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  • Tennessee Legend Dolly Parton Dies at 80, Trump Orders American Flags Lowered in Her Honor
    Tennessee Legend Dolly Parton Dies at 80, Trump Orders American Flags Lowered in Her Honor
TN Top Story: California AG Cancels Meeting with Paramount as Entertainment Giant Eyes Relocation to Tennessee
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Top Commentary: Congress Messed Up Healthcare Again
TSNN Featured:  ICE Says New Call Center in Nashville Will Support Local, State Police Who Sign Agreements to Perform Immigration Enforcement
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Marsha Blackburn for Tennessee
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Eva Romero
August 25, 2026

State House Candidate Eva Romero Makes Property Tax Relief Central to Campaign

Eva Romero, the Republican nominee for Tennessee House District 60, told The Tennessee Star’s CEO and Editor-in-Chief Michael Patrick Leahy in an exclusive interview Tuesday that rising property taxes are threatening residents’ ability to remain in their homes, making property tax relief a central focus of her campaign. During an...
Reading time in class
August 25, 2026

ACLU Demands Records from Tennessee Schools ‘Foolishly’ Displaying Ten Commandments Under New State Law

Bud Light
August 25, 2026

Bud Light Parent Company Anheuser-Busch Sues Tennessee for $1.9 Million Tax Refund Years After Dylan Mulvaney Controversy

data center
August 25, 2026

Another Tennessee City Moves Closer to Temporarily Banning Data Centers

Dolly Parton
August 25, 2026

Tennessee Legend Dolly Parton Dies at 80, Trump Orders American Flags Lowered in Her Honor

Tom Pappert
August 25, 2026

Pappert: Americans Shouldn’t Trade Constitutional Rights for ‘Safety,’ the ‘Compromise’ Flock CEO Wants

August 25, 2026

Clay Travis Now Offering $20,000 Reward for Information on Death of Nashville Teen Killed Outside High School Football Game

Paramount
August 24, 2026

California AG Cancels Meeting with Paramount as Entertainment Giant Eyes Relocation to Tennessee

press briefing
August 24, 2026

Breitbart’s Matt Boyle Says He’s Ready to Serve Trump if Asked to Become Press Secretary

Teacher and students
August 24, 2026

Top Education Official Kirsten Baesler Calls Direct Instruction the Future of K-12 Learning

August 24, 2026

ICE Says New Call Center in Nashville Will Support Local, State Police Who Sign Agreements to Perform Immigration Enforcement

August 24, 2026

Bill Seeks to Block Taxpayer Funding for Gender Transition Research on Minors

Marsha Blackburn
August 24, 2026

Marsha Blackburn’s Life, Political Rise Featured in New Educational Coloring Book

National News

NFL game
August 25, 2026

25 Percent of Former NFL Players Who Died Had Brain Disease Linked with Repeated Blows to Head: Study

At least one in four former NFL players who died between 2016 and 2021 had chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), according to a new study released on Tuesday.  CTE is a brain disease linked to repeated blows to the head, CBS News reported. CTE can only be diagnosed by examining brain tissue...
August 25, 2026

Supreme Court Hands Trump a Win in Bid to Prevent Ineligible Voters Voting in Midterm Elections

Ken Paxton
August 25, 2026

Texas AG Paxton Unveils Data Center Restrictions He Plans to Pursue If Elected to Senate

Neera Tanden
August 25, 2026

Trump Vows to Sue Clinton-Associated Think Tank for Report Guard Deployment Didn’t Lower DC Crime

Scott Bessent
August 25, 2026

Turns Out AI Wrote Billionaire’s Widely-Cited Anti-Scott Bessent Op-Ed

narco boat
August 25, 2026

United States Military Conducts Missile Strike on Alleged Drug Boat, Killing Two ‘Narco-Terrorists’

doctor and patient
August 25, 2026

Commentary: Congress Messed Up Healthcare Again

Supreme Court justices
August 24, 2026

Supreme Court Pauses Lower Court Ruling on Trump’s Mail-In Voting Order

office worker
August 24, 2026

Trump Administration Proposes $100,000 Fee on H-1B Visa Workers Already Residing in the U.S.

Trump and oval office
August 24, 2026

While Trump Sharply Cuts Foreign Aid, Past Abuses from the Obama-Biden Era Keep Piling Up

Marco Rubio
August 24, 2026

Report: State Department Planning Mass Revocation of 200,000 Visas

abortion supporter
August 24, 2026

Records Reveal Planned Parenthood’s 14-Point Post-Dobbs Strategy for State AGs to Target Pro-Lifers

farmer worker
August 24, 2026

Farmers Accuse Gov’t of ‘Overstepping’ Their Property Rights in Rural Battle over Trump’s Nominations

Commentary

Joe Biden
August 25, 2026

Commentary: Government Price-Setting Isn’t Negotiation, It’s Socialism

I was born in communist Cuba, where the government believed it could manage the economy better than ordinary people. It set prices. It controlled markets. It decided what things should cost and, too often, who could get them. That experience shaped the way I look at Washington’s new approach to...
doctor and patient
August 25, 2026

Commentary: Congress Messed Up Healthcare Again

data centers
August 22, 2026

Commentary: Democrats Benefit When Republicans Ban Data Centers

home schooling
August 20, 2026

Commentary: Escaping the Educational Industrial Complex

credit card
August 19, 2026

Commentary: The Creditor Lobby That Fought Trump, Betrayed the Troops, and Now Wants to Kill Debt Relief

AOC speaking
August 18, 2026

Commentary: Rebranding Won’t Make Democrats Less Repulsive on Social Issues

construction worker
August 17, 2026

Commentary: More Government Regulations Won’t Fix Knox County’s Housing Woes

Doctor and patient
August 17, 2026

Commentary: The Hospital Price Transparency Debate Is over – Tennessee Should Demand Accountability

George Soros
August 15, 2026

Commentary: The Estate Tax Rewards the Wealthy for Funding Progressive Foundations

Weekend Spotlight

Midjourney Media Ultrasonic CT
June 18, 2026

Generative AI Imaging Company Midjourney Announces ‘Midjourney Medical’ Featuring New Full Body Scan Invention

Midjourney, the AI company best known for its generative image tools, announced Wednesday a major pivot into healthcare with the launch of Midjourney Medical, a new division developing a radiation-free, full-body imaging system it calls “Ultrasonic CT” or full-body ultrasound.
Proposed New Titans Stadium
May 19, 2026

Nashville to Host 2030 Super Bowl in New Titans Stadium

Chris Fenton
May 18, 2026

Hollywood Executive Chris Fenton Eyes Tennessee Expansion While Launching New Family Film ‘Bad Counselors’

Full body MRI scan
May 17, 2026

Preventive Healthcare Goes High-Tech with Specialized Whole-Body MRI Clinics

classroom discussion
May 15, 2026

Declining Literacy Rates Spark New Concerns About Civic Understanding Among Young Americans

Jack Daniels
April 28, 2026

French Company Vies with American Company to Acquire Iconic Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey

Dr. Omar Hamada
March 7, 2026

Dr. Omar Hamada Identifies the Five Medical Tests You Must Take for Early Detection of Deadly Illnesses


Entertainment and Lifestyle

Kelly Lang
August 20, 2026

Kelly Lang Releases New Album, ‘Jealous Green Eyes’

Acclaimed singer-songwriter, producer and author Kelly Lang is celebrating the release of her new album, Jealous Green Eyes, a must-hear collection for fans of the iconic singer.
Freedom 250 Mobile Museum
August 10, 2026

Freedom 250 Mobile Museum Tour Coming to the Tennessee State Fair

Caitlin Clark
August 5, 2026

‘Absolutely Brilliant’: EJ Haust Praises Clay Travis’ WNBA $10 Million ‘Battle of the Sexes’ Proposal

Reese Wynans
August 1, 2026

Reese Wynans Brings Legendary Friends and Decades of Musical History to 3rd & Lindsley

Braden Hull
July 25, 2026

Music Spotlight: Braden Hull

Chris Fenton
July 15, 2026

‘Bad Counselors’ Producer Chris Fenton Highlights American-Made Film Ahead of July 23 Release

Thomas Rhett
July 13, 2026

Country Superstar Thomas Rhett Receives Star on Music City Walk of Fame

Spencer Hatcher
July 11, 2026

Music Spotlight: Spencer Hatcher

DEK of Hearts
July 4, 2026

Music Spotlight: DEK of Hearts


Latest News

Eva Romero

State House Candidate Eva Romero Makes Property Tax Relief Central to Campaign

Eva Romero, the Republican nominee for Tennessee House District 60, told The Tennessee Star’s CEO and Editor-in-Chief Michael Patrick Leahy in an exclusive interview Tuesday that rising property taxes are threatening residents’ ability to remain in their homes, making property tax relief a central focus of her campaign....
NFL game

25 Percent of Former NFL Players Who Died Had Brain Disease Linked with Repeated Blows to Head: Study

Joe Biden

Commentary: Government Price-Setting Isn’t Negotiation, It’s Socialism

Reading time in class

ACLU Demands Records from Tennessee Schools ‘Foolishly’ Displaying Ten Commandments Under New State Law

Supreme Court Hands Trump a Win in Bid to Prevent Ineligible Voters Voting in Midterm Elections

Bud Light

Bud Light Parent Company Anheuser-Busch Sues Tennessee for $1.9 Million Tax Refund Years After Dylan Mulvaney Controversy

Ken Paxton

Texas AG Paxton Unveils Data Center Restrictions He Plans to Pursue If Elected to Senate

Marsha Blackburn for US Senate
Tennessee Leads
National Constitution Bee

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