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Voucher debate on the national stage
Good afternoon! This is Liz Schubauer, city editor at The Tennessean, filling in for education reporter Rachel Wegner. An education debate familiar to Tennesseans took center stage nationally yesterday as Gov. Bill Lee addressed the Republican National Convention. Lee called school choice the "civil rights issue of our time" and criticized the Biden-Harris administration. ...
Williams Honored By State Hospitals Association
The Tennessee Hospital Association awarded State Representative Ryan Williams the 2024 Hospital Hero Award at Cookeville Regional Medical Center Wednesday. The award recognizes lawmakers who prioritize policy issues that contribute to the health and wellness of Tennesseans through support for hospitals. Williams advocated for financial relief for hospitals and secured over $110 million in funding for hospitals across the state. Williams said the work he did was essential to the hospital industry.
Tennessee developers can now hire own building safety inspectors
By Anita Wadhawani Tennessee Lookout A new law initiated by Gov. Bill Lee will allow developers to hire their own inspectors to check for environmental, safety and building violations on construction sites – bypassing city codes departments and the State Fire Marshal’s Office. Lee, who made the measure a key policy priority this year, said […] The post Tennessee developers can now hire own building safety inspectors appeared first on www.elizabethton.com.
'This was my best friend that got killed' | Death row inmate's loved ones, private investigator, calling for exoneration
BLOUNT COUNTY, Tenn. — Thirty-two years ago, Tennessee investigators found the bodies of siblings Tommy Griffin and Connie Branham. They also found a burned-out car and a burned trailer connected to the crimes in Blount and Sevier counties. Gary Wayne Sutton, and his uncle, James Dellinger, were eventually convicted...
Child Well Being in Coffee Co. / Bedford Co. - In Bottom Half of Tennessee Counties.
The Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth has released its County Profiles of Child Well-Being in Tennessee for 2024. At 68th, Coffee County is in the bottom half of Tennessee counties in child well-being. Coffee County’s strongest indicator is the percent of public school kindergarteners with the full immunization. Bedford County is 72nd in child well-being. According to the state, the county’s biggest challenge is the percent of children without health insurance, where it ranks 90th.
Local nonprofit makes at-home HIV testing kits free and accessible in East Tennessee
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A local public health nonprofit is making free HIV testing more accessible to people in East Tennessee. Staff at the Choice Health Network told 10News they hope this new program will help keep the community both safe and healthy. "One of the ways to stop HIV...
Holmes College baseball signee and Kossuth grad Logan Williams dies in vehicle crash
Logan Williams, a recent Kossuth High grad and Holmes Community College baseball signee, died Tuesday morning in a vehicle crash, according to the Lafayette County Sheriff's Office. Around 6:36 a.m., the LCSD and the Mississippi Highway Patrol responded to a call about an accident on state Route 30 near Oxford...
Truck hauling pigs overturns on busy street
SELMER, Tenn. — First responders worked a disturbing scene in Selmer Wednesday morning. A truck hauling a load of pigs could be seen flipped on its side near the intersection of Highway 64 and Mulberry Avenue. The incident drew a response from both the Selmer Fire and Police departments.
Mom whose 2-year-old died after alleged discipline involving braided dog toy booked on $1M bond
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Shelby County Jail records show Sharday Bakare, 26, was booked Tuesday on a $1,000,000 bond after extradition from Texas. U.S. Marshals in Texas captured Bakare in mid-June. She is charged with first-degree murder, aggravated child neglect, and aggravated child abuse following the death of her two-year-old...
Argument inside gas station leads to shots fired, police say
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Memphis Police Department is searching for a man accused of firing shots after a verbal disagreement in a gas station. On Saturday, July 13, around 1:32 a.m., officers responded to an aggravated assault call at the Valero Gas Station on Airways Boulevard. Officers were informed that...
Couple attacked, robbed, raped at gunpoint: MPD
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A couple is now recovering after police say they were allegedly attacked and robbed before the girlfriend was raped at gunpoint Monday night in Oakhaven. A woman told officers it started when she was sitting in a car with her boyfriend around 11:30 p.m. and there was a knock on the window. […]
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