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SportsNASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans moved one of their most productive defenders at the trade deadline, sending safety Amani Hooker to the Buffalo Bills and getting back a Bills second-rounder in next year's draft. Tennessee is also giving up its own fifth-round choice for…
SportsNASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Nashville Predators won their fifth game in a row Tuesday night, shutting out the Los Angeles Kings 3-0 at Crypto.com Arena in California behind two goals from Filip Forsberg and a 30-save night from goalie Juuse Saros. The result lifted Nashville…
SportsKNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee's pressure defense took over in the second half Tuesday night, and the Lady Volunteers rolled past New Haven 83-40 to open the season 3-0. The Lady Vols forced 26 turnovers, the third straight game in which an opponent has given it…
SportsMURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Middle Tennessee leaned on its defense for a half and its size for the rest, beating Evansville 73-68 on Tuesday night at Murphy Center to bounce back in its third game of the season. The Blue Raiders made all eight of their…
SportsKNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Members of Tennessee's men's basketball team have put their names behind the most detailed picture so far of how a labor agreement in college sports might work, and they did it with the blessing of their own athletic department. The term sheet,…
From HERE ColumbiaCOLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina will close its regular-season home schedule under the lights. The Southeastern Conference announced Monday that the 21st-ranked Gamecocks and second-ranked Georgia meet Saturday, Nov. 21, in Columbia, with the opening kick set for 7:30 p.m. Georgia athletics confirmed the same…
From HERE ColumbiaCOLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina sophomore edge rusher Anthony Addison collected SEC Co-Defensive Lineman of the Week honors on Monday for his role in the Gamecocks' 17-9 home victory over Texas A&M at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia. Alabama defensive end Devan Thompkins shares the weekly…
Education
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Tennessee high school seniors eyeing a college just across the state line will keep a major price break for another year, the University of Alabama in Huntsville announced this week. Trustees for the University of Alabama System voted at their Nov. 6 meeting to carry the Tennessee…
Education
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Veterans heading to college in Tennessee have 44 campuses that carry a state seal for serving them, and the Tennessee Higher Education Commission used Veterans Day to put that list in front of the public. Three schools hold the higher VETS Bravo rank: Austin Peay State University…
Business
Oracle started construction Tuesday on its global headquarters in Nashville, Tenn., a $4.5 billion project, with shovels going into the ground on the East Bank of the Cumberland River at a ceremony attended by company leaders, Gov. Bill Lee and Mayor Freddie O’Connell. Officials called it the biggest single investment…
Business
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Customers of the largest regulated water company in Tennessee are seeing another small break on their bills, paid for by legal settlements with makers of the so-called forever chemicals known as PFAS. Tennessee American Water put a $13.07 credit on customer accounts on Tuesday, Nov. 10. The…
Business
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Veterans and the surviving spouses of veterans who want to buy a home in rural Tennessee will be moved to the top of the line for a federal mortgage program for the next year, U.S. Department of Agriculture officials announced for Veterans Day. Patrick Jaynes, the Rural…
From the HERE City State Desk
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Eight officers who already wore a badge somewhere else are now Tennessee State Troopers, after the Tennessee Highway Patrol graduated its latest lateral class on Tuesday.
Politics
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Franklin Republican Jack Johnson is in line to become Tennessee's next lieutenant governor, and he will take the gavel of the state Senate just as lawmakers face hard choices on road money and the tax on groceries. Senate Republicans on Tuesday chose Johnson to be their candidate…
Politics
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The legal fight over Tennessee's 25-foot police buffer law is back on, after the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday threw out a lower court order that had refused to block the law while the case moves forward. The statute took effect in July 2025.…
Politics
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee's Department of Children's Services will get an outside look before the next governor takes office, after Gov.-elect Marsha Blackburn appointed a four-member advisory committee on Tuesday to study the agency. The group will look at how the department runs, how it is organized and the problems…
Health
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Expectant mothers in Tennessee whose doctors certify a high-risk pregnancy will be able to get a temporary accessible parking placard starting Jan. 1, 2027, the Tennessee Department of Health reminded residents this week. The placards cost $10 and are good for up to six months. The department…
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