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Backlash after Metro councilwoman implies Trump asked for assassination attempt
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) — There continues to be fallout after two Metro Council members shut down a resolution to condemn political violence following the assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump. Droves of people have been asking for one of those councilwoman to resign or be removed from office...
Record receives 12 Tennessee Press Association awards
The Erwin Record earned a total of 12 awards, including two first-place awards, at the 2024 State Press Contests Awards at a luncheon on Friday, July 19, in Franklin, Tennessee. The Tennessee Press Association and the University of Tennessee System announced the winners during the luncheon. UT System Vice President...
Tennessee Tech Sets All-Time Record for Research Funding, Topping $46 Million for Fiscal Year 2024
Tennessee Tech University set an all-time record for externally funded research for the fourth year in a row, according to university administrators. The university topped $46 million in externally funded research in fiscal year 2024, supported by nearly 200 research activations. The total figure for the fiscal year, which ended June 30, surpasses Tech’s previous record by $10 million and marks the achievement of one of the university’s long-held strategic goals a year ahead of schedule.
UT System, Tennessee Press Association Announce 2024 Newspaper Contest Winners
FRANKLIN, Tenn.— Newspaper publishers, editors, writers and designers earned top honors today in the 2024 Tennessee Press Association (TPA) Newspaper Contest cosponsored by the University of Tennessee System, a partner in the annual event since 1940. This contest celebrates and honors excellence in all areas of journalism, including reporting,...
Second Harvest Food Bank of NE Tennessee receives donation
Representatives from Tennessee Farm Bureau, Tennessee Farmers Cooperative, and Farm Credit Mid-America/Rural 1st donated a total of $2,700 to Second Harvest Food Bank of Northeast Tennessee to provide backpack meals for hungry kids in Carter County. Funds were raised through Shooting Hunger sporting clays shoots. Since 2015, Shooting Hunger events have provided more than two […] The post Second Harvest Food Bank of NE Tennessee receives donation appeared first on www.elizabethton.com.
Tennessee McKamey Manor haunted attraction owner arrested, charged with domestic violence
The owner of an immersive haunted attraction in Tennessee was arrested Friday on domestic assault charges. An arrest affidavit shows Russ McKamey was taken into custody around 4 a.m. Friday at his Stephenson Road home in Summertown. ...
Report: Tennessee among top states with people in financial distress
(The Center Square) – More people in Tennessee face financial distress than in nearly every other state, according to a new report. The study by the personal finance website WalletHub, a commercial finance website, compared the states across nine metrics. Included were the average credit score, change in number of bankruptcy filings between March 2023 and March 2024 and the share of people with accounts in distress. “Measuring the share...
The TDH is emphasizing the importance of taking preventive measures to avoid mosquito-borne and tick-borne diseases as Tennesseans embrace the great outdoors this summer
Chattanooga, TN – According to the state officials, for most individuals, a tick or mosquito bite may only cause local skin irritation or mild, flu-like symptoms. However, some bites can lead to serious illnesses with severe consequences, such as long-term or permanent nerve or brain damage, or even death. Many tick and mosquito-borne diseases lack vaccines or specific treatments, making prevention crucial.
U.S. Marshals, ICE rescue three children from international fugitive’s Pigeon Forge home
PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. (WATE) — Three children were rescued from a Pigeon Forge residence when the U.S. Marshals Service, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and INTERPOL collaboration led to the arrest of a fugitive wanted for sexual offenses against a minor in the Bahamas earlier this month. INTERPOL Washington released on Friday that Angelo McQueen, […]
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