The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency will be collecting deer biological data this Saturday at various locations across east Tennessee. Data to be collected includes deer age estimates, antler measurements and Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) surveillance samples. Hunters in east Tennessee are encouraged to submit samples for testing at various checking stations across the ... (click for more)

Six Tennessee State Parks will host Thanksgiving buffets Nov. 28 featuring traditional roasted turkey and dressing, as well as other home-style cooking, including desserts. The feasts will be at Cumberland Mountain State Park, David Crockett State Park, Henry Horton State Park, Montgomery Bell State Park, Natchez Trace State Park and Pickwick Landing State Park. Times ... (click for more)

Nineteen children and four adults from North Whitfield Middle School in Whitfield County who were on a field trip were injured in an accident around 9:30 a.m. Thursday, involving two school buses in Bradley County, according to the Bradley County Emergency Management Agency. The Bradley County Sheriff's Office said the accident happened on APD 40 in front of the Speedway gas ... (click for more)

CARTA is planning to begin providing free rides to veterans on its entire transit fleet. Lisa Maragnano, executive director, said, "I think we should be doing more for our veterans. "They put their lives on the line for us so it's the right thing to do. They deserve it." She said the goal is to have the new policy go into effect Jan. 2. Ms. Maragnano said some other ... (click for more)

This year will mark the fact that I have had the opportunity to live through 56 Thanksgivings. I was born on a Sunday, Nov. 24, 1963, two days after the assassination of John F. Kennedy. Thanksgiving occurred on Nov. 28 that year, the same as this year. It was a time, not unlike today, filled with political uncertainty. My mother told me I was the only child born that evening. Nurses ... (click for more)

When considering the most pressing matter that is threatening the great state of Tennessee, I would be willing to bet that more apparent matters come to your mind such as the state of our education system, the statewide job market, or maybe even the depressing (but improving) state of the University of Tennessee’s football program. To myself, the opioid crisis, which was declared ... (click for more)