Tennessee News

Tennessee unemployment rate steady at 3.3%

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- According to a news release, Tennessee's unemployment rate is holding steady at 3.3%. The Department of Labor and Workforce Development says that the unemployment rate is the same from April, but it is also just 0.1 of…

9 finalists for Teacher of the Year in Tennessee revealed

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The nine finalists for this year's Teacher of the Year in Tennessee have been announced. According to the Tennessee Department of Education, the finalists for 2023-24 are: The TDOE says that the finalists will each represent the…

4 finalists named for PAEMST award

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Tennessee Department of Education says there are four finalists for the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching. The TDOE says the three are: Emily McDonald, Mathematics, Red Bank High School, Hamilton County Schools…

TWRA shares report on spring wild turkey hunting season

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency has released the total harvest for this year's spring wild turkey hunting season. The TWRA says the total harvest is 31,802, which they say is a six percent increase from 2022 and…

Former TN food bank director indicted

SUMNER CO., Tenn.--- TBI investigation leads to arrest of food bank employee. According to a TBI news release, a special investigation between TBI agents, Sumner County Sheriff’s Office, and Gallatin Police Department resulted in the arrest of a man accused…

Memphis-area company making solar eclipse viewing glasses

By Corrine S. Kennedy, Commercial Appeal BARTLETT, Tenn. (AP) — Next year, North America will see one of the largest and most impressive solar eclipses in living memory. And many people will be viewing that celestial phenomenon through specially designed…