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August 19, 2025: Universities in Tennessee
State interference in university matters has been an ongoing theme in Tennessee for quite some time. Plus, the local news for August 19, 2025, and th…
10 months ago
August 18, 2025: Votes for women
Tennessee has a special place in history for its role in delivering voting rights for women, and Febb Burn played a crucial part in making it happen.…
10 months ago
August 15, 2025: Mourning Elvis’s Mother
On this day, the world learned of Glady’s Presley’s death. For pop icons, learning about their closest loved ones tells us a lot about them. Plus, th…
10 months ago
August 14, 2025: Coexisting with wildlife
In Tennessee, we’re never too far from wild terrain, and its residents are never too far from us, either. Plus the local news for August 14, 2025 and…
10 months ago
August 13, 2025: Blue Oval shifting sands
Electric vehicles mark a revolution for the automotive industry, but the future of EV manufacturing in our state remains an open question. Plus, the …
10 months, 1 week ago
August 12, 2025: Sex crimes in Tennessee
From legal prostitution to lawsuits over the sex offender registry, our approach to illegal sex work in Tennessee has changed a lot through the years…
10 months, 1 week ago
August 11, 2025: Sanctuary as a custom, not a law
There’s been a lot of consternation over the White House decision not to consider worships spaces sanctuaries from immigration raids, but our law has…
10 months, 1 week ago
August 8, 2025: Tennessee’s Emancipation Day
Tennessee has its own version of the Juneteenth holiday, although it’s mostly celebrated in just one area of the state. Plus, the local news for Augu…
10 months, 1 week ago
August 7, 2025: Wastewater woes
There have been some pretty gross developments relating to water systems in two Middle Tennessee communities, and the courts are getting involved. Pl…
10 months, 1 week ago
August 6, 2025: Play ball!
It’s both incongruous and natural that a small East Tennessee city just played host to pro baseball’s biggest regular season crowd. Plus the local ne…
10 months, 2 weeks ago