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Tennessee news covers government, elections, the music industry, whiskey, college football and Southern culture. Reporting reaches Nashville, Memphis, Knoxville and Chattanooga.


Weather and Disaster

Current Conditions

Silver Alert Issued for Missing Brentwood Man

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is seeking the public's help in locating 61-year-old Guangxue Li, who was last seen on Saturday.

Silver Alert Issued for Missing Brentwood Man

Sports

Football

Carter Pledges Donations for Each Defensive Stat

Tennessee defender Arion Carter will donate to cancer research based on his 2026 tackles, sacks, takeaways and touchdowns.


Lifestyle

Live Poll

Should state wildlife agencies spend more on fish habitat in local lakes?

Fishing

TWRA Installs 500 Fish Habitat Structures at Chickamauga

Artificial habitat added to Bill Dance Signature Lake as part of the state's broader fish attractor effort.

TWRA Installs 500 Fish Habitat Structures at Chickamauga

Business

Live Poll

Do you trust Tennessee's governor to fill Senate vacancies well?

People

Blackburn Weighs Senate Pick After Governor Win

Marsha Blackburn won Tennessee's governor race and is expected to leave the U.S. Senate in January, leaving the governor to appoint a replacement.

Blackburn Weighs Senate Pick After Governor Win

Science

Live Poll

Do you think the economy in your area is getting better because of new nuclear jobs?

Nuclear

Roane State Lands $1.4M Nuclear Workforce Grant

The grant will fund nuclear career training programs at the Tennessee college as East Tennessee sees billions in new nuclear investment.

Roane State Lands $1.4M Nuclear Workforce Grant

Day to day, coverage runs across the legislature and the governor's office, statewide elections, the courts and the music, tourism and advanced manufacturing sectors most central to the Tennessee economy. Reporting extends through Nashville, Memphis, Knoxville and Chattanooga and the smaller cities and rural communities across a state that spans three distinct geographic and cultural regions. Nashville's emergence as one of the country's fastest-growing metros has concentrated economic attention on the city while raising questions about affordability, infrastructure and the pace of change that now recur across multiple policy areas. The Tennessee Valley Authority's role in regional energy production and its governance as a federal entity give energy policy a dimension in the state that rarely appears in other Southern states.


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