News Across Tennessee

Officials with the city of Knoxville, the Boyd Foundation, and community members broke ground on the new dog park at Sam Duff Memorial Park, the first of five new such parks in the city funded by the Boyd Foundation. The new dog park will include separate areas for small and large dogs as well as...

Fayetteville Police Department’s K-9 Omen wears his vest alongside K9 Officer Joseph Mastin. Fayetteville Police Department’s K9 Omen recently received a donation of body armor, thanks to a charitable donation from the non-profit organization, Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. K9 Omen’s bullet and stab...

The city of Nashville has agreed to acquire the Global Mall at the Crossings, formerly known as Hickory Hollow Mall, with the intention of leasing 600,000 square feet to Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) to provide healthcare related services and retail space. The purchase is the latest in...

Gatlinburg city officials, residents, and their furry friends were on hand to cut the ribbon at the new Dog Park at Mills Park in conjunction with a “St. Pawtrick’s Day” event. The Dog Park at Mills Park features a great opportunity for large and small dogs alike to have areas for their enjoyment...

GM Spring Hill has been chosen as the manufacturing site for the all-electric Cadillac Lyriq, the first electric Cadillac vehicle.  The Cadillac Lyriq is produced alongside conventional models, includingthe Cadillac XT5, Cadillac XT6 and GMC Acadia. More electric models might be added at a later...

The reptile and amphibian diversity of a Bristol municipal park will be the focus of a forthcoming scientific paper in the Southeastern Naturalist. Researchers from the Nature Center at Steele Creek Park and Northeast State Community College have authored the paper using a decades’ worth of data...

The city of Bolivar has been awarded a $595,675 grant through the Tennessee Department of Transportation’s (TDOT) Multimodal Access Grant program. The grant is part of the city’s 2021 Multimodal Access proposal, which will create a pedestrian walkway in east Bolivar from Third Street to Sand Beach...

ATC Drivetrain officials announced the company has selected Knoxville as the location for its newest manufacturing facility. ATC Drivetrain, a leading global independent remanufacturer of automotive powertrain and drivetrain systems, will invest $8.3 million and create 218 new manufacturing jobs in...

The city of Tullahoma has been recognized along with four other communities as one of the 2022 Great American Defense Communities during the Defense Communities National Summit in Washington, D.C. The city was honored for its support of Arnold Air Force Base, the only active-duty Air Force base in...

The Clarksville Rotary Foundation has been awarded a $239,000 Clarksville-Montgomery County (CMC) Community Health Foundation grant to fund the renovation iof Clarksville’s Coy Lacy Park. The donation will enable Clarksville Parks and Recreation to replace all existing playground equipment with...