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Pork Egg Roll soup showed up on the menu at a little downtown deli one day, right beside Calico Beans with Apple Chicken Sausage. That’s the kind of lineup that makes you stop scrolling. Now add a corned beef sandwich to the conversation, plus fresh cakes and homemade ranch....
As cost-of-living expenses continue to climb across the country and in Tennessee, a new poll is shedding light on Tennesseans' views of state spending and other policies affecting affordability across the Volunteer State. The Beacon Center of Tennessee released an independently financed statewide survey of 1,200 registered Tennessee voters on Nov. 12, featuring questions on everything from Tennesseans' favorite Dolly Parton song to their stance on the death penalty . Among those topics, Tennessee voters also answered several questions on state and national policies shaping Tennessee's economic landscape. Property taxes and professional sports stadiums were two topics Tennesseans took particularly strong positions on. On the other hand, the 1,200 voters had mixed opinions on tariffs, though many reported feeling more negative than positive effects from the policy. Here is what Tennesseans think of some of the state's most consequential financial issues, according to The Beacon Center of Tennessee's latest poll . What do Tennesseans think about property tax caps? Support for property tax limits runs high among Tennessee voters, with 88% saying local property tax increases should be capped each year, while only 6% oppose such a limit. The poll also found that property tax caps carry political appeal, as
There’s something special about riding an old-fashioned train, especially when you hear the whistle blow, feel the tracks rumble beneath your seat, and watch the scenery roll by outside your window. Tennessee has some seriously cool train rides that take you back in time, from vintage steam locomotives chugging...
A strong cold front will bring much colder air to East Tennessee and the Southern Appalachians by Friday, Nov. 13. Rain is expected to turn to mountain snow showers. The National Weather Service in Morristown says highs will stay in the 40s Friday and Saturday, running 10 to 15 degrees below normal.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — New polling data shows Tennesseans continue to support the death penalty despite two botched executions this year. In May, the Tennessee Department of Correction attempted to execute Tony Carruthers for more than an hour. Medical personnel were unable to establish a backup IV line, as required by the state’s lethal injection protocol.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) — At just 26 years old, Jehanne Fitzsimmons knows what it feels like to live with excruciating pain and the devastating news that her disease has no cure. Now, an emerging stem cell treatment available in Tennessee for the first time is giving her something she...
Higher elevations near Maggie Valley and the NC-TN border could receive 2-3 inches by Saturday.
RUTHERFORD COUNTY, Tenn. (WGNS News) - Rutherford County drivers experience hundreds of deer-related vehicle crashes each year, making it one of Tennessee’s leading counties for collisions involving deer. According to the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security, the most recently released year-end data for Rutherford County shows 349 deer-related crashes over a 12-month period. With more than 300 reported crashes, Rutherford County ranks fourth in the Volunteer State for vehicle collisions involving deer.
Memphis temperatures tumble 32 degrees as freezing conditions approach the Mid-South Friday night.
UnitedHealthcare and Ballad Health have finalized a new, multi-year agreement that provides people enrolled in UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage individual and Group Retiree plans continued network access to the health system. Our relationship includes value-based measures as our organizations prioritize quality of care and overall patient experience for the people we mutually serve. “Ballad Health is committed to working with insurers who share our commitment to a responsible partnership which ensures access to the doctors, hospitals and the continuum of care our seniors need,” said Alan Levine, chairman and chief executive officer of Ballad Health. “People enrolled in UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage plans can continue to choose the physicians and hospitals they know and trust. Ballad Health looks forward to a renewed relationship with UnitedHealthcare, and to partnering in ways that serve our seniors best.” “Our agreement with Ballad Health provides people continued long-term access to quality care,” said Suha Assi, UnitedHealthcare CEO, Tennessee and Virginia. “We appreciate Ballad Health’s collaboration and shared commitment to reaching an outcome that benefits the people and communities we collectively serve.”
SUMNER COUNTY, Tenn. (WZTV) — As the cost of living continues to rise in Middle Tennessee, the Sumner County Veterans Residence is providing affordable housing to veterans. This comes as the latest federal data show an increase in veterans experiencing homelessness in Tennessee. It's not just about supporting veterans on Veterans Day, but every day, serving the men and women who served us. Affordable housing is one way to give back.
Somewhere in Tennessee, people spend a day weaving baskets out of kudzu. Yes, that kudzu, the vine famous for swallowing barns whole. The same school teaches broom making, beeswax candles, Shaker boxes, and fresh indigo dyeing. In one class, students pick indigo leaves from the field that morning and turn them into dye.
MORRISTOWN, Tenn. (WATE) — The Tennessee Association of Rescue Squads (TARS) renamed its Distinguished Service Award to honor a member of the Morristown-Hamblen County Rescue Squad. This longstanding years-of-service award is now to be known as the Jimmy Peoples Distinguished Service Award, TARS announced Thursday. TARS said that Jimmy Peoples has served on the Morristown-Hamblen […]
A Sumner County community is making sure seniors on fixed incomes get the help the need and are not forgotten during this holiday season. The Feed Sumner food bank in Gallatin says half of their clients are over the age of 60 and they will be handing out Thanksgiving meals this weekend.
(The Center Square) – The Tennessee Senate will look at recent issues with executions when it returns to work in January, building on conversations that a committee was already engaged in before the failed attempt involving Christa Gail Pike, Lt. Gov.-elect Jack Johnson tells The Center Square. Two executions failed in 2026, according to information from the Department of Correction. Pike survived her execution on Sept. 30 and was transferred to the infirmary ward at the Debra K. Johnson Rehabilitation Center in Nashville on Oct. 10, her attorneys said. What happened in the execution room is still under investigation. She was sentenced to death for the 1995 murder of 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer, according to information from the department. The Department of Correction called for lifesaving measures for Pike after she was still breathing following two doses of the execution drug pentobarbital, according to her attorneys. The department also stopped the execution of Tony Carruthers in May because medical personnel could not find a vein. He is housed in the Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville. Carruthers was convicted of murder in 1996 for the deaths of Marcellos Anderson, his mother, Delois Anderson and Frederick Tucker, according to the Department of
A Franklin County judge will decide whether he wants to add or remove claims from a death penalty case that has rolled on for more than two decades. In the latest twist in a long case, attorneys for several of Kentucky’s death-row prisoners asked Judge Phillip Shepherd to reconsider claims he previously dismissed in a death penalty lawsuit after the failed execution of Tennessee death-row inmate Christa Pike. David Barron, an attorney for 13 of Kentucky’s death row prisoners, filed a motion in October asking Shepherd to reinstate two claims to the lawsuit that, if successful, would allow attorneys of inmates to view IV insertion, and to have prompt access to a telephone during their client’s IV insertion. Barron pointed to Pike’s failed execution as a reason why Kentucky should implement these two measures during executions. But the state and department of corrections disagree, saying that bringing the claims back is speculative. “Even Tennessee doesn’t know what happened,” said department of corrections attorney Crystal Thompson. “What happened in Tennessee doesn’t have an effect on what is happening here.” At a hearing Tuesday afternoon, Shepherd heard arguments from both sides and plans to take them into account before a decision is
KNOXVILLE, TN (WGNS) - Do you know a farmer who goes above and beyond? Applications are now being accepted for the 2027 Tennessee Farmer of the Year program, a statewide effort recognizing outstanding agricultural producers from across the Volunteer State. Applications must be submitted by March 1, 2027. Complete details and application materials are available through the Tennessee Farm Bureau's Farmer of the Year webpage.
From Local 3 News: Starting January 1, 2027, some drivers in the state of Tennessee will have to provide additional documents to secure their vehicle registration. To register a vehicle in the United States, an applicant must provide specific documents: a birth certificate, ID card and resident status. Now, new...
Outgoing Gov. Bill Lee is leaving office with continued support, according to the latest polling data.
