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Audit cites management, financial, quality of care problems in Tennessee-run veterans’ homes
A new audit by the Tennessee Comptroller cites a series of lapses in financial oversight and patient care in state-operated nursing homes for veterans.
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The Debt: Almost 60 years ago, a court case at TSU transformed Tennessee higher education
Less than two months after Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in 1968, a Black law student in Nashville named Rita Geier set off a series of events that ultimately reshaped higher education in Tennessee and around the country.
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Is Tennessee’s ban on religious charter schools unconstitutional? Attorney general says likely
A legal fight is brewing over religious charter schools in Tennessee after the attorney general said the state's law blocking them is "likely" unconstitutional and a Christian nonprofit in Knox County sued the local board of education over its charter school requirements.
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Walker County prepared for snow event after last year’s winter storm
Walker County has prepared in advance for potential winter storms with the purchase of appropriate material and equipment to respond quickly to snow events, according to Board of Commissioners Chair Angie Teems.
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New hospital opening soon in Ringgold after long development journey
A new hospital is scheduled to open next month in Ringgold, replacing the existing CommonSpirit Memorial Hospital North Georgia, owned by Catoosa County, the old Hutcheson Medical Center in Fort Oglethorpe.
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Tennessee governor urged to reinstate summer food aid program
More than three dozen Tennessee county mayors are urging Gov. Bill Lee to take advantage of a federal food benefits program that will help students from low-income families pay for meals when schools are out of session next summer.
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TBI joins probe into fatal McMinn County fire
State arson investigators are probing a fatal fire in McMinn County that claimed the lives of two people on Tuesday.
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Audit finds Tennessee Department of Children’s Services continues to fail children despite improvements
An audit by the Tennessee comptroller outlines new and persistent failures in caring for abused and neglected children taken into custody by the Department of Children's Services.
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Fire destroys East Main Street building in Highland Park area
A large fire tore through a building in Chattanooga’s Highland Park area late Tuesday night, forcing road closures and keeping crews on scene for several hours.
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Repairs for water outage that closed five Soddy-Daisy schools will take hours
A water main break caused five Soddy-Daisy schools to close early and will take hours to restore service, officials said Wednesday.