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Tennessee Highway Safety Office Kicks Off "Slow Down Tennessee" Awareness Campaign
This week ( Monday, April 22), the Tennessee Highway Safety Office (THSO) is kicking off "Slow Down Tennessee," a week-long campaign to help increase awareness and reduce speeding across Tennessee roadways. During this campaign, the THSO is offering yard signs free for public citizens to p...
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Gov. Bill Lees' School Voucher Bill Dead for the Year
Governor Bill Lee's statewide school voucher bill has died for the year after Tennessee lawmakers could not agree on certain stipulations of the $144 million proposal. The bill was controversial from the start with opponents fearing it would take away from public school funding. Parents of private s...
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Michigan Couple Indicted in Fentress County for Child Abuse
A Michigan couple has been indicted by a Fentress County grand jury on child abuse charges. Jason and Jessica Klimp were arrested in Fentress County in February after their 12-year-old adopted daughter became unresponsive and was taken to a hospital where it was discovered she was severely malnouris...
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Chattanooga VW Plant Votes For Union
Employees at Chattanooga's Volkswagen plant voted late Friday to join the United Auto Workers union. According to the National Labor Relations Board, workers voted 2,628 to 985 for union representation. The total number of eligible voters was 4,326.
Apr 22, 2024
Road Work on Sparta Highway
The Tennessee Department of Transportation is conducting utility work on Sparta Highway/State Route 1 in Pleasant Hill in both directions from East Main to Arthur Seagraves Road. Work will continue through June 15, 2024 with intermittent stoppages as well as shoulder and lane closures. There will a...
Apr 22, 2024