Selmer News

A court appearance for Daniel Cowart and Paul Schlesselman has been reset to 10:30 a.m. July 7, where they will appear for a report date.

This roundup includes the following brief practice management updates: More Physicians Could Qualify for 2007, 2008 PQRI Bonuses CMS recently announced that additional physicians and other eligible professionals might qualify for incentive payments for participating in the 2007 Physician Quality Reporting Initiative , or PQRI.

HUNTINGDON, Tenn. a ' A woman convicted of killing her minister husband has filed motions against her former in-laws saying they inappropriately used money collected to benefit her children.

Monday, Mary Winkler, the preacher's wife convicted of murdering her husband, will be back in court.

In a recent letter to a key Senate committee, AAFP Board Chair Jim King, M.D., of Selmer, Tenn., reiterated the Academy's strong support for high-quality comparative effectiveness research, saying, "If we wish to improve patient care and control costs in this country, this type of research is crucial.

Officials in Selmer said they will not have an annual charity event for first time since a car spun out of control and crashed into a crowd two years ago, killing six people and injuring dozens.

SELMER - The Cars for Kids event will not be held in Selmer this year for the first time in 19 years.

Wednesday headlines in The Jackson Sun will include the following stories: JULIE WILLIAMSON: Julie Williamson, a 39-year-old mother of three, is fighting to stay in her home.

One of the highlights will be the Rockabilly mural that ABC 7 Eyewitness News first showed viewers in April.

A memorial fund has been set up for a man who died in the fire that destroyed the Stantonville Pallet warehouse Monday afternoon.

Funeral services for Johnny Edward "Gab" Clark, 60, were held Tuesday, June 9, 2009 at the chapel of Taylor Funeral Home with Bro.

SELMER HOMICIDE: The TBI and the Selmer Police Department are investigating the slaying of Jo Etta McClain, 82, who was found dead in her home on Kirkpatrick Drive on Saturday afternoon.

The Tennessee Department of Safety announced Friday that Trooper Kevin Curtis has been named Trooper of the Year for 2007.

Police say an 82-year-old Selmer woman, whose body was found Saturday in her home, had been stabbed.

A Bethel Springs woman was killed Wednesday when the car she was a passenger in drove into the path of a tractor-trailer at a McNairy County intersection, according to the Tennessee Highway Patrol.

Authorities are investigating the killing of a woman at her Selmer home this weekend.

According to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, the victim, Jo Etta McClain, 82, of Selmer was found dead in her home on Kirkpatrick Drive Saturday afternoon.

The AAFP has endorsed a primary care bill that seeks to rebuild and strengthen the nation's primary care infrastructure by providing scholarships, loan forgiveness, deferral of loan repayments and grants for practices to incorporate the patient-centered medical home, or PCMH.

Public and private payers should fund comparative effectiveness research that seeks to bridge information gaps that currently exist with some treatment methods, said AAFP Board Chair Jim King, M.D., of Selmer, Tenn., during a May 7 congressional briefing on the topic.

SELMER - Seven gallons of paint and several months of hard work has turned the side of a downtown Selmer building into an eye-catching mural commemorating the roots of rockabilly music.