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šŸŒ± Jackson police explain how scammers stole $95,000 from one local senior

Jackson, Tennessee Patch AM: a 4 min read

Good morning to you Jackson! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ā˜€ļø

In today's newsletter:

  • Jackson police explain how scammers stole $95,000 from one local senior
  • Why Jackson now has Tennesseeā€™s priciest metro gas prices
  • How a new Tennessee bill could change where Jackson fills prescriptions

Also on today's calendar: Sean Carson: B.R.A.T and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: How do you measure a fish? šŸ¤” (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 81 and low of 52 degrees.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 83, low: 62.
  • Friday: Not as warm; a p.m. t-storm, with a high of 76 and low of 63 degrees.

šŸ“° News we're reading

ā€¢ Seniors lose thousands to scammers as embarrassment prevents victims from reporting (wbbjtv.com) ā€” Jackson police are warning that local seniors are losing thousands of dollars to increasingly sophisticated scams, with one recent victim out $95,000. Officers say embarrassment keeps many from reporting quickly, shrinking the chance of recovery, and they urge residents to stop contact with scammers immediately and reach out to law enforcement and national fraud resources for help.
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ā€¢ AAA: Tennessee gas prices drop 11 cents (mainstreetmediatn.com) ā€” Jackson currently tops Tennesseeā€™s list of most expensive metro gas markets at $3.83 a gallon, even as statewide prices dipped 11 cents over the past week. AAA says cheaper crude oil is driving the drop, but global tensions could quickly push prices back up.
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ā€¢ Fair RX Act supporting local pharmacies heads to governor's desk (wbbjtv.com) ā€” A new Fair RX Act just passed the Tennessee Legislature and could change where Jackson residents fill their prescriptions by limiting pharmacy benefit managerā€“owned pharmacies. Local pharmacist Dr. Jay Phipps in Jackson says the bill would level the playing field for independent pharmacies, while CVS warns it may close clinics and cut jobs if it becomes law.
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  • Anyone have any men's size 12 shoes they want to give away.?
    There's a homeless guy needing some and I wanna help him. They don't have to be great (Nextdoor Hartland Place)
  • I had a hyper-realiatic dream a few weeks ago about creating a new medical device and it stuck so hard in my brain and because of the realization of what the technology could do I have been obsessively mock designing and researching how to make it
    a reality. Some of the ideas were so groundbreaking that I had to sandbox it with Gemini, and the end results are that it is completely plausible. Iā€¦ (Nextdoor Wild)

šŸ—ž Nearby News

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  • TBI agent helps save unresponsive man during early voting stop in Gibson County (local3news.com)

Henderson

  • Commission Accepting Applications for Vacancy in the 26th Judicial District Chancery Court (tncourts.gov)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: By inches because they have no feet. (Thank you Gypsy S. for sending it in!)
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