Tennessee Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bobby Rolfe is departing from his job as the state's chief business recruiter on July 11 to return to the private sector, Gov. Bill Lee announced Tuesday.
Chattanooga mayor called for 'common sense' measures after shootings two straight weekends
The state is accepting applications for a new six-year appointment as head of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.
Hamilton County Republican mayoral nominee Weston Wamp survived an effort by second-place finisher Sabrena Smedley on Friday to scuttle his May 3 victory in the county's GOP's primary in a vote before the Tennessee Republican Party's Primary Board.
Republican mayoral nominee Weston Wamp, who won Hamilton County's May 3 GOP primary, will defend his victory to Tennessee Republican Party State Executive Committee members on Friday.
A supermajority of Tennesseans - 80% - think abortion should remain legal in cases of rape, incest or when the life of the mother is in danger, according to a new Vanderbilt University poll.
The Tennessee Board of Regents on Wednesday unanimously approved Ty A. Stone as the new president of Cleveland State Community College.
National and Tennessee LGBTQ leaders as well as parents of transgender students Tuesday condemned bills approved by Republican state lawmakers, the latest ones coming in this year's legislative session to prevent transgender athletes from participating in girls' and women's sports in public K-12 education as well as at the college level.
NASHVILLE - In her contest to Weston Wamp's victory in Hamilton County's May 3 Republican mayoral primary election, second-place finisher Sabrena Smedley wants the Tennessee Republican Party's State Executive Committee to set aside the results, citing what she says is crossover voting by Democrats as well as failures by the county election commission and the local party to adequately police the election.
In her formal challenge to fellow Republican Weston Wamp's victory in Hamilton County's May 3 GOP mayoral primary, Sabrena Smedley is relying on a rarely-invoked provision of Tennessee law.
