Tennessee News

BRUNSWICK a ' Glynn County are looking for Tennessee's 5th most wanted escapee who police believe is the man who fled a traffic stop at 2 a.m. today.

Barber's first guitar was a Yamaha acoustic: "I hang on to it because my parents gave it to me for my 15th birthday." Nathalie Atkinson, National Post A Saturday, Jul.

Republican candidates trying to capture two open House seats in Tennessee have spent an unprecedented $7 million so far, according to the latest campaign finance reports.

A search committee on Friday recommended that Deputy Gov. John Morgan be the next chancellor of the Tennessee Board of Regents.

Zach Wamp pitches former State Rep. Ed Haley, who turned out to be a Ron Ramsey man.

The second annual Red Cross Barn Party is nearly two weeks away and tickets are still available for purchase online at www.midtnredcross.org or at the Heart of Tennessee Chapter office located at 836 Commercial Court in Murfreesboro.

Gov. Phil Bredesen has signed an executive order that promotes expanding science, technology, engineering and mathematics education in K-12 public schools across Tennessee .

On rewarding teachers for teaching well: 'All of us know that a great teacher makes a great difference.

An escaped Tennessee inmate could be in Alabama. The Tennessee Department of Correction are searching for 38-year-old Arthur Milks.

Despite a federal judge's ruling that put most of Arizona's controversial immigration law on hold Wednesday, Tennessee lawmakers still plan to introduce a similar law when the legislature returns in January.

Tennessee National Guard troops from McMinnville, Jamestown, Livingston and Oneida are scheduled to return home from Iraq.

A northeast Tennessee sheriff says a teenage boy has died when a muzzleloading rifle exploded.

Mortimer Davenport wanted to give his 14-year-old son, Martez, every advantage. For a while, he hoped that would be private school instead of Nashville's Cane Ridge High, but it was just too expensive.

The 3rd Congressional District is getting more federal stimulus money than any district in Tennessee - a state where studies indicate more money is received from Washington, D.C., than is paid in federal taxes.

Hidden gems abound in Tennessee, where visitors can explore the state's history, culture and revitalization at sites and attractions sure to leave vacationers excited to return.

NASHVILLE Governor Phil Bredesen today joined with Matt Kisber, commissioner, Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development and community officials from Rutherford County in announcing plans by NHK Seating of America, Inc.

A former East Tennessee priest pleaded guilty in North Carolina Wednesday to sexual abuse of a child.

Immigration and diversity have become hot topics on the campaign trail in the 6th District as candidates seek to succeed retiring Democratic U.S. Rep.

More than $200 million in federal aid will soon head to Tennessee to help the state recover from May's devastating floods.

Tennesseans favor bringing Arizona's controversial immigration measure to the state by a 4-to-1 margin, a poll conducted for The Tennessean and other media outlets found.