Category: Regional News

REGIONAL NEWS | Court records show developer Chip Hayes signed a five-year exclusive rental contract with his own company weeks after the state dissolved his development LLC — then sold that company’s future income to a New York funding firm.

REGIONAL NEWS | New court filing says former Nearest Green CFO admitted falsifying reports and forging Fawn Weaver's signature. The court-appointed receiver running Uncle Nearest is now suing the lender that asked the court to put him in charge.

STATE NEWS | TDEC's second round of Volkswagen settlement funding targets highway stretches the federal buildout left uncovered — including routes Moore County drivers use daily.

REGIONAL NEWS | Dolly's new Tennessean Travel Stop is now open in nearby Cornersville and the 40-foot mural that greets you has local roots.

THINGS TO DO | It's a festival that celebrates the original "working man's lunch" and a Tennessee creation. The RC Cola & MoonPie Festival takes place in Bell Buckle this weekend.

REGIONAL NEWS | Two days after Fawn Weaver appealed a federal judge's ruling to keep her company in receivership, the receiver signed a letter of intent to sell Uncle Nearest's assets — and the clock is now running toward a formal purchase agreement.

REGIONAL NEWS | On Wednesday, Fawn and Keith Weaver filed a notice of appeal, asking the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals to overturn a federal judge's ruling that found the company insolvent and its founder not credible.

OUTDOORS NEWS | Black bears have been on the move for the past several years in Middle Tennessee. Fiery Gizzard State Park in Monteagle reports a recent sighting.

THINGS TO DO | It's part of nearby Fayetteville's culinary heritage and a deliciously fun day. The Slawburger Festival happens this weekend.

REGIONAL NEWS | If it's April, that means Dennison Family Farm strawberries are in season and you don't want to miss out.