Titans Part Ways with Fisher

After 16 seasons with the franchise, Jeff Fisher will no longer be the coach of the Tennessee Titans. The team confirmed the news Thursday night in a one-sentence statement.

An environmental group is criticizing three Tennessee congressmen for trying to keep the Environmental Protection Agency from regulating air standards.

The discount grocery store chain Save-a-Lot has opened a location in one of Nashville’s so-called “food deserts,” where fresh food is more than a mile away. The North Nashville store is part of the company’s new business strategy.

The state’s unemployment rate is expected to stay above nine percent this year, according to an annual economic forecast for the governor. Economic recovery will be slow but steady.

Health care analysts believe the industry, with its heavy presence in Nashville, will continue to see slight gains this year. But they see a potential burst of growth when parts of the recent health care overhaul go into effect.

Belmont University has added two words to a campus policy following the exit of a gay soccer coach last month.

Governor Bill Haslam says more savings can be found in focusing the missions of the state’s universities than merging them into one system. He addressed members of the Tennessee Higher Education System Wednesday.

An effort to ban collective bargaining for teachers in Tennessee isn’t getting the outright support of the new Republican governor. Bill Haslam says to think that the state’s problems are all the fault of teachers is “dead wrong.”

The National Red Cross says its blood supply is at a ten-year low because of the severe winter weather. Tennessee residents are being asked to help.

Tennessee Freshman Republican Representative Scott DesJarlais says President Obama fell short at last night’s address.