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Tennessee State men’s hockey on hold until 2026-27
Tennessee State will shift the start of its inaugural men’s hockey season from 2025 to fall 2026. According to a Thursday announcement from the university, the decision was made in collaboration with the NHL, the Nashville Predators and the...

Tennessee ranks 11th in total VA home loans during Q1
Denis R. McDonough Secretary of Veterans Affairs | Official websiteDenis R. McDonough Secretary of Veterans Affairs | Official website Tennessee ranked 11th in the nation in VA home loans in the first quarter of 2025, with 4,765 loans issued,...

Memphis Grizzlies vs Boston Celtics Prediction and Preview for 2025 NBA Summer League | July 11
The Memphis Grizzlies take on the Boston Celtics in the Las Vegas Summer League on Friday. This will be the first Summer League matchup of 2025 for the Celtics, while the Grizzlies have played three games in the Salt Lake City Summer League. They...

Old Crow Medicine Show’s Ketch Secor Weaves Past and Present Into His Solo Album: ‘A Love Letter to Nashville’
When Old Crow Medicine Show came to Nashville in 2000, lead vocalist/fiddle player Ketch Secor recalls to Billboard, “We gravitated to that area and lived in a motel room by the week. Motels were about $26. We would stay in rooms next to people...

Map Showing Best and Worst States for Business
CNBC published its annual ranking of America's "top states for business" on Thursday, recognizing where companies are most—and least—likely to find favorable conditions for long-term success. Why It Matters For companies weighing where to...

Executive Turntable: UMG Labels Merge Promo Teams, Plus Nashville Agency a Fledgling No More
I’m at the Lost Highway. I’m at the Capitol Records Nashville. I’m at the combination Lost Highway and CRN radio promotion office. The recently resurrected roots label and its country music sibling announced they are consolidating their two radio...

Rockford, Peoria and Carbondale give early signs of economic health, survey says
Rockford, Peoria and Carbondale are bellwether cities in Illinois that give early signs of the broader economy’s health, according to a recent survey. “Just as swing states help predict political outcomes, certain U.S. towns act as early warning...

Nostalgic chain back from the brink as new restaurant opens in surprising location – months after bankruptcy filing
HOOTERS chiefs are celebrating the opening of a new restaurant - just months after execs of the nostalgic restaurant chain filed for bankruptcy. And, the new location is history making as it opened in a location that might be surprising at first...

Eric Rudolph manhunt podcast, Bruce Pearl and politics: Down in Alabama
We have an announcement over on the Down in Alabama podcast today. We’re going to talk about a new 8-episode podcast coming from AL.com called “American Shrapnel.” It’s all about the manhunt for 1996 Olympic Park bomber Eric Rudolph after he...

Jetstream2 Used for Agriculture Research
July 11, 2025 — Two graduate students from Tennessee State University (TSU) recently utilized resources from the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) ACCESS program and presented their work at the 47th annual Tennessee State University...

Woman embezzled money from business where she worked, deputies say
Woman embezzled money from NC meat business where she worked, deputies say WE HAVE A LOOK AT TODAY’S TOP NEWS STORIES, YOUR TRAFFIC AND YOUR WEATHER ALL BEFORE YOU HEAD OUT THE DOOR. THIS MORNING. WE START WITH OUR TANIQUA PENNIX, WHO’S BEEN...

Tired of put-downs, Tennessee town corrects the record with play about the Scopes trial...
It also characterized Dayton as an uneducated town of strident Christian fundamentalists, a narrative locals have spent decades trying to rewrite. For over 30 years, people in Rhea County have put on a play every July using the trial transcript,...

Congressman John Rose discusses OB3 bill impacts on deficit and space economy
Congressman John Rose, representing Tennessee's 6th district since 2019, recently shared his thoughts on significant legislative developments via social media. Rose, who succeeded Diane Black in Congress and hails from Cookeville, Tennessee, is a...

New Nashville bus stop farmer's market aims to boost safety, tackle food insecurity
A new farmers’ market is coming to the Downtown Nashville plaza between the Elizabeth Duff Transit Center and Nashville Municipal Auditorium. It will serve fruits and vegetables every other Wednesday through October. Nashville leaders said the...

See Halls Crossroads, Tennessee, through the years | Knox County history
Halls Primary School first-grader Jacqueline Carol Munsey won first place in the foreign doll category for a Japanese bride doll during a "Doll Show" and at Halls Primary School on December 5, 1971, in Knoxville, Tenn. Second-grader Mark Faddis...

Virginia loses its CNBC ranking as the No. 1 state for business. Here’s why.
The champion has been dethroned. Virginia, which last year was CNBC’s “best state for business,” and which has occupied the No. 1 spot a record six times, has been demoted in this year’s rankings to fourth place. It’s the state’s worst showing...

John Rose highlights benefits of One Big Beautiful Bill for Tennesseans
Rep. John Rose, U.S. Representative for Tennessee's 6th District | Official U.S. House headshotRep. John Rose, U.S. Representative for Tennessee's 6th District | Official U.S. House headshot Congressman John Rose, representing Tennessee's 6th...

john rose highlights legislation benefits for tennessee's economy and environment
Rep. John Rose, U.S. Representative for Tennessee's 6th District | Official U.S. House headshotRep. John Rose, U.S. Representative for Tennessee's 6th District | Official U.S. House headshot Congressman John Rose, representing Tennessee's 6th...

congressman john rose promotes economic reforms through new legislation
U.S. Rep. John Rose 6th District of Tennessee | Official U.S. House headshotU.S. Rep. John Rose 6th District of Tennessee | Official U.S. House headshot Congressman John Rose, representing Tennessee's 6th district since 2019, recently shared...
US Associated Press Tired of put-downs, Tennessee town corrects the record with play about the Scopes trial it hosted
DAYTON, Tenn. (AP) — A small town in eastern Tennessee courted national publicity and attention a century ago when local leaders planned a test trial over the teaching of evolution in public schools. What they got from the eight-day Scopes trial...