6+ mon, 6+ day ago   (279+ words) NPR's Scott Simon talks with Gin Phillips about "Ruby Falls." Her new novel begins in 1928 Chattanooga when a man discovers a mysterious underground cavern with a massive waterfall. GIN PHILLIPS: I'm very excited to be here, Scott. Thanks for having…...

4+ mon, 4+ day ago   (236+ words) President Trump insists the ceasefire is holding even after the U.S. and Iran traded fire in the Strait of Hormuz for the second time this week.Tennessee is the first state to redraw its congressional map after the Supreme Court weakened…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (444+ words) People in Sevierville, Tenn., remember their hometown girl, Dolly Parton — not only for her songs, but for her lifetime of generosity to the place she came from. In Dolly Parton's birthplace of Sevier County, Tennessee, local people remember her not…...

4+ mon, 4+ day ago   (506+ words) NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Democratic Congressman Steve Cohen of Tennessee, who represents that state's 9th Congressional district, which could be eliminated based on a new redistricting map. Democratic Congressman Steve Cohen currently holds the seat for the district that Tennessee…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (211+ words) Imagine a small town in rural Tennessee — a town square, a yellow brick courthouse, a family-owned restaurant, a café, and beautiful sunrises and sunsets across the Appalachian foothills.Now, imagine a group of far-right real estate developers — backed by Silicon…...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago   (1780+ words) Demonstrators against the redrawing of Tennessee's congressional maps following the approval of a new congressional map during a special legislative session at the Tennessee State Capitol in Nashville, Tenn. on May 7. Madison Thorn/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption MEMPHIS,…...

4+ mon, 3+ day ago   (79+ words) We look at the redistricting battles in Tennessee and Virginia, as well as what the latest poll numbers say about President Trump's handling of the economy and the war on Iran. Week in Politics: Redistricting fight in Tennessee and Virginia;…...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago   (66+ words) In Memphis, new congressional maps have split the city's single congressional district, held by a Democrat, into three that are likely to elect Republicans in November. What Tennessee's new redistricting map looks like from the ground In Memphis, new congressional…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (132+ words) A small Tennessee town hopes to stop the construction of a facility that has a federal contract to refine depleted uranium into a metallic form the government needs to build nuclear weapons. A small Tennessee town is calling on local…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (172+ words) Judges in Tennessee will soon decide whether the state's new congressional map will stay in effect for the midterm elections. The court heard arguments Thursday in the first of four legal challenges to the new map. Tennessee became the first…...