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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- A lawyer says licensed funeral homes had no responsibility to know that the West Tennessee cemetery where they were sending cadavers to be interred was grossly mishandling burials even after it lost its registration. Defense attorney…
MADISON COUNTY, Tenn.--The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency is looking for your input. TWRA officials say they are looking for people who have had experiences with deer, good or bad. This includes…
JACKSON, Tenn.--As students and parents settle in for the new school year, one supply item that should be at the top of your list is a library card. The Jackson-Madison…
HENDERSON, Tenn. -- Two mothers arrested after an incident at an elementary school in Chester County faced a judge Tuesday. "So what am I supposed to do about my…
LEXINGTON, Tenn. — Many living in one West Tennessee community are demanding answers after allegations an industrial plant may be responsible for improperly dumping toxic chemicals near their homes. Many…
