Tennessee News

Tennessee high school sports org votes to allow NIL deals

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The rulemaking arm of Tennessee’s high school sports oversight organization has made a change that allows student athletes to profit off their name, image and likeness. A news release from the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association…

Tennessee suspends ex-senator's law license over guilty plea

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Supreme Court has suspended the law license of a former Tennessee state senator who pleaded guilty last month to violating federal campaign finance laws. The court suspended former Republican Sen. Brian Kelsey’s law license…

AG: Tennessee to receive $13M from Juul settlement

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee’s attorney general says the state will get $13 million from a nearly $440 million settlement with electronic cigarette maker Juul Labs spread among 33 states and Puerto Rico. In a news release, Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti says…

$1.8 million being put towards improving Tennesseans' health

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Over $1 million in grants are going towards projects regarding Tennesseans' health. According to the news release, the Tennessee Department of Health will be putting a total of $1.8 million into projects that help improve physical health,…

Center to offer "sample" of a new language

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Tennessee Language Center is aiming to give Tennesseans a sample of a new language. According to a news release, the center is going to be offering a 15-minute mini-class on some of the languages they are…

Jim Stewart, co-founder of Stax Records in Memphis, dies

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Jim Stewart, the white Tennessee farm boy and fiddle player who co-founded the influential Stax Records with his sister in a Black, inner-city Memphis neighborhood and helped build the soulful “Memphis sound,” has died at age…

Memphis hospital: Halt to trans procedures is temporary

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Memphis hospital says it has paused, not stopped, its gender-affirming services in response to possible legal action by civil rights advocates who argue the hospital's move is illegal and discriminatory. Last week, the American Civil Liberties…

Hurts has 3 TD passes plus TD run, Eagles beat Titans 35-10

By Dan Gelston - AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jalen Hurts strengthened his MVP bid by throwing for 380 yards and three touchdowns and running for another score, and A.J Brown caught two touchdown passes against his former team…

Tennessee facing ACC champ Clemson in Orange Bowl on Dec. 30

By The Associated Press undefined High-powered Tennessee will play Atlantic Coast Conference champion Clemson in the Orange Bowl on Dec. 30. It's the seventh Orange Bowl appearance for Clemson and the fifth for Tennessee. The programs haven't played since Clemson…