The Great Smoky Mountains synchronous firefly lottery will open this Friday, April 26, 2024 at 9am Central time and closes on Monday, April 29 at 10:59pm. You can enter at www.recreation.gov. Lottery winners will be announced by Monday, May 6. Lottery applications are $1 and successful applicants will automatically ...

Statewide WMA regulations were changed during the Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission's April meeting to now prohibit the placement of salt products, minerals, and other consumable products on WMAs. Dogs must also be restrained on WMAs unless hunting or training. Additional WMA specific regulations were made and wi...

This week ( Monday, April 22), the Tennessee Highway Safety Office (THSO) is kicking off "Slow Down Tennessee," a week-long campaign to help increase awareness and reduce speeding across Tennessee roadways. During this campaign, the THSO is offering yard signs free for public citizens to pick up at designated...

A Michigan couple has been indicted by a Fentress County grand jury on child abuse charges. Jason and Jessica Klimp were arrested in Fentress County in February after their 12-year-old adopted daughter became unresponsive and was taken to a hospital where it was discovered she was severely malnourished. The girl's bio...

Governor Bill Lee's statewide school voucher bill has died for the year after Tennessee lawmakers could not agree on certain stipulations of the $144 million proposal. The bill was controversial from the start with opponents fearing it would take away from public school funding. Parents of private school students said ...

The Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission has approved the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency's proposals for two new wildlife refuges including Catoosa Ridge Refuge, a 1,750 acre property adjacent to Catoosa Wildlife Management Area (WMA) in Cumberland County, and Holly Fork Creek, a 125-acre property in Henry Count...

Employees at Chattanooga's Volkswagen plant voted late Friday to join the United Auto Workers union. According to the National Labor Relations Board, workers voted 2,628 to 985 for union representation. The total number of eligible voters was 4,326.