Tennessee Awards Nearly $18M In Site Development Grants
Tennessee Has Committed To Hand Out $17.9 Million In Grants For The Development Of 12 Sites In Order To Prepare Those Sites For Potential Businesses.
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Tennessee Parents Left With Limited TCAP Data Now That Letter Grades Are Out Until Sometime This Year
The Tennessee Department Of Education Says That TCAP Scores For Each School Will Be Available Through Their Website When They Release The 2023 Scores Sometime “In Early 2024.” For Now, This Leaves The Public With A Limited Amount Of Information Pertaining To Each School’s TCAP Scores Through The New Letter Grades System.
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Pork Report: In-N-Out Subsidies, TPAC Move Are Wasteful Government Spending
Nearly $5 Million In Taxpayer Subsidies For In-N-Out Burger, $200 Million To Move The Tennessee Performing Arts Center And Large Property Tax Increases Were All Included In Beacon Center’s Annual Pork Report On Wasteful Taxpayer Spending In The State.
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20 Tennessee Small Businesses, Rural Companies Receive USDA Grants
Twenty Tennessee Companies Will Be Receiving Loans Or Grants Worth Anywhere From $4,000 To $240,000 As Part Of The United States Department Of Agriculture’s Support Of Agriculture Producers And Rural Small Businesses.
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Low-Performing Tennessee School Districts Speak Out Against New Accountability Model
With Many Tennessee Public School Districts Having A Very Low Percentage Of Their Students Testing At Grade Level Proficiency, It Is Highly Unlikely The Districts Would Want The Public To Gain An Even Clearer Picture Of The Subpar Education That Is Being Provided.
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Former Sunnyside Volunteer Fire Dept. Treasurer Indicted For Theft
An Investigation By The Tennessee Comptroller’s Office, Working In Conjunction With An Investigator From The District Attorney General’s Office Of The 3rd Judicial District, Has Resulted In The Indictment Of Misty Taylor, The Former Treasurer Of The Sunnyside Volunteer Fire Department In Greene County.
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A Rural TN County’s Choice: Use Opioid Funds To Pay Off Debt, Or Pay Them Forward To Curb Crisis
Over The Past Two Years, Rural Greene County In Northeastern Tennessee Has Collected More Than $2.7 Million From Regional And National Settlements With Opioid Manufacturers And Distributors. But Instead Of Helping People Harmed By Addiction, County Officials Are Finding Other Ways To Spend It.
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Tennessee Counties, Cities Receive $38M In Federal Funds For Water Infrastructure Improvements
Six Tennessee Counties Are Receiving Federal Grants That Add Up To Nearly $38 Million For Water Infrastructure.
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Report Questions Tennessee Public School’s Spending Of $3.5B In COVID-19 Relief Funds
A New Report From Beacon Center Of Tennessee Shows That School Districts Throughout Tennessee Received A Total Of Nearly $3.5 Billion Sent Directly To Districts In Covid-19 Recovery Funding. That Funding, However, Was Then Used By Districts For Items Such As Mattress Pads, Instant Pots, Toaster Ovens, Apple Pens, Security Cameras, Sound Systems, And Sending Teachers To A Conference In Baltimore.
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7 Iconic War Heroes From Tennessee
With Great Respect And Appreciation As We Approach Memorial Day, We Have Compiled This List Of Seven Great Heroes That Called Tennessee Their Home.
Most Names You Will Quickly Recognize, But There Are A Few That Haven’t Received The Public Recognition That They Much Deserve.
As There Are Countless Heroes From The Volunteer State, We Had To Limit The Number To Highlight In This Piece To Seven. For The Many That Are Left Off Of Our List, They Too, All Have Our Utmost Respect And Heartfelt Appreciation For All They Did To Keep Our Nation Free.
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