8 ON YOUR SIDE: Family Dollar, Dollar Tree closing 1,000 stores
Family Dollar and Dollar Tree are set to close 1,000 stores starting this year.
Jamey Tucker
Consumer Technology Reporter Jamey Tucker started providing his daily “What the Tech” stories to Action 8 News in 2019. He can be seen on Action 8 News Rising as well as Action 8 News at 5:00 and 5:30PM.
Jamey previously worked as a reporter for WKRN in Nashville, Tennessee. He was also an anchor and reporter for WREG in Memphis, Tennessee, and WHNT in Huntsville.
Jamey has been honored by the Associated Press in Alabama as Best Reporter and Best Feature reporter for his work as a religion reporter. His love for technology reporting grew while working in Nashville. Jamey now focuses entirely on technology reporting and enjoys finding new apps and gadgets to make life easier, safer and a little more fun.
Jamey and his wife have three children and are the proud owners of a hairless cat.
You can follow Jamey and submit story ideas and questions on X at @jameytucker.
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Judge tosses some charges against former President Trump, others in 2020 Georgia election case
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Alabama’s Mark Sears earns postseason acolades
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Nick Saban speaks on Capitol Hill on issues facing college sports
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Tuskegee & Johnson C. Smith set to face off in the Red Tails Classic
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ACTION 8 UPDATE: Search canceled for missing Montgomery woman
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Montgomery man charged with murder
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Auburn breaks ground on new Coca-Cola facility
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