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Boar's Head recall expands to 7 million pounds of deli meat, including in Tennessee
Boar’s Head is recalling an additional 7 million pounds of meat and poultry products over possible listeria contamination after a lawsuit said the Virginia-based company's deli meats made someone "deathly ill." The recall includes Tennessee. The recall includes 71 Boar’s Head and Old Country products made between May 10 and July 29, according...
Tennessee Folks Among Most Financially Distressed in the U.S.
It's no secret that folks all around the U.S. are in financial distress, but according to WalletHub, people in states like Tennessee seem to have it the worst. I've spent most of my life in Indiana, but I also spent a year in both Kentucky and Tennessee, respectively. Having lived in each of those states, I came to have a good understanding of the housing market, taxes, and average utility bill in those areas. From my personal experience, the most expensive of the three was undoubtedly Kentucky. I definitely paid more in taxes and utility bills in Kentucky than the other two states. That said, the housing market was slightly better in the Bluegrass State than both Indiana and Tennessee.
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee views school vouchers as a way to 'undo the disparities'
Gov. Bill Lee is doubling down on his comments calling school choice the "civil rights issue of our time" ahead of a Thursday election that could emerge as a referendum on his signature private school voucher plan. Lee’s comments, first made during a primetime address at the Republican National Committee, rankled Democrats and...
TN Department of Correction Citizens’ Correctional Academy
The Tennessee Department of Correction is accepting applications for the fall 2024 Citizens’ Correctional Academy. The six-week program is designed to give Tennesseans an in-depth look at the state’s largest law enforcement agency. Classes will be held Thursday evenings from September 12th, 2024, through October 17th, 2024, at various Tennessee Department of Correction locations around Nashville. For more information go to tn.gov.
Will groceries be tax-free again in Tennessee this year? Why there's no grocery tax break in 2024
Last year, Tennessee hosted a three-month long event where shoppers wouldn't pay tax on groceries but the holiday will not return in 2024. It was estimated that residents saved up to $288 million in taxes through last year's event. There was an estimated $100 saved per family through the three-month tax break. Tennessee's 4% grocery tax is one of 13 left in the country. ...
State Health Grant Award to fund 26 new patient rooms at Fort Loudoun Medical Center
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee Health Commissioner Ralph Alvarado, MD, FACP joined Fort Loudoun Medical Center leaders today, in Lenoir City, Tenn., to review the hospital’s plans to increase its footprint and bed capacity with funding from the Tennessee Department of Health though the Health Resiliency Grant Program. “Access to facilities providing quality health care and services is more important than ever in Tennessee’s local communities,” Dr. Alvarado said. “Leadership in both the public and private sectors is exactly how we improve the culture of health...
Tennessee veterans invited to free camping, golf at state parks on select days
JONESBOROUGH, Tenn. (WJHL) — Tennessee State Parks are inviting veterans to enjoy complimentary camping and golf on the birthdays of each military branch and Veterans Day. State Rep. Rebecca Alexander (R-Jonesborough) issued a news release Wednesday, encouraging Tennessee veterans to take advantage of the “Stay & Play” deals. The complimentary camping and golf is part […]
TN voucher recipients make modest gains, but still underperform public school peers
As Gov. Bill Lee and legislative leaders vow to bring back a bill to establish a new statewide school voucher program next year, newly released state data shows students who participated in Tennessee’s existing voucher program during the 2023-24 school year made modest gains in English language arts and math test scores, but most are still testing significantly below the district-wide average of their public school peers. ...