GOVERNOR WILL NOT INTERVENE IN EXECUTION OF STEPHEN WEST
Tennessee death row inmate Stephen West was moved to death watch yesterday. Governor Bill Lee released a statement saying he will not... Read More
LG MARKS OPENING OF FIRST U.S. WASHING-MACHINE PLANT
It’s official. LG Electronics Inc. has opened its first washing-machine plant in the United States. And it’s in Tennessee. Company officials gathered... Read More
ROANE COUNTY WWII SOLDIER’S REMAINS TO RETURN HOME TODAY
More than 74 years after his death during World War II, U.S. Army Private First Class William Frank Delaney is coming home... Read More
CONVICTED MURDERER SANG HYMNS DURING HIS EXECUTION
Convicted murderer Don Johnson was executed last evening by lethal injection. The first death-row inmate to be put to death in 2019,... Read More
GOVERNOR LEE SAYS NO CLEMENCY FOR DEATH ROW INMATE
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced yesterday he will not intervene to halt Thursday’s scheduled execution of 68-year-old death-row inmate Don Johnson. Lee... Read More
MAY IS OFFICIALLY GRAPE AND WINE APPRECIATION MONTH IN TENNESSEE
It’s official. May is Tennessee Grape and Wine Appreciation Month. Governor Bill Lee issued a proclamation declaring it so. A 2017 agriculture... Read More
STATE BUDGET AMENDMENT BUMPS PAY FOR CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS, COUNSELORS
Correctional officers and counselors in Tennessee will see a substantial pay increase under an amendment to the budget approved by the full... Read More
BILL BANNING HAND-HELD PHONE USE WHILE DRIVING ADVANCES IN STATE HOUSE
The Tennessee House of Representatives has passed legislation that would ban motorists from using hand-held cellphones while driving. Lawmakers voted 53-38 Wednesday... Read More
GOVERNOR SIGNS LAW TO ALLOW ALCOHOL AT EAST TN CAMPUS VENUES FOR CONCERTS
A bill signed into law by Governor Bill Lee will permit alcohol sales at Neyland Stadium and Thompson-Boling Arena for concerts and... Read More
BILL COULD ALLOW PARENTS TO SEEK COMMEMORATIVE BIRTH CERTIFICATES AFTER MISCARRIAGE
A bill awaiting Governor Bill Lee’s signature could allow grieving Tennessee parents of miscarried children to request a commemorative birth certificate. If... Read More
