EFFORT TO CLOSE PRIMARIES GETS DROPPED FROM TENNESSEE BILL
A Tennessee House subcommittee today advanced a gutted version of a bill sponsored by Representative Tim Rudd that now would permit, but not require, registration with a political party and closes pri ...
DOLLAR TREE MAY CLOSE AS MANY AS 390 FAMILY DOLLAR STORES
Virginia-based Dollar Tree Inc., which acquired Family Dollar in 2015 for nearly $9 billion, is set to close as many as 390 Family Dollar locations this year and will rebrand some 200 others as Dollar ...
CHATTANOOGA DOC MUST PAY $125,000+ IN TENNCARE FRAUD SETTLEMENT
A Chattanooga pediatrician has been ordered to pay the State of Tennessee nearly $126,000. The Office of the Attorney General said Dr. Ricardo Causo stands accused of TennCare fraud. The state said ...
MORE SOLDIERS FROM THE 101ST AIRBORNE RETURN FROM AFGHANISTAN
More of the soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division are returning home after nine-month deployments to Afghanistan. Two welcome-home ceremonies are slated for this week at Fort Campbell, Kentucky ...
TWO COMPANIES OFFER TO PAY FUNERAL COSTS FOR ALL 23 ALABAMA TORNADO VICTIMS
The next time you find yourself railing against “large, soulless corporations,” think again. Two large, national corporations – corporations that have declined to be identified – yesterday offered ...
CHICK-FIL-A IS NOW SERVING FISH SANDWICHES FOR LENT
If you're wishing for fish this Lenten season, your wish has come true. Chick-fil-A is making the rounds on social media this Ash Wednesday as the company announces the return of its limited-time f ...
TENNESSEE SEEKS NEW STUDENT-TESTING CONTRACT VENDOR
The next student-assessment test administrator will need to follow strict performance requirements. So says a request for proposal issued yesterday. Previous testing by vendor Questar encountered stat ...
FOUR-WEEK-OLD INFANT WAS VICTIM OF HOMICIDE IN CHATTANOOGA
Chattanooga police are investigating a homicide involving a four-week-old girl. Police responded late yesterday morning to a medical emergency on the 2200 block of East 27th Street. They found an infa ...
GOVERNOR LEE DELIVERS STATE OF THE STATE ADDRESS
Part of Governor Bill Lee’s nearly $38.6 billion budget includes significant funding for school choice. During his State of the State address yesterday in Nashville, Lee said he wants to allocate $25 ...
OFFICIAL 2019 TENNESSEE TRANSPORTATION MAP NOW AVAILABLE
The Tennessee Department of Transportation has announce the 2019 Tennessee Transportation Map is now available. The new map includes several improvements and additions that will increase its accuracy ...
AREA PEACE OFFICERS HELPED HONOR FALLEN SULLIVAN COUNTY SGT. STEVE HINKLE
Thousands gathered at Sullivan Central High School Saturday morning to remember Sergeant Steve Hinkle. The Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office sergeant was killed in the line of duty February 26 in Bloun ...
FBI CONDUCTS RAID ON SOUTH KNOXVILLE PAIN CLINIC
The FBI and other federal agencies, along with state investigators, have spent much of the morning searching a pain clinic on W. Governor John Sevier Highway in South Knoxville. Agents descended upon ...
