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  • Tennessee Sheriffs, Police Chiefs Develop New Safeguards for License Plate Readers amid Flock Camera Concerns
    Tennessee Sheriffs, Police Chiefs Develop New Safeguards for License Plate Readers amid Flock Camera Concerns
TN Top Story: TVA Establishes Separate Rate Structure for Data Centers
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Top Commentary: Democrats Benefit When Republicans Ban Data Centers
TSNN Featured:  Tennessee Sheriffs, Police Chiefs Develop New Safeguards for License Plate Readers amid Flock Camera Concerns
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TVA board meeting
August 21, 2026

TVA Establishes Separate Rate Structure for Data Centers

The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) created a separate rate structure for data centers, aiming to keep ratepayers’ rates low. TVA’s board voted Thursday to create a separate rate structure for data centers to cover the costs of the power and infrastructure these buildings require.
Jeff Gregg
August 21, 2026

Nashville Democrat Claims He Was ‘Blindsided’ by New ICE Call Center as City-Funded Pro-Illegal Alien Nonprofit Cries ‘Terror’

Flock Camera
August 21, 2026

Tennessee Sheriffs, Police Chiefs Develop New Safeguards for License Plate Readers amid Flock Camera Concerns

Abdul El-Sayed
August 21, 2026

Steve Cortes: Michigan Poll Finds Voters See Muslim Migration as Making State Worse Off

press briefing
August 21, 2026

Veteran Reporter Neil McCabe Names Potential Contenders to Replace White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt

Boring Company Hiring Event
August 20, 2026

The Boring Company Announces Nashville Hiring Event for Music City Loop

ICE Call Center
August 20, 2026

ICE Confirms New Call Center Headed for Nashville After Federal Website Briefly Lists Small Town as Destination

Nashville Traffic
August 20, 2026

Tennessee Board Approves Private Partnership for $9.2 Billion I-24 ‘Choice Lanes’ Project

John Benfield
August 20, 2026

Affidavit Claims Man Who Allegedly Struck 11 Milligan University Bicyclists, Killing Two, Never Attempted to Brake

Michael Patrick Leahy and Tom Pappert
August 20, 2026

Pappert, Leahy Call Out ‘Coward’ Local Reporters for Ignoring Story on Covenant Manifesto Victory

Samira Hardcastle
August 20, 2026

Exclusive: Former Award-Winning MNPS Teacher Forced to Change Student’s Grade Says District ‘Doesn’t Care About the Kids’

Memphis City Council
August 19, 2026

Memphis Moves Closer to Implementing a Data Center Moratorium

NuCamp
August 19, 2026

Nuclear Reactor Developer Forms Consortium with ORNL, East Tennessee Schools to Develop Scalable Nuclear Construction System

National News

lawyers
August 22, 2026

Department of Education Moves to Strip ABA’s Law School Accreditation amid DEI Criticism

The Department of Education has begun the process of removing the American Bar Association’s ability to accredit law schools, though the ABA Accreditation Council emphasizes the move represents only one step in the process. “After reviewing the ABA’s accreditation standards, department staff found the accreditor out of compliance with the agency’s accreditation...
data centers
August 22, 2026

Commentary: Democrats Benefit When Republicans Ban Data Centers

Trump oval office
August 21, 2026

Deep State’s Election Interference Spin Is Now a Case Study in Spy Schools

Vance and Rubio
August 21, 2026

Rubio Edges Vance in 2028 Matchups with Dems: Poll

David Morens
August 21, 2026

Top Fauci Adviser’s Plea Deal Provides Possible Roadmap for Further Conspiracy Prosecutions

Strait of Hormuz
August 21, 2026

U.S. Military Assisted Transporting 660 Million Barrels of Oil Through Strait of Hormuz: CENTCOM

White House
August 21, 2026

Supreme Court Announces 11th-Hour Intervention to Decide Fate of Trump’s East Wing Construction Blitz

scott bessent
August 21, 2026

Bessent Has ‘Very Discreet Plan’ to Reduce the $40 Trillion National Debt, Vance Says

Walmart store
August 21, 2026

Walmart Posts Slowest Sales Numbers in Years, Blames Iran War-Driven Gas Prices for Belt-Tightening

corporate training
August 21, 2026

Congressional Probe Targets Consulting Reports that Helped Make DEI Quotas a Boardroom Standard

James Talerico
August 21, 2026

Cook Political Report Shifts Iowa, Texas Races to Tossups

University of North Carolina System
August 21, 2026

University of North Carolina System First to Answer Secretary McMahon’s Reform Challenge

August 21, 2026

Commentary: America Need More Refineries

Commentary

data centers
August 22, 2026

Commentary: Democrats Benefit When Republicans Ban Data Centers

The American left wants to stop the buildout of American technological infrastructure. And some Republicans are taking the bait. From the far left to the Democrat establishment, they’re going full steam ahead with the ban hammer. Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez are trying to freeze new AI data center construction nationwide until...
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

DHS Attorney James Percival, Judge Indira Talwani
August 14, 2026

Commentary: Trump Admin Must Call Out Judicial Activism

off shore windmills
August 13, 2026

Commentary: The Delusional Premises of Woke Greens

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

lawyers

Department of Education Moves to Strip ABA’s Law School Accreditation amid DEI Criticism

The Department of Education has begun the process of removing the American Bar Association’s ability to accredit law schools, though the ABA Accreditation Council emphasizes the move represents only one step in the process. “After reviewing the ABA’s accreditation standards, department staff found the accreditor out of compliance with the...
data centers

Commentary: Democrats Benefit When Republicans Ban Data Centers

TVA board meeting

TVA Establishes Separate Rate Structure for Data Centers

Jeff Gregg

Nashville Democrat Claims He Was ‘Blindsided’ by New ICE Call Center as City-Funded Pro-Illegal Alien Nonprofit Cries ‘Terror’

Trump oval office

Deep State’s Election Interference Spin Is Now a Case Study in Spy Schools

Flock Camera

Tennessee Sheriffs, Police Chiefs Develop New Safeguards for License Plate Readers amid Flock Camera Concerns

Vance and Rubio

Rubio Edges Vance in 2028 Matchups with Dems: Poll

Marsha Blackburn for US Senate
Tennessee Leads
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