All the headlines from our Tennessee Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Feb 22 2013 // As the nation continues to debate increasing safety in contact sports, Tennessee lawmakers are looking at legislation that would require schools and other organizations conducting youth athletic programs to adopt...
Feb 17 2013 // Tennessee won’t participate in a partnership with the federal government in establishing a health insurance exchange, Gov. Bill Haslam announced Friday.The Republican governor said in a letter to U.S. Health and...
Feb 14 2013 // A federal judge is scheduled to hear arguments on whether to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the Gaylord Entertainment Co. seeking money for property damage to its luxury hotel and convention center, the Grand Ole Opry and...
Feb 7 2013 // Keystone Insurers Group (KIG) has added Union City, Tenn.-based agency Westan Insurance Group Inc. as its 19th franchise partner in the state. Westan Insurance Group has been a family-owned and operated independent...
Feb 6 2013 // Atlanta-based employee benefits agency Digital Insurance has acquired Tennessee’s Capital Benefits Group. It marks Digital’s first office in Tennessee. Terms were not disclosed. Capital Benefits Group, which...
Feb 4 2013 // The husband of a Nashville woman who died in last year’s fungal meningitis outbreak after receiving injections has sued the clinic that gave the shots.The Tennessean reported attorneys for Wayne Reed filed the...
Feb 1 2013 // Gov. Bill Haslam told participants in a school safety summit this week that the state is committed to doing what it can to provide better security at Tennessee schools.The event was organized to discuss current safety...
Jan 25 2013 // Tennessee is one of five states to receive a federal grant to establish an Integrated Food Safety Center of Excellence.The center will be located at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville and operated in cooperation with...
Jan 23 2013 // The Office of Financial and Insurance Regulation (OFIR) are warning Michigan drivers that they may have unknowingly purchased fraudulent automobile insurance certificates from an unlicensed individual reportedly issued...
Jan 23 2013 // Three Tennessee counties will begin issuing secure driver’s licenses this spring in an effort to crack down on fraud.The Chattanooga Times Free Press reported that the new process for licenses is being piloted at the...
Jan 16 2013 // When former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush briefly veered off topic at an education forum in Nashville this week, he inadvertently took aim at what’s expected to be among Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam’s legislative...
Jan 14 2013 // Tennessee officials are urging residents of manufactured homes – also known as mobile homes or trailers – to practice fire safety.More than 250,000 of these homes exist in Tennessee, according to Tennessee State Fire...
Jan 9 2013 // Burchfiel Overbay & Associates Insurance Agency of Sevierville, Tenn., operating as BOA Insurance Agency, is now a partner to insurance broker Keystone Insurers Group. The agency is Keystone’s 18th franchise...
Jan 4 2013 // State Sen. Jim Tracy officially announced Wednesday that he will run for the congressional seat held by fellow Republican U.S. Rep. Scott DesJarlais, saying the embattled lawmaker has deceived his constituents and needs to...
Dec 21 2012 // Regions Insurance, a subsidiary of Birmingham, Alabama-based Regions Financial Corp., is expanding its employee benefits practice in Memphis, Tennessee, with the acquisition of Argyle Benefits Consultants LLC. Argyle...
Dec 19 2012 // Keystone Insurers Group has added Jackson, Tenn.-based agency Thompson & Smith Insurance as its 17th franchise partner in the state. The announcement was made by Thompson & Smith Insurance owners Roger Smith and...
Dec 18 2012 // Tennessee authorities announced recently that a Memphis business owner had been indicted for alleged workers’ compensation fraud.The state grand jury for Shelby County indicted Richard Nobles for four counts of...
Dec 17 2012 // Dennis O’Brien rubs his head as he details ailments triggered by the fungal meningitis he developed after a series of steroid shots in his neck: nausea, vomiting, dizziness, drowsiness, blurred vision, exhaustion and...
Dec 12 2012 // Gov. Bill Haslam announced this week that Tennessee will not create a state-run health insurance exchange, but the Republican governor said he remains undecided about whether to expand Medicaid.Haslam said in a speech to...
Dec 7 2012 // Nuclear power plant regulators want more specific information from Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) on how the utility plans to protect reactors in case of severe flooding.According to the Chattanooga Times Free Press, the...