Heisman Trophy winner and Pro Bowl running back Herschel Walker told soldiers at Fort Campbell Wednesday that asking for help is a sign of courage, not weakness.

Governor Bill Haslam says the state should tread cautiously when it comes to raising the bar for lottery scholarships. Some lawmakers are considering tightening student eligibility standards to save costs.

Postal workers are calling on Congress to protect the mail service from looming cuts. As part of a nationwide protest push, workers held rallies in Nashville and Murfreesboro yesterday.

Nissan’s new battery plant being built in Smyrna should be safeguarded from the budget winds in Washington, according to the company’s top American executive. A Department of Energy loan program has become a target for cuts. But the company isn’t worried.

Franklin-based Nissan North America is putting its muscle behind a proposed community center focused on sustainability. Tuesday the automaker made an initial $100,000 gift, along with a matching grant.

The US Attorney’s Office for East Tennessee has reached a settlement for nearly 42 million dollars—the largest amount that office has ever recovered in a civil fraud case.

Tennessee’s Republican senators helped pass a temporary spending bill to avert a government shutdown this weekend.  The compromise came after the Federal Emergency Management Agency said it could stretch its budget until the fiscal year ends Friday.

Nearly a thousand Tennessee homeowners have applied with the state so far this year for temporary help making mortgage payments. The Tennessee Housing Development Agency is lending federal money to families who’ve lost work in recent years, and are trying to stay in their houses.

Governor Bill Haslam doesn’t use the same rhetoric to describe the federal Department of Education as Republicans running for President.

A concert series taped more than 300 feet under ground near McMinnville has begun airing on PBS stations around the country. “Bluegrass Underground” is scheduled for New York City, Dallas and Seattle.