The League of Women Voters joined with the NAACP and other civil rights organizations to challenge Tennessee’s recently redistricted congressional maps in federal court.
Police are investigating after a driver struck an elementary schooler and a crossing guard at a Bartlett intersection just after school dismissal Thursday afternoon.
Jakaylan Summers, one of seven people shot in Brownsville during a pre-prom gathering, remains hospitalized nearly a week after the shooting. His mother, Jennifer Summers, accepted his diploma at Liberty High School’s graduation ceremony.
Cardwell Mountain State Archaeological Park was named the state’s 64th park on May 8, a move that “preserves and protects 5,000 years of Tennessee history.”
State Reps. Justin Jones (D-Nashville) and Justin Pearson (D-Memphis) have been stripped of all their committee assignments in the Tennessee House, according to a letter posted by Jones on social media Tuesday.
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is working to find out what happened Friday night in a shooting that left four teens injured and one dead in Brownsville, Tenn.
Social media personality Dalton Eatherly, also known as “Chud the Builder,” was arrested on Saturday, May 9 after he reportedly bought nearly $400 worth of food at Bob’s Steak and Chop and didn’t pay for it, according to an arrest affidavit.
Command Sergeant Major Marcus Whitt returned to Vietnam for the first time since serving there during the war, a trip he said gave him closure decades after his service.
Rep. Steve Cohen said he has no plans to run for the newly drawn congressional districts and is focused on a lawsuit filed against the Gov. Bill Lee to get his old district back.
Cameras in the capitol captured a tense moment between Tennessee State Representative Justin J. Pearson (D-Memphis) and state troopers who were attempting to detain his brother Thursday, moments after GOP lawmakers passed a new congressional map that split the brothers’ city into three districts.
The Tennessee GOP supermajority approved a new congressional map Thursday that divides Memphis and dilutes the Black vote, sparking protests at the state capitol and promises of legal action.
Taylor, who is currently the state Senator for District 31, announced Thursday his campaign for Tennessee’s Ninth Congressional District, which is currently held by Congressman Steve Cohen (D-Memphis).