Polar vortex to impact Mid-South this weekend, frigid temperatures expected
Memphis is gearing up for another round of cold temperatures the weekend of Dec. 13 and 14. The Eastern United States will experience a polar vortex , and it will impact most of Tennessee. A polar vortex is bringing Arctic air into the United States, and during this time, the state can expect temperatures to drop...
Family of executed Tennessee murderer says they are relieved
(The Center Square) – The family of a woman murdered by Harold Wayne Nichols said they are relieved their "nightmare" is over. Nichols was put to death by lethal injection Thursday morning at the Riverbend Maximum Security Institution. He was convicted of the 1988 murder and rape of 20-year-old Karen Pulley in...
Tennessee hunters donate deer to help feed families during holidays
Hunters for the Hungry turns venison into thousands of meals for food-insecure families, but donations are down 20%. The group is urging hunters to donate a deer before Christmas.
Months-long investigation leads to aggravated statutory rape charge against Tennessee man, police say
PULASKI, Tenn. (WSMV) - A months-long investigation has led to the arrest of a Tennessee man on a charge of aggravated statutory rape, according to the Pulaski Police Department. PPD reports that officers executed a search warrant Thursday at a home on Kay Drive. Police said the search was a...
Tennessee lawmaker wants to expand death penalty law for child rapists
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) — Ahead of the legislative session, a Tennessee lawmaker wants to expand the current death penalty law for child rapists. It adds the following aggravating factors as a way to give prosecutors more tools to be successful in the rapist getting the death penalty:. Aggravated rape...
Bill Lee hosts final Christmas reception in governor’s residence
NASHVILLE, TN (WLAF)- Earlier this week, State Representative Dennis Powers and his wife, Tracy, joined Governor Bill Lee and his wife Maria for the Lee’s last Christmas reception at the Tennessee Residence at Nashville. The Residence was decorated by their friends who worked two weekends to get it ready...
Property tax relief options for Tennessee seniors
After an email from a NewsChannel 5 viewer, we decided to look into this further. Some Tennesseans 65+ can reduce property taxes through federal deductions up to $12,000 or state property tax freezes.
Country faces growing social worker shortage as Tennessee DCS pushes to recruit the next...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Among some of the state’s most vulnerable children, Tennessee leaders are searching for more people willing to step into one of the most demanding — and meaningful — careers in public service. “It has to be in your heart to be a social...
Property Assessment Battle Intensifies: County Seeks Outside Review While State Lawmaker Questions Audit
RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TN - Rutherford County commissioners voted Thursday night to move forward with posting a Request for Proposals (RFP) seeking independent, third-party reappraisals of parcels across the county... The decision follows a Tennessee Comptroller’s report presented in October, in which state officials...
Rutherford County School Board votes to move forward with new rezoning plan for middle...
The board set out new rezoning plans as a long-term solution to the county’s alarming overcrowding problem.
