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Poll: Trump’s Tennessee numbers improve after felony convictions
(The Center Square) – Former President Donald Trump’s felony convictions in New York did not hurt his numbers in Tennessee. In fact, Trump’s 34 felony convictions for falsifying documents made 34% of Tennesseans more likely to vote for him while just 22% said it made them less likely to vote for him, according to a […]
Missing Tennessee woman's phone pings in Georgia cities, police say
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - Have you seen Valerie? Tennessee police have requested Georgia's help locating a missing woman after her phone pinged in two of our cities. Valerie Elder Smiley, 41, was last seen on June 28 at 2 p.m., leaving her home in Chattanooga. Local police said she was driving...
tnAchieves celebrates 5 million community service hours
tnAchieves is proud to announce that following the July 1, 2024 TN Promise community service deadline, students in the program have given back more than 5 million hours of service. Randy Boyd, tnAchieves Board Chairman, shared that, “community service has always been a pillar of tnAchieves and represents the belief that students engaging with their […] The post tnAchieves celebrates 5 million community service hours appeared first on www.elizabethton.com.
Tennessee's 8th Congressional District: Read our Q&A with Democratic primary candidates
Early voting for the state and federal primary races is underway in Tennessee with multiple contested primary elections for Shelby County voters. Five Democrats are vying to be the party nominee in the November election for Tennessee's 8th Congressional District. Incumbent Republican Rep. David Kustoff has represented the district since 2017 and will...
Tennessee Airports Report Spike in Firearms Found in Carry-On Luggage for First Half of 2025
The first half of 2024 has seen a notable increase in the number of guns found in carry-on luggage in Tennessee airports, surpassing more than 150 firearms, a trend that has raised concerns and prompted reminders about the legal ways to travel with firearms. The Transportation Security Administration reported finding 158 guns across the state's airports, slightly more than the 157 found during the same period in 2023, as detailed in a report by WVLT.
These are the candidates running in Tennessee's House District 86 primary
Jeff Johnston, an Independent candidate, will in November meet the winner of the Aug. 1 Democratic primary to vie for the Tennessee House District 86 seat. No Republican candidate qualified for the ballot. The current incumbent Democrat, Rep. Justin J Pearson, faces one challenger. The district stretches from the northern...
Children in Tennessee Can Now be Tried as Adults for Shoplifting or Stealing a Gun, or Even Attempting
In the past, a judge in Tennessee could decide to try a child in adult court for violent or otherwise extreme offenses. But, as of July 1, under SB 2569, children 15 and older can be tried in adult court for two nonviolent offenses: shoplifting or stealing a firearm, or attempting to do so.
Tennessee’s largest companies secure sales tax exemptions for everything from jet fuel to water
By Adam Friedman Tennessee Lookout They’re scattered across the rural Tennessee landscape: blue-sided barns stretching the length of five U.S. football fields, clustered together in groups numbering as few as three to as many as 20. Each of Tennessee’s nearly 2,200 industrial chicken barns produce about 200,000 six-pound birds each year, a process that collectively […] The post Tennessee’s largest companies secure sales tax exemptions for everything from jet fuel to water appeared first on Claiborne Progress.
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