Tennessee on pace for another surplus in 2026-27, as House speaker proposes narrow grocery tax cut
Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton kicked off the legislative season by introducing a bill to cut the sales tax on milk, eggs and bread.
Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton kicked off the legislative season by introducing a bill to cut the sales tax on milk, eggs and bread.
“Republicans who dismiss Jerri Green’s performance because she lost are missing the point. But Democrats who see it as proof that Tennessee is about to turn blue are, I believe, missing an even bigger one.”
“It’s true that Tennessee remains solidly red. Democracy takes work, and it requires everyone’s full engagement for it to survive and to flourish. This is a responsibility we all share.”
After a battle with breast cancer and years of teaching music to kids, Memphian Sharonda Mitchell got to share her story on The Jennifer Hudson Show. The experience, she said, “Was phenomenal.”
Harwood Center and its staffers specialize in helping children diagnosed with autism. But funding for the 70-year-old center remains a struggle, officials said.
A tech company that connects businesses to nearby charter bus companies is rolling into the area. Four hundred new jobs may be on board, the CEO of CharterUP said. And a local bus-rider advocate cheers the effort.
In 1952, 4-year-old Barbara Foster moved in as part of the first — and ultimately only — family to live at Overton Park’s Abe Goodman Clubhouse.
The Frederick W. Smith Airport in Memphis escaped the worst of the trouble, largely because the airport is not a hub and instead typically handles origins and departures.
University of Tennessee Health Sciences leaders talked on “Behind the Headlines” about new construction on campus and why the higher-education “cliff” of declining enrollment isn’t a factor.
Travelers at Frederick W. Smith International Airport said they were frustrated at being grounded on Friday, but that safety was paramount.
The University of Tennessee Health Sciences Advisory Board approved a capital master plan Friday, Nov. 13, for their campuses statewide, including more than $520 million for various projects over the next 10 years.
Holly Ford, who was fired in 2025 as head of the University of Memphis Foundation, is suing because of her dismissal, alleging she was terminated after reporting allegations against school president Bill Hardgrave.
The Federal Aviation Administration has allowed departures to resume as of 7:30 p.m. after grounding flights nationwide Friday afternoon due to communications issues.
St. Paul Catholic School unveils $18 million campus expansion — the first new campus construction in 60 years — increasing its enrollment capacity by 36%.
Tigers teams got two wins on Thursday, and Wing Guru is planning a comeback.
This weekend is packed, and we’re talking about dogs.
On WKNO’s “Behind The Headlines,” University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center Chancellor Dr. Peter Buckley said, “We’re really not in the hospital business” when asked about a partnership with Regional One Health.
Collierville voters can begin casting ballots — again — as early as next week.
Brittney Jackson and co-defendant Jaylon Hobson pleaded guilty Nov. 3 to the 2023 death of her 4-year-old child Sequoia Samuels.
National Weather Service forecasters in Memphis expect temperatures to drop to or below the freezing mark late Friday night into Saturday morning.
A committee of takeover appointees settled on a job description for an executive director, who may be paid through the Memphis-Shelby County Schools budget and may not have to live in the city.
Ricard Lewis, 46, was charged for killing his fellow security guard during an argument in July 2024.
Edward “Eddie” Saig died Nov. 9 at 87. He was a legend in commercial real estate, but his real legacy was how he helped so many young brokers throughout his career.
Over the past few weeks, the owners of the rights to Elvis Presley’s songs have sued artificial intelligence companies, claiming in one suit that “all of the humanity ... that constitutes Elvis’ identity was stolen.”
Boozer throws away his shot, Huff’s comments go too far and we tell you where to get Thanksgiving to go.
City officials and innovation team members want to close the gap between low utility rates and high monthly bills, and it starts with the home.
In his new book on daily life for Americans during WWII, Rhodes professor Robert Saxe tackles such topics as the country’s boom in production and more.
As DeSoto County officials were still counting votes, supporters of Scott Colom began celebrating as news outlets declared the Democratic challenger the winner in Mississippi’s U.S. Senate race. Mississippi elects Democrat Scott Colom as state’s first Black US senator since ReconstructionRelated content:
Colom’s narrow victory is a seismic shift in Mississippi, which has been controlled mostly by white conservatives for generations, and it will echo through the country as well.