Latest Tennessee Headlines
All the headlines from our Tennessee Topic Page, ordered by recency.
8 Additional Tennessee Counties Approved For Federal Disaster Aid
Feb 15 2008 // The federal government authorized a major disaster declaration for eight additional storm-affected Tennessee counties, according to Gov.Phil Bredesen. Benton, Hickman, Houston, Lewis, Montgomery, Perry, Trousdale and...
Feds Charge 3 Men Accused of Torching Tennessee Mosque
Feb 14 2008 // Three men have been charged in the firebombing of a Columbia, Tenn., mosque over the weekend, federal prosecutors said. Authorities said Eric Ian Baker, 32, Michael Corey Golden, 23, and Jonathan Edward Stone, 19, had...
National Guard Truck Flips Over on Way to Tenn. Tornado Disaster Site
Feb 12 2008 // A Tennessee National Guard truck on the way to help tornado recovery efforts in Macon County turned over on the side of Interstate 40. Randy Harris, a guard spokesman, said the five-ton truck was among other engineering...
Arson Suspected at Tenn. Mosque, Federal Agents Investigate
Feb 11 2008 // A mosque in Columbia, Tenn., was destroyed by a fire last week that federal investigators say appears to have been caused by arson. Investigators also found drawings of swastikas and other graffiti at the Islamic Center of...
Fire Wipes Out Manufactured Home Plant in Tennessee
Feb 11 2008 // A Champion Enterprises factory that was the biggest employer in the city of Henry, Tenn., has been wiped out in a fire. No workers were present when the fire began early Jan. 8 at the manufactured home plant. The only...
Tennessee Task Force Begins Debris Removal in Wake of Tornadoes
Feb 11 2008 // A multi-agency state task force led by the Tennessee Department of Transportation to help the hardest hit areas with storm debris removal got underway Sunday. Operation “Tennessee Storm” will be aimed at debris...
500 Tennessee Restaurants to Pay $4.8M Tab for Bankrupt Workers’ Comp Fund
Feb 10 2008 // It’s now official — 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...
New Markets
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Damage Could Reach $40 Million for Tennessee’s Union University
Feb 8 2008 // In Jackson, Tenn., Union University President David Dockery has estimated damages from Tuesday night’s tornado could reach $40 million. A severe storm that hit the school in 2002 caused $2.6 million in...
Tenn. Cconsiders Requiring Scrap Metal Firms to Register with State
Feb 8 2008 // A proposal aimed at preventing theft of pricey metals like copper is moving through the Tennessee Legislature. The measure sponsored by Sen. Jim Kyle, D-Memphis, unanimously passed the Senate last Wednesday. Kyle says as...
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...
