Tennessee News

Aggregated Tennessee News Articles

• Inside Reese Witherspoon's ever growing property portfolio of million-dollar homes
  
  Just like her character in Legally Blonde, the petite mother-of-three has an eye for luxury, recently buying up four new properties - three in Tennessee and one in California.
  Daily Mail.  Sat, 25 Mar 2023 22:07:51 GMT.
• Tornado causes damage in rural Mississippi as storm batters South
  
  The Storm Prediction Center warned the greatest threat of tornadoes would come in portions of Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee.
  CBS News.  Sat, 25 Mar 2023 00:11:00 -0400.
• Severe Thunderstorms and Tornadoes Expected in Parts of the South
  
  Millions of people from Tennessee south to Louisiana were under a moderate risk for severe weather.
  Derrick Bryson Taylor.  New York Times.  Fri, 24 Mar 2023 21:25:12 +0000.
• Player charged after throwing punch following Bowling Green-Memphis game
  
  Video of the incident showed Jamirah Shutes' teammate quickly escorting her off the court while Elissa Brett's teammates checked on her.
  CBS News.  Fri, 24 Mar 2023 17:07:00 -0400.
• Police Announce Charges for Women's Basketball Player Who Attacked Opponent
  
  Less than 24 hours after the incident, police announced charges against a Memphis Tigers women’s basketball player who appeared to sucker-punch an opponent after a Women’s NIT game Thursday night. ...
  Bryan Chai.  Western Journal.  Fri, 24 Mar 2023 20:02:23 +0000.
• Ford CEO revealed some major new details about BlueOval City today. Here's what you really, really need to know.
  
  Ford's CEO, the governor, and numerous other leaders were in West Tennessee Friday to unveil crucial details about the massive and unprecedented scope BlueOval City is taking. Here's what you really, really need to know.
  Stephen Macleod.  American City Business Journals.  Fri, 24 Mar 2023 18:50:13 +0000.
• FAU rallies past Vols to Elite 8: 'We belong here'
  
  The ninth-seeded Owls came back in the second half to beat No. 4 seed Tennessee in Thursday's Sweet 16 matchup.
  ESPN.  Fri, 24 Mar 2023 12:20:55 EST.
• Belle Meade Plaza redevelopment passes Metro Planning Commission
  
  AJ Capital's controversial Belle Meade Plaza redevelopment has passed its first hurdle. Now, the project will move to Metro Nashville Council for a vote.
  Drew Hutchinson.  American City Business Journals.  Fri, 24 Mar 2023 17:12:53 +0000.
• Ford plans to build 500,000 EVs annually at its $5.6 billion Tennessee campus
  
  The first and only product to be announced thus far for the plant is a next-generation electric truck, which Ford has codenamed "T3," short for "TrustTheTruck."
  CNBC.  Fri, 24 Mar 2023 13:11:44 GMT.
• Picks, predictions and breakout players
  
  Is the UConn-Tennessee rivalry about to get its next chapter? Is LSU a Sweet 16 favorite? Before games resume Friday, our panel previews the regional semifinals.
  ESPN.  Thu, 23 Mar 2023 15:32:26 EST.
• In Memphis, Car Seizures Are a Lucrative and Punishing Police Tactic
  
  Vehicle seizures have been used to combat street racing and other crimes, but critics say that even people not convicted of a crime have been left for months without their cars.
  New York Times.  Thu, 23 Mar 2023 19:05:24 +0000.
• 'We weren't even a state': Nebraska group wants to honor state's Civil War heroics
  
  In honor of the First Nebraska Regiment's role in the Civil War, a group is pushing to build a monument at Fort Donelson, Tennessee.
  KETV - Omaha, Nebraska.  Wed, 22 Mar 2023 03:23:00 GMT.
• Supervisor on scene during Tyre Nichols' death retired with benefits before firing, documents show
  
  The Memphis police supervisor on scene when Tyre Nichols was beaten to death by officers retired with his benefits the day before a hearing to fire him, according to documents filed to revoke his law enforcement certification.
  Ap.  ABC News.  Sat, 18 Mar 2023 18:47:12 +0000.
• Dozens of workers reject union at big Nissan Tennessee plant
  
  The vote followed two years of legal wrangling as Nissan argued the smaller group of workers should not be eligible for their own union.
  KETV - Omaha, Nebraska.  Fri, 17 Mar 2023 02:45:00 GMT.

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In 2008, the estimated population of Tennessee was 6,214,888, whereas in 2006, the population of Tennessee was about 6,068,306.  For detailed, up-to-date information about Tennessee's demographics, visit the U.S. Census Bureau's QuickFacts about Tennessee web page.  For maps of Tennessee, visit this Tennessee Map website.

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