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Family of missing Horn Lake man speaks after body found inside his car at impound lot
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - A family member of 20-year-old Jaderius Webb, who wished to go unnamed, spoke with Action News 5 on Wednesday about the pain of learning her loved one may have been killed, and his charred remains left behind for days in the back of his burned BMW.
Tennessee hires development group for Neyland Entertainment District
(The Center Square) – The University of Tennessee is hiring a group called the 865 Neyland Project Team to build an entertainment complex on the waterfront next to Neyland Stadium. The project includes a hotel, rooftop restaurant, conference center, parking and a 175,000 square foot entertainment district between Neyland...
Tennessee’s record-high tourism: How visitor spending impacts your taxes
Tennessee tourism hit a high note last year, not just bouncing back, but beating pre-pandemic levels with a record $30.6 billion in direct visitor spending, which in turn, put cash back in Tennesseans' pockets.
Experience Your Smokies Tennessee Introduces 2024 Class
TOWNSEND - The class of 2024 Experience Your Smokies Tennessee was introduced Saturday, July 13 at the Lily Barn in Townsend, Tennessee. Board members were eager to welcome the new class and introduce them to the program. Twenty-five class members, along with alumni, guests, and Experience Your Smokies board members, enjoyed the kick-off event with special evening remarks from Great Smoky Mountains National Park representatives Stephanie Kyriazis - Chief of Resource Education (Superintendents Office), Lisa Nagurny, Supervisory Park Ranger (Cades Cove), and Experience Your Smokies Tennessee Chair Brent Musick (Class of 2019).
UTRF’s Accelerate Fund Makes First Investment in UT Startup, Co-Investing with LaunchTN’s InvestTN Fund
The University of Tennessee Research Foundation’s Accelerate Fund made its first investment in Orion Therapeutics, a biotechnology startup developing next-generation RNA medicines using a novel drug delivery system. UTRF and Launch Tennessee (LaunchTN) co-invested, both contributing $150,000 of pre seed investment. UTRF’s Accelerate Fund launched in 2023 and provides...
State unemployment holds steady at record low
NASHVILLE — Tennessee continues to experience record-low unemployment, according to data released by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD). The rate for June came in at 3 percent, which was unchanged from the all-time low unemployment rate the state recorded in May. In a year-to-year comparison, Tennessee’s June 2024 seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased by 0.1 of a percentage point. Employers added new jobs to Tennessee’s workforce between...
Tennessee woman gets over 3 years in prison for blocking clinic access during protest
NEW YORK (AP) — A Tennessee woman has been sentenced to over three years in prison for using threats and violence to interfere with the operation of a New York City reproductive health center in the early days of the pandemic in 2020. Bevelyn Beatty Williams was sentenced Wednesday in Manhattan federal court to three years and five months behind bars. As she announced the sentence, Judge Jennifer L. Rochon noted that Williams organized the June 2020 protest and livestreamed it, bragging about it afterward. The judge cited seven other criminal convictions for Williams as a factor in the sentence. Williams tearfully requested leniency.
Texas DPS, Jack County authorities identify 1984 homicide victim as Roberta Mumma of Tennessee
WIZARD WELLS, Texas — Authorities have identified the victim of a 1984 homicide near Wizard Wells as Roberta Mumma, according to a press release from the Texas Department of Public Safety. The Jack County Sheriff's Office and Texas Rangers used advanced forensic techniques and DNA analysis to identify Mumma,...
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