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The Delta News Investigates: Expanded Electronic Monitoring
MEMPHIS - The beating death of a Mississippi woman at the hands of her fresh-out-of-jail ex boyfriend has a lot of people calling for reforms in the justice system. It's a story The Delta News investigated a few weeks ago. Now, there's some action to report that aims to prevent...
Heat Advisory Issued for Northwest Tennessee
The National Weather Service has issued a Heat Advisory for Thursday. Forecasters say actual daytime temperatures in the low to mid-90’s will create heat index values as high as 111 degrees. In Northwest Tennessee, Lake, Obion, Weakley, Dyer and Gibson County are included in the advisory area. Weather Service...
Educators rebuke Hillsdale College for soliciting donations to ‘put the Constitution back in Tennessee schools’
Sign up for Chalkbeat Tennessee’s free daily newsletter to keep up with statewide education policy and Memphis-Shelby County Schools.A conservative Christian college involved in classroom culture wars is suggesting that the U.S. Constitution is absent from Tennessee schools, drawing a public rebuke from a member of a Republican-appointed committee that developed the state’s social studies standards.A recent mailer from Hillsdale College in Michigan warns that K-12 education is at a crisis point. “Activists and bureaucrats,” it reads, are pushing to “replace individual rights with the destructive idea of unequal rights based on identity using critical race theory and other Marxist...
Credit card skimmers on rise across Middle Tennessee, the US. What to know, how to avoid
Skimming devices aimed at stealing credit and debit card information from unsuspecting shoppers are on the rise across the country, according to the Secret Service, and Middle Tennessee appears to be no different. Over the last several months, law enforcement agencies across the region made similar statements warning locals to be vigilent. ...
Report notes ‘significant’ growth of food insecurity in East Tennessee
Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee provided more than 26 million pounds of food during its 2024 fiscal year, but the organization noted that there was also a significant increase in food insecurity in the region during that time.
‘A game changer’: TN allergy specialist reacts to FDA approving anaphylaxis nasal spray
The epinephrine nasal spray called Neffy, a needle-free alternative to injectable devices like the EpiPen for the emergency treatment of allergic reactions, was approved by the FDA last week.
Soddy-Daisy man says state removed safety gear he left at popular swimming spot
SODDY DAISY, Tenn. — A Soddy-Daisy man tells us he's waiting for answers after state officials removed safety equipment he left for others at The North Chickamauga Creek Blue Hole. This comes after a teenager drowned there just one month ago. In that incident, the teen was out swimming...
Collegedale PD Begins ‘Local Line-Up’ Initiative
COLLEGEDALE – The Collegedale Police Department’s day shift Charlie Team was hosted this morning by the residents of the Greenbriar Cove community for the agency’s latest community outreach program. The Local Line-Up initiative offers local citizens a unique opportunity to engage with and host the agency’s patrol...
Chattanooga Mayor Kelly And Staff To Host Open Office Hours August 30
Mayor Tim Kelly is encouraging Chattanoogans to register for the mayor’s open office hours, which will take place at Avondale Community Center on August 30th from 1:00 pm to 4:30 pm. Attendees who make an appointment will be able to meet Mayor Kelly and participate in a one-on-one meeting...
Tony Vitello and Christian Moore Turn the Lookouts AT&T Field Into Rocky Top South
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) What do you get when you cross the Chattanooga Lookouts and the Rocket City Trash Pandas?. Apparently Rocky Top South. That’s what it felt like Tuesday at AT&T Field as a couple of popular Vols stars were in the house. Tennessee baseball coach Tony Vitello threw out the...
Project Appleseed Rifle Marksmanship Clinic Offered at Arnold Air Force Base in Manchester – August 31st – September 1st
The Project Appleseed folks tell us that in today’s world of 24-hour news cycles, changing technologies and push-button gratification it is a challenge to stay connected to the values that our great country was built on. Ideals such as integrity, commitment and personal responsibility are what founding fathers relied on to win our independence and to then make America a great nation. Project Appleseed™, is dedicated to keeping these timeless values alive. Project Appleseed™ is a fast-growing, 501(c) (3) non-profit educational community of dedicated volunteers. They promote civic responsibility through the teaching of colonial history and the American traditions of rifle marksmanship. Even after all of these years, there is much to be learned from our forefathers’ examples of perseverance, commitment and civic virtue. With a full calendar of shooting clinics and events Project Appleseed™ is here to make sure these timeless principles live on for generations to come.
Carol Benjamin of Arlington Elementary School is this week’s Tennessee Lottery Educator of the Week
Carol Benjamin of Arlington Elementary School is this week’s Tennessee Lottery Educator of the Week. Ms. Benjamin loves to teach because she loves making a difference in the lives of her students. Congratulations, Ms. Carol Benjamin!If you’d like to nominate a Tennessee Lottery Educator of the Week, you can do so by following this link.
Jackson Police Chief Thom Corley named Tennessee's Chief of the Year for 2024
Jackson Police Chief Thom Corley has been named Chief of the Year by the Tennessee Association of Chiefs of Police. Chief Corley earned this award for his commitment to fostering trust and safety in the community. By introducing new technologies, crime-fighting tools, and investing in the future of law enforcement.
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