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Road construction halted through Tennessee during holiday travel rush, TDOT says
4+ hour, 9+ min ago (427+ words) Over the next few days, the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) is halting all lane closures and road construction. It is from 11:59 p.m. Tuesday through Jan. 2. The road closure suspension comes after AAA said nearly 3 million Tennesseans are expected to go…...
77-year-old Tennessee man charged with sexually abusing 8-year-old
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (584+ words) MEMPHIS, Tenn. - A grand jury indicted a 77-year-old Tennessee man on 32 counts of child sex abuse. That child was 8 years old at the time of his arrest, according to the Covington Police Department (CPD)." CPD announced the arrest of 77-year-old…...
Tennessee governor confirms SNAP recipients won't receive benefits in November
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (579+ words) That nearly 700,000 Tennesseans includes 150,000 in Shelby County alone. The Tennessee House Democratic Caucus requested the governor call the extraordinary session in a letter Thursday "for the specific, limited purpose of appropriating emergency funds to supplement any lost federal funding for…...
Company scraps plan to bring 190 jobs to West Tennessee, county leaders confirm
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (668+ words) WATCH: Company scraps plan to bring 190 jobs to West Tennessee, county leaders confirm MEMPHIS, Tenn. - A Korean company is scrapping plans to expand in Haywood County, multiple leaders confirmed Tuesday afternoon." "We always hate when we lose jobs," said Mayor…...
National Guardsmen will be in Memphis, Tennessee Governor says
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (642+ words) MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Tennessee National Guardsmen will be deployed to Memphis, according to Tennessee Governor Bill Lee." Lee made that announcement during a news conference Friday morning." RELATED:"President Trump creates 'Memphis Safe Task Force,' officially calls for National Guard Lee…...
Over 40 Tennessee colleges and universities waiving application fee in September
3+ mon, 5+ day ago (589+ words) MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Applying to a college in Tennessee? The Tennessee Higher Education Commission wants to help high school students with that process. For the month of September, the commission said many colleges and universities in the state will waive their…...
Last day for Tennessee residents to apply for FEMA aid
4+ mon, 3+ day ago (486+ words) FILE - A sign for the Federal Emergency Management Agency is pictured at FEMA headquarters, April 20, 2020, in Washington. (Al Drago/The New York Times via AP, Pool) MEMPHIS, Tenn. - If you live in Tennessee and were impacted by April's severe weather,…...
Man accused of murdering Tennessee family previously tried to kill prison guard, DA says
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (640+ words) TIPTONVILLE, Tenn. - A man accused of murdering a Tennessee family had allegedly tried to kill a prison guard. This new detail comes from District Attorney Danny Goodman, who works cases in Dyer and Lake counties. FOX13 had previously reported that Austin…...
Tennessee Department of Revenue warns of new text scam
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (569+ words) MEMPHIS, Tenn. - There's another new text message scam making the rounds across Tennessee. "Don't fall for it!" the Tennessee Department of Revenue posted to X Tuesday, warning of the scam. The text message warns of a "final notice" from the…...
Tennessee State pushes back inaugural season of its men's hockey program to 2026-27
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (650+ words) The Tigers will now start playing in the 2026-27 season rather than in 2025-26. Tennessee State'announced in June 2023'that it was planning to become the first historically Black college and university to sponsor Division I men's hockey.'Duant" Abercrombie'was hired as the…...