8+ hour, 48+ min ago  (463+ words) (The Center Square)" Education Freedom Scholarships for Tennessee students would increase to 35, 000 if a measure approved 52-43 on Monday in the House of Representatives becomes law. Twenty Republicans were in opposition with Democrats after a lengthy debate. The Senate is scheduled…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (465+ words) (The Center Square)" Revenue for transportation projects is flat and it's not keeping pace with what Tennessee needs, state Transportation Commissioner Will Reid told a panel of lawmakers. "Federal, state and local funding have no recurring growth and our fuel…...

8+ mon, 7+ hour ago  (278+ words) Chattanooga experienced heavy flooding after 6. 42 inches of rain fell in a short period of time." (The Center Square)" The flooding that resulted in the deaths of four people in the Chattanooga area was a once-in-a-century event, according to the Tennessee…...

9+ mon, 2+ week ago  (173+ words) (The Center Square) " Interstate 40 in western North Carolina, the 20 miles in both directions nearest the Tennessee border, has reopened following a closure this month from flooding and a rockslide. In social media posts by the respective Transportation Departments of both…...

10+ mon, 1+ week ago  (324+ words) Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee takes questions from reporters during a visit to Chattanooga on Thursday, June 5, 2025. (The Center Square)" Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee said Chattanooga has changed since he began visiting as a 10-year-old and more change is coming thanks…...

10+ mon, 3+ week ago  (298+ words) (The Center Square)" Tennessee convicted murderer Oscar Franklin Smith was executed Thursday morning, the first execution by the state in five years. Oscar Franklin Smith was executed for the 1989 murders of his wife, Judy Robirds, and her sons, Chad Burnett…...