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Gov. Lee Announces TN’s First Major League Baseball Game
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee announced on Aug. 9 the Cincinnati Reds and Atlanta Braves will play a regular season game in the MLB Speedway Classic at Tennessee’s Bristol Motor Speedway on Saturday, August 2, 2025. This historic announcement marks the first American or National League game played in Tennessee.
Feds Warn North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee Residents About Doxing and Swatting Incidents
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is issuing a warning to parents: be on alert for potential doxing and swatting incidents involving their children, particularly those who are active in online gaming communities. Just recently the FBI took to X (formerly Twitter) To warn about this growing issue. While anyone...
Beacon launches interactive map showing impact of zoning on West Tennessee housing costs
The Beacon Center has released part two of the Tennessee Zoning Atlas, focusing on West Tennessee. This iteration of the atlas covers eight West Tennessee counties in the Memphis and Jackson areas. The counties included are Shelby, Fayette, Tipton, Chester, Crockett, Gibson, Madison, and Haywood County (home of the future Blue Oval City Ford assembly plant).
Crews responding to brush fire after lightning hits tree, Seymour Volunteer Fire says
SEYMOUR, Tenn. (WVLT) - Crews with the Seymour Volunteer Fire Department responded to a brush fire on Boyd’s Creek Highway Friday. Officials told WVLT News that lightning hit a tree and sparked the fire. Crews with the department were also responding to a power line down on West John...
Leaders cut ribbon on new tiny home community to help people recovering from addiction and who were formerly homeless
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Leaders gathered Wednesday afternoon in Knox County to cut the ribbon on a community of five tiny homes, helping people recovering from addiction and who were homeless get a place to call their own. "I always wanted one, but obviously, I would choose everything else and...
Zoo Knoxville announces new CEO
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Zoo Knoxville has a new CEO. Bill Street, who most recently served as the Senior Vice President at the Indianapolis Zoo, was selected as Zoo Knoxville's new Chief Executive Officer. Street has over 30 years of experience in the non-profit and for-profit sectors. While at Indianapolis,...
Staffing Company for John Deere, Yamaha Supplier Placed Children in Dangerous Jobs
The U.S. Department of Labor obtained a consent judgment in a Tennessee federal court that requires a Kingsport staffing agency to stop employing children illegally and forbids them from future violations of federal child labor laws. The action comes after federal investigators uncovered oppressive child labor at a Morristown manufacturing...
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