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Tenn. Gov. Bill Lee announced that he will call for the Tennessee General Assembly to convene a special legislative session on August 21, 2023, to “strengthen public safety and preserve constitutional rights.”   “After speaking with members of the General Assembly,…

F Carson-Newman University welcomed five inductees into the second class of the Robert Reedy Bryan Society. The recognition took place during C-N’s May 5 Spring Undergraduate Commencement featuring more than 330 graduates. Those honored were Maxfield Bahner, Dr. James Baumgardner…

F The Walters State Community College Foundation Board of Trustees recognized several individuals for their support during its annual meeting April 24 on the Morristown Campus. New members of the President’s Trust were recognized with the unveiling of portraits to…

ALLEN, Texas (AP) — Federal officials are looking into whether the gunman who killed eight people at a Dallas-area mall expressed an interest in white supremacist ideology Sunday as they work to discern a motive for the attack, a law…

F Average gasoline prices in Tennessee have fallen 11.3 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.10/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 3,821 stations in Tennessee. Prices in Tennessee are 20.0 cents per gallon lower than a month…

F A Powerball ticket worth $50,000 was sold in Morristown last week. According to the Tennessee Lottery, the Powerball ticket was sold at the Little Dandy Market on S Cumberland St. The winner matched four out of five white balls…

Police: Tennessee boy stole school bus, drove on interstate NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A 14-year-old in Tennessee stole a school bus on Saturday and drove it around Nashville before police were able to capture the teen as he tried to…

A Fighting men of the U.S. Army’s 77th Infantry Division on Ryukyu Island in Japan hear the news of Germany’s surrender on May 8 a few yards behind the front lines during World War II.

Midnight Elevation 990.11 Work on Douglas Dam began in February 1942 and was completed on a crash schedule in just 12 months and 17 days—a world record for projects of equivalent size. It is a hydroelectric facility with four generating units…

Hi 74 Lo 61 Day: Clouds and breaks of sun; not as warm but humid with a couple of showers and a thunderstorm Night: Mostly cloudy with a couple of thunderstorms