Tennessee launches new website for COVID-19 info
The Tennessee Department of Health has launched a new website to keep the public up to speed on the COVID-19 pandemic.
Georgia Court Rules That Votes for Candidates Who Die Before Election Are Void
Georgia’s highest court ruled Monday that votes cast for a candidate who dies before Election Day are void.
Tennessee governor to extend local mask executive order
Gov. Bill Lee intends to extend an executive order that allows the majority of Tennessee’s counties the option to require face coverings in public as the state has seen coronavirus case counts grow.
Farm to Families Donates Half a Million Pounds of Food in Tri - State Area
Farm to Families is looking to donate more than one million pounds of food by the end of the month in the tri - state area. Farm to Families is part of the Corona virus Food Assistance Program. Belle Fresh…
Senator Alexander Issues Statement Supporting Dr. Fauci
Senator Lamar Alexander issued a brief statement supporting Dr. Fauci.
TN Rapper who boasted about unemployment fraud scheme arrested
WOODLAND HILLS, Calif. - A Tennessee rapper who boasted in a music video about getting rich from committing unemployment fraud was arrested Friday in Los Angeles. Fontrell Antonio Baines was arrested on three felony counts of access device fraud, aggravated…
Eastern Tennessee nursing home reports 17 deaths
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Sixteen residents and one staff member have died due to a COVID-19 outbreak at a nursing home in eastern Tennessee. The Knoxville News Sentinel reports that more than two-fifths of The Heritage Center’s residents have tested…
Officers: Woman charged for feeding black bear in Tennessee
GATLINBURG, Tenn. (AP) - Wildlife officers say a Virginia woman has been charged after they say she fed a black bear while on vacation in Tennessee. The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Association said Friday that a video posted on social media…
Child hit by car on Highway 27 in Summerville
SUMMERVILLE, Georgia (WDEF) - The Georgia State Patrol is investigating, after a small child was hit by a car tonight. It happened around 8 on Highway 27, right in front of Advance Auto Parts in Summerville. We're told the child…
White House: Tennessee mask mandate 'must be implemented'
NASHVILLE (AP) - The White House quietly told Tennessee early this week that a statewide mask mandate “must be implemented” to curb its growing spread of COVID-19. The White House and Republican Gov. Bill Lee did not discuss the recommendations…
The new list of sports you can bet on in Tennessee
Online wagering begins in November.
Appeals court keeps Tennessee mail voting signature match
A U.S. appeals court panel won't change Tennessee's signature matching requirement for voting by mail ahead of the November election.
Tennessee Unemployment Claims Rise Back Over 10,000
New unemployment claims in Tennessee rose to over 10,000 showing an increase for two straight weeks.
Alabama's Nick Saban tests positive for Covid-19
Coach is quarantining but says he does not have symptoms.
Federal judge rules Tennessee abortion law unconstitutional
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that Tennessee’s 48-hour waiting period law for abortions is unconstitutional. In a Wednesday ruling, U.S. District Judge Bernard Freidman says the law “substantially burdens women seeking an abortion in Tennessee." Friedman…
Long Lines To Vote In Catoosa County
CATOOSA COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) - For two days, Georgia voters have been lining up to vote early in the November general election, and they are back in sizable numbers again today. Lines in Catoosa county were still lengthy at Noon…
Tennessee governor, first lady in quarantine after exposure
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) — Tennessee Governor Bill Lee and his wife are in quarantine after a member of his security has tested positive for Covid-19. The Governor says he has tested negative himself, and the test for first lady Maria…
Congestion ideas for the Great Smoky Mountains National Park
SEVIERVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is turning to the public for ideas on how to reduce congestion at some of its most popular spots. The park on the Tennessee-North Carolina border saw a record 12-point-5…
Tennessee school votes to keep Confederate-linked mascot
WINCHESTER, Tenn. (AP) — A middle Tennessee high school has voted to keep its mascot despite calls for the Confederate-linked symbol and fight song to be removed. News outlets report a measure before the Franklin County school board to change…
Smokies looks to public for ideas to reduce congestion
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is turning to the public for ideas on how to reduce congestion at some of its most popular spots.
Ossoff slams Perdue over virus; Republican cries socialism
ATLANTA (AP) — During their first debate, Democrat Jon Ossoff hammered Sen. David Perdue on his response to the coronavirus pandemic. The Georgia Republican responded by accusing Ossoff of backing a “radical socialist agenda” — an assertion he sometimes backed…
Nashville investigating big worship event outside courthouse
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nashville officials say they are investigating a worship event outside the historic courthouse over the weekend that packed together a crowd of people, many unmasked despite the COVID-19 pandemic. Nashville Health Department spokesperson Brian Todd says…
Advance Voting begins in Georgia with lines
RINGGOLD, Georgia (WDEF) - Advance voting began in person today in Georgia. And if Catoosa County is any indication, you still may find lines when you vote early. Catoosa posted photos of people waiting to cast their ballots on the…
Technical problems arise as early voting starts in Georgia
Long lines of people eager to cast ballots have formed in Georgia on the state's first day of early in-person voting.