A hearing into grade-fixing allegations at Tennessee State University has been pushed to next month. TSU president Portia Shields was unable to attend the hastily organized legislative hearing planned for Wednesday.
TSU Hearing Rescheduled So University President Can Appear
Battle of Franklin Tour Available By Phone
History buffs can now tour Franklin’s civil war battle sites using their cell phones. It’s long taken a little extra effort to picture the historic events, since what was once a battlefield is now largely covered by development. To help make things more clear, the city’s parks department has erected signs at eleven key locations.
Statesmen’s Dinner Passes With Tension in Republican Ranks
More than a thousand Tennessee Republicans gathered at Gaylord Opryland over the weekend for the party’s annual Statesmen’s Dinner.
Rain Too Late for Tennessee Corn
While farmers in the corn belt continue to pray for rain, Tennessee’s agriculture industry is benefiting from July’s meteorological about-face from June.
Huckabee to TN GOP: Obama’s Heart Is Anti Business
Former GOP presidential contender turned TV personality Mike Huckabee rallied Tennessee Republicans Saturday by painting President Obama as anti-business.
LifeWay Pulls Blind Side Movie for ‘Racial Slurs’
Nashville-based LifeWay Christian Resources has quietly pulled the Oscar-nominated The Blind Side from the shelves of its stores, saying the PG-13 movie contains racial slurs.
TN Reps Challenge Health Law’s Missing Language
With outright repeal efforts nowhere, the G-O-P is attacking president’s signature health care law piece by piece, and two Tennessee Republicans believe they’ve found a way to unravel the legislation.
Kitty Wells Remembered for Gospel Grounding
The first “Queen of Country” was laid to rest Friday and remembered as a faithful woman who just happened to sing in bars.
Storms Cause Flooding, Power Outages, Problems for Flyers
Much of Middle Tennessee is drying out this morning, following a wave of severe thunderstorms.
Tennessee License Plate for Colorado Shooter “Bad Information”
The suspect in the movie theater shooting in Colorado appears to have no ties in Tennessee as originally thought.