JACKSON, Tenn. -- More than 23,000 pounds of trash has been removed from the Tennessee River. A news release says that from March 10 to April 2, volunteers and partners with Keep the Tennessee River Beautiful held the fourth…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- There are eight Tennessee State Parks offering Mother’s Day dining on Sunday, May 14. Parks restaurants hosting Mother’s Day dinners are: Cumberland Mountain State Park Homestead Harvest Restaurant Buffet lunch 11 a.m.-5 p.m. $28 per adult, $14…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency says grants are available to groups looking to help with habitat protection. The TWRA says a total of $20,000 is available to cities, schools, community organizations, civic groups, watershed organizations, and conservation…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Gov. Bill Lee announced a change in the Tennessee Department of Education on Monday. According to a news release, Dr.…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Tennessee Valley Authority has awarded $2.6 million to help make schools safer and more energy-efficient. 64 schools across the Southeast will get upgrades to their HVAC systems through a grant by TVA's School Uplift program. The…
By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Improving one of the NFL's worst offenses wound up the focus of Tennessee general manager Ran Carthon 's first NFL draft. So much so that he used all…
By Teresa M. Walker - AP Sports Writer The Memphis Grizzlies must prove the NBA's second-youngest team can learn the league's toughest lesson that the playoffs are nothing like the regular season. It's also time these young Grizzlies grow up.…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — Management shut down production Saturday at a Volkswagen plant in Tennessee after three workers were struck by a vehicle on a walkway just outside the plant, authorities said. One person was killed, a second was critically…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee teacher was grazed when a gun discharged in a high school classroom Friday, but no other injuries were reported, police said. It appears the gun was in a student's backpack when it discharged in…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Republican Gov. Bill Lee has signed off on including an extremely narrow exemption to Tennessee’s strict abortion ban, carving a narrow option for doctors to use their “reasonable medical” judgment in deciding whether providing the procedure…
