A Tennessee House panel has stripped a bill of a state GOP-backed push to allow only registered party members to vote in election primaries.A subcommittee on Wednesday advanced Rep. Tim Rudd’s amended bill. It now allows, but doesn’t require, registration with a political party and closes primaries for only those voters. Voters who don’t could… Continue reading Closed Primaries Push Dropped From Bill

Tennesseans lost more than $18 million to scammers last year, according to new data released from the state, which makes Tennessee the fifth-leading state per capita when it comes to complaints about fraud and other scams.The Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance is urging Tennesseans to learn the red flags that might indicate a scam… Continue reading Tennesseans Lost over $18 Million to Scammers in 2018

Three committees of the Warren County Commission have scheduled meetings for Thursday night. The Agricultural Extension Committee will meet at 5:30 for their quarterly meeting and review. That meeting will be held in the 4-H Conference room at the Administrative Building. The Health and Welfare Committee will meet at 6pm to receive updates from Animal… Continue reading Committee Meetings

An immigrant rights group is opposing a bill in Tennessee that aims to require mothers to prove U.S. citizenship to receive government prenatal care and women, infants and children food benefits.At a news conference Tuesday, Tennessee Immigrant & Refugee Rights Coalition Co-Executive Director Stephanie Teatro said the bill goes after U.S. citizen babies born to… Continue reading Immigrant Group Blasts Bill to Limit Prenatal Care

Democratic lawmakers are criticizing Gov. Bill Lee’s proposal to devote $25 million toward allowing parents to create savings accounts to pay for their children’s education.Lee announced the plan Monday during his first State of the State address. Legislation that would shine more light on the details of the proposal isn’t expected to be released until… Continue reading State Democrats Express Concern over Education Proposal

Tennessee wants the next administrator of its student assessment test to follow strict performance requirements after previous rollouts resulted in statewide delays and sparked outrage from teachers, students and lawmakers.According to the request for proposal released Tuesday, the new contract will cost the state an estimated $20 million each year.The online test experienced widespread delays… Continue reading State Seeks New Testing Vendor

The Tennessee Department of Health is hoping to boost the state’s immunization rates by spending $400,000 on advertisements promoting the value of vaccines.The health agency sent out a request last month looking for an advertisement firm to "purchase and manage media time" promoting vaccines.The state is looking to spend $400,000 on vaccine promotions and $500,000… Continue reading Tennessee to Sponsor Vaccine Support Ads

Registration is underway for the First Patriot Half Marathon to be held in Warren County on Saturday, March 16th. The 13.1 mile race will start and finish at the VFW on Sparta Highway and will begin at 9am. The event will have a military theme with big band music and military vehicles on display. If… Continue reading Patriot Half Marathon Registration

The Warren County School District is the recipient of one of eight state wide grants to improve music and arts education. The new, competitive grant opportunity is focused on expanding students’ access to high-quality music and arts education statewide and was made possible by a $1 million investment from the CMA Foundation. The local grant… Continue reading Grant Awarded to Warren County Schools

Tennessee gas prices are rising. Tennessee drivers are now paying an average price of $2.22 per gallon for regular unleaded. Monday’s state average is 3 cents more than a week ago, 19 cents more than this time last month, and 10 cents less than this time last year. The national gas price average has increased… Continue reading Gas Prices