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Tennessee Residents Could Win $2,500 Watching Christmas Movies

Nashville-area holiday movie fans have until Dec. 6 to apply for the nationwide Chief of Cheer contest.

Nashville, TN · 1d

Knox News | The Knoxville News-Sentinel

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New Knox County ruling opens door to religious charter schools in Tennessee

An explicitly Christian charter school won the right to apply to operate in Knox County after a federal judge said Nov. 6 that a provision in Tennessee law requiring charter schools to be "nonsectarian" and "nonreligious" violates the First Amendment. The ruling opens the door for charter schools of any religious faith to apply for funding from the state. Charter schools are public schools that are operated by an independent nonprofit within a school district. They receive taxpayer-provided funding from the state and must comply with state academic standards and the state's open meetings and open records laws. They are different from school vouchers, which allow parents to apply a payment from the state for tuition to private schools, including religious ones. Wilberforce Academy of Knoxville sued the Knox County school board in November 2025 after the public school district told organizers their application would be rejected because they aim to provide "Christian educational services" by operating a "Christian charter school." The charter school for students in grades kindergarten through eighth intends to focus on "explicit Christian formation and virtue development," according to the group's website . Alongside a classical education, students would learn Bible stories and catechism, memorize Scripture

Knox County, TN · 1d

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East TN woman finds help with in-home caregivers after husband’s stroke

Anna Bunn cares for her husband, Floyd, who had a stroke, as well as caring for her grandchildren while working full time at a school. A nonprofit that sends caregivers to the home covers Floyd’s daytime care, so Bunn can keep her job. Why It Matters. Many families are...

Knoxville, TN · 22h
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Proposed 470 mile natural gas pipeline stretches through ten counties in Tenn.

Kinder Morgan's Southern Natural Gas Company is proposing a $7.6 billion pipeline to be built through Tennessee, Alabama, and Georgia.

Tennessee · 3h

WREG

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Legal battle intensifies over Tennessee’s execution protocol

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Two botched executions in Tennessee are now part of a growing legal battle over the state’s death penalty. A judge is allowing death row inmates to expand their lawsuit challenging Tennessee’s lethal injection protocol. In May, Tony Carruthers’ execution was halted after medical staff couldn’t find a vein. Advocate Stacy Rector says […]

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Tennessee’s 29th Judicial District launches mental health court

DYER COUNTY, Tenn. (WMC) - The 29th Judicial District now has a mental health court after receiving grant funding from the Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services. The voluntary program works with behavioral health providers and community partners to address treatment needs under regular judicial oversight to...

Tennessee · 22h

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UT College of Nursing Expands Programs to Help Meet Tennessee Healthcare Workforce Demand

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WOKI) — As hospitals and healthcare systems across Tennessee work to address workforce shortages, the University of Tennessee’s College of Nursing is growing enrollment, expanding partnerships and increasing opportunities for future nurses. The college reports enrollment has increased by 45% during the past five years, reflecting...

Knoxville, TN · 1d

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6 Smart Thermostat Settings Tennesseans Should Change Before Winter

TVA recommends setting your thermostat to 68 degrees this winter. Every degree lower saves you money. If you’ve got a smart thermostat, it’s worth checking the rest of its settings, too. Here are the smart thermostat settings Tennesseans might want to change before winter. 1. Auxiliary Heat Lockout.

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Tennessee Lookout

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Tennessee senators talk state efficiency as Blackburn plans ‘Tennessee-style DOGE’ review

Gov.-elect Marsha Blackburn said a review of state spending — a “Tennessee-style DOGE” operation modeled after the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency led by Elon Musk — is among her first priorities. State legislators supported re-evaluation of state spending but urged thoughtfulness during The Sycamore Institute’s annual summit Friday. “Every dollar is a taxpayer […]

Tennessee · 8h

The Tennessean

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Tennessee reports 11 measles cases in 2026. Symptoms to watch for

Measles cases are rising in Tennessee and across the United States. As of Nov. 6, 2026 , Tennessee had reported 11 confirmed measles cases amid a nationwide outbreak that has reached its highest level in more than three decades . According to the Tennessee Department of Health, seven of the state's 11 cases have been reported in East Tennessee. The remaining cases have been identified in the Memphis area, the Mid-Cumberland region and the Nashville area. Officials said 64% of the cases involved unvaccinated individuals. The latest case was reported in Nashville , where the infected person may have exposed others at several locations, including a large Halloween party and a grocery store in Nashville, as well as a restaurant, chiropractic office and beauty supply store in Brentwood. The Metro Public Health Department issued an alert Nov. 5, saying the person was unvaccinated and had recently traveled internationally. Nationwide, 5,182 confirmed measles cases had been reported as of Nov. 5, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention . Here's what to know amid the outbreak . How many measles cases have been reported in Tennessee and Nashville? According to the Tennessee Department of Health, Tennessee has reported 11

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TN: BWXT to Expand Workforce, Invest $714M in Washington County in Support of National Security

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, Deputy Gov. and Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Stuart C. McWhorter and BWXT officials announced the signing of an agreement that supports expansion of BWXT’s facility in Washington County. BWXT will create 181 new jobs, more than doubling their current local workforce, and...

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Kroger offers 10% Veterans Day discount to veterans and military families

Kroger is offering a 10% in-store Veterans Day discount to veterans, active military personnel and their dependents. The discount applies at 92 Nashville Division stores in Middle Tennessee, East Tennessee, southern Kentucky and north Alabama. The discount is available Wednesday, Nov. 11, with a valid military ID and a Kroger...

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TN groups aim to restore South Fork of Forked Deer River floodplains

Conservation groups are celebrating the acquisition of 985 acres of land along the south fork of the Forked Deer River in West Tennessee to help restore the area’s natural landscape. For more than a century, low-lying floodplains near Jackson have been drained to accommodate railways, highways and row-crop farming, exposing residents to flash floods and disrupting wildlife habitats. Kendall McCarter, chief development officer for the Tennessee Wildlife Federation, hopes to see the return of towering oak and hickory trees and aquatic species, like mussels, to help filter the river. "To think that we can bring that back to this area of the community that is really not very attractive but also ecologically lifting what is there, is just really cool," McCarter emphasized. McCarter credited a coalition of conservation groups working with area residents to secure the state’s purchase of the land. He said once the flood risk is minimized, the public can help plan and develop the rest of the project. Some of the ideas being floated include recreational trails, a nature center and new areas for kayaking. The West Tennessee River Basin Authority is developing a restoration timeline, which also includes public education about rivers and floodplains. The project

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Two New Members Elected to Caney Fork Electric Cooperative Board

There are two new members of the board of Caney Fork Electric Cooperative. Nicholas D. Pelham and Matthew W Richey were elected during the cooperative’s annual membership meeting and election Saturday in McMinnville,. Pelham, of Warren County, defeated DeKalb County farmer James C. Herndon Jr, to succeed Glen Page...

Mcminnville, TN · 1d

WATE

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USPS to release commemorative Pat Summitt stamp next year

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Tennessee basketball legend and women’s sports trailblazer Pat Summitt will be emblazoned on a new postal stamp that will be released next year. The stamp depicting Summitt was designed by USPS art director Ethel Kessler and features an oil-on-primed linen portrait of Summitt created by Roberto Parada. Summitt is considered one […]

Knoxville, TN · 21h

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Representative Rusty Grills Talks About Changes for the Upcoming State Legislature Session

Tennessee 77th District State Representative Rusty Grills says there will be changes when the legislature convenes in the New Year. Representative Grill earned his fourth full term in office in the General Election, with a 4,289-to-1,214 win over Erin Jerrod Reid. Grills told Thunderbolt News about the biggest change for...

Tennessee · 1d

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Coldest afternoon since February happens this week

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Two cold fronts are headed toward Middle Tennessee. After chilly weather this weekend, even colder air is on the way. Before it gets here though, we’ll kick off the week with a slight warmup. Temperatures have been at or below average this weekend for a...

Nashville, TN · 1d

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Tennessee Biodiversity Summit Returns to Talk Conservation Progress

On October 21st, I returned to the campus of MTSU in Murfreesboro to attend the 2nd annual Tennessee Biodiversity Summit, presented by the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency. This year’s summit built on 2025’s inaugural event, which drew participants from 72 counties and 12 states. This year’s theme was...

Tennessee · 21h

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Lawsuit accuses generative AI company of illegally profiting from Elvis Presley’s music

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Elvis Presley Enterprises is accusing a generative AI music company of profiting by more than $50 million from using Presley’s music and likeness, violating a Tennessee state law that aims to protect musicians from AI copyright theft. The defendant, Suno, Inc., is an online AI...

Tennessee · 21h

USA TODAY

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Data center boom could leave Americans 'on the hook' for big costs

The reporting was supported by a grant from the Pulitzer Center . MEMPHIS, TN — More than three decades after serving in Operation Desert Storm, Loretta Young Thornton never expected the sounds of war to follow her home. Thornton, 66, spent nearly 25 years in the Tennessee Army National Guard, serving as a military police officer before retiring as a decorated sergeant in 2004. She also built a career with the U.S. Postal Service. After a lifetime of work, she poured her savings into a modest, four-bedroom home built in the 1920s on a secluded two-acre lot in Memphis, near the Mississippi state line. She named it Serenity. When Thornton bought the house in 2014, the surrounding woods were home to deer, squirrels, hawks and wild turkeys. At night, she listened to the calls of owls, including one she affectionately called her boyfriend. Then the trees came down, sending clouds of dust swirling toward Thornton's home. In their place rose Colossus 2, a massive data center built for billionaire Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company, xAI. The sprawling complex, designed to house thousands of powerful computer chips to train the next generation of AI models, sits just across the railroad tracks

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