News Across Tennessee

The American Chemical Society has honored the K-25 Gaseous Diffusion Plant in Oak Ridge for its pivotal role in World War II and the development of the nuclear age. K-25 was once a secret site that housed the start of the Manhattan Project, and by March 1945, it was online and enriching uranium to...

Clarksville Fire Rescue has cut the ribbon on the city’s new Fire Station No 6. The new station includes accordion doors that open much quicker and remain in view of the driver, a warm zone where firefighters can decontaminate after calls before taking carcinogens into living spaces, and a fire pole...

Troax Group officials announced the company will establish its first Aspen Guard manufacturing facility in Tennessee, relocating operations from the Greater Chicago area to Portland. As part of the project, Troax Group will create 120 new jobs and invest nearly $23 million to support wire mesh panel...

The BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee Foundation has announced it is investing in three new BlueCross Healthy Place projects located in Erwin, Chattanooga, and Henning.  

“Our goal with the BlueCross Healthy Place program has always been to bring people together, in communities of all sizes, all...

The Chattanooga EPB Board has partnered with IonQ (NYSE: IONQ), a global leader in quantum technology, to jointly develop the first U.S. quantum technology center to provide commercial access to both quantum computing and quantum networking resources. Through the partnership, IonQ will establish an...

The city of Clifton has received a $15,903,809 loan for improving water infrastructure. The loan comes from the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Loan Program. It will address the construction of a new drinking water treatment plant. As a disadvantaged community, Clifton is receiving $4.999...

The city of Cookeville, Putnam County, and CHM, LLC celebrated the official groundbreaking for the Willows, a new multi-retail development now under construction and with an anticipated opening date of October 2026. The Willows will bring two highly anticipated retailers to the city, Target and Home...

The city of Columbia has announced the results of a special census have shown a 17.26% population increase since 2020. The special census counted 48,885 individuals and 21,492 housing units. This data provides a more current and detailed snapshot of the city’s population and housing landscape than...

Ground has been broken on the first major upgrade to McMinnville’s water treatment plant in 64 years. The McMinnville Board of Mayor and Aldermen approved a $15,626,000 bid to overhaul the facility, originally built in 1961. Funding for the project comes from $6 million in loans, more than $7.5...

BWXT Enrichment Operations, LLC, a subsidiary of BWX Technologies, Inc., will establish a facility for the manufacturing of centrifuge assemblies in Oak Ridge near Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). As part of the project, BWXT plans to create at least 60 new jobs and invest at least $45 million...

The Bristol Police Department has received its fifth re-accreditation from the Tennessee Law Enforcement Accreditation (TLEA). The presentation was made during the Tennessee Association of Chiefs of Police (TACP) meeting held in Nashville in April. The Bristol Police Department successfully...

The city of Parkers Crossroads has received $7,500 from the Tennessee Wars Commission Grant Fund to perform a geological survey to locate the graves of Confederate soldiers buried following the Battle of Parkers Crossroads on Dec. 31, 1862. About 368 acres of the former battlefield have been...