Month: February 2022

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A state lawmaker from Knoxville is co-sponsoring a bill that would legalize fentanyl testing strips in an effort to prevent overdoses. Currently, […]

     Tennessee unveiled a new K-12 education funding plan Thursday for lawmakers to consider. If approved, Tennessee would join nearly 40 other states in […]

The Federal Trade Commission received 42,606 fraud reports from consumers in Tennessee in 2021, according to newly released data. Tennessee consumers reported losing a total […]

The University of Tennessee Extension is Partnering with the “America Saves” program….. Encouraging Tennesseans to make saving a habit. The week of February 21-25, 2022, […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn., (February 21, 2022) — The Tennessee gas price average continues to increase, rising three cents over last week, on average. The Tennessee Gas Price average is now $3.29 which […]

Steve’s Senate in a Minute: (2/18/22) The Judiciary Committee this week unanimously passed legislation aimed at enhancing the support system for youth in foster care. […]

The Tennessee Comptroller’s Office of Research and Education Accountability has released a comprehensive evaluation of the Tennessee Reconnect Grant program. The report finds that program participants earned […]

     A suspect in a break-in at Manley Baptist Church -earlier this month-and multiple other cases, has now been charged.      On February […]

     The Governor’s Volunteer Stars Awards (GVSA) is an initiative from Volunteer Tennessee that seeks to recognize outstanding volunteers from each of Tennessee’s 95 […]

     Hamblen County School Superintendent Dr. Jeff Perry said this week that construction documents for the new Lincoln Heights Elementary School should be ready […]