All the headlines from our Tennessee Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
Dec 5 2012 // The Tennessee Valley Authority is developing a worst-case flooding scenario that could require taller dams and more protection for nuclear reactors.According to the Chattanooga Times Free Press , utility officials met...
Nov 14 2012 // A widow of a U.S. Army soldier killed in a blast in Afghanistan has sued Fox Cable Networks and the National Geographic Society over a documentary that showed her husband and family.The documentary about a combat hospital...
Nov 5 2012 // A Hendersonville, Tenn. woman sickened by fungal meningitis after receiving a steroid injection for back pain is suing the pharmacy that supplied the drug.Janet Russell and her husband, Robert Russell, sued the New England...
Oct 18 2012 // A state Senate candidate is suing the Army Corps of Engineers and the National Weather Service over damage to his home during the 2010 Nashville flood. Phillip North’s suit claims that the two federal agencies were...
Oct 17 2012 // A Hendersonville woman sickened by fungal meningitis after receiving a steroid injection for back pain is suing the pharmacy that supplied the drug.Janet Russell and her husband, Robert Russell, sued the New England...
Oct 11 2012 // The presence of portable, medical oxygen in the home has grown over the past decade — and so has the need for education about the fire hazards associated with its use, according to Tennessee’s insurance...
Oct 9 2012 // Tennessee regulators observed that in recent months, some property/casualty insurers in the state have filed to expand or shift their roofing policy terms to include actual cash value policies. As a result,...
Oct 9 2012 // Tennessee’s Department of Commerce and Insurance and the Davidson County Sheriff’s office are teaming up to promote identity theft awareness. The two agencies will host a free shredding event from 10 a.m. until...
Oct 3 2012 // The Tennessee Supreme Court has ruled in favor of a man who was misled into thinking he was a father and ordered the child’s mother to reimburse him more than $25,000 for child support, medical expenses and insurance...