Tennessee health officials are resuming outreach regarding childhood vaccinations. Officials paused such outreach in recent weeks due to concern that vaccination messages on social media and on flyers and other materials being conveyed were targeted towards children instead of their parents. A top Tennessee Department of Health official, Dr. Michelle Fiscus, was fired for posting…
Tennessee Governor Backs Firing of Top Health Official, Pause on Vaccine Promotion to Children
Tennessee’s governor is backing the termination of a top health official after she noted that state doctrine allows children to get vaccines without parental consent. Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee said that he sets a vision for each department and that the state Department of Health acted in line with his vision when it fired Dr….
Tennessee Officials Deny Shuttering Child Vaccine Information Program
Health officials in Tennessee on Wednesday said they have not shut down a program that provides information about vaccinations to children. “There has been a lot of misinformation circulating regarding Tennessee’s vaccination efforts. To be clear, our vaccination efforts have not been halted,” Bill Christian, a spokesman for the Tennessee Department of Health (TDH), told The…
TBI Arrests 18 Suspects Amid Human Trafficking Operation
Special agents from a human trafficking unit have arrested 18 men as part of a two-day special undercover operation in Tennessee, authorities announced. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) identified all the suspects in a statement on Monday. The men ranged in age from 24 to 53 and were booked into the Maury County Jail….
Tennessee and Georgia Need Real Republican (Conservative) Governors ASAP
Commentary It has been said of the Democratic Party that its leaders and rank-and-file all act in unison despite whatever differences they might have. This has become so extreme it appears to have morphed into a reconstituted Marxism under new “progressive” nomenclature like “anti-racist.” “Liberalism,” as we knew it, barely exists anymore. The opposite is…
5th Person Pleads Guilty in Jan. 6 Breach of US Capitol
Five people have now pleaded guilty to being involved in the tumultuous events in Washington on Jan. 6 after a Tennessee man admitted to disorderly conduct inside the U.S. Capitol that day. Bryan Wayne Ivey pleaded guilty to one charge, parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol building, in exchange for three other charges being…
Tennessee College to Charge Unvaccinated Students $1,500
A college in Tennessee plans to charge students who have not gotten a COVID-19 vaccine over $1,000 per semester, pending the full approval of the vaccines. Rhodes College said in a recent letter to students that it expects Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of the shots before encouraging students to get a jab. “In…
Tennessee Child Services Investigating Report of Abuse at DHS Facility Housing Unaccompanied Minors
Federal and Tennessee authorities are investigating a report of child abuse at a facility in Chattanooga used to house unaccompanied minors who were picked up by Border Patrol agents along the U.S.-Mexico border, according to the head of the state’s Department of Children’s Services (DCS). While providing scant details, Jennifer Nichols, the head of the agency, told…
Mistrial Declared in Case of Tennessee Professor Accused of Concealing China Ties
A U.S. district judge on Wednesday declared a mistrial in the case of a former University of Tennessee professor accused of hiding his ties with a Chinese university to get federal research funds. The six-day trial against Anming Hu, a 52-year-old citizen of Canada charged with wire fraud and making false statements, ended in a…
Brentwood to Brentwood: Is It Taxes or Politics?
Commentary I have been meaning to write a piece with the (mildly) ironic title “Brentwood to Brentwood” for some time. The opportunity arose over the weekend when I attended a party for Nashville area refugees from California. The party was given by Galen Walker and his wife Kathy at the Bold Patriot Brewery they originally…
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