Pope Elementary welcomes special guests for Grandparents Day
JACKSON, Tenn. -- During lunch time at Pope Elementary School, the students usually sit with their fellow classmates, but on Thursday they had a special guest sitting with them. "I wish…
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Lane shift coming up at roundabout site
JACKSON, Tenn. -- There is another traffic lane shift scheduled for 7 a.m. Friday, Sept. 7, at the roundabout near downtown Jackson. At the North Highland Avenue roundabout project, northbound traffic will begin to use the east side of the roundabout…
TBI: Blog helps ID body found in 1985; agents ask public for info
CAMPBELL COUNTY, Tenn. -- The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is asking the public for information after a fingerprint match reveals the identity of a body found more than 30 years ago. Last month, investigators were able to identify the…
Actor Burt Reynolds dies at 82
NEW YORK (AP) -- Burt Reynolds, who starred in films including "Deliverance" and "Boogie Nights," has died at age 82, according to his agent. Check back for more information as it becomes available.
Bloody footprints lead to man's arrest in East TN killing
OOLTEWAH, Tenn. (AP) -- Investigators say bloody footprints at the scene of a killing in East Tennessee have led them to arrest a man whose shoes match the stained steps. News outlets cite court documents as saying the prints discovered…
BlueCross of Tennessee will stop covering OxyContin in 2019
NAHSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Tennessee's largest health insurer will stop covering OxyContin prescriptions as part of an effort to combat opioid addiction. BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee's Natalie Tate tells The Tennessean the company will encourage doctors to recommend two alternatives…
Day 5 brings faith and community at the 25th annual Tennessee Soybean Festival
MARTIN, Tenn. -- The aroma of fair food and happiness filled the air at the 25th annual Tennessee Soybean Festival. "We call the soybean around here the magic bean," said David…
Suicide rate increases, family members share stories
In 2016, suicide was the tenth-leading cause of death in Tennessee, claiming over one thousand lives per year according to the Tennessee Suicide Prevention Network, roughly 100 of these are between…
Local man is recognized as a hero after saving woman from house fire
JACKSON, Tenn. -- It was a frightening Sunday afternoon back on Aug. 26 for Heather Patterson. Her house caught fire with her mother still inside. "I run outside, called 911,…
Local residents react to Nike controversy
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Some West Tennesseans said they plan to boycott Nike in light of a new ad campaign. It features a former NFL quarterback who took a knee during the…
Farmers say weather may delay cotton harvest
JACKSON, Tenn. -- More farmers say they were able to come to the University of Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center's Cotton Tour Field Day because they are waiting out Tropical…
Little Free Libraries provide free books for students
SELMER, Tenn. -- Little Free Libraries can be found all over the world, and now they've made their way to another town in West Tennessee. "Reading opens up the doors…
Senate bid: Bredesen tax break; Blackburn undisclosed credit
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Phil Bredesen has written his city a six-figure check and removed his properties from a state program that provided him $520,600 in property tax breaks since 2011 for producing hay. The Tennessean…
TBI public information officer for West TN resigns after internal investigation
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A public information officer for the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has resigned after an internal investigation. Micheal Jones resigned Aug. 29 after an internal investigation, according to the TBI. Jones started in September 2017 as the bureau's…
East TN middle school student reportedly finds insects in school lunch
MADISONVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- An East Tennessee middle school student says she found live insects in her school lunch. Madisonville Middle School seventh-grader Madison Smith told WBIR-TV that that the bugs she and other students saw in their granola "looked…
