Category: Tennessee

In-Depth: Tennessee Governor Wants State to Be Leader in Nuclear Energy

The state that was home to the Manhattan Project creating the atomic bomb and the Oak Ridge National Laboratory is seeking to become the national leader in nuclear energy. Republican Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed an executive order advancing nuclear energy in the state on May 16. Lee’s order (pdf) establishes the Tennessee Nuclear Energy…


Covenant School Seeks Intervention in Open Records Lawsuits as Journal and Suicide Note Delivered to Court

An unredacted copy of the journal and suicide note found in the vehicle of Covenant School shooter Audrey Hale was delivered Friday to a Nashville court for review as part of a public records lawsuit, a lawsuit for which the Covenant School is now seeking court approval to intervene in due to the nature of…


Analysis: Tennessee Gov. Signs Bill Adding $230M for School Safety Following Covenant

A bill adding a $230 million influx of funding for school safety at public and private schools across Tennessee was signed into law by Gov. Bill Lee, a Republican, on May 10. “Nothing is more important than Tennessee students and teachers returning home from school safely each day,” Lee said in a statement. “Every year…


ANALYSIS: Tennessee Gov. Signs Bill Adding $230 Million for School Safety Following Covenant

A bill adding a $230 million influx of funding for school safety at public and private schools across Tennessee was signed into law by Gov. Bill Lee, a Republican, on May 10. “Nothing is more important than Tennessee students and teachers returning home from school safely each day,” Lee said in a statement. “Every year…


Nashville Court Demands Covenant School Shooter’s Unredacted Writings for Review

A Nashville, Tennessee court has ordered the unredacted copies of a so-called manifesto and writings of Nashville Christian school shooter Audrey Hale to be delivered to a judge beginning Friday. The court order comes in a lawsuit by groups and individuals that sued the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department (MNPD) for the writings after their requests…


Tennessee Governor Sets Date for Special Session on Public Safety and Gun Legislation

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee announced on Monday a date for convening a special session of the Legislature, which is currently adjourned, in order to discuss possible gun legislation and public safety, will begin Aug. 21. The Republican leader has decided to call in all lawmakers for the special session, even after his proposal for an…


National Police Association Joins Others in Suing for Nashville Shooter’s Manifesto

The National Police Association (NPA) has joined the groups suing the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County for all records related to the March 27 shooting at the Covenant School in Nashville. “We have asked for any manifestos, emails, and any communications related to the case,” Betsy Brantner Smith, spokesperson for the National Police…


FBI Denies Request for Nashville Shooter’s Manifesto, Writings

Despite multiple requests for the release of Nashville Christian school shooter Audrey Hale’s manifesto and writings surrounding her March 27 attack that left three 9-year-olds and three adults dead, the Department of Justice and Federal Bureau of Investigation denied a request from The Epoch Times for those documents. The reason the FBI cited in a…


Nashville Police Reverse Course on Releasing Shooter’s Manifesto, Citing Pending Litigation

The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department (MNPD) has reversed course from a previous statement to The Epoch Times, when the agency said the so-called manifesto and writings of Nashville school shooter Audrey Hale would be released to the public soon. The department cited the advice of legal counsel amid litigation filed this week for those same…


Shot Fired at Memphis TV Station; Suspect in Custody

MEMPHIS, Tenn.—A shot was fired at a Memphis television station on Tuesday, but no one was wounded, the station said. The suspect then hid in a nearby business before he was arrested about two hours later, police said. WHBQ, the Fox affiliate in Tennessee’s second-largest city, reported that the shot was fired about 11:30 a.m….