Latest Tennessee Headlines
All the headlines from our Tennessee Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Former Tennessee Agent Sentenced For Continuing to Sell Insurance Products
Jul 18 2025 // A former Tennessee insurance agent who lost his license in 1999 but continued to sell insurance products has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. Most of that jail time was suspended by a judge. Johnny Ray Jackson, 55, of...
A Look Inside the Tenn. Lab Making Advanced Fuel for US Nuclear Ambitions
Jul 17 2025 // OAK RIDGE, Tenn. (AP) — Near signs that warn of radioactive risk at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, a half-dozen workers from the nuclear power company X-energy are making what appear to be gray billiard balls. Inside,...
NFP Acquires Tennessee’s Levine Group
Jul 16 2025 // Global insurance and benefits broker NFP announced its acquisition of Levine Group, LLC, a financial services firm based in Brentwood, Tennessee. Levine Group has been serving Nashville and the surrounding area since 1963....
People Moves: Tennessee Names New Insurance Examinations Director
Jul 10 2025 // The Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance announced promotions to key insurance regulatory, emergency services and management roles. Bryant Cummings, with 23 years at the department, was named director of...
Multiple Injuries in Skydiving Plane Crash in Tennessee
Jun 10 2025 // Several people were injured after a skydiving plane crashed outside a small Tennessee airport, authorities said. The Federal Aviation Administration said a de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter plane carrying 20 people...
TN Metal-Treating Firm Failed to Learn From Previous Incidents, Safety Board Says
Jun 4 2025 // A French-owned metal-treating company in Tennessee failed to utilize safety management and failed to implement lessons learned from previous incidents before a 2024 explosion that killed one worker and heavily damaged the...
People: FAIA Names Head of Professional Development; Madison Leads MJ in Tennessee
Jun 3 2025 // The Florida Association of Insurance Agents, the largest agent organization in the state, has named Greg Thomas director of professional development. Thomas Thomas was previously director of insurance agent and agency...
Greyhound Bus, Other Crashes Leave 5 Dead and Dozens Injured in Tennessee
Jun 3 2025 // Vehicle crashes across Tennessee in the last few days have left five people dead and dozens more injured. In the tourist town of Gatlinburg, seven people, including two pedestrians, were injured in a multivehicle crash on...
Authorities Arrest 100+ People on Tennessee Roads in Deportation Plan
May 12 2025 // NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — More than 100 people have been taken into custody by federal immigration officials in a joint operation with the Tennessee Highway Patrol, leaving many in Nashville’s immigrant community...
4.1 Magnitude Tennessee Earthquake Rattles Homes as Far Away as Atlanta
May 12 2025 // ATLANTA (AP) — A 4.1-magnitude earthquake in Tennessee woke up families and rattled homes as far away as Atlanta as it spread tremors across portions of the southern U.S. on Saturday morning. No injuries or major damage...
Feds Charge White Supremacist Over 2019 Arson at Tennessee School
May 5 2025 // NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A suspect whom authorities have linked to white supremacist movements has been arrested in the March 2019 fire that destroyed an office at a storied Tennessee social justice center. Regan Prater...
Texas Man Suing Tennessee Titans Player Over Shooting at Car Lot
Apr 14 2025 // A Texas man who says Titans cornerback L’Jarius Sneed or his personal assistant shot at him while he was sitting inside a Mercedes-Benz on a dealer lot in December is suing the two-time Super Bowl champ for at least...
Higginbotham Adds Agencies in Georgia, Tennessee to the Team
Apr 14 2025 // Higginbotham, one of the largest insurance agencies headquartered in Texas, has expanded its footprint in the Southeast by adding agencies in Georgia and Tennessee. The firm announced that Tidwell & Hilburn Insurance...
Tennessee Safety Agency Says Plastics Workers Were Given Time to Evacuate
Apr 7 2025 // NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Workers at an East Tennessee plastics company who died in flooding from last year’s Hurricane Helene had time to evacuate, albeit by “makeshift routes,” according to an...
Pilot Error Likely Caused Small Plane Crash That Killed Family in Tennessee
Mar 10 2025 // NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A fiery small plane crash in Tennessee last year that killed a Canadian family of five was most likely the result of an error by the father, who was piloting the plane, according to a National...
Tennessee Gynecologist Charged With Unnecessary Medical Procedures
Mar 3 2025 // MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee gynecologist was arrested Friday and accused of performing unnecessary procedures on patients with re-used medical devices held under unsanitary conditions. Dr. Sanjeev Kumar, 44, is...
Insurance to Cover Part of Tenn. City’s $28M Settlement Over Botched Rape Case
Feb 19 2025 // (AP) — Leaders in Johnson City, Tennessee, have agreed Thursday to pay $28 million to settle a lawsuit that said police deliberately botched investigations into a suspect accused in civil cases of drugging and sexually...
Alliant Names Foley VP in Benefits, Based in Tennessee
Feb 14 2025 // Alliant Insurance Services, one of the largest U.S. insurance brokers and distributors, has named Connor Foley vice president in its employee benefits group. He is based in Tennessee, Alliant said in a news release. Foley...
Tornadoes Kill 2, Injure 3 in East Tennessee, With Flooding in WV, Kentucky
Feb 10 2025 // WARTBURG, Tenn. (AP) — Two tornadoes moved through eastern Tennessee, leaving a mother and daughter dead and injuring three other people, officials said Friday. A mother and daughter from the same household were killed...
Tennessee to See Another Drop in Average Workers’ Comp Costs This Year
Jan 22 2025 // Average workers’ compensation loss costs for the voluntary market in Tennessee will drop by 3.6% starting March 1, marking the 12th straight year for decreases in the state. The National Council on Compensation...
