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Authorities in Blount County are Investigating a Shooting

Authorities in Blount County are Investigating a Shooting

An investigation is underway following a shooting in Blount County. Authorities called to at a home on Mentor Road and found a man who had been shot. He was taken to the hospital; his condition has not been released. Officials with the Blount County Sheriff’s Office say the suspect is not in custody and investigators…MORE

Dollywood’s Splash Country Set to Open This Month with Several New Offerings

Dollywood’s Splash Country Set to Open This Month with Several New Offerings

Summer days are back and there is no better way to spend the hotter, longer days than at Dollywood’s Splash Country. East Tennessee’s friendliest water park will open for its 23rd season on Saturday, May 13, with more shade, more food and more opportunities to make a splash all summer long. During the offseason, Dollywood’s Splash…MORE

Another Safe Bar Location in Knoxville

Another Safe Bar Location in Knoxville

Yee-Haw brewing is one of Knoxville’s busiest bars and now a certified Safe Bar. The Safe Bar certification offers businesses the opportunity to train employees how to spot and treat possible sexual assault. It’s a two-hour training and costs the business nothing to have the Health Department come and perform Safe Bar training. Charles Ellis…MORE

Tennessee Governor Bill Lee Announces a New Commissioner for the Department of Education as Dr. Penny Schwinn Steps Down

Tennessee Governor Bill Lee Announces a New Commissioner for the Department of Education as Dr. Penny Schwinn Steps Down

Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announces the appointment of Lizzette Gonzalez Reynolds as commissioner for the Tennessee Department of Education (TDOE), effective July 1. Reynolds will succeed Dr. Penny Schwinn, who will step down at the end of the school year after more than four years of service to Tennesseans. “During her years of dedicated service,…MORE

Governor Bill Lee Proclaims May Foster Care Month in Tennessee

Governor Bill Lee Proclaims May Foster Care Month in Tennessee

Tennessee Governor Bill Lee proclaimed the month of May ‘Foster Care Month’ in Tennessee and recognized foster families for providing loving, permanent homes to children in need. Lee also marked this year’s successful passage of bipartisan legislation and an historic $600 million in funding to accelerate child placement and support foster and adoptive families. “This ‘Foster Care…MORE

Country News

Jake Owen Announces New Album ‘Loose Cannon’

Jake Owen Announces New Album ‘Loose Cannon’

Jake Owen has announced that his highly anticipated seventh studio album, Loose Cannon, will be released on June 23. The country hit maker is dropping four new songs from the album – “On The Boat Again,” “Solo, Solo,” “Nothing,” and “Hot Truck Beer” – on Friday. The lyrics to the 16-track album were penned by…

Jelly Roll Reveals ‘Whitsitt Chapel’ Tracklist

Jelly Roll Reveals ‘Whitsitt Chapel’ Tracklist

Country singer Jelly Roll has revealed the tracklist for his upcoming debut project Whitsitt Chapel. The 13-track album’s co-writers include Miranda Lambert, Ashley McBryde, Hardy, Jesse Frasure, Hillary Lindsey, Matt Jenkins, Jessie Jo Dillon, Austin Nivarel, Hunter Phelps, Michael Whitworth, producer Zach Crowell, and more. Roll performed two songs from Whitsitt Chapel on the finale…

Craig Morgan Announces ‘God, Family, Country Tour 2023’

Craig Morgan Announces ‘God, Family, Country Tour 2023’

Following his sold-out tour stop at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium last year, Craig Morgan has announced that his headlining tour will get on the road this fall. With new music anticipated yet this year, the “God, Family, Country Tour 2023,” in partnership with Operation Finally Home, will introduce new tunes to Morgan’s set, in addition to…

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