Proclamation Calls For Prayers For Tennessee
Paris, Tenn.–Henry County Mayor Randy Geiger addresses a number of citizens gathered at the front of the Henry County Courthouse Thursday for the reading of a proclamation calling for people who are able to fast and pray in July. The resolution signed by Governor Lee was adopted by the General Assembly in April. A...
Endangered child now safe, suspected child rapist in custody near Tennessee-Virginia line
SULLIVAN COUNTY, Tenn. — A child with limited verbal skills is safe and a man wanted for child rape in North Carolina is now in custody near the Tennessee-Virginia line. Officers from several agencies out of 2 states acted on a tip and worked with urgency to locate and arrest William Martin in Scott County, Virginia...
Tennessee’s sales tax holiday sparks renewed debate over grocery tax
As families across Tennessee take advantage of the state’s annual back-to-school sales tax holiday weekend, another conversation is quietly gaining momentum: why are Tennesseans still paying sales tax on groceries?
MCS restricts use of electronic devices in class
The Murfreesboro City Schools board of education updated a number of its policies, including use of personal electronic devices during classroom time and expansion of its definition of antisemitism, at its meeting July 22. The updates were recommended by the Tennessee School Board Association after some new state...
Tennessee lawmakers debate loosening school time rules, paving way for 4-day weeks
A change to the law would allow districts to have four-day school weeks and various school day lengths.
Three people injured following vehicle crash in Tennessee
TENNESSEE — A Kingsport police officer and two other individuals were injured in a two-vehicle crash Friday evening, according to the Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP). The collision occurred in the 800 block of Lynn Garden Drive near Truxton Drive. A THP crash report stated that a Kingsport Police Department (KPD)...
Tennessee firefighters accidentally smash helicopter with SUV during rescue
Emergency Vehicles | iStock - egdigital Firefighters swore that the SUV was left in park and don't know how it rolled with such force on flat ground. The post Tennessee firefighters accidentally smash helicopter with SUV during rescue appeared first on MotorBiscuit .
Fact Check: Posts claim unmarried Tennessee woman was denied prenatal care. Here’s what we...
The woman, who did not share her name with the media, told her story at a town-hall meeting on July 17, 2025.
Tennessee school won’t accept doctor’s notes for absences
The policy will also count kids as tardy if they are sent home by the school nurse when they are sick.
Former Tennessee representative DUI: Durham gets 7 days after Nashville crash
Jeremy Durham, former Tennessee state rep, sentenced after his second DUI that involved a traffic accident and a BAC level nearly double the legal limit
