A Tennessee coal mining town made headlines when its only hospital was abruptly shut down in 2024. Since then, efforts by Jellico’s government to revive the abandoned hospital have fallen short.
Tennessee student recounts ‘chaotic’ White House Correspondents’ Dinner
A UT Knoxville student watched as fear and confusion spread at the White House Correspondents’ Association’s annual dinner.
Nearly 20 years after Kingston spill, the EPA says it wants to relax rules on coal ash
The EPA says it will roll back Biden-era rules regulating coal ash dump sites and relax regulations enacted in response to the massive coal ash spill at the Kingston Fossil Plant in East Tennessee.
Infections can be deadly in rural Tennessee; one county is trying to change that | Healthcare Hollow
In rural Hawkins County, Tennessee, a reliable hospital is 30 to 45 minutes away. That’s precious time without treatment for patients experiencing sepsis, a life-threatening medical emergency.
Conservative think tank calls local data center ban ‘unconstitutional’ in new civil rights lawsuit
The Beacon Center of Tennessee is representing the ExoticRidge Crypto Company in a lawsuit accusing Hawkins County government of violating the cryptocurrency miner’s civil rights by passing a sweeping data center ban.
Tennessee state police tested AI tech the state AG asserts violates your privacy
Tennessee state police are exploring using facial recognition software. The state attorney general supports a lawsuit claiming the same technology illegally violates your privacy.
Washington County clears path for federally contracted uranium refinery in Tennessee’s oldest town
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.
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