Our TN farmland, greenspace is our strength. Why are we paving over it?
As a growth and development reporter in Nashville, most of my work is centered around how fast the city is growing and changing. That means writing about new apartment buildings, subdivisions, corporate HQ relocations and economic development. I've covered construction at the new Nissan Stadium , the thousands of...
Two people arrested following drug bust in Tennessee
TENNESSEE — Two individuals were arrested Thursday, July 10, in connection with separate drug-related investigations in Warren County, following a coordinated effort by the Warren County Sheriff’s Office and the McMinnville City Police Department. The first arrest involved Curtis Michael Turner of McMinnville....
Snellville Police Join Multi-State “Operation Southern Slowdown” to Curb Speeding and Traffic Fatalities
The Snellville Police Department will increase its enforcement efforts against speeding through a new campaign called Operation Southern Slowdown. Starting tomorrow until July 20, the initiative involves a coordinated effort among law enforcement agencies in Georgia, Alabama, Florida, South Carolina, and Tennessee....
‘Operation Southern Slow Down’ starts Monday in Georgia
Slow down, or risk getting a ticket. That’s the warning police are giving when “Operation Showdown” starts next week in five southeastern states, including Georgia. This is the ninth year for the regional week-long speed enforcement and awareness campaign that will run from July 14-20 in Alabama, Florida, Georgia,...
Blount County Sheriff’s Office Seeks Public Help in Search for Missing Tennessee Man Last...
The Blount County Sheriff's Office has issued a call for assistance in the search for a missing Tennessee man, Wendell Rowland, age 70. According to a social media post from the sheriff's office, Rowland was last seen on U.S. Highway 129, known as the Dragon, heading toward North Carolina on Saturday at around 2 p.m....
Preserving Tennessee’s farmland for the future
Hey, Sunday! 👋 Laura Davis here. Hope you're having a good weekend! Now, it's time to get you caught up on one of my favorite things: Nashville news! Let's get to it. Preserving Tennessee's farmland for the future About a decade ago, Todd Jennings, his brother, Walt, and their father, Buford, began contemplating the...
‘My skin is itching off of me’ — US Nitrogen downplays harm of chemical...
In the small community of Midway, about 10 miles west of Greeneville, there are no hospitals. There are no clinics and there aren’t any grocery stores. But there are about 2,000 people living in the rolling hills that mark this area, many well within view of a nitric acid plant which sprawls over 400 acres. Tucked...
Goodwills In Tennessee Have Some Strict Donation Rules
We know that Goodwill is a great place to take unwanted clothing and other items when a yard sale doesn't get rid of everything - they typically take just about anything so long as they don't have an excess of it, however, there are some things that they will turn down every time.
Deadly shooting investigation shuts down I-24
Tennessee Representative Justin Jones and Minnesota’s U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar were joined by hundreds of people at a school in Antioch for a town hall meeting. Traffic is backed up to the Smyrna exits as THP and La Vergne PD investigate the incident. School bus service changing in Lebanon.
TBI celebrates K9 unit’s hard work with retirement party
JACKSON, Tenn. — It was a big day at the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation office as a hard worker retires. The TBI’s first ever Electronic Storage Detection K9, Zeus, has served for the last five years. At his retirement party Friday morning, it was clear that the entire office loves Zeus.