UT System President Randy Boyd outlined 90‑credit, three‑year bachelor’s degrees as targeted, workforce‑focused pathways. The approach would be piloted under the UT strategic plan with accreditor review required.

A 75-year-old Bean Center employee says Knox County reassigned her from a control-room job to detainee supervision without training, then ignored her medical needs; she is seeking damages.

Aldermen reviewed transit and road projects, sidewalk updates and budget items — and for the first time weighed a proposed Infrastructure Development District.

A new consultant report finds Williamson County teachers start competitively but fall behind peers by midcareer, prompting the school board to request a phased fix.

Williamson County Schools Superintendent Jason Golden will leave effective Aug. 7 to take a Franklin district job, a surprising exit that follows a contested contract vote.

Lawmakers ordered body cameras at Trousdale Turner, but the pilot has been delayed as CoreCivic outfits the Hartsville prison and sponsors weigh a new timeline. The change follows a federal probe and a violent disturbance last year.

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.

Council meets next Tuesday with a packed agenda: Kensley plan, a study on pausing apartment applications, code updates and a small equipment repair.

Mayor Freddie O’Connell is lining up a Legacy Business Fund to give grants to longtime Nashville shops and restaurants; officials say award sizes and eligibility are still being finalized.

Nashville shopkeepers say recent sign‑code updates and enforcement letters have left many unsure whether sidewalk A‑frames are legal — and whether a permit or insurance will be required.

A nine-member state oversight board will meet Thursday in Nashville to elect officers and appoint committees that will shape oversight of Memphis-Shelby County Schools.

A Farragut alderman running for mayor had his Gibbs High School contract not renewed in 2021 after multiple reprimands, public records show.

State letters warn that undocumented children in the Children's Special Services program could have their records shared with Tennessee's immigration enforcement unit after June 30.