GOVERNOR’S BUDGET INCLUDES REPEAL OF GYM TAX
Yesterday, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced his intent to repeal the nearly 10 percent amusement tax on gym memberships in his forthcoming budget. The tax – which applies to gyms, health clubs a ...
IT’S FEBRUARY… AND THAT MEANS SKUNKS ARE LOOKING FOR LOVE
Love stinks… especially during skunk mating season, which happens to be going on now. According to TWRA, February is mating season for skunks in Tennessee, so you’ll probably begin seeing more of the ...
KNOX COUNTY MAYOR HOPES TO WOO AMAZON
Now that Amazon.com has pulled the plug on locating their HQ2 in New York, at least one county in Tennessee is courting Jeff Bezos. In a Saturday-morning tweet, Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs said, “ ...
KNOXVILLE MAN CHARGED WITH SECOND DUI AFTER CRASH KILLS TODDLER
The driver of a car that crashed on I-40 westbound Friday, killing a toddler, has been charged with a second DUI, as well as driving on a revoked license, Knox County court records show. Twenty-six-y ...
NEWLY PROPOSED TENNESSEE SENATE BILL TARGETS REPEAT DUI OFFENDERS
State Senator Todd Gardenhire of Chattanooga is trying to stop repeat DUI offenders with his new bill, SB 683, which would impose tougher penalties for impaired drivers caught more than once. Under t ...
TWRA, STATE, U.S. AND POLK COUNTY CREWS SEARCH FOR MISSING KAYAKER IN POLK COUNTY
TWRA law enforcement officers, along with Polk County Fire and Rescue, Polk County EMA, Polk County Sheriff’s Department, State Parks Crews and U.S. Forest Service law-enforcement personnel, are searc ...
TBI IDENTIFIES VICTIM IN CLAIBORNE COUNTY OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTING
Police in Claiborne County shot and killed a Sevierville woman Sunday afternoon during a foot chase that followed a vehicle pursuit. Police say 37-year-old Elizabeth Ann Stropp pulled a weapon while ...
ACTOR WILLIAM SHATNER DEBUTS COUNTRY SONGS AT GRAND OLE OPRY
In a move designed to boldly take him where no Starfleet captain has gone before, actor William Shatner took the stage for the first time at the Grand Ole Opry to debut songs from his new country albu ...
TVA PREPS FOR MORE RAIN IN THE COMING WEEK
In anticipation of more rain this week, the Tennessee Valley Authority says it is planning to spill dams across the state and take other precautions to avoid potential flooding. The TVA’s River Forec ...
MCMINN COUNTY HOMESCHOOLER CHARGED WITH SOCIAL MEDIA THREAT
A McMinn County homeschooler has been charged with making threats against another student over social media. In a release from Sheriff Joe Guy, school officials and authorities responded Thursday nigh ...
OFF-DUTY HIGHWAY PATROL TROOPER ACCIDENTALLY SHOOTS HIMSELF
A Tennessee Highway Patrol Trooper accidentally shot himself Saturday. A spokesperson for THP reports that the trooper, who was not identified, was reportedly handling the weapon when it “accidentally ...
2 TEENS KILLED IN FRIDAY CRASH IN COOKEVILLE
Two teens were killed in a single vehicle crash in Cookeville Friday. According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol, 16-year-old Layton Proffitt was driving westbound on Pippin Road in a 2002 Dodge DSX, w ...
