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Tennessee to Let Teachers Carry Guns Caused Ruckus, but Has Drawn Little Interest
Josh Arrowood carries his .22-caliber handgun most everywhere he goes in his rural Tennessee community — to church at Freewill Baptist, at the Food City store where he shops for groceries, and in the Greene County Courthouse, where he serves as a commissioner. A new state law that passed this spring would let him, under […]
Tennessee’s dove season opens on September 1 at noon, marking the start of one of the state’s most cherished outdoor sports traditions
Chattanooga, TN – According to the state officials, this year’s opening day coincides with a Sunday over the Labor Day weekend. Outside of the opening day, hunting hours are from one-half hour before sunrise until sunset. Doves are prevalent throughout Tennessee, with the highest concentrations found in farming...
VIDEOS: Meteor seen passing over the Tri-Cities
TRI-CITIES, Tenn./Va. (WJHL) — Multiple viewers across the Tri-Cities have sent videos of a meteor passing over the area early Friday morning. The videos below show a meteor passing through the sky around 1 a.m. Meteorologist Jeremy Eisenzopf says meteors are random and there’s really no way to track when one will pass over. Meteors […]
First Black Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Director, Mark Gwyn, Dies At 61
The TBI director worked in his role for 14 years before retiring from the Bureau in 2018 as the longest-serving director in agency history. Former Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) Director Mark Gwyn has died at age 61, reportedly from natural causes. Gwyn, who became the first Black man to...
Storm Survives Homecoming Night Battle with Fort Campbell
This one had every chance to get away from the Hopkins County Central Storm but somehow they found a way to fight on through. The Storm survived a late-game interception that stopped a game-winning drive, a Fort Campbell touchdown in the final two minutes, a bad snap on a punt in the final minute, and a last-gasp pass from the Falcons into the end zone that would have won the game for Fort Campbell.
To counter the state’s high fetal mortality rates, Tennessee officials launch “Count the Kicks” app
While fetal mortality rates have declined in Tennessee, they still remain among the highest in the nation, prompting the Department of Health to launch a new app-based maternal health initiative designed to help pregnant patients track fetal movement — an early signal of fetal distress. Fetal mortality rates in Tennessee have fallen 18% in the […]
Stockard on the Stump: Memphis replaces Nashville as legislative leaders’ target
The tempest rising out of Memphis is threatening to turn Nashville into a political backwater, at least for the moment. Since Republican lawmakers returned from the woodshed after a legal whipping over failed efforts to run Metropolitan Nashville, they appear to have shifted their efforts to controlling West Tennessee’s largest city. House Speaker Cameron Sexton […]
Meteor spotted in Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia early Friday
(WCYB) — A meteor was spotted in Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia early Friday. News 5 has received several reports of a boom with the fireball. We have viewer video from both Big Stone Gap, Virginia, and looking toward Greene County, Tennessee. One video shows a meteor falling from...
Burn Bans In Effect In Middle Tennessee
Burn Bans are in effect for some communities across Middle Tennessee. Locally Burn Bans are in place for Lawrenceburg and Loretto, plus other areas in Middle Tennessee including, Gallatin, Brentwood, Mt. Juliet, and La Vergne. A burn ban is issued due to overly dry conditions and a heightened need for...
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