Selmer News

An Enville area woman faces charges in connection with a house fire Nov. 3. Melissa R. Cole, 41, of 5078 Hardin Graveyard Road in northern McNairy County, is being held at the McNairy County Justice Center in Selmer.

The Crafters Showcasing Items fair is where professional artisans and crafters will have the opportunity to showcase and market their items and interests.

Authorities in West Tennessee have charged a woman with murder and arson in the shooting death of her husband, whose body was found after the couple's home burned.

Memphis police have identified the man who died in an accident that followed an attempted traffic stop early Tuesday.

An A.L. Lotts Elementary School teacher has been named the East Tennessee Teacher of the Year by the state Department of Education.

Funeral services for the Jackson locksmith killed last week will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday.

On Nov. 3, Selmer residents will elect a mayor from among four candidates who say they'd look to bring more quality jobs to an area that's suffered during the economic recession over the last few years.

Jackson Interim Police Chief L.E. Price announced the following promotions Friday, according to a news release: Sgt.

Family physicians have been on the front lines in dealing with the problems of the current health care system, including skyrocketing coverage costs, fragmentation of care and a payment environment that values procedures over prevention, said AAFP President Ted Epperly, M.D., in response to a Sept.

Generations of customers know him as 'Curley' and wish his barbershop doors were still open.

An 82-year-old woman found slain in her home in May had been stabbed more than 50 times, according to testimony during the accused killer's preliminary hearing this week.

The case against a woman charged in the death of her 82-year-old neighbor was bound to the grand jury this afternoon.

SELMER - Elizabeth Stovall's bachelor's degree that she received at age 74 hangs in a frame in her kitchen and is one of her most prized possessions, she said.

A proposed rule that would alter the 2010 Medicare physician fee schedule in favor of family physician services has resulted in commendation from the Academy.

Terrie Adkins is the area coordinator for the National Family Caregiver Support Program.

AAFP Board Chair Jim King, M.D., of Selmer, Tenn., urged Congress this week to enact health care reform legislation to avert a deepening crisis that threatens to derail the nation's health care delivery system and to curtail or deny access to care for millions of Americans.

I am almost certain that I am a descendent of these two men, especially if they are buried in Selmer TN.

The AAFP has reiterated that it supports a public plan option as part of a larger health care reform measure, as long as the public plan is consistent with certain principles.

Artist Gordon Hester said he focuses on realism in his paintings, which are scheduled to be on display through Aug.

Tennessee's largest National Guard unit, the 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment, which is headquartered in Knoxville but includes several West Tennessee units, has received mobilization orders effective later this year.