Take a self-guided tour of the Governor's Mansion in Nashville
This year's decorations are themed “Songs of the Season,"
The father of the victim still isn't ready to forgive Lee Hall on the eve of his execution
Lee Hall is scheduled to die Thursday evening.
Tennessee Gov. Lee says prayers for state will be answered
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee says if residents pray to God to favor the state, God will answer those prayers. Speaking to religious leaders on Tuesday, Lee said he declared a statewide day of prayer and fasting…
Gov. appoints first woman to represent Georgia in U.S. Senate in 100 years
But the appointment is controversial because President Trump supported someone else
Court declines to intervene in upcoming Lee Hall execution
Hall was convicted for the 1991 killing of his estranged girlfriend.
Federal utility fined $145K for inaccurate nuke plant info
By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Federal regulators are fining the nation’s largest public utility $145,000 for submitting incomplete and inaccurate backup system information at its Watts Bar Nuclear Plant. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission notified the Tennessee…
Jimmy Carter hospitalized for urinary tract infection
AMERICUS, Ga. (AP) - A spokeswoman says former U.S. President Jimmy Carter has been admitted to a south Georgia hospital treatment of a urinary tract infection. Deanna Congileo, a spokeswoman for The Carter Center, said Monday afternoon in a statement…
Murder charge announced in death of fighters’ stepdaughter
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) - Prosecutors say the man investigators consider the lone suspect in the shooting death of the stepdaughter of a well-known UFC fighter will face a capital murder charge. Lee County District Attorney Brandon Hughes announced Monday that…
Pregnant woman fatally shot in Tennessee; suspect sought
BROWNSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Authorities in Tennessee are asking for the public’s help in identifying the suspect in a shooting that killed a pregnant woman and her unborn child, paralyzed her 8-year-old daughter and injured another adult family member. According…
Aryan Brotherhood members from Georgia & Tennessee arrested
CLARKESVILLE, Georgia (WDEF) - The Appalachian Regional Drug Enforcement Office arrest Aryan Brotherhood gang members from both Georgia and Tennessee. The investigation has been going on for months into illegal drug and street gang activity. It ended with search warrants…
Tennessee prepares to execute blind death row inmate from Chattanooga
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The state of Tennessee is preparing to execute a blind man this week. Lee Hall is scheduled to be electrocuted Thursday. Hall had his sight when he entered death row nearly…
Is a Republican feud brewing over Gov. Kemp appointment?
"Frankly, I could care less what the political establishment thinks."
Alabama bicentennial celebration heads to finale
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama is celebrating its 200th birthday. The 2019 bicentennial celebration will culminate in December with three days of events in Montgomery. The event marks the 200th anniversary of Alabama's admission to the United States. The celebration…
Flu season takes off quickly in Deep South states
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The flu season is off and running in the Deep South. The most recent weekly flu report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds high levels of flu-like illness in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Nevada,…
Police: Woman arrested for firing gun into KFC drive-thru
SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. (AP) - Police say a Georgia woman fired a gun into a KFC after learning her order lacked napkins and a fork. News outlets report 33-year-old Jonelle Jade Dare was arrested Tuesday in Sandy Springs, Georgia, on…
Tenn. doc pleads guilty, admits to trading opioids for sex
HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A Tennessee doctor who admitted to trading opioids for sex with his patients has pleaded guilty to distributing controlled substances. A Department of Justice news release says 50-year-old Dr. Lawrence J. Valdez pleaded guilty to one…
Georgia governor fumes at ‘attacks’ over Senate appointment
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is pushing back against speculation over whom he’ll appoint to replace retiring Republican Sen. Johnny Isakson. The Republican governor took to Twitter on Wednesday to slam the “attacks and games” and said more…
Remains confirmed as UFC fighters’ stepdaughter
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) - Alabama authorities say human remains discovered in a wooded area have been confirmed as belonging to a missing college student who was the stepdaughter of a UFC fighter. The Auburn Police Department said Wednesday that the…
Purdue student died in 200-foot fall in Alabama cave
SCOTTSBORO, Ala. (AP) - Authorities in Alabama say a Purdue University student died in a 200-foot (60-meter) fall while rappelling in a cave. News outlets report 21-year-old Trever Col died Saturday after his equipment failed in Valhalla Cave Preserve in…
Remains found believed to be UFC fighters’ stepdaughter
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) - An Alabama district attorney says they have “good reason” to believe human remains found on a road belong to the missing stepdaughter of a UFC heavyweight fighter. Lee County District Attorney Brandon Hughes says Monday that…
Lowndes County Sheriff Killed In The Line Of Duty
LOWNDES COUNTY, Alabama (WDEF)- Lowndes County Alabama mourns the loss of their sheriff tonight. Sheriff John Williams was out responding to a call at the QV gas station when he was shot and killed Saturday. 18-year-old William Chase Johnson was…
Auburn retiring golden eagle mascot Nova
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) - Auburn University is retiring its 20-year-old golden eagle mascot two years after it was grounded from flying at football games because of heart disease. A university statement issued Friday says the bird named Nova is being…
Tennessee drafts rules, hires director for sports betting
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee is releasing proposed rules and has hired a director for its online-only sports betting program. But there’s still no indication of when people can start placing bets. At Tennessee’s first state sports betting advisory council…
Prison officers testify during hearing in inmate escape
By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press RIPLEY, Tenn. (AP) - Prison officers say a Tennessee inmate charged with killing a corrections administrator before he escaped a prison was seen riding a tractor outside a lawn mowing shop at the facility about…