Tennessee News

Sen. Hagerty names Sullivan as new state director

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Bill Hagerty's office has named Michael Sullivan as his new state director, replacing longtime public official Jim Henry. The Republican senator's office says Henry plans to retire after a long career that included stints…

Tennessee GOP lawmakers sprint in bid to curb COVID rules

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Republican lawmakers in Tennessee could be voting as soon as the week’s end on whether to ban most businesses from solely requiring proof of COVID-19 vaccination for their customers and workers. The GOP-controlled General Assembly could…

Amazon to give Tennessee State $800K for professorship chair

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Amazon is donating $800,000 to Tennessee State University for an endowed professorship chair in the computer science department. The historically Black university in Nashville says the money will fund the professorship for four years. Among other…

Tennessee warning horse owners of West Nile danger

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee’s state veterinarian is reminding horse owners to protect their animals from West Nile Virus after a horse in Weakley County that contracted the disease had to be euthanized. A news release from the state Agriculture…

Indicted senator steps aside as education chairman

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee senator who was recently indicted on charges that he violated federal campaign finance laws has announced he will step aside as chairman of the Senate Education Committee. Earlier this month, a federal grand jury…

Carrie Underwood, Jason Aldean, Luke Combs to play CMA stage

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The CMA Awards will be a night of all-star collaborations between Carrie Underwood and Jason Aldean, Kane Brown and Chris Young, and Mickey Guyton with Brittney Spencer and Madeline Edwards. Additional performers announced by the Country…

40 stolen catalytic converters found in Haywood Co. traffic stop

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities say law enforcement agents arrested two people after finding 40 stolen catalytic converters inside a car during a traffic stop on a Tennessee interstate. Agents with the West Tennessee Drug Task Force found the automotive…

Tennessee senator indicted on campaign cash scheme charges

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee state senator and a Nashville social club owner have been indicted on charges they illegally concealed the movement of $91,000 during the Republican lawmaker’s 2016 failed congressional campaign. A federal grand jury in Nashville…

Court clerk among 2 found dead in Tennessee home

SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities say a court official was one of two people found dead in a home in East Tennessee. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said in a statement that 55-year-old Connie Elaine Holt and 54-year-old Eric Neal…