DISABILITY IN TENNESSEE IS NOW APPARENTLY DETERMINED BY INCOME… AT LEAST FOR ONE FAMILY
When is a disabled child not disabled in Tennessee? When his parents earn too much money. The parents of a disabled 14-year-old in Newport have been told their son is no longer disabled. As a re ...
TENNESSEE HOUSE PASSES HEARTBEAT BILL WITH AMENDMENTS
The Tennessee House of Representatives this morning voted 65-21 in favor of an amended “heartbeat bill,” which would ban abortions after detection of a fetal heartbeat. A fetal heartbeat typically can ...
MAYNARDVILLE EARTHQUAKE OPENS SINKHOLE, CLOSES CAVERN IN KENTUCKY
Officials are investigating whether Tuesday’s earthquake in Maynardville opened a massive sinkhole inside the Louisville, Kentucky, Zoo. The hole was discovered in an undeveloped area of the zoo. O ...
DAYLIGHT SAVING BILL EDGES CLOSER TO PASSAGE IN TENNESSEE
House Bill 0247, commonly known as the Daylight Saving bill, moved a step closer to becoming law Monday. A version of the bill already passed the Senate in February. If the bill passes, the state o ...
WAYNE COUNTY, KENTUCKY, HOME BURGLARIES UNDER INVESTIGATION; FIVE JUVENILES, ONE ADULT CHARGED
According to Wayne County Sheriff Tim Catron, an investigation into several home burglaries by the Sheriff’s Office has resulted in five juveniles and one adult being charged in relation to the burgla ...
TENNESSEE RIGHT TO LIFE OPPOSES STATE’S PROPOSED FETAL-HEARTBEAT BILL
A prolife group in Tennessee has come out in opposition to the proposed bill that would ban most women from getting an abortion once a fetus’ heartbeat is detected. Tennessee Right to Life announce ...
SAFETY AGENCY LOOKING INTO CRASH THAT KILLED OFFICER NICHOLAS GALINGER
According to Tennessee Occupational Safety and Health Administration spokesman Chris Cannon, the agency is investigating the circumstances surrounding last month’s crash that killed Chattanooga Police ...
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 ...
