Tennessee authorities on Tuesday evening announced the capture of fugitive Sean Williams, who is accused of raping women and children, in Florida after a weeks-long chase down the East Coast. Williams, former owner of Glass and Concrete Contracting LLC in Johnson City, was recently arrested and charged with 20 counts …
Read More »Democrat Justin Jones, one of 'Tennessee Three' lawmakers, says he was booted from committee
One of Tennessee’s previously expelled state lawmakers said Thursday that he had been stripped of a committee position. “Today the Speaker announced that I was stripped from being on House Education Admin Committee, as they prepare to push their unpopular school voucher program,” Rep. Justin Jones (D) posted on X. …
Read More »Nashville skydiving instructor dead after falling without parachute
A Tennessee skydiving instructor died after a tandem jump went wrong over the weekend. Local media outlets identified the instructor as 35-year-old Justin Fuller. His body was found “in the clearing of a wooded area off Ashland City Highway,” the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department said Saturday evening on X. The …
Read More »UT Chattanooga overrules student government, approves TPUSA chapter after rejection fight
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC) has overruled the school’s student government after it voted to block students from starting aTurning Point USA chapter on campus. “As part of the process of becoming a Registered Student Organization at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, the Dean of Student’s Office …
Read More »GOP lawmaker seeks 'permanent' federal presence in Memphis after Trump crime order
EXCLUSIVE: A Memphis-area House Republican is eyeing a permanent federal law enforcement presence in the southwest Tennessee city after President Donald Trump’s order cracking down on crime. Rep. David Kustoff, R-Tenn., whose district includes suburbs in the Memphis metropolitan area and rural areas outside of it, spent the day with …
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