual decorating of the Tree of Warmth. The purpose of the Tree of Warmth is to…

UT Martin to host free ACT classes in 2022

MARTIN, Tenn. -- Students wanting to prepare for the ACT will soon have a new option. The University of Tennessee at Martin says that starting in January, a series of workshops will be held to teach high school juniors and…

Explainer: What caused Amazon's outage? Will there be more?

Robotic vacuum cleaners wouldn't start. Doorbell cameras stopped watching for package thieves, though some of those deliveries were canceled anyway. Netflix and Disney movies got interrupted and The Associated Press had trouble publishing the news. A major outage in Amazon’s…

Paris Christmas Festival, parade set for Saturday

PARIS, Tenn. -- The annual Christmas Festival is set to come to downtown Paris this weekend! The news release says this year's festival is packed all day long with a concert, readings of the Polar Express, a rockwall, free coffee,…

Jury begins deliberations in trial of actor Jussie Smollett

CHICAGO (AP) — A jury has begun deliberations in the trial of actor Jussie Smollett on charges he staged a racist, anti-gay attack on himself and lied to Chicago police about it. [field59_video account="WBBJ" key="7d6d42eeffce27134d0c6c0bf493998e182959fd" vtitle="Jury begins deliberations in trial…

Tenn medical board takes virus misinformation policy offline

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee’s medical licensing board has voted to remove from its website its stated policy against the spread of coronavirus misinformation by doctors. Tuesday's vote came amid pressure from a Republican state lawmaker and a new law…

Will Smith puts his fears to the test in TV nature series

NEW YORK (AP) — Will Smith rappelled into a live volcano and kayaked down an Icelandic whitewater river for his latest project. But he wasn’t making an action movie. It was personal. Smith, a Hollywood leading man who admits that…

Woman accuses FedEx driver of stealing her service dog

HELENA, Ala. (AP) — Authorities are investigating after a woman told police that a FedEx driver stole her service dog in an Alabama town. Helena Police Chief Brad Flynn said the woman filed a report with police Saturday night. Helena…

1 death, 141 new COVID-19 cases confirmed in Madison County

JACKSON, Tenn. — The Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department has confirmed an additional death and another 141 cases of COVID-19 in Madison County. The department says a 74-year-old died on Nov. 29 due to complications from COVID-19. The total number…

Jackson police investigating hit-and-run involving child

JACKSON, Tenn. -- Jackson police are investigating a hit-and-run that took place on Tuesday. The department says a 6-years-old was hit around 8:50 p.m. at Forest Avenue and Prospect Avenue. Police confirmed that a suspect has also been located. Anyone…

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