Latest Tennessee Headlines
All the headlines from our Tennessee Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Tenn. Gov. Responds to Deadly Tornadoes That Struck State
Feb 7 2008 // Tenn. Gov. Phil Bredesen received detailed briefings from Tennessee Emergency Management Agency officials in the wake of deadly tornadoes that struck Tennessee on Tuesday. The storms have resulted in 31 fatalities, 150...
Tenn. Emergency Management Report Confirms 31 Storm Fatalities
Feb 7 2008 // Tennessee experienced at least two waves of severe weather Tuesday that ranged from high-winds and hail to deadly tornadoes. As of 7:15 p.m. Wednesday, the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency is reporting 31 confirmed...
Farmers Insurance Mobile Claims Team at Sites of Tenn. Tornadoes
Feb 7 2008 // Farmers Insurance Group of Companies has mobilized additional claims personnel to the areas impacted by the recent tornadoes in Tennessee. As of Wednesday Farmers has received more than 100 claims in Tennessee. The Farmers...
Water Damage Closed V.A. Clinics in Tenn. and Ky., Now Reopened
Jan 31 2008 // U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs clinics in Middle Tennessee and south central Kentucky have reopened. Water from a broken pipe earlier this week damaged computers that manage information for those clinics. Routine...
2 Dorm Fires in 2 Days Prompts 24-Hour Fire Alert at University of Tenn.
Jan 31 2008 // The state Fire Marshal’s Office has ordered the University of Tennessee to begin a 24-hour fire alert and watch at a dormitory hit by two fires on consecutive days. University spokeswoman Karen Collins says four law...
Tenn. Regulator Announces Emergency Rules for Fire and Building Codes
Jan 30 2008 // Leslie Newman, Commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance, filed emergency rules with the Secretary of State’s Office last week to allow building plans to be submitted and reviewed under the...
Last Firefighter Pleads Guilty in West Tennessee Arsons
Jan 28 2008 // The last of four Tiptonville, Tenn., firefighters who had been charged in a series of arsons has entered guilty pleas. Floyd Kilburn pleaded guilty Jan. 22 to reckless burning charges, receiving a suspended jail term of 11...
Decision: Tenn. Restaurants to Pay $4.8 Million to Workers’ Comp Fund
Jan 28 2008 // A judge has ordered a group of Tennessee restaurant owners to pay $4.8 million into a workers’ compensation fund that was mismanaged. About 500 Tennessee Restaurant Association members will have to pay thousands each...
Tennessee Fire Officials Still Investigating Knoxville Warehouse Fire
Jan 28 2008 // Tennessee Fire officials have submitted a report to the Knox County district attorney general on the status of the yearlong probe of the blaze that destroyed several historic warehouses. The row of brick warehouses along...
AIG to Pay $42.5 Million to Cleanup After Failed Company
Jan 27 2008 // The American International Specialty Lines Insurance Co. Inc. (AISLIC) has agreed to pay $42.5 million to clean up contamination at four industrial facilities run by a bankrupt insured in a suit in which the Department of...
Tenn. Restaurant Owners Concerned about Workers’ Comp Insurer
Jan 21 2008 // Some Tennessee restaurant owners are concerned that a small, unrated insurance company with ties to the state has been chosen to take over a worker’s compensation fund. Already liable for a $4.8 million fund that the...
Tennessee Restaurant Owners Looking at $4.8M Worker’s Comp Bill
Jan 18 2008 // Restaurant owners across Tennessee may have to pay thousands each to shore up a workers’ compensation fund that the state says was mismanaged. The Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance is suing Ronnie Hart,...
Nearly 1M in Tenn. Drive without Insurance; Lawmaker Wants Change
Jan 18 2008 // Cardella Cummings’ car wreck left her dizzy and confused. Her insurance paid for the damage, but not because the accident was her fault. “I thought you had to have insurance because it’s the law,”...
Tennessee Saw Fewer Traffic Fatalities in 2007
Jan 18 2008 // Traffic deaths in Tennessee fell by about 9 percent in 2007, to the lowest level in 15 years. Kendell Poole, director of the Governor’s Highway Safety Office, says preliminary figures show the state recorded 1,169...
Tenn. Supreme Court to Decide Alcoa Asbestos Suit
Jan 11 2008 // The Tennessee Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in a case that will decide whether Alcoa Inc. is responsible for the asbestos-related death of a former worker’s daughter. The Pittsburgh-based company argues that...
Tennessee Auction Barn Burns in Fayetteville, No Injuries Reported
Jan 4 2008 // A large livestock auction barn in Fayetteville was destroyed by a fire early Wednesday morning but no people or animals suffered injuries. The Tennessee Livestock Producers Association — a service of the Tennessee Farm...
Former Tenn. Insurance Department Worker to Replace Fined Senator
Dec 20 2007 // The Warren County Commission has appointed attorney Steve Roller to replace state Sen. Jerry Cooper who announced his resignation earlier this month. Roller, who once worked for the Tennessee Department of Commerce and...
Tenn. Officials Say Teen Driver in Fatal Wreck was Uninsured
Dec 7 2007 // The teenage driver of a sport utility vehicle involved in a crash in Jefferson County, Tenn., that resulted in the death of one of her passengers faces charges of failure to yield and having no insurance, officials...
Tenn. Fire Officials: Blaze Claimed 30 Spotted Saddle Horses
Nov 30 2007 // Tennessee Investigators are trying to discover the cause of a fire Monday that killed nearly 30 spotted saddle horses at a Shelbyville stable. The blaze at Dickie Gardner Stables was discovered around 3 a.m., officials...
Workers’ Comp Claim Denied for Tenn. Telecommuter Assault Victim
Nov 26 2007 // The Tennessee Supreme Court has ruled that a telecommuter who was attacked while preparing lunch in her kitchen wasn’t entitled to workers’ compensation benefits for her injuries. In the case of Kristina Wait...
