Rains are Chance to Practice Lessons of 2010 Flood August 12, 2013 By TRAVIS LOLLER Unusually heavy summer rainfalls in Tennessee have given the agencies involved in flood control and emergency management a chance to...
Tennessee Labor Department to Discuss Workers’ Comp Changes July 19, 2013 The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development is holding a series of seminars across the state to explain the...
Tennessee Governor Names Chief of New Workers’ Comp Division July 2, 2013 Tennessee Republican Gov. Bill Haslam has named Abbie Hudgens as the head of the state’s new Workers’ Compensation Division. Hudgens,...
Workers’ Compensation Changes Focus of Tennessee Conference June 20, 2013 Changes to the state’s workers’ compensation system will be the focus of the Tennessee Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference this week....
Mayor Scolds Assisted Living Center CEO, Residents Moving to Hotels June 5, 2013 More than 100 residents of an assisted living center in Chattanooga, Tenn., are being moved to hotel rooms. The move...
Tennessee Driver Chokes on Coffee, Hits Building May 2, 2013 A Knoxville, Tenn., man says his coffee went “down the wrong pipe” as he was driving to work and he...
Tennessee City of Niota Functioning Again, Has Insurance April 30, 2013 City government is operating again in Niota after a four-day shutdown because of no liability insurance. According to the Chattanooga...
Tennessee City Plans to Rekindle Junior Firefighters April 17, 2013 The city of Jasper, Tenn., is restarting its junior firefighter program. Teens between 15-17 will be able to apply. The...
House Approves Changes to Injured Workers’ Claims April 15, 2013 By ERIK SCHELZIG Tennessee’s House of Representatives has approved Republican Gov. Bill Haslam’s bill to change the way the state considers injured workers’...
Small Earthquake Rolls Through Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee April 4, 2013 Parts of southeastern Missouri, western Tennessee and western Kentucky got a little bit of a shake. The U.S. Geological Survey...