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High-performance parachute manufacturer, Big Valley Brands, LLC, will invest $1.4 million in Dunlap, creating 30 new jobs in Sequatchie County.

Rep. Gloria Johnson, D-Knoxville, has sponsored a slate of bills aiming to roll back abortion bans in the state.

So far, several attempts to provide exceptions to Tennessee's total ban on abortion have either stalled or been thrown out together.

Rep. Gloria Johnson, D-Knoxville, has sponsored a slate of bills aiming to roll back abortion bans in the state.

Rep. Gloria Johnson, D-Knoxville, has sponsored a slate of bills aiming to roll back abortion bans in the state.

The new law could hold some third-grade students back if they don't perform well enough on a state test.

Representatives David Hawk (R - Greene Co.) and Ron Travis (R - Dayton) both proposed bills that would restore decision-making to the schools, among other changes.

State Sen. Todd Gardenhire, R-Chattanooga, was named Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Thursday after the retired financial consultant agreed to conditions set by Lt. Gov. and Senate Speaker Randy McNally.

This spring, if your child is in the third grade, a single test could determine if they go on to fourth grade or if they will be held back.

Missing several weeks. >> he was the person. we had eliminated pretty much everybody else. >> but just as detective was closing in on travis, as he geared up to pry out a confession, or at least evidence sufficient to lay a charge, he got a nasty little surprise. >> his friend dropped the charges on the stolen car. she was very adamant that he didnt do anything wrong. >> why did that happen? >> i would talk to her sometimes daily and she was his biggest supporter. >> she wouldnt believe that he ...