The company is closing down branches in small places that aren’t that profitable, giving First Tennessee Bank an opportunity to expand.
Bank Of America Offloads 13 Tennessee Branches As Customers Turn To Digital Transactions
Backlash Against Tennessee’s Electric Chair Law Fuels Death Penalty Opponents
A few dozen United Methodist clergy held a prayer vigil near the Capitol Tuesday. They were protesting Governor Haslam’s signing of law legalizing the electric chair as a backup to lethal injection.
Tennessee Bar Decides To Weigh In On Contested Retention Elections
Tennessee’s lawyers regularly conduct straw polls to see which candidate attorneys support – but never for the state Supreme Court, until now.
Nashville Schools Refuse To Include TCAP Results In Final Grades
The largest school system in Middle Tennessee won’t include standardized test scores in final grades this year, even though the results are available now. Metro Schools officials say the so-called TCAP test doesn’t match up very well with what students are learning anyway.
Born In Mexico, Raised In Tennessee, ‘Working For Something Bigger’
When Cesar Bautista Sanchez was seven years old, his parents told him to pack for a trip from their home in Mexico to Disney World. Now, he and his brother are at the center of a political debate in the U.S.
Regional Planners Looking To Study Clarksville Mass Transit Learn Hard Lessons From The Amp
Planners say in just eight years, commuters traveling between Davidson County and Montgomery County jumped by nearly 70 percent. They say traffic is bad, and it’ll only get worse.
One Company Leaving Memphis May Explain Gaping Hole In Tennessee’s Budget
Tennessee finance officials say they’re spending the summer trying to figure out why business taxes have continued to drop even as the economy improves. One explanation may lie with a giant corporation that left the state.
Mayor Karl Dean Hopes Nashville Never Sees English-Only Push Again
He says when Nashville voters rejected a proposal to make English the official language in 2009, it helped usher in a new wave of migrants.
Gov. Haslam Says The Legislature And Courts Prompted Electric Chair Signing
Tennessee governor Bill Haslam signed a bill Thursday reinstating the electric chair as a backup means of execution. It would be used if the state can’t obtain pentobarbital, which has become more and more difficult to obtain.
It’s Official: Nashville Public Radio Finalizes $3.35M Purchase Of Vanderbilt’s WRVU
As of 10 AM Friday, Nashville Public Radio officially owns WFCL Classical 91One, formerly Vanderbilt’s student-run station. Money has finally changed hands after first announcing the deal three years ago.
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