At the National Civil Rights Museum at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis one September day, tourists pause solemnly before a group of life-size statues, some crafted in Tennessee National Guard uniforms,
Nationally, the city that saw the most stark increase in home costs was Pine Hills, Florida, with a nearly 280% change in home costs between 2014 and 2024. Knoxville was the only city in the Volunteer State to crack Construction Coverage's top 100 list.
Memphis basketball won't play Tennessee this year, but that doesn't mean the Tigers aren't competing with the Volunteers. Each team has a transfer — PJ Haggerty for Memphis, Chaz Lanier for Tennessee — playing at an All-American level.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Tennessee hunters may soon be able to use drones to find wounded deer. House Bill 0175 and Senate Bill 0130 would allow lawmakers to authorize the use of drones to locate and retrieve deer that have been wounded by hunters.
When you're looking to make a trip to Tennessee's music cities, it's often a debate of Memphis vs Nashville. If you're really wanting to enjoy everything that each of these great cities offer, you'll need to pick one for your musical pilgrimage.
Gov. Bill Lee announced he’ll call a special legislative session to take up his statewide school voucher bill and measures to prepare for immigration policies under President-elect Donald Trump.
More than two years after Tennessee enacted one of the strictest abortion bans in the nation, lawmakers are poised to take up a handful of competing bills that could preserve — or further limit and punish — access to remaining reproductive care.
Tennessee’s 114th General Assembly convened with another GOP supermajority and an expectation from Gov. Bill Lee to pass his statewide school voucher plan early. But dozens of other bills could affect public school students and families,
Tennessee lawmakers are proposing legislation which would put parents on the hook for restitution to law enforcement agencies if their child i
Erica Meltzer is National Editor at Chalkbeat, where she covers education policy and politics. Erica was a founding editor of the local news site Denverite. Before that, she covered everything from housing and energy policy to crime and courts for newspapers in three states. She served in the Peace Corps in Paraguay.
Danielle Gardner of Believe Memphis Academy is this week’s Tennessee Lottery Educator of the Week! Ms. Gardner loves teaching students to read and develop an early love of learning. Congratulations, Danielle Gardner!
Some Tennesseans have already started to see snow accumulation as a winter storm passes over the state. Take a look at where the storm is and more here.