Category: State News

STATE HISTORY | Halloween seems like the perfect time to discuss Tennessee's most famous spooky legend and the myths and facts that surround it.

STATE NEWS | Those acorns in your yard could become tomorrow’s whiskey barrels. Here’s how Moore County residents can help the state replenish white oak populations.

STATE EDUCATION NEWS | Are you a Moore County student considering attending TN Tech next fall? They will be waiving their application fee through September.

STATE OUTDOOR NEW | Whether you are gardening or hiking, as the leaves start to fall, keep your eyes peeled for baby copperhead snakes to prevent avoidable bites.

STATE AG NEWS | As input costs climb and commodity prices stay volatile, more local farmers are doing the survival math on diversification. A new UT webinar series hopes to help.

MUSIC, FILM, BOOKS | A film exploring the history and unexpected closure of Opryland USA will play for a limited time in September. It seeks to answer one question: Why was Opryland closed and replaced with a shopping mall?

It's a law dating back to the earliest days of whiskey making in the state, and a Tennessee Congresswoman is pushing to lift the federal ban on home spirits distillation.

STATE NEWS | Tennessee loses roughly 10 acres of farmland an hour. The state just launched a new program aimed at placing agricultural land under a permanent conservation easement, taking it off the table for development.

STATE NEWS | She'll be laid to rest in Music City and as a fitting tribute to the iconic Tennessean, Governor Bill Lee and airport officials recently announced a plan to rename BNA in her honor.

OUTDOOR NEWS | It's one of Tennessee's oldest hunting traditions. Squirrel season opened this weekend and extends through March 15.