Relatives: Zell Miller no longer making public appearances to battle Parkinson's
he is experiencing "the cognitive symptoms that are associated with this type of Parkinson's."
Alabama inmate captured in Georgia after 2-state search
CENTRE, Ala. (AP) - Authorities say a work-release inmate who left a job site in Alabama has been recaptured in Georgia. Al.com reports that 40-year-old Jimmy Wayne Blair Jr. walked away from a construction site about 10:30 a.m. Monday in…
Georgia lawmaker says mascot shouldn't join Kennesaw State cheerleader protest
KENNESAW, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia lawmaker says Scrappy the Owl, the mascot at the university where five cheerleaders have been kneeling during the national anthem, had no business leading students in a march through campus to support the cheerleaders.…
Pilot Flying J agreed to pay legal costs of former staffers
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The truck stop chain controlled by the family of Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam and Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam has publicly distanced itself from former employees charged with defrauding customers. But court records show the board…
$12M parking, shopping renovations for Grand Ole Opry House
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The iconic Grand Ole Opry House in Tennessee's capital city will undergo a $12 million expansion to add parking, larger retail space and an enhanced area for backstage tours. The Tennessean quotes Ryman Hospitality CEO Colin…
Georgia cheerleaders to protest anthem in stadium tunnel
KENNESAW, Ga. (AP) - A group of Georgia cheerleaders say they'll take a knee in the stadium tunnel when the national anthem is played at Saturday's homecoming game since their university moved them off the field after an earlier demonstration.…
Thousands of state assessment tests scored incorrectly
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee education officials believe nearly 10,000 assessment tests across the state were scored incorrectly. The Commercial Appeal reports that about 9,400 of the approximately 600,000 TNReady tests that were taken in the last school year were…
Gas prices decreasing in Georgia
ATLANTA (AP) - The average gas price in Georgia has decreased more than 30 cents over the past month. AAA spokesman Mark Jenkins told WXIA-TV that, "Motorists have enjoyed a monthlong plunge at the pump after prices skyrocketed because of…
Girl, 3, drowns in grease pit at Alabama ice cream shop
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) - Authorities say a 3-year-old girl is dead after she fell into a grease pit at an Alabama ice cream shop and drowned.
Colorful north Georgia fish could get federal protection
ATLANTA (AP) - A shiny orange fish living in a north Georgia river is being considered for federal protection as a rare species.
While many stymied by FEMA, Nashville wins flood challenges
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - While Federal Emergency Management Agency denials and reversals have roiled some communities following natural disasters, officials in Tennessee's capital have been unusually successful at winning their appeals.
Atlanta police charge mother after boys, 1 and 2, found dead
ATLANTA (AP) - Police have charged an Atlanta woman with murder in the deaths of two of her sons, ages 1 and 2.
Georgia soldier killed in Niger ambush back home for burial
LYONS, Ga. (AP) - A Georgia soldier killed in an ambush in Africa has returned home to be laid to rest.
Memphis' request to remove Confederate statue denied
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - The Tennessee Historical Commission has denied a request from Memphis officials to remove a statue of a Confederate general from a city park.
University of Tennessee considers outsourcing maintenance
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A Chicago-based company says it could save the University of Tennessee system $6.8 million on its facilities and maintenance costs.
As Atlanta's airport grows, smaller airports lose passengers
ATLANTA (AP) - A new report shows that airports in large cities are gaining passengers - and smaller towns are losing them.
Georgia deer season open to hunters with bows, muzzleloaders
SOCIAL CIRCLE, Ga. (AP) - Deer season has opened in Georgia for hunters using bows and muzzle-loading guns.
Cows block traffic on I-40 in Tennessee after semi overturns
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (CBS News) -- A semi-truck hauling multiple cows has overturned on a highway in Tennessee, subsequently blocking several lanes of traffic in the area, CBS affiliate WTVF-TV reports.
Titans WR: Bad choice to tweet he'd quit over anthem rule
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Titans wide receiver Rishard Matthews says he made a bad decision on Twitter to threaten to quit football if the NFL institutes a new rule mandating players stand for the national anthem.
Rehearsing for Miss Tennessee Pageant this weekend
CLARKSVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - The 2018 Miss Tennessee USA and Miss Tennessee Teen USA Pageant is in Clarksville this weekend. The contest is Saturday night at the Austin Peay State University Music and Mass Communications Building. Here's a look at…
Shootout in the Gulch overnight in Nashville
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - Police have now charged three people in an overnight shootout in one of Nashville's trendiest draws for tourists. It happened near several nightclubs along 8th Avenue and Division Street in the Gulch. Witnesses say people were…
Agent: Man charged with setting woman on fire offered alibi
Prosecutors say Tellis thought he suffocated Chambers during sex in her car, and then used gasoline to set her and the vehicle ablaze.
Father of newborn found dead in duffel bag charged with murder
COVINGTON, Ga.(CBS NEWS) -- The father of a newborn who was found dead Sunday in a duffel bag in woods near her Georgia home has been charged with murder, reports CBS affiliate WGCL. The parents of 15-day-old Caliyah McNabb told investigators the little girl…
Georgia governor suspends Snellville mayor from office
accused of using campaign funds to purchase a Caribbean cruise, airline tickets and a six-month subscription to pornographic websites.