Tennessee News

$36.6 million granted to improve state's infrastructure, more

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- State officials have approved $36.6 million in grants aimed at improving infrastructure and more. Community Development Block Grants will be going to 78 communities across the state, according to a news release from Tennessee Department of Economic…

A 7th person in Tennessee has died due to tornado-producing storms

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A seventh person in Tennessee has died from injuries she suffered during a string of powerful storms earlier this month that whipped up destructive tornadoes. Police say 78-year-old Penny Scroggins from Clarksville died Saturday after she…

TDOT to halt highway construction for holiday travel period

The following is a news release from the Tennessee Department of Transportation: NASHVILLE – Road construction won’t delay travelers during the Christmas and New Year’s holidays. The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) is once again halting all lane closure activity on…

Program awards $1 million in STEM grants to Tennessee schools

The following is a news release from Battelle: NASHVILLE, Tenn. ― The Tennessee STEM Innovation Network (TSIN), managed by Battelle, supported the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) and Bicentennial Volunteers Inc. (BVI), a TVA retiree organization, in providing $1.5 in STEM…