Local Tax Dollars Fund Majority Of Tennessee K-12 School Capital Projects

During Legislative Budget Negotiations Earlier This Year, The Tennessee Senate Finance Committee Chairman Was Asked About The Legislature Removing $200 Million From Gov. Bill Lee’s Proposed Budget Amendment That Was Intended To Relocate School Buildings From Flood-Prone Areas. The Funding Was Not Approved But A New Report Shows That The Policy Is Consistent With Tennessee’s Recent Past.

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Tragedy Breeds Unity In The Volunteer State: Blackburn Op-Ed

While The Flooding Caused Irreversible Damage, It Also Commanded A United Response From Across The Volunteer State. Tennesseans Didn’t Wait To Be Asked — They Were The First To Act. Local Law Enforcement And First Responders Were Immediately Joined By Residents From Neighboring Communities Who Drove Cars Full Of Food, Water, And Weather Gear To Humphreys County.

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Nashville Concert Benefits Waverly Flood Victims

Tonight, September 9th, 2021, Two-Time Grammy Award Winning Country Music Songwriter, Paul Overstreet, Will Host An Evening Of Songs And Entertainment To Benefit The Waverly, Tennessee Flood Victims.

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This Year’s Bonnaroo Canceled Due To Flooding

After Major Flooding In Tennessee In Recent Weeks, The 2021 Bonnaroo Music And Arts Festival Has Been Canceled. Organizers Made The Decision Just A Few Days Before The Festival Was Supposed To Start. Storming That Came From Tropical Depression Ida Caused The Farm, Where The Event Is Held Each Year, To Flood.

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TN County GOP Chairmen Form Conservative Alliance & Help Humphreys County Flood Victims

As medical, personal, financial and religious liberties have been tossed aside by GOP leaders over the past 18 months, many have a simple question: Where is the Republican party that traditionally defends Constitutional freedoms? A number of truly Conservative GOP County chairmen have formed a conservative alliance to help the state party find its way again. In this interview, Wayne Miller, Chairman of the Humphreys’ County GOP, discusses what his alliance aims to accomplish and how YOU can help the flood victims in Humphreys county in a direct manner – without any middlemen.

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TennCon’s BIG 7 Weekend Digest!… August 27, 2021

1) Nearly 8,700 Criminals Arrested At Southern Border In Past 10 Months, Including Repeat Sex Offenders
2) TN GOP Critical Of Lee’s Handling Of Covid By Executive Order
3) Report Finds Only 53% Of State Funding For Education Used In Classroom
4) Parent Wins Victory For Rutherford County Middle School Students
5) Tennessee Music Venues Disagree On COVID Policies
6) Voting Legislation Heads To U.S. Senate, Would Expand Fed Control Over Election Rules
7) Death Toll From Tennessee Flood Rises As Biden Approves Disaster Relief

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Disaster Unemployment Available For TN Flood Victims In 4 Counties

Residents In Four Tennessee Counties Are Eligible For Federal Disaster-Related Unemployment After Last Weekend’s Deadly Flooding. After Biden Declared Humphreys, Dickson, Hickman And Houston Counties To Be Major Disaster Areas, The Assistance Became Available To Residents Whose Job Was Impacted.

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Dozens Of Tennesseans Missing Or Dead After Flooding

On Saturday, August 21, A Flood Swept Through Middle Tennessee, Leaving Catastrophic Damage In Humphreys County And Surrounding Areas. According To The Humphreys County Sheriff, Chris Davis, There Were At Least 22 Fatalities. The Emergency Management Agency Has Reported Over 50 People Are Currently Missing.

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