Tennessee Tax Holidays
Tennessee is starting a sales tax-free weekend that covers back-to-school needs such as clothing, school supplies and computers. The sales tax holiday runs from today through Sunday. It includes general clothing items that cost less than $100 each. School and art supplies that cost less than $100 an item also are covered. Computers, including laptops, […]
Read More200 Jobs Coming To Tennessee Via German Chemical Company
More good economic news for Tennessee today, despite all the bad economic news piling up elsewhere in the nation. A German chemical company plans to add 200 jobs through an expansion at its Tennessee campus. The state Department of Economic and Community Development says the company… “Wacker”… has begun a feasibility study to add new […]
Read MoreVolkswagen Making Big Presence In Tennessee
Volkswagen began production of its first electric vehicle assembled in the United States at a Tennessee plant Tuesday. The German automaker said it plans to ramp up production in Chattanooga of the ID.4 electric compact SUV to 7,000 cars per month in the fourth quarter of this year, with a goal of increasing that rate […]
Read MoreStorytelling, Music, And More Coming To Tennessee In September
A day of stories, music and crafts is planned for the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area’s “Haunting in the Hills” Storytelling Festival in September. The event will be held at the Bandy Creek Visitor Center and Campground from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sept. 17. The events are free. Big South Fork […]
Read MoreEscapees Back In Custody
Four inmates who escaped from the Silverdale Detention Center in Tennessee have been captured. Officers discovered that the inmates were missing during a headcount early Saturday in a minimum security housing unit. The facility was placed on lockdown and officials determined the missing inmates had breached an exterior door and scaled the perimeter barbed wire […]
Read MoreShots Fired At Tennessee Federal Courthouse
A man accused of firing shots at a federal courthouse in Tennessee has been charged with destruction of government property. Mark Thomas Reno is accused of firing at the federal building in Knoxville and damaging three windows. The FBI said Reno was already under surveillance as part of an undercover investigation and a tracking device […]
Read MoreTennessee Man Guilty After Hiding Weapons In Jail As It Was Being Built
A Tennessee jury found a prominent prison reform advocate guilty of vandalism Thursday after he disguised himself as a construction worker to hide guns, handcuff keys and hacksaw blades inside the walls of a Nashville jail under construction. Alex Friedmann was found guilty of vandalism over $250,000 in a case that a prosecutor likened to […]
Read MoreBe Wary Of Bears
Tennessee wildlife officials used to warn the public to be wary when in bear country. But now, “bear country” can, apparently be a front porch. A bear attacked an elderly Sevierville woman on her porch, leaving her with a scratched arm. Another reminder that bear encounters with humans are on the rise. The woman was […]
Read MorePlane Bound For Tennessee Forced To Make Emergency Landing In Alabama
An American Airlines plane bound for Tennessee, with 56 people on board from Tampa, Florida, was diverted Wednesday to an Alabama airport after hitting severe turbulence, and at least eight minor injuries were reported. The plane hit unexpected turbulence over the Pensacola area of the Florida Panhandle and was diverted. 52 passengers were aboard the […]
Read MoreMore Jobs For Tennessee
Governor Bill Lee on Tuesday announced that electronics repair company iFixit will establish an East Coast hub in Tennessee. iFixit is expected to invest $24.2 million and create more than 200 jobs in the state over the next five years. The company is headquartered in California, but the Chattanooga location will house its distribution and […]
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