Tag: Tennessee

Tennessee Governor Invites Nation’s Unvaccinated Officers to Join Its Highway Patrol

Tennessee’s Gov. Bill Lee invited officers all across the country to join the Tennessee Highway Patrol, promising no requirement of vaccination against COVID-19. “I’ve got a message today for cops in New York all the way to sheriff deputies out in Los Angeles: We want you to join the Tennessee Highway Patrol,” Lee said in…


Bennett, No. 1 Georgia Remain Perfect, Rout Tennessee 41–17

KNOXVILLE, Tenn.—The Georgia Bulldogs are ranked No. 1 and just finished off a perfect run through the Southeastern Conference schedule. They’re not satisfied yet. Stetson Bennett ran for a touchdown and threw for another as Georgia routed Tennessee 41–17 Saturday. The Bulldogs (10–0, 8–0, No. 1 CFP) went unbeaten in the SEC regular season for…


Titans’ Defense Shines in Dominant Win Over Rams

In their first game without star running back Derrick Henry, the Tennessee Titans went into Los Angeles on Sunday night and used their defense to control the Rams in an impressive 28–16 win. Tennessee (7–2) won its fifth straight game despite gaining just 194 total yards. But its defense sacked Matthew Stafford five times and…


Gunmaker Smith & Wesson Breaks Ground on Tennessee Home After Relocating Over Firearm Manufacturing Legislation

Gunmaker Smith & Wesson broke ground on their new home in East Tennessee last week alongside several state and local leaders, just weeks after announcing the decision to move. The American manufacturer of firearms, ammunition, and restraints, which was founded in 1852, currently has corporate headquarters in Springfield, Massachusetts. The company is investing more than $125 million to relocate its headquarters…


Tennessee Lawmakers Vote to Ban COVID-19 Vaccine Passports, Restrict Mask Mandates

The Tennessee legislature has approved an omnibus bill that, in part, bans COVID-19 vaccine passports at large, and also restricts mask mandates by most entities, with some exceptions. The measures were passed in the state’s third special session this year, which started Wednesday afternoon and was adjourned in the early hours of Saturday. In particular, the…


Tennessee House Passes Partisan School Board Elections Bill

A bill that would introduce party labels into local school board elections is advancing through Tennessee’s state legislature. House Bill 9072, sponsored by Republican state Rep. Scott Cepicky, would allow political parties to nominate candidates for school board membership and school board candidates to campaign as a nominee or representative of a party. Under the…


Tennessee Legislature Must Pass Big COVID Test in ‘Special Session’

Commentary The red state/blue state dichotomy is not simple. Nowhere is that more apparent than Tennessee where—despite having one of the most conservative electorates in the country—the leadership has been passive at best in responding to the wishes of their supporters during these days of great crisis. That includes Governor Bill Lee who has been…


Florida Doctor Stands Firm Against State and National Medical Boards’ Condemnation of COVID-19 Therapeutics

State and national medical boards, pharmaceutical lobbyist associations, and federal consumer agencies continue to strive to single out COVID-19 vaccines as the only “safe and effective” remedy to the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus. Leland Stillman, a physician at Integrative Medicine in Florida who prescribes ivermectin, told The Epoch Times in September that he has…


A Dozen Men Arrested in Tennessee Undercover Operation to Stop Human Trafficking

An undercover operation in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, resulted in the arrests of 12 men for allegedly seeking illicit sex from minors. The operation included Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Human Trafficking Unit, the Murfreesboro Police Department, the Tennessee Human Trafficking Task Force, and the office of the…


Tennessee Considering $900M Ford Incentive Package

NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Tennessee is poised to spend approximately $900 million of its tax revenues on incentives, infrastructure projects and more under an agreement with Ford Motor Co., which has announced plans to build an electric vehicle and battery plant near Memphis. The sweeping spending package must be approved by the Republican-led General Assembly, which began the…