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May 6, 2026: The first lady of Tennessee politics
She might have become known as a political grand dame just for playing an important supporting role in the careers of the men in her family, but this…
1 month, 1 week ago
May 5, 2026: Time for local primaries in Tennessee
The voting portion of this year’s election cycle starts today with local primaries and a new wrinkle to picking your primary ballot. Plus, the local …
1 month, 1 week ago
May 4, 2026: Al Capone, Middle Tennessean?
Al Capone was a bootlegger, not a moonshiner, but he found a use for the same hilly area used to hide stills from the revenuers. Plus, the local news…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
May 1, 2026: Redistricting the site of the Memphis Massacre
The same part of Tennessee where the loss of Voting Rights Acts protections could be felt first was once the sight of a brutal event that spurred pas…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
April 30, 2026: Playing the name game
From Diane Nash Plaza and Ronald Reagan Way to the fight over MTSU Forrest Hall, there’s a lot riding on the names we give streets and buildings. Plu…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
April 29, 2026: Emu on the loose
First there was Ed the Zebra, then an oryx on the loose. This time, a woman walking her dog got a little too close of an encounter with an animal you…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
April 28, 2026: Safety on the job
108 Tennesseans died because of their work last year, and tens of thousands were injured. Plus the local news for April 28, 2026 and restoring Nashvi…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
April 27, 2026: Remembering G.A. Hardaway
Just a day after the General Assembly adjourned last week, one of its longtime members died. Plus the local news for April 27, 2026 and bringing a st…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
April 24, 2026: Cumberland Trail
Slowly, over decades, Tennessee has been building a linear trail to give hikers and backpackers access to a part of the Appalachians that isn’t the S…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
April 23, 2026: School bills
As the General Assembly wraps up its business for the year, we have a results roundup of education-related bills. Plus, the local news for April 22, …
1 month, 3 weeks ago