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Tennessee lawmaker charged with theft of federal grants, allegedly used it for personal expenses

Monday, August 3

A Tennessee state senator has been charged with stealing more than $600,000 dollars in federal grant money to pay for various expenses, including campaign events as well as her wedding, honeymoon and later divorce, according to... Read More.

No Southern hospitality in GOP Senate clash in Tennessee

Monday, August 3

Bill Hagerty doesn’t waste an opportunity to remind voters that he’s backed by President Trump. “Conservative Bill Hagerty. Endorsed by President Trump. Hagerty and Trump will rebuild our economy,” says the narrator in one of the Tennessee Republican’s recent TV ads. Hagerty – a... Read More.

John McNamara, manager of Red Sox in 1986 World Series, dead at 88

Thursday, July 30

John McNamara, who managed the Boston Red Sox to within one strike of a World Series victory in 1986 before an unprecedented collapse on the field extended the team's championship drought into the new millennium, has died. He was 88. McNamara died... Read More.

Governor Bill Lee Signing Order Lifting Contact Restrictions for Fall Sports

Wednesday, July 29

By Rick Nyman July 28, 2020 WDEF.com (tssaa.org) In a press conference today, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced that he will soon sign Executive Order No. 55, which will include TSSAA member schools in an exception to contact sports restrictions. “We appreciate being able... Read More.

Details released in crash of plane carrying Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Saturday, July 18

Dale Earnhardt Jr. and a pilot struggled to open a crashed airplane's wing emergency exit as the aircraft began to burn and fill with smoke before the retired race car driver and his family managed to escape from the main door, according to new... Read More.

Tennessee doctor who tested positive after leading coronavirus meeting now on the mend, said he almost died

Wednesday, July 15

Dr. Daniel Lewis, who serves as the chief medical officer for a Tennessee hospital, claimed to have almost died when he contracted COVID-19 after attending a meeting about how to limit the spread of the virus... Read More.

Blackburn rips BLM’s ‘trained Marxists’ as threat to US – day after calling on Omar to resign

Tuesday, July 14

U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., communicated in no uncertain terms on Wednesday regarding “trained Marxists” threatening America. “The founders of the political arm of the Black Lives Matter organization are self-proclaimed ‘trained Marxists,’” Blackburn wrote on Twitter. “We are witnessing a movement to wipe... Read More.

Former Red Sox executive joins group determined to bring baseball to Nashville

Tuesday, July 14

Former Boston Red Sox executive Dave Dombrowski has joined a group devoted to bringing baseball to Nashville, Tenn. Music City Baseball LLC added him as a consultant and adviser in the effort. Dombrowski, the architect in building the Red Sox and... Read More.

Tennessee church donates $1,000 to each member of local police department in wake of defund movement

Tuesday, July 14

Hundreds attended an Independence Day ceremony hosted by a church in Jonesborough, Tenn., honoring the local police department in the wake of protests to defund, and in... Read More.

Tennessee lawmaker charged with theft of federal grants, allegedly used it for personal expenses

No Southern hospitality in GOP Senate clash in Tennessee

John McNamara, manager of Red Sox in 1986 World Series, dead at 88

Governor Bill Lee Signing Order Lifting Contact Restrictions for Fall Sports

Details released in crash of plane carrying Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Tennessee doctor who tested positive after leading coronavirus meeting now on the mend, said he almost died

Blackburn rips BLM’s ‘trained Marxists’ as threat to US – day after calling on Omar to resign

Tennessee church donates $1,000 to each member of local police department in wake of defund movement

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