by Kaitlin Housler | Nov 27, 2021 | News, Tennessee, The South
Two major retailers, Walmart and New Balance, are opening distribution operations in Wilson County according to newly filed public records in the county obtained by Nashville Business Journal. Walmart leased a newly built facility at 1015 Hixson Blvd., at the...
by Kaitlin Housler | Nov 26, 2021 | News, Tennessee, The South
Tennessee Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) penned a letter this week to YouTube after it was revealed the social media giant demonetized a news video discussing a story how former Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli allegedly sexually assaulted Chinese tennis star...
by Kaitlin Housler | Nov 26, 2021 | News, Tennessee, The South
A motion by Washington County, Tennessee on Wednesday that aims at stopping a Bitcoin mining operation was delayed until December 8th at 9 a.m. – the third time the motion has been delayed. In the chancellor’s court Wednesday morning, the county appeared...
by Kaitlin Housler | Nov 25, 2021 | News, Tennessee, The South
Former Nashville mayoral candidate Dr. Carol Swain announced Wednesday afternoon she will be a guest on Steve Bannon’s “War Room” podcast on Thursday for a Thanksgiving special. Swain wrote on Twitter, “Join us tomorrow! I will be the opening guest on Steve...
by Kaitlin Housler | Nov 23, 2021 | News, Tennessee, The South
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced in a statement Monday two actions he has taken in order to address and tackle the ongoing supply chain crisis happening across the nation. The first initiative the press release details includes “Operation Open Road,” a...
by Kaitlin Housler | Nov 16, 2021 | News, Tennessee, The South
The Tennessee Comptroller’s Office announced in a press release Monday that it has launched a new webpage that will allow Tennessee businesses, governmental entities, or schools to seek an exemption from a new law that prohibits Tennessee businesses from...
by Kaitlin Housler | Nov 15, 2021 | News, Tennessee, The South
On Sunday, Metro Nashville Public Schools (MNPS) announced that masks will remain necessary in the school system until further notice despite Governor Bill Lee signing legislation into law that prohibits schools from implementing mask mandates. After Governor...
by Kaitlin Housler | Nov 14, 2021 | News, Tennessee, The South
Chris Daughtry and his band, Daughtry, have postponed their upcoming shows after the sudden death of Daughtry’s 25-year-old stepdaughter on Friday. According to PEOPLE, Daughtry’s stepdaughter, Hannah Daughtry, was found dead in her Fentress County, Tennessee...
by Kaitlin Housler | Nov 13, 2021 | News, Tennessee, The South
The University of Tennessee (UT) announced on Thursday a new proposed initiative that would allow military-affiliated students–veterans, active-duty military personnel, reservists, Tennessee National Guard members, and Army and Air Force ROTC cadets to attend a...
by Kaitlin Housler | Nov 12, 2021 | News, Tennessee, The South
Metro Council Member Kevin Rhoten (District 14) filed a resolution to end vehicle emissions testing in Davidson County – the only county in Tennessee still mandating emissions testing. On August 17th, the Tennessee Department of Environment &...
by Kaitlin Housler | Nov 9, 2021 | News, Tennessee, The South
Tennessee State Senator Mike Bell (R-Riceville) will not be a candidate for re-election in 2022, according to a press release Monday from the Tennessee Senate Republican Caucus. Bell represents Senate District 9 which covers Bradley, McMinn, Meigs, Monroe and...
by Kaitlin Housler | Nov 8, 2021 | News, Tennessee, The South
According to a new study by SmartAsset, the city of Murfreesboro, Tennessee ranked number one on its top ten list of “Top Boomtowns” in America. A “boomtown” is another term for a fast-growing city. Out of the top 500 largest cities across the country, the...
by Kaitlin Housler | Nov 7, 2021 | News, Tennessee, The South
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced he will be extending the COVID-19 State of Emergency for two weeks, according to a tweet he sent out Friday afternoon. In the tweet, Lee posted two photos of the executive orders extending the emergency and a message that...
by Kaitlin Housler | Nov 2, 2021 | News, Tennessee, The South
In a press release Friday, Tennessee Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) announced he appointed Michael Sullivan to serve as State Director for his U.S. Senate office. Sullivan will take over for Jim Henry, who is retiring. According to the Tennessee Office of the...
by Kaitlin Housler | Nov 2, 2021 | News, Tennessee, The South
On Monday, a bill that would allow Tennessee counties to decide if school board elections can be partisan passed both chambers and now heads to the Governor’s desk. The bill, HB 9072 – SB 9009, “requires elections of school board members to be conducted...
by Kaitlin Housler | Oct 31, 2021 | News, Tennessee, The South
Tennessee Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Illinois Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) introduced bipartisan legislation Friday that “ensures that survivors of child sex abuse are able to seek justice under the federal civil remedy statute, 18 U.S.C. § 2255, without...
by Kaitlin Housler | Oct 29, 2021 | News, Tennessee, The South
The Giles County Sheriff’s Department (GCSD) announced last week that it will be hosting a spaghetti dinner and online silent auction benefit to help Lt. Shane Hunter with medical expenses. Lieutenant Shane Hunter was diagnosed with a large mass on his...
by Kaitlin Housler | Oct 28, 2021 | News, Tennessee, The South
A new construction vocational facility for high school students and adults broke ground in Hamilton County on Thursday. Next week, workers will officially begin the building process of the Construction Career Center in Chattanooga’s Avondale neighborhood....
by Kaitlin Housler | Oct 28, 2021 | News, Tennessee, The South
Tennessee Representative Diana Harshbarger (R-TN-01) and 17 of her fellow representatives introduced the Treatment Restoration for Emergency Antibody Therapeutics (TREAT) Act, according to a Thursday press release. The congress member’s statement notes...
by Kaitlin Housler | Oct 27, 2021 | News, Tennessee, The South
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee awarded Tennessee Department of Correction Special Agent Joe Frye with the U.S. Marshals Service Purple Heart. On November 2, 2020, Frye was shot multiple times on duty in an attempt to capture fugitive Bobby Joe Claybrook. Once Joe...
by Kaitlin Housler | Oct 27, 2021 | News, Tennessee, The South
In a press release on Tuesday, Tennessee Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) announced that he and Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA) led 35 Republican senators to introduce the Upholding the 1995 Jerusalem Embassy Law Act of 2021, a bill to protect the full and faithful...
