Tennessee natives and transplants from elsewhere might agree that the Volunteer State seems to be one of the safest in the nation. But a new survey says otherwise, ranking Tennessee as the fifth most-dangerous state in America. WalletHub, a personal-finance…
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Reflections on the Federal Electricity Monopoly in TN
At last week’s meeting of a Tennessee Valley Authority advisory panel — the 20-delegate Regional Energy Resource Council — the convened utility executives, environmental advocates, government officials and academics did not have deep discussions about the new East Tennessee nuclear…
Read MoreHermitage Stinks-Literally
Residents in Hermitage are complaining that the area stinks. Homeowners in the Meadows at Seven Points neighborhood say they keep getting strong wafts of sewage, and recently it’s been getting worse. “We can’t even sit outside and enjoy our deck…
Read MoreDrone Operators Learn the Hard Way About Private Property Rights
A Rutherford County man flying a new drone with his 7-year-old son was caught by surprise when someone shot it down. Gary Sammons told News 2 he was flying the DJ I Phantom 4 Drone near his Rutherford County home…
Read MoreRules Prevail Over Residents’ Needs at Nashville Farmer’s Market
The administration of the Nashville farmer’s market expects a revenue loss of around $200,000 as 2016 brings with it a new policy that changes the rules of the game. As of January of this year, this new policy states that…
Read MoreAs Memphis Declines, Nashville Grows to Largest City in TN
After nearly 120 years as Tennessee’s largest city, Memphis is on the verge of surrendering that title to fast-growing Nashville, census estimates released Thursday show. As of July 1 of last year, Memphis clung to a 1,160-person edge in population…
Read More‘ACLU vs America’ Comes to Sumner County Schools
The ACLU has filed a federal complaint over Sumner County Schools’ transgender bathroom policy. The complaint was filed Thursday with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights. The district’s policy prohibits transgender students from using the restrooms that…
Read MoreNashville One of Top Destinations for Muslim Extremists
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is currently investigating tips and leads on an illegal practice as shocking as it sounds. In a report posted by the International Human Rights Unit, the FBI says more than 500,000 girls and women in…
Read MoreMeasles Outbreak Possibly Caused by Syrian ‘Refugees’
The first reported case of a person with measles in the recent Memphis outbreak, which now numbers seven confirmed cases, was at a local mosque on April 15, according to the Shelby County Health Department. “The first public place where…
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