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Company To Offer Doctor Visits Via Phone In Tennessee

JACKSON, Tenn. – A new program is being rolled out in Tennessee that will offer residents the opportunity to contact a doctor by phone or internet for a consultation rather than in person. The service is called “Apogee Doctor on…

Longer School Days to Be Tested in Tennessee

This video is no longer available. JACKSON, Tenn- Tennessee students will soon experience longer school days to assist in their academic achievement. Tennessee is joining four other states (Colorado, New York, Massachusetts, and Connecticut) in a new pilot program that…

Man Accused in Weekend Shooting Appears in Court

This video is no longer available. JACKSON, Tenn. – The man charged in a Saturday night shooting in East Jackson appeared in court for arraignment, Monday morning. Jameca Tipler, 30, is charged with attempted first degree murder and aggravated assault.…

West TN Civil Rights Leader Dies

This video is no longer available. GRENADA, Miss. – A West Tennessee civil rights leader died in Mississippi, Monday. According to the Jackson branch of the NAACP, Dr. Ernest Brooks, Sr. was found dead in Grenada, Mississippi. Dr. Brooks was…

Three Face Charges After Marijuana Bust in Northwest TN

This video is no longer available. OBION COUNTY, Tenn. - Authorities said thousands of dollars of high grade marijuana that was driven to West Tennessee from another part of the country was taken off the streets in a drug bust,…

Bluebird Tree Lit to Honor Cancer Survivors

This video is no longer available. JACKSON, Tenn. – The West Tennessee Healthcare Foundation lit their Bluebird Tree, Monday afternoon. Each year the tree is lit in remembrance of those who have been lost to cancer and in honor of…

Suspects in Dollar General Robbery Charged

This video is no longer available. JACKSON, Tenn. – Four people are jailed and charged in the Sunday night armed robbery of a Dollar General in West Jackson. Leveris Keller, 20, of Jackson, Cassandra Haynes, 36, of Jackson, and Billy…

Prospects brighten for wine in Tenn. groceries

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The top two Republicans in the Tennessee General Assembly support allowing the sale of wine in supermarkets. And the influx of new GOP lawmakers is giving them the opportunity to reshape key committees where efforts to…

DCS scrutinized for lack of transparency

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Tennessee Department of Children's Services is facing more scrutiny for not providing details about 31 children it had investigated that died during the first six months of this year. In September, the agency released information…

UT releases online bibliography of the Smokies

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Libraries has released a free online bibliography of Smoky Mountains material published since 1934, the year the national park was established. The database contains searchable records of books, journal articles, government…

Chase through Smokies ends in arrest

ALCOA, Tenn. (AP) - A police chase through the Great Smoky Mountains National Park has ended in a Blount County field, where a man was arrested. According to WATE-TV in Knoxville, the incident on Sunday began when a ranger noticed…

Suit filed over Greenwood doctor's prosecution

GREENWOOD, Miss. (AP) - Greenwood oncologist Arnold Smith has asked a federal judge to throw out a capital murder charge related to a shootout at a local law office. It is an issue that has twice been rejected by state…

Four Arrested in Dollar General Robbery

JACKSON, Tenn. - Four people have been arrested, after Jackson Police said they robbed a Dollar General. Police said they responded to the Dollar General store on Airways Boulevard shortly after 7 p.m. Sunday, after getting a call from a…

West Tennessee Dads Honored at Banquet

This video is no longer available. JACKSON, Tenn. - Nearly a dozen West Tennessee dads were honored Sunday night at the Second Annual Fatherhood Banquet. The banquet was hosted by the Greer Campaign, which was founded by Jabari Greer, a…

Abused Horses Ready for Adoption

This video is no longer available. JACKSON Tenn. - Local non-profit Redemption Road Rescue is asking for West Tennesseans' help to give homes to abused horses. The shelter has taken in 30 abused horses this year, and 20 of them…

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