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MTSU raising concerns about UT plan to add Martin Methodist

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) - Middle Tennessee State University is raising concerns about the University of Tennessee system's plan to acquire Martin Methodist College and make it the state's ninth four-year undergraduate school. In a news release, MTSU President Sidney McPhee…

Tennessee judge denies request seeking absentee ballot info

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee judge has ruled that Democratic officials improperly filed a public records request while seeking last-minute information on voters who have requested an absentee ballot but haven’t returned them yet. Tennessee’s Democratic Party and the…

Northeast Alabama deputy dies from COVID-19

FORT PAYNE, Alabama (WDEF) - A Dekalb County, Alabama deputy has died from COVID-19. 49-year-old Mickey Bowen had served 21 years with the sheriff's office, working both in the Detention Center and most recently as a transport deputy. Bowen had…

Tennessee mulling independent review on COVID-19 vaccine

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Health Commissioner Lisa Piercey says Tennessee is considering independently reviewing the safety and efficacy of a coronavirus vaccine once it is eventually approved by the federal government before distributing it to the public. Piercey told reporters…

Chihuahua dispute leads to Tennessee man's arrest

SURGOINSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A Tennessee man was charged with felony vandalism this week after witnesses said he rammed his daughter’s car in a dispute over custody of a chihuahua. The Kingsport Times News reports the daughter filed a police…

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