Category: Tennessee

Gatlinburg’s Best Breakfast Is at Crockett’s

Crockett’s Breakfast Camp in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, which churns out huge home-cooked breakfasts and a fascinating hillbilly history, honors the work of the dedicated frontiersman and soldier David C. “Crockett” Maples (born in 1840) and his wife Mary R. Ogles, who were known for serving the best breakfast in the Smoky Mountains. Lumbering was a huge…


Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Continuous to Deny COVID-19 Vaccine Exemptions

The reins of authority over COVID-19 vaccination mandates seem as if they are continuing to tighten from at least two major institutions in Dayton, Ohio. Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, which is a key player in national security and employs about 32,000 people, is continuing to deny vaccine exemptions for many military members and defense contractors….


Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Continues to Deny COVID-19 Vaccine Exemptions

The reins of authority over COVID-19 vaccination mandates seem as if they are continuing to tighten from at least two major institutions in Dayton, Ohio. Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, which is a key player in national security and employs about 32,000 people, is continuing to deny vaccine exemptions for many military members and defense contractors….


Winter Storm Blanketing Parts of South With Snow, Ice

NASHVILLE, Tenn.—A winter storm blanketed parts of the South with snow, freezing rain and sleet Thursday, tying up roads in Tennessee and Kentucky as the system tracked a path through Appalachia toward the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast. Nashville saw 6.3 inches of snowfall on Thursday, shattering the city’s previous Jan. 6 record of 4 inches that…


Tennessee Supreme Court Agrees to Rehear School Voucher Challenge After Sitting Judge Dies

The Tennessee Supreme Court has agreed to rehear oral arguments two months from now in a challenge to a state school voucher program, after a justice on the panel died before the court could render its judgment in the case. The rescheduling comes as the U.S. Supreme Court has become increasingly receptive to school choice…


The Peach Truck Coming Through

Growing up in Fort Valley, Georgia—one of the state’s biggest producers of peaches—Stephen Rose was always the kid who could tell when someone at a gathering had made a cobbler with grocery store-bought canned peaches. They simply couldn’t compare to the sweet Georgia peaches he frequently ate, plucked fresh from the tree at his neighborhood…


Governor: No One Still Missing in Kentucky After Tornadoes

NASHVILLE, Tenn.—All of the people reported missing in Kentucky after tornadoes swept through the state last weekend have been accounted for, Gov. Andy Beshear said Saturday. Beshear hailed the report by state emergency management officials and said he hoped it meant that no additional people in Kentucky would be found dead from the storm. “How…


Federal Judge Blocks Tennessee Law Banning Schools Mask Mandates

A federal judge has temporarily blocked Tennessee’s government from enforcing a law that prohibits mask mandates in schools. U.S. District Judge Waverly D. Crenshaw, an Obama appointee, on Friday issued a preliminary injunction in favor of a group of parents who argued that their children with disabilities are more susceptible to serious COVID-19 complications without…


Fatal Shooting After Tennessee High School Basketball Games

HUMBOLDT, Tenn.—Two people were shot, one fatally, following a pair of basketball games Tuesday night at a Tennessee high school. Humboldt Police Chief Reynard Buchanan Sr. told the Jackson Sun, “We know of one who was deceased, and another was flown to The Med in Memphis and was in surgery last I heard.” He added…


Schools Reap Benefits of Hiring Coach Prime, Eddie George

NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Deion Sanders has been all over national TV, putting Jackson State in the spotlight every time his insurance commercials air. Hiring Eddie George has had a similar effect at Tennessee State. Thanks to their high-profile coaches, Jackson State and Tennessee State are reaping benefits from bigger crowds and more interest from top recruits to companies wanting to…