The Federal Emergency Management Agency has approved and dispersed up to $2 million so far from damage caused by tornadoes that struck Middle Tennessee in December. The deadline for enrollment is Feb. 12.
FEMA’s deadline for December tornado relief is less than a month away
Deaths, outages and icy roads: Tennessee’s dangerous cold continues
The Tennessee Department of Health has confirmed 14 fatalities related to the winter storm. Five people have died in Shelby County, two in Washington, and one each in Hickman, Madison, Carroll, Knox, Van Buren, Lauderdale and Henry counties.
Tennessee may allow coal mining in a protected forest this year
A mining company is planning to extract coal from a mountain in East Tennessee this year.
As deep freeze sets in, Tennessee snow is here to stay
The totals are in: Middle Tennessee got more than 7.5 inches of snow over the holiday weekend, according to the National Weather Service.
Tennessee Democrats say limiting debate and public access is an unnecessary move by Republican Supermajority
Members of the public were met with resistance when trying to enter one of two balconies; Democratic members were singled out for talking too much; and the Republican Speaker was given new powers to set time limits on debates.
More snow and dangerous cold: what’s in the forecast for Middle Tennessee and how to prepare
Snow — as much as 4 inches in some pockets — blanketed Middle Tennessee overnight, and residents woke to a wind chill around zero degrees on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. A winter storm warning is in effect until 6 a.m. Tuesday.
TennCare had to start eligibility checks again. About 1 in 3 are losing coverage.
Since Congress called an end to several pandemic-relief policies last year, state Medicaid agencies like TennCare have been doing something that wasn’t allowed for years: dropping members who no longer qualify.
Senators criticize rollout of third grade retention in first meeting with new Tennessee education commissioner
In her first appearance before the Senate education committee, Tennessee’s Education Commissioner Lizzette Reynolds received sharp criticism for the rollout of the state’s third grade retention law, which threatened to hold back kids who didn’t pass the English Language Arts section of their TCAP test.
Metro loosened its criteria for cold weather sheltering. Here’s the impact of a 4-degree change.
Frigid temperatures are headed for Middle Tennessee this weekend. And with lows expected to reach the single digits next week, the region will face some of the coldest temperatures it’s seen all year.
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