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Tennessee candy shop grows disability employment with new retail space
4+ hour, 39+ min ago (270+ words) President Donald Trump unveils the new Air Force One and greets U. S. Air Force Service Members at Joint Base Andrews. ASHLAND CITY, Tenn. (WZTV) " A Middle Tennessee candy company that markets itself as "The Snack That Gives Back" is planting roots…...
Tennessee panel dismisses NAACP challenge to new congressional map splitting Shelby County
3+ week, 2+ day ago (120+ words) NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) " A legal challenge to Tennessee's newly approved congressional redistricting plan has been dismissed, clearing the way for a map that splits Shelby County into three districts. A three-judge panel dismissed the NAACP's challenge to three bills passed…...
Tennessee Titans hire Dave Gardi as Executive Vice President of Football Operations
4+ week, 1+ day ago (206+ words) President Trump participates in an Announcement with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency in the Oval Office. NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) " The Tennessee Titans have a new Executive Vice President leading football operations. Dave Gardi joins the Titans as Executive…...
Tennessee Republicans defend new map as Democrats, civil rights groups vow legal fight
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (547+ words) NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) " Tennessee Republican leaders are defending the state's newly approved congressional map as fair and constitutional, while Democrats and civil rights groups condemned the plan as an attack on Black political representation and pledged to challenge it in…...
Tennessee dead last in U. S. for student spending as vouchers grow
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (362+ words) NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) " Tennessee ranks last in the nation for per-student public school spending, according to a new National Education Association report released after lawmakers approved an expansion of the state's private school voucher program. The NEA's annual Rankings and…...
Early voting begins in Tennessee, here's what Davidson County voters need to know
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (220+ words) NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) " Early voting for Tennessee's May 5 state and county primary election begins Wednesday, April 15, giving voters across Davidson County more than two weeks to cast their ballots ahead of Election Day. The early voting period runs through April…...
Plane crashes in East Tennessee, federal investigation ongoing
2+ mon, 6+ day ago (136+ words) NEW MARKET, Tenn. (WZTV) " Federal investigators are looking into the crash of a small airplane on Monday near New Market in East Tennessee. The National Transportation Safety Board, or NTSB, said on April 13 that it is investigating the crash involving…...
Tennessee voucher expansion reshaped by late amendment as House, Senate diverge
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (551+ words) The amendment to House Bill 2532, filed by Republican Rep. Ryan Williams of Cookeville, passed a key House finance subcommittee this week and now heads to a dull House Finance, Ways and Means committee. The underlying bill originally filed by House…...
How Tennessee's regions nearly became separate states
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (242+ words) NASHVILLE, Tenn (WZTV) " Tennessee's three stars on the state flag almost became three separate states. The state flag's three stars represent West, Middle, and East Tennessee. But those regions nearly split apart in the 1840s. "We had two separate movements in…...
Tennessee's GIFT Act to create $210 M fund for rural counties
3+ mon, 3+ day ago (255+ words) NASHVILLE, Tenn (WZTV) " State Rep. Clay Doggett, R-Pulaski, has introduced legislation aimed at providing additional funding to Tennessee's rural counties. The Greenbelt Initiative Fund Transfer (GIFT) Act, House Bill 2375, would establish a $210 million Rural Revenue Equity Fund to support local…...