Latest Tennessee Headlines
All the headlines from our Tennessee Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Tennessee Senate Panel Advances Seat Belt Fine Increase
Mar 15 2013 // A proposal that would increase the fine for not wearing a seat belt by $40 is advancing in the Tennessee Senate. The measure sponsored by Republican Sen. Bill Ketron of Murfreesboro narrowly passed the Senate...
Convicted Tennessee Valley Safety Contractor Awaits Sentencing
Mar 1 2013 // A former TVA contract safety manager wants to fire his lawyer as he awaits sentencing on a fraud conviction. The Chattanooga Times Free Press reported Walter Cardin told U.S. District Court Judge Curtis Collier at a...
Tennessee Court Reinstates Damages in Assisted Living Center Death
Feb 27 2013 // The Tennessee Supreme Court has reinstated a jury verdict against the management company of a Shelbyville assisted living center in a case involving the death of an 83-year-old woman. Records say Mable Farrar died after...
‘Devil’s Tooth Exorcism’ Results in $3.7M Claim Against Tennessee Church
Feb 26 2013 // A Tennessee pastor said he cast out a parishioner’s demon, but a lawsuit contends that only the plaintiff’s tooth was exorcised. According to The Mountain Press, Andrew Byrd filed a $3.7 million lawsuit against...
Tennessee Reconsiders Requiring Concussion Policy for School Sports
Feb 22 2013 // As the nation continues to debate increasing safety in contact sports, Tennessee lawmakers are looking at legislation that would require schools and other organizations conducting youth athletic programs to adopt...
Tennessee Gov. Haslam Nixes Health Exchange Partnership
Feb 17 2013 // Tennessee won’t participate in a partnership with the federal government in establishing a health insurance exchange, Gov. Bill Haslam announced Friday. The Republican governor said in a letter to U.S. Health and...
U.S. Wants Gaylord’s Tennessee Flood Suit Against Army Corps Dismissed
Feb 14 2013 // A federal judge is scheduled to hear arguments on whether to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the Gaylord Entertainment Co. seeking money for property damage to its luxury hotel and convention center, the Grand Ole Opry and...
Tennessee’s Westan Insurance Joins Keystone
Feb 7 2013 // Keystone Insurers Group (KIG) has added Union City, Tenn.-based agency Westan Insurance Group Inc. as its 19th franchise partner in the state. Westan Insurance Group has been a family-owned and operated independent...
Digital Insurance Acquires Tennessee’s Capital Benefits Group
Feb 6 2013 // Atlanta-based employee benefits agency Digital Insurance has acquired Tennessee’s Capital Benefits Group. It marks Digital’s first office in Tennessee. Terms were not disclosed. Capital Benefits Group, which...
Meningitis Victim’s Widow Sues Tennessee Clinic, Challenges Awards Cap
Feb 4 2013 // The husband of a Nashville woman who died in last year’s fungal meningitis outbreak after receiving injections has sued the clinic that gave the shots. The Tennessean reported attorneys for Wayne Reed filed the...
Tennessee Summit Addresses School Safety
Feb 1 2013 // Gov. Bill Haslam told participants in a school safety summit this week that the state is committed to doing what it can to provide better security at Tennessee schools. The event was organized to discuss current safety...
Tennessee Wins Federal Grant for Food Safety Center
Jan 25 2013 // Tennessee is one of five states to receive a federal grant to establish an Integrated Food Safety Center of Excellence. The center will be located at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville and operated in cooperation...
Michigan Regulators Warn of Bogus No-Fault Auto Insurance Certificates
Jan 23 2013 // The Office of Financial and Insurance Regulation (OFIR) are warning Michigan drivers that they may have unknowingly purchased fraudulent automobile insurance certificates from an unlicensed individual reportedly issued...
Tennessee to Issue Real ID Secure Driver’s Licenses
Jan 23 2013 // Three Tennessee counties will begin issuing secure driver’s licenses this spring in an effort to crack down on fraud. The Chattanooga Times Free Press reported that the new process for licenses is being piloted at...
Jeb Bush: Tennessee Workers’ Compensation Reform a Minor Issue
Jan 16 2013 // When former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush briefly veered off topic at an education forum in Nashville this week, he inadvertently took aim at what’s expected to be among Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam’s legislative...
Tennessee Commissioner McPeak Urges Fire Safety in Manufactured Homes
Jan 14 2013 // Tennessee officials are urging residents of manufactured homes – also known as mobile homes or trailers – to practice fire safety. More than 250,000 of these homes exist in Tennessee, according to Tennessee State Fire...
Tennessee’s BOA Insurance Joins Keystone Insurers Group
Jan 9 2013 // Burchfiel Overbay & Associates Insurance Agency of Sevierville, Tenn., operating as BOA Insurance Agency, is now a partner to insurance broker Keystone Insurers Group. The agency is Keystone’s 18th franchise...
Tennessee State Senator, Insurance Agent Tracy to Run for Congress
Jan 4 2013 // State Sen. Jim Tracy officially announced Wednesday that he will run for the congressional seat held by fellow Republican U.S. Rep. Scott DesJarlais, saying the embattled lawmaker has deceived his constituents and needs to...
Regions Insurance Acquires Argyle Benefits Consultants in Tennessee
Dec 21 2012 // Regions Insurance, a subsidiary of Birmingham, Alabama-based Regions Financial Corp., is expanding its employee benefits practice in Memphis, Tennessee, with the acquisition of Argyle Benefits Consultants LLC. Argyle...
Tennessee’s Thompson & Smith Agency Joins Keystone Group
Dec 19 2012 // Keystone Insurers Group has added Jackson, Tenn.-based agency Thompson & Smith Insurance as its 17th franchise partner in the state. The announcement was made by Thompson & Smith Insurance owners Roger Smith and...
