Tennessee State is projecting a fall incoming class of about 1,600 61,800 students 6a jump administrators are calling an "unprecedented surge" as they race to scale housing and orientation.

The McNabb Center opened Tennessee’s first transition campus in Blount County, bringing housing, clinical care and job supports together on one site. Local and state grants helped pay for the five buildings.

Metro leaders are turning the July 18 Rep. John Lewis Way March into a voter‑registration push as they respond to redistricting that reshaped Tennessee’s congressional map.

A Mount Juliet man was arrested on a sexual exploitation charge as investigators seek other possible victims and warn that Snapchat contacts may be involved.

A White Bluff man has been charged with vehicular homicide by intoxication after a mid‑April three‑vehicle crash on Highway 70 that killed one driver.

Niall Horan will make his Grand Ole Opry debut July 7 as part of the Opry 100 celebration in Nashville. The appearance comes amid a new album and stadium dates with Thomas Rhett.

The Home Depot will anchor The Willows at 1100 S Willow Ave in Cookeville with an expected fall 2026 opening. Developers say site work has begun and the center will include Target and other retailers.

A Country Music Hall of Fame retrospective traces Kenny Chesney's rise with guitars, handwritten lyrics and the 'Old Blue Chair' that inspired his song.

Crews have started tearing down old I-65 overpasses and shifting traffic onto new lanes between Rivergate Parkway and US-31W, with blasting and rolling roadblocks scheduled in the corridor.

A Murfreesboro clerk was arrested after allegedly trying to pocket a customer's $1 million scratch-off; officials recovered the ticket and the rightful winner was paid.

A Hohenwald man was sentenced to 108 months after pleading guilty to transporting a 16‑year‑old across state lines for illegal sexual activity, federal officials say.

Hermitage precinct credits arrests and hospitality partnerships after a steep drop in Donelson car break‑ins.

Metro leaders are pursuing a $1.6M DOJ grant to pilot a downtown sobering center that would let intoxicated residents sober up, get care and avoid jail.