Tennessee News

Tennessee creates Nuclear Energy Advisory Council

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Gov. Bill Lee has signed an executive order aimed at nuclear innovation. Tuesday, Lee signed Executive Order 101, creating the Tennessee Nuclear Energy Advisory Council. This council will have 15 members, including members of the Lee administration,…

Report ranks each Tennessee county in child well-being

JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth released the 2023 County Profiles in Child Well-Being on Tuesday. The annual report ranks each county in the state in important areas affecting child development, such as economic well-being, education,…

Governor Lee signs bill to shield gun firms further against lawsuits

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has signed off on additional protections for gun and ammunition dealers, manufacturers and sellers against lawsuits within a bill that lawmakers passed after a deadly school shooting. The Republican governor quietly signed…

Tennessee man runs possum rehab facility

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — Chattanooga is home to one of the nation’s largest possum rehabilitation facilities, Opie Acres, where the number of possums and other small mammals is growing every day thanks to a steady influx of babies arriving this…