Tennessee News

Aggregated Tennessee News Articles

• Church leader arrested for allegedly taking photos of woman in changing room
  
  Steven Murdock, a Mormon church leader, was arrested for allegedly taking pictures of a woman inside a dressing room at a H&M store in Tennessee. The woman spoke of her shock.
  Daily Mail.  Tue, 20 Aug 2019 21:05:34 GMT.
• Giant private company moving nearly 100 tech jobs from California to Tennessee
  
  The relocated positions are following an increasingly well-worn path from the Golden State to Tennessee.
  Joel Stinnett.  American City Business Journals.  Tue, 20 Aug 2019 19:27:34 +0000.
• The Memphis Grizzlies Have No Need For Dwight Howard
  
  Whenever it happens, the Grizzlies will be better off once their 33-year-old former All-Star is let go.
  By Chris Manning, Contributor.  Forbes.  Tue, 20 Aug 2019 14:25:11 +0000.
• East Nashville warehouse fetches $6M
  
  A warehouse in East Nashville has sold for more than four times its previous sale price. According to the Nashville Post, Newport Beach, California-based Emerald Real Estate Partners paid $6 million for a warehouse at 515 Foster St. ...
  Alison Nash.  American City Business Journals.  Tue, 20 Aug 2019 12:12:44 +0000.
• Surface Dynamics launches $10M expansion in Tennessee
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has announced a nearly $10 million investment by Surface Dynamics LLC to expand its operations in western Tennessee. ...
  Washington Times.  Tue, 20 Aug 2019 04:37:12 -0400.
• Escaped inmate raises questions about prison guard shortage
  
  The escape of a dangerous inmate from a prison in Tennessee is raising more questions tonight about the nationwide shortage of prison guards, partly because of the danger of the job, high turnover and the pay. Omar Villafranca reports.
  CBS News.  Fri, 16 Aug 2019 21:02:45 -0400.
• More than 200 animals removed from house, homeowner charged
  
  A Tennessee woman who authorities say had more than 200 animals inside her home has been charged with animal cruelty.
  News 9.  Fri, 16 Aug 2019 18:13:00 EDT.
• Dale Earnhardt Jr. takes weekend off after plane crash near Bristol
  
  Dale Earnhardt Jr. was part of the scheduled broadcast team for Saturday night's Cup Series event in Bristol, Tennessee.
  Ap.  ABC News.  Fri, 16 Aug 2019 16:44:39 +0000.
• Dale Earnhardt Jr. and family survive Tennessee plane crash
  
  Dale Earnhardt Jr., his wife and baby daughter were unharmed when a jet ran off the end of the runway at Elizabethton Municipal Airport
  CBS News.  Fri, 16 Aug 2019 13:23:47 +0000.
• Tennessee city to pilot program to end youth homelessness
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Tennessee city of Nashville is piloting a first-in-the-nation program to address homelessness among teenagers and young adults. ...
  Washington Times.  Fri, 16 Aug 2019 04:54:55 -0400.
• Tennessee puts Stephen West to death by electric chair
  
  Tennessee inmate Stephen West, who was found guilty of the 1986 kidnapping and stabbing deaths of a mother and her 15-year-old daughter, died Thursday in the electric chair, according to the Tennessee Department of Correction.
  Talia Kaplan.  Fox News.  Fri, 16 Aug 2019 02:17:03 GMT.
• Nascar driver Dale Earnhardt survives plane crash in US
  
  A private jet carrying Dale Earnhardt Jr crashed and caught fire at an airport in Tennessee.
  BBC News.  Fri, 16 Aug 2019 00:59:53 GMT.
• TN Students Improve On TNReady Tests: How Did Your School Do?
  
  Tennessee students improved in nearly every math subject, including algebra and geometry, on the latest state tests.
  Chalkbeat.  Patch.  Thu, 15 Aug 2019 19:11:59 -0400.
• Reports: Earnhardt Jr., Wife, Child in Small Plane Crash
  
  The family of NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt Jr. tweeted Junior, his wife Amy and their child were taken to the hospital for evaluation after a plane crash in Tennessee on Thursday afternoon.
  Newsmax.  Thu, 15 Aug 2019 18:00:37 EDT.

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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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