The Washington County Commission approved nuclear technology company BWXT’s request to rezone part of its property for a federally-contracted high purity depleted uranium refinery.
Trump’s push for new nuclear weapons begins in Tennessee’s oldest town
The federal government is running out of a key ingredient for nuclear weapons: high-purity depleted uranium. Now they want to manufacture it in rural Tennessee.
GOP state lawmakers push Tennessee to take federal summer food aid for kids
Tennessee is considering a bill which would require DHS to take nearly $80 million in federal aid each year to help kids afford food in the Summer after outcry from county mayors and community members.
After Trump’s shakeup, TVA board votes to keep coal burning, drop renewable energy plans
The Tennessee Valley Authority has moved to strike language about renewable energy generation and diversity, equity and inclusion while reversing plans to retire aging coal power plants.
Epstein files show former UT professor used students to develop AI tools for predatory billionaire
An associate professor of computer science at UT spent years communicating with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein before leaving the university in 2021, DOJ documents show.
Winter storm week 2: Challenges linger and some school districts remain closed
Winter Storm Fern has created lingering challenges for residents, city leaders and emergency workers in Tennessee. Here’s the latest at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday.
Time – and money – is running out to save Civil War sites in Tennessee
As real estate developers continue to buy up swaths of land in Nashville and the surrounding area, portions of Tennessee’s 122 Civil War battlefields are being lost in the process.
As Tennessee declines summer food aid for kids, county mayors push governor to reconsider
Governor Bill Lee says the USDA’s Summer EBT food assistance program costs too much to run despite widespread support among local officials and families.
Campus firings over Charlie Kirk comments chill free speech in Appalachia
An atmosphere of fear and uncertainty has set in on campuses across Appalachia where at least a dozen faculty and staff at colleges and universities have lost their jobs after sharing negative opinions about the conservative commentator Charlie Kirk.
In rural Tennessee, crypto miners try to ‘sweet talk’ locals into bitcoin mine development
Residents of Bulls Gap are fighting plans for a propane-fueled bitcoin mine after over a year of disruption from a nearby gas flare that shattered the town’s once-peaceful rural life.
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