Latest Tennessee Headlines
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Flood remapping affects Tenn. home values, insurance
May 21 2007 // Tennessee counties are in the process of a five-year plan to update old flood maps, but some homeowners are concerned the new versions could lead to lowered home values and the need for additional insurance. Shannon...
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May 21 2007 // Flood remapping affects Tenn. home values, insurance Tennessee counties are in the process of a five-year plan to update old flood maps, but some homeowners are concerned the new versions could lead to lowered home values...
Tenn.: Checks Find 596 Safety Violations Statewide
May 11 2007 // A truck safety inspection crackdown has resulted in 596 violations found and 66 rigs taken off the road. The Tennessee Highway Patrol led the operation at seven sites across the state last week. Operation United STOP...
Tenn.: Medical Malpractice Legislation Stalls in House
May 11 2007 // A bipartisan effort by Tennessee lawmakers to limit frivolous medical malpractice lawsuits fell apart Wednesday and has likely stalled for this year. The Senate unanimously passed a similar bill last month to require...
Tennessee Dairy Recalls 7,000 Cartons of Ice Cream with Peanuts
May 11 2007 // Mayfield Dairy Farms of Athens, Tenn. has announced the recall of 7,000 cartons of Turtle Tracks Ice Cream because of the accidental use of peanuts. A batch was mixed with chocolate-covered peanuts instead of pecans and...
New Flood Plain Lines Affect Tenn. Home Values, Insurance
May 10 2007 // Tennessee counties are in the process of a five-year plan to update old flood maps, but some homeowners are concerned the new versions could lead to lowered home values and the need for additional insurance. Shannon...
Tenn. Earthquake Commission to Begin Meeting Next Month
May 3 2007 // Tennessee’s first commission devoted to dealing with a major earthquake is scheduled to begin reviewing disaster preparations next month. The West Tennessee Seismic Safety Commission was established after concerns...
Feds Review Locating Homeland Security Facility in Kentucky
Apr 30 2007 // A Kentucky-Tennessee consortium advanced efforts to attract the proposed federal National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility to Pulaski County, Ky., meeting with a delegation of U. S. Department of Homeland Security and U. S....
Tenn. House Panel Moves Med Mal Bill
Apr 26 2007 // A proposal to limit medical malpractice lawsuits in Tennessee advanced Tuesday out of the House subcommittee where it faced its biggest challenge for passage. The civil practice subcommittee of the House Judiciary...
Tenn. Gov. Requests Federal Disaster Loans For Crop Damage
Apr 13 2007 // Tenn. Gov. Phil Bredesen has requested a federal designation of agricultural disaster for all 95 counties in his state to help farmers who have suffered crop damages as a result of last week’s deep freeze and record...
Tenn. Senate Votes to Repeal Motorcycle Helmet Requirement
Apr 11 2007 // The Tennessee Senate voted 18-12 to rescind the state’s mandatory motorcycle helmet law for adults. Any licensed motorcyclist at least 21 years old could opt not to wear a helmet under the bill sponsored by Sen. Tim...
Not So Fast: Tenn. Med-Mal Bill May Not Be Dead After All
Apr 2 2007 // Tennessee House Judiciary Chairman Rob Briley has backed off his earlier threat to scuttle a proposed legislative compromise on medical malpractice lawsuits. The Senate Judiciary Committee last week advanced the medical...
Ill. House Approves Driving Certificates for Illegal Immigrants
Mar 30 2007 // The Illinois House voted Wednesday to give illegal immigrants a way to drive legally on the state’s roads, a move supporters say will be controversial but should improve highway safety. Illinois police organizations...
Tenn. House Leader Blames Republicans for Med Mal Failure
Mar 29 2007 // Tennessee House Judiciary Chairman Rob Briley on Tuesday said a compromise over medical malpractice lawsuits will not be passed because Senate Republican Leader Mark Norris reneged on part of the agreement. Briley,...
Tenn. Officials Probe 35 Suspected Arsons in Memphis Since January
Mar 27 2007 // Fire officials are investigating 35 suspected arsons of vacant homes in the city since January. “It is possibly some gang involvement. Some of it may even be copy cats, people taking advantage of the times and what...
Tenn. Compromise Medical Malpractice Measure Stalls
Mar 26 2007 // It’s been more than two weeks since Tennessee lawmakers vowed to press ahead with a compromise over medical malpractice lawsuits without support from health care lobbyists. The measure hasn’t advanced much...
Tenn. bill seeks certification to reduce med-mal claims
Mar 26 2007 // Tennessee lawmakers are working on a compromise medical malpractice reform bill that wouldn’t set a cap on damages but would create a way to penalize lawyers who bring frivolous lawsuits. The compromise being...
Tenn. Schools Learn Improved Safety and Emergency Operations
Mar 7 2007 // Tennessee school officials attended a free seminar at Murfreesboro’s Middle Tennessee State University to learn about best practice school safety planning and sexual abuse prevention from members of Indiana...
Tenn. Volunteer Firefighters Charged with Arson
Mar 2 2007 // Tennessee authorities filed arson charges this week against four volunteer firefighters in connection with two house fires in Bell Buckle. Bedford County Sheriff Randall Boyce said all suspects have confessed to parts of...
Safer Schools Seminar Coming to Tenn. on March 7
Feb 28 2007 // Indiana Insurance, a member of Liberty Mutual Group, will host its second of four free, day-long Safer Schools Seminars on March 7 at Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. School violence and sexual...
