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Tennessee 4-H program gets $110,000 grant to fight drug abuse
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – A Tennessee 4-H program has been awarded a $110,000 grant from the National 4-H Council for the second straight year. The funds will be used for a…
Memphis kindergarten student takes gun to school
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – A kindergartener is in state custody after he took a gun to a Memphis elementary school. Shelby County Schools spokesman Mike Tebbe told The Commercial Appeal the…
Chattanooga jewlery store robbery suspect in custody
Chattanooga Police were called to Rone Regency Jewelers at 1950 Gunbarrel Rd. Monday just after 1 pm. Investigators say a man entered the store wearing a covering over his head…
High school boy charged in cutting at school
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – Chattanooga police say an argument between two high school boys escalated into a cutting. Police were called to Hixson High School shortly before 4 p.m. on Monday…
2 Missing in huge TN sewage plant spill
GATLINBURG, Tenn. – Officials say they are searching for two workers missing after a wastewater treatment failed near the Smoky Mountains in Tennessee and spilled millions of gallons of sewage….
TN Governor’s comments on passing of Ned McWherter
NASHVILLE – Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam issued the following statement on the passing of former Tennessee Gov. Ned McWherter: “This is a sad day for Tennessee. Governor McWherter was a…
Business community supports teacher tenure changes
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Gov. Bill Haslam’s proposal to make teacher tenure more difficult has the support of key members of the state’s business community. The proposal scheduled for its first…
6 Indicted for sale of TN driver’s licenses
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – A federal grand jury has indicted six people, including a Department of Motor Vehicles employee, for conspiring to produce and sell Tennessee driver’s licenses for cash. According…
Bill would delay ‘Voter Confidence Act’
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – A measure that would delay implementation of a law requiring a paper trail on voting machines is advancing in the House. The measure sponsored by Republican Rep….
Haslam teacher tenure proposal clears first panel
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Gov. Bill Haslam’s proposal to overhaul Tennessee’s teacher tenure system has cleared its first legislative committee. The Senate Education Committee approved the Republican governor’s proposal on a…
