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Federal judge orders state to remove men from Tennessee sex offender registry The judge ordered the state to stop enforcing any part of the law against two men and to remove them from the sex offender registry. Credit: Africa Studio - stock.adobe.com Published: 1:32 PM CDT April 6, 2021 Updated: 1:32 PM CDT April 6, 2021 NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A federal judge has ruled that Tennessee's sex offender registration act is unconstitutional, at least as it was applied retroactively to two offenders. The judge ordered the state to stop enforcing any part of the law agai...

6 County Commissioners Approve Asking Legislature To Change The Way They Get Paid Wednesday, February 10, 2021 - by Joseph Dycus Six of Hamilton County’s nine county commissioners on Wednesday voted to pass a resolution that would open the door for the Hamilton County Commission to disconnect their salary from the county mayor’s. Commissioner Randy Fairbanks said, "There seems to be quite a bit of misunderstanding and I want to clear a few things up on this resolution. Recently, an online poll was done and asked this way 'Should the law be changed to let the county commission to se...

6 County Commission Members Go Along With Effort To Be Able To Set Their Own Pay Tuesday, February 2, 2021 Six Hamilton County Commission members have signed a document saying they want the Legislature to change the law that ties their pay to that of the county mayor. If approved by the Legislature, the commissioners would then be able to set their own pay. Signing the letter were David Sharpe, Warren Mackey, Tim Boyd, Katherlyn Geter, Chester Bankston and Randy Fairbanks. Not signing were Chairman Chip Baker, Greg Martin and Sabrena Smedley. Commissioner Fairbanks said, "The six years ...

Weather Alert ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 1 AM CDT FRIDAY... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 1 AM CDT FRIDAY... The Flash Flood Watch continues for * The entire Middle Tennessee area, including the following counties, Bedford, Cannon, Cheatham, Clay, Coffee, Cumberland, Davidson, De Kalb, Dickson, Fentress, Giles, Grundy, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys, Jackson, Lawrence, Lewis, Macon, Marshall, Maury, Montgomery, Overton, Perry, Pickett, Putnam, Robertson, Rutherford, Smith, Stewart, Sumner, Trousdale, Van Buren, Warren, Wayne, White, Williamson, and Wilson. * ...

Tennnessee High Court: Presumption Law Protects Agents, Carriers Under Tennessee law, policyholders who pay their premiums create a legal presumption that they have accepted the terms of coverage. The statute limits lawsuits by underinsured policyholders who thought they had enough coverage but found after a loss that they did not. The Tennessee Supreme Court ruled this month that the presumption created by Tennessee Code Annotated Section 56-7-135(b) applies to insurance agents as well as insurance carriers. The high court reversed the Court of Appeals and granted summary judgment against a ...