Category: Tennessee

Woman Arrested After Driving Through a Vaccine Site, Allegedly Yelled ‘No Vaccine’

A woman was arrested after she allegedly drove through a COVID-19 vaccination site in eastern Tennessee yelling “no vaccine,” according to authorities and witnesses. Police said the suspect, Virginia Christine Lewis Brown, on Monday, allegedly drove her vehicle “at a high rate of speed” through a vaccination tent that was set up in Maryville, Tennessee. The…


Woman Arrested After Driving Through Vaccine Site Allegedly Yelling ‘No Vaccine’

A woman was arrested after she allegedly drove through a COVID-19 vaccination site in eastern Tennessee yelling “no vaccine,” according to authorities and witnesses. Police said the suspect, Virginia Christine Lewis Brown, on Monday, allegedly drove her vehicle “at a high rate of speed” through a vaccination tent that was set up in Maryville, Tennessee. The…


Tennessee Governor Signs Law Banning Critical Race Theory in Public Schools

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed a bill into law on Monday prohibiting public schools from teaching critical race theory in the Volunteer State. Lee didn’t make any comments when signing the bill, but when the General Assembly passed it earlier this month, he said schools should teach “the exceptionalism of our nation,” not things that “inherently…


I-40 Bridge Inspector Fired, May Face Charges for Not Flagging Huge Crack in Span

A bridge inspector who apparently failed to flag a crack in a span of the Hernando de Soto Bridge that was shut down last week was fired and may face a criminal investigation, officials said. The crack on the bridge, which connects Memphis, Tennessee, to West Memphis, Arkansas, was seen in a 2019 drone video, Arkansas…


Tennessee, Iowa Governors Order End to Federal COVID-19 Unemployment Benefits

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee and Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds announced that all federal pandemic unemployment programs will soon end in their respective states. In a statement, Lee cited an increase in job availability in the state and said that the unemployment benefits will stop on July 3. “We will no longer participate in federal pandemic unemployment…


Tennessee Bans Critical Race Theory in Public Schools

The Tennessee legislature passed a measure that bans the Marxist-inspired critical race theory from being taught in the state’s public and charter schools. The legislation prohibits teaching students that any race or sex is superior to any other or that an individual is “inherently privileged, racist, sexist, or oppressive” due to their race or sex….


Tennessee Legislature Bans Critical Race Theory in Public Schools

The Tennessee Legislature approved a measure that bans the Marxist-inspired critical race theory from being taught in the state’s public and charter schools. The legislation prohibits teaching students that any race or sex is superior to any other or that an individual is “inherently privileged, racist, sexist, or oppressive” due to their race or sex….


Tennessee Lawmakers Advance Bill That Bans Teaching of Critical Race Theory

A Tennessee state House committee voted on Monday to advance a measure that seeks to ban instruction of certain concepts of race and racism in the classroom. Lawmakers in the state’s Republican majority House Education Committee approved 12-3 along party lines an amendment that would withhold funding from public schools that teach critical race theory. The…


Tennessee Deck Collapses, at Least 11 Injured

A deck collapsed at a restaurant in Tennessee on Saturday, resulting in at least 11 people being hospitalized, officials said. Two people were critically injured. Amy Maxwell, with Hamilton County Emergency Management, told News Channel 9 that when people began taking a group photo for a birthday party, the deck collapsed. They were at the…


Tennessee Legislature Passes Bill Requiring Watermarks on Absentee Ballots

Tennessee’s Legislature approved a bill that requires the addition of a watermark on all absentee ballots in a nearly unanimous vote. Senate Bill 1314 passed the Senate in a 27-0 vote on Monday, and the House adopted the state Senate version of the bill on Tuesday in a 92-1 vote. Gov. Bill Lee, a Republican,…