Latest Tennessee Headlines
All the headlines from our Tennessee Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Tennessee Program Warns Teens of Highway Work Risk
Aug 17 2010 // The Tennessee Department of Transportation is working to keep teen drivers safe and will travel to Red Boiling Springs High School in Macon County, Wednesday, August 18 to present “Between the Barrels” to 230...
Tennessee State Senator Could Have Sentence Reduced
Aug 12 2010 // Former state senator John Ford could have his federal prison sentence nearly cut in half after a recent Supreme Court decision that weakened an anti-fraud law. The 68-year-old Ford is serving a 19-year sentence. A 2008...
Tennessee Opens Driver Reinstatement Center
Aug 3 2010 // The Tennessee Department of Safety is opening a new driver service center for reinstatement assistance in Memphis’ Shelby County on Monday. The center at 2516 Mt. Moriah Road is for the reinstatement of driving...
Army Corps Claims Actions Reduced Tennessee Flooding in May
Aug 2 2010 // The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has concluded its actions during the May floods reduced the Cumberland River’s flood crest in Nashville by 5 feet, but the agency suffered numerous communications problems during the...
Tennessee Reports Decline in Teen Driver Deaths
Jul 28 2010 // The North Carolina State Highway Patrol says it is seeing a decrease in the number of teen driver fatalities across the state. The patrol said on that it has investigated the deaths of 28 teen drivers so far this year....
Army Corps Report Claims Actions Reduced Tennessee Flooding
Jul 23 2010 // The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has concluded its actions during the May floods reduced the Cumberland River’s flood crest in Nashville by 5 feet, but the agency suffered numerous communications problems during the...
Tennessee Sommet Group Signaled Financial Stress Before FBI Raid
Jul 20 2010 // A payroll services company that had naming rights to Nashville’s arena gave off signs of financial trouble for several months before FBI agents raided it July 6. Sommet Group of Franklin, Tenn., is embroiled in a...
Tennessee Sees Few Citations Under Year-Old Texting While Driving Law
Jul 12 2010 // Police across Tennessee are writing few citations under the year-old texting-while-driving law. The statute went into effect in July 2009, allowing officers to write tickets to drivers they catch sending cell phone text...
Tennessee Court Denies Claim By Wife Whose Husband Burned Home
Jul 8 2010 // A Tennessee woman whose terminally-ill husband burned down his house in an attempted suicide is not entitled to collect under policies for the house and autos destroyed in the fire. The Tennessee Court of Appeals has...
Arkansas: Consumers Scammed by Insurer Face Claim Deadline
Jul 8 2010 // Arkansas Consumers who were scammed by an unlicensed health benefits company called American Trade Association Inc. (ATA) or its affiliates have until Aug. 31, 2010, to pursue a refund of money they paid for this phony...
FBI Raids Tennessee Payroll, Insurance Firm Sommet Group
Jul 8 2010 // Federal agents have raided the office of a Williamson County company with a connection to the Nashville Predators. The Tennessean reports that the FBI, working with the U.S. Department of Labor and the Internal Revenue...
Not All Tennessee Flood Victims Are in Nashville
Jul 7 2010 // Far from the spotlight shining on the Nashville victims of May’s deadly floods, Mike Anglin looks at the now-empty space next to Indian Creek where his doublewide mobile home stood and wonders how he will replace...
Tennessee Adopts New Residential Building Code
Jun 30 2010 // New building codes for newly-built one-and two-family residences in Tennessee have taken effect. The provisions are the result of the Tennessee Clean Energy Future Act. The State Fire Marshal Office said its code...
Alabama Residents Sue Firms Over Coal Ash Dumping in Tennessee
Jun 29 2010 // A lawsuit has been filed on behalf of 64 Perry County, Ala. residents against the companies operating a landfill receiving coal ash from a spill in Tennessee. The lawsuit filed in Perry County Circuit Court is against the...
Eastern Alliance Names Adams Marketing Executive for Tennessee
Jun 29 2010 // Joe Adams has joined Eastern Alliance Insurance Group (EAIG) as a marketing executive in its Tennessee territory. EAIG is a Pennsylvania-based insurance group specializing in workers compensation insurance. Adams will be...
Ohioans to Be Affected by Liquidation of Tennessee Insurers
Jun 25 2010 // More than 1,000 Ohioans who have policies with American Trade Association Inc., American Trade Association LLC, Smart Data Solutions LLC and/or Serve America Assurance, will be affected by the liquidation of the companies...
Lawmakers Seek Funds for Study of Tennessee Floods
Jun 22 2010 // U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper and U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander say they would secure funding for the Army Corps of Engineers to produce a detailed report of the May flooding in Tennessee. Cooper issued a statement saying he had been...
Tennessee Takes Gradual Approach to Reducing Teen Driving Deaths
Jun 16 2010 // A state official says Tennessee has made some headway in reducing traffic fatalities among teens. Phillip Doss, director of the state’s Offices of Research and Educational Accountability, commented to The Tennessean...
Tennessee Agents Warned on Flood Insurance E&O Exposure
Jun 7 2010 // Some Tennessee homeowners have been surprised to learn their policies won’t pay for flood damage and an attorney and lobbyist is warning insurance agents not to admit to any wrongdoing if clients confront them about...
Tennessee Teens Offered Rewards for Seat Belt Use
May 21 2010 // The Tennessee Governor’s Highway Safety Office is offering teens in northeast Tennessee a reward for using seat belts. Eleven teens observed wearing a safety belt this past week will be given a voucher to turn in at...
