Aug 20, 2026
The University of Tennessee’s new civics degree should treat citizenship as a practice
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Tennessee’s Angry Grandmother pays tribute to Dolly Parton
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Tennessee cattlemen brace for beef market unrest after Trump announced tariff-free imports
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Some Memphis businesses push back against Memphis Safe Task Force
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Trousdale Turner prison guards to turn on body cams
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Judge calls Trump mail ballot rule ‘substantively unconstitutional’ as court battle extends
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Tennessee approves license for nuclear fusion facility in Clinton, Bull Run Energy Complex
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A summer of recalls exposes holes in the nation’s food safety net
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Tennessee slightly sheds jobs for 8th month in row, inflation at 3.4%
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