Tennessee News

TFWC to host meeting in Nashville

NASHVILLE, Tenn.---TFWC to meet in Nashville. According to a news release from TWRA, the Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commissions will meet in Nashville on Friday, June 23. The meeting will take place at TWRA’s Region II Ray Bell Building beginning…

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…