Tag: Tennesee

Game-Changer? Tennessee En Route to Reject Federal Education Money

The Associated Press is reporting what well may be an earthquake in the relations between red states and the federal government—specifically, the Department of Education, whose decrees and even its existence are questioned by many conservatives, including former President Donald Trump: “NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — One of Tennessee’s most influential Republican lawmakers says the state should…


Tennessee Governor Signs Law to Ban COVID-19 Vaccine Passports

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed a sweeping measure into law on Friday that will largely ban COVID-19 vaccine passports and restrict the enforcement of mask mandates across the state. The measure, HB 9077/SB 9014, was passed by the state legislature last month in a three-day special legislative session. The new law (pdf) will take effect immediately, banning government entities,…


Alone in the Sky, Pilot and Fiancee Save 17 in Tennessee Flood

NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Nashville-based helicopter pilot Joel Boyers had just finished helping his fiancee earn her pilot’s license on Saturday morning, and they were heading home to celebrate, when he received a frantic call from a woman in Pennsylvania. Her brother’s home in Waverly, Tennessee, was underwater and he was trapped on a roof with his daughters….


Tennessee Inmate Found Dead After Execution Date Request

NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Tennessee death row inmate Stephen Hugueley was found dead early Friday morning, three days after the state filed a motion to set his execution date. A statement from Tennessee Department of Correction spokesperson Dorinda Carter said he appears to have died from natural causes, although the exact cause of death is pending. Hugueley, 53,…


Ex-‘Tarzan’ Actor Among 7 Plane Crash Victims in Tennessee

SMYRNA, Tenn.—Investigators on Sunday continued searching for the bodies of seven people believed killed in the crash a day earlier of a small jet into a Tennessee lake, including an actor who portrayed Tarzan in a 1990s television series. Rutherford County Fire Rescue Capt. John Ingle said in a statement Sunday that recovery efforts were…