NEW LAW WILL ALLOW RETIRED TN TEACHERS TO RETURN TO WORK TO OFFSET SHORTAGES
A Tennessee bill passed in the State House and Senate is poised to head to the governor's desk in an effort to address staffing shortages in Tennessee schools. SB2702/HB2783 would allow retired membe ...
DOLLYWOOD CLOSES DROP LINE RIDE AFTER 14-YEAR-OLD DIES FALLING FROM ORLANDO RIDE
Dollywood amusement park in Tennessee said Sunday it has temporarily closed a ride developed by the same maker of a free-fall ride from which a teen dropped to his death at a Florida attraction. Doll ...
STOLEN CATALYTIC CONVERTS ON THE RISE IN THE UPPER CUMBERLAND
Local law enforcement reporting stolen catalytic converters an issue across the Upper Cumberland. Overton County Sheriff Jason Garrett said that the issue was at its height during the pandemic. He sa ...
GOV LEE PROPOSES NO GROCERY TAXES FOR 30 DAYS
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee is announcing a 30-day suspension proposal of state and local grocery sales tax. A release from the governor’s office says the proposal aims to provide direct financial re ...
ROANE CO MOURNS LOSS OF MEMBER OF VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT
A member of a Roane County volunteer fire department died earlier this week, according to a post from the Roane County Office of Emergency Services and Homeland Security. “Mr. Raymond Roddy was a jo ...
TENNESSEE FIRST STATE TO RECEIVE UKRAINIAN CHILDREN AS PATIENTS
Hundreds of Ukrainian children with cancer have been evacuated to more than two dozen countries as the Russian invasion continues. Several of them are now in Tennessee, the first state in the U.S. to ...
TENNESSEE PARAMEDIC CHARGED WITH STEALING DRUGS FROM AMBULANCE, REPLACING WITH SALT WATER
A Sumner County paramedic faces state and federal charges for allegedly stealing drugs from his ambulance and replacing them with salt water. Travis Alan Stenberg was a licensed paramedic working for ...
HOUSE SPEAKER SEXTON, OTHERS SUBPOENAED BY FEDERAL GRAND JURY TO TESTIFY
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) — Tennessee Speaker of the House Cameron Sexton says he is "fully cooperating" with authorities after being subpoenaed by a federal grand jury Tuesday. The Speaker is among se ...
STATE OFFICIALS TO BE IN ROANE CO SATURDAY COLLECTING HAZARDOUS WASTE
Tennessee environmental officials say crews will be in Fayette, Hamblen and Roane counties this weekend to collect hazardous waste. The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation says its m ...
MONTEREY APPOINTS INTERIM MAYOR, FIRES CITY ATTORNEY
Monterey Board of Aldermen voted Nathan Walker to serve as interim mayor at a special called meeting Monday. Walker was the only nominee made by the board to replace JJ Reels who resigned earlier thi ...
TENNESSEE ADOPTS A NEW STATE SONG, “I’ll LEAVE MY HEART IN TENNESSEE”
One Tennessee tune has now become the state song after bipartisan support from lawmakers. This month, Gov. Bill Lee signed off on the song "I'll Leave My Heart in Tennessee" sung by Grand Ole Opry mu ...
WRONGDOING FOUND IN WHITE CO SCHOOLS TRANSPORTATION DEPT
An investigation by the State Comptrollers Office found malfeasance inside the White County Schools Transportation Department. The report released Monday looked at the period from June, 2017 through ...
