Tennessee
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Pikeville issues water restrictions due to critically low supply
Ongoing dryness across Southeast Tennessee is taking a toll on water supplies in Bledsoe County, where officials in Pikeville, Tennessee, have issued mandatory water restrictions.
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New TBI agents ‘embedded’ with Memphis Safe Task Force
The state is pouring $9 million this year into a Tennessee Bureau of Investigation task force given wide-reaching authority across the state, including working with the Memphis Safe Task Force.
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Wright family accepts Cleveland’s conditions for Project River data center campus
The Wright family announced Tuesday it has accepted requirements laid out by the city of Cleveland for potential development of Project River, a proposed $11.3 billion industrial campus on land the family owns in Bradley County.
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Tennessee congressional candidates discuss renewable energy, nuclear power ahead of November election
District 5 candidates Charlie Hatcher, a Republican farmer and former Tennessee agriculture commissioner, and Chaz Molder, the Democratic mayor of Columbia, share pride in Tennessee's nuclear energy work and see renewable energy sources as tools for powering the state's future.
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Tennessee families must earn 85%-164% more than federal poverty limit to get by, new study finds
The income a Tennessee family needs to pay for necessities such as food, housing and childcare far surpassed the federal poverty threshold, according to an analysis by The Sycamore Institute, a nonpartisan think tank.
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Spoilers or contenders? Independent candidates for Tennessee governor try to shake up the race
In early September, a new website appeared attacking independent Tennessee governor candidate David Hatley for a 1998 felony conviction.
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Supreme Court rejects Trump mail ballot restrictions ahead of midterms
The Supreme Court on Monday rejected President Donald Trump's bid to restrict mail ballots for the midterm elections, capping a flurry of last-minute legal action with voting already underway.
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1 dead, 4 injured after truck crashes into Grundy County auction
One person is dead and three were injured in Grundy County Saturday after a truck lost control and crashed into a crowd at an outdoor auction, according to Grundy County Sheriff Virgil McNeece.
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Georgia governor candidates target cost of living, but details remain murky
The two competing candidates for Georgia governor are both focusing on affordability but putting forward starkly different proposals aimed at easing household expenses.
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Alabama grocery tax repeal, once on the margins, becomes bipartisan campaign issue
Repeal of Alabama's grocery tax, once an effective political impossibility, has become a bipartisan issue in the fall campaign.
