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Men who talked to Zach Adams in jail take stand

HARDIN COUNTY, Tenn. -- Men who did jail time with Zach Adams took the stand Monday in his murder trial. Corey Rivers said he talked with Zach Adams regularly while serving a 60-day sentence…

State announces $18 million in grants for highway safety

MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- Around 400 grants exceeding $18 million will be distributed statewide to support local highway safety initiatives. The Tennessee Department of Safety & Homeland Security and the Tennessee Highway Safety Office announced the grants Monday. Programs in Madison County…

Food stamp work requirement to return for most of Tennessee

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Gov. Bill Haslam is reinstating food stamp work requirements for most Tennessee counties starting Feb. 1. Haslam said Monday that Tennessee will re-establish federal work requirements in 70 counties for able-bodied adults without dependents who receive…

2016-17 high school graduation rate is highest on record

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Gov. Bill Haslam and Education Commissioner Candice McQueen announced this week that the 2016-17 graduation rate is the highest on record. The statewide graduation rate, currently at 89.1 percent, is more than half a percentage higher than…

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