There were some tense moments toward the end of the Independence Day fireworks display at Nissan Stadium Tuesday, as at least one shell fell, landing in the upper decks before exploding, TitansInsider.com reports. “It took place toward the end of the show,” Lansden Hill told TitansInsider.com. “The shells are…
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State Senator Bill Ketron Announces Bid for Rutherford County Mayor
State Senator Bill Ketron (R-Murfreesboro) is running Rutherford County Mayor, the Daily News Journal reports. It will be the fourth run for the office since his first bid in the 1990s. Via the DNJ: A Republican from Murfreesboro, Ketron ran for the office (once called county executive) in 1990, 1994…
Read MoreFOXNews Star Judge Jeanine Pirro to Speak at the 9th Annual T-Bones and Politics Event
Former State Representative Joe Carr announced Thursday that FOXNews host Judge Jeanine Pirro will be the featured speaker at this year’s 9th Annual T-Bones & Politics fundraising event. This conservative political event will take place September 14 at The Shed in Lascassas, TN on September 14; tickets go on sale today. Those…
Read MoreKnox County Mayor Tim Burchett Rules Out Run for Governor, Sets Sights on U.S. Senate or House of Representatives
Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett says he will “either run for Senate or US Congress,” WBIR reports. The announcement puts incumbents Senator Bob Corker (R-TN) and Representative Jimmy Duncan (TN-02) on notice for a challenge by a fellow Republican. A recent Tennessee Star/Triton poll found Burchett’s chances for a successful bid…
Read MorePresident Trump Urges Passage of Kate’s Law
The White House released a statement Tuesday afternoon strongly urging passage of HR 3004, more commonly known as ‘Kate’s Law’: The Administration strongly supports H.R. 3004, Kate’s Law. This bill commemorates Kate Steinle, the 32-year-old woman who was shot and killed two years ago in San Francisco as she…
Read MoreWhite House Responds to the Predictably Dour CBO Score of the American Healthcare Act
Within an hour of the ‘non-partisan’ Congressional Budget Office’s report showing, among other things, that over 22 million Americans would lose their insurance coverage over the next decade, President Trump issued the following statement: The CBO has consistently proven it cannot accurately predict how healthcare legislation will impact insurance…
Read MoreNashville Murders Up An Alarming 63 Percent Over Last Year
Following the disturbing trend in heavily urban areas like St. Louis, Detroit, and Chicago, the murder rate in Nashville has spiked an alarming 63 percent over 2016. WKRN’s Joseph Pleasant reports, “In a span of 36 hours, there have been four homicides in Davidson County.” He continues: Early Thursday morning,…
Read MoreReport: State Senator Mark Norris On President Trump’s Shortlist for Possible Federal Judgeship
The Trump Administration is building a solid record strong appointments and nominees for the some 4,000 positions every new President must fill. In addition to those, the Administration is moving forward to seat a number of judgeships – the ones President Obama and his team were not able to…
Read MoreTitans RB De Marco Murray Recovering from Hand Procedure
Tennessee Titans running back DeMarco Murray is sporting a cast on his right hand, but coach Mike Mularkey didn’t appear to be too concerned on Thursday. Mularkey had a similar attitude in regard to the status of Tajae Sharpe as the second-year wide receiver recovers from last week’s foot surgery.…
Read MorePresident Trump Addresses the Faith and Freedom Coalition
While the whole of the Establishment/Media Complex are hovered around their various media devices, hanging on the words of spurned former FBI Director James Comey, President Trump is out with the people who helped elect him. Thursday, President Trump spoke at the Faith and Freedom Coalition conference in Washington DC…
Read MorePenguins G Murray to start Game 5 vs. Predators
Pittsburgh Penguins coach Mike Sullivan confirmed that Matt Murray will be the team’s starting goaltender for Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final on Thursday at PPG Paints Arena. Sullivan announced the decision following the morning skate on Thursday by simply stating Murray’s name when asked on the identity of…
Read MoreComey Admits He Orchestrated Leaks To New York Times
Former FBI Director James Comey acknowledged that he orchestrated the leak of a memorandum detailing his private interactions with President Donald Trump during testimony before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Thursday morning. “I asked a friend of mine to share the content of the memo with a reporter,” Comey…
Read MoreTuesday Marks the 73rd Anniversary of D-Day, the Invasion of Normady
Nearly three-quarters of a century ago on June 6, 1944 the United States joined with Great Britain, the free French forces, and Canada to mount a bold invasion of the beachhead in Normandy, France as a last-ditch effort to gain a foothold in Europe against the conquering forces of Hitler’s…
Read MoreAmerican for Prosperity Launches Major Campaign to ‘Un-Rig’ the U.S. Economy Through Pro-Growth Tax Reforms
Americans for Prosperity (AFP) announced Friday it has launched the first in a series of ads calling on members of Congress to “un-rig” the U.S. economy by passing pro-growth tax reform. The ad campaign will run in the six-figure range, and appear on digital platforms targeting abut a dozen…
Read More9th Annual ‘Healing Field – Flags of Remembrance’ in Murfreesboro Opens at The Grove
For nearly a decade, Noon Exchange Club of Murfreesboro has put on the Healing Field Flags of Remembrance event over Memorial Day weekend. The volunteer-run event is a moving tribute to our veterans, military, and personal heroes. This year’s Healing Field is located at The Grove at Wilkinson Place, and…
Read MoreRepublican Gianforte Wins Montana’s Special Congressional Election
The mainstream media’s fever dreams have once again been broken by the will of American voters – this time, in Big Sky Country – as Republican Greg Gianforte wins Montana’s single House seat in Thursday’s special election. Decision Desk HQ called it at 10pm mountain time: We project that…
Read MoreKaty Perry’s Delusional Hug-a-Terrorist Approach
Katy Perry, pop star-turned-Hillary Clinton-gal-Friday-turned-anti-Trumpeteer, offered up the bubble of all bubble responses to the terror attack at the Ariana Grande concert in Manchester that left adults and kids alike dead and injured – and it went something like this: All we need is love. “No barriers, no borders, we…
Read More‘DRIVE THEM OUT’: President Trump Delivers Historic Speech in Riyadh at Arab Islamic American Summit
President Trump’s Arab Islamic American Summit remarks in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia were billed as the most important speech he’s given to date. And by all accounts, he delivered. Unapologetically, forcefully, and truthfully – Mr. Trump confronted, then challenged the Arab leaders at the Summit and the world to do what is necessary to…
Read MoreGravity Defied at the Franklin Rodeo
The Franklin Rodeo wrapped up Saturday, and The Tennessee Star was there! Our photos from across many of the events show why gravity is only a ‘theory.’ Here are some of the most gravity-defying moments we captured. “I’ll step out riiiiight here!” A valiant effort! Picture-perfect Now there’s a…
Read MoreFamilies Abound At Franklin Graham’s Decision America Tennessee Tour
Tennesseeans brought the whole family to The Decision America Tennessee Tour with Franklin Graham Thursday evening. “A lot of people think we’re just kids. That we don’t listen,” said one youngster. “But we do!” “My favorite part was seeing how many other people showed up,” he said. “Seeing everyone…
Read MorePhotos from the Decision America Tennessee Tour
Thursday in Clarksville, Tennessee, as the hot and humid day turned into a breezy, clear night, an estimated 4,600 people answered the invitation to join Franklin Graham at the Amphitheatre in Liberty Park for an evening of fellowship and praise, part of the Decision America Tennessee Tour. As the park…
Read MoreRep. Diane Black, House Budget Chair, Eyes More Changes to Medicaid
House Budget Committee Chairman Diane Black on Monday called the House GOP health care bill a “good start” but said she wants to overhaul Medicaid, the government insurance program for the poor, even further in the Republican budget for the coming year. The GOP bill to repeal and replace Obamacare…
Read MoreSenator Bob Corker Repeats FAKE NEWS Narrative from Democrats and MSM, Calls for White House to ‘Bring Itself Under Control’
Tennessee’s Senator Bob Corker is once again singing from the Democrats’ hymnal. The chorus Corker joined on Monday is delivering the perennial favorite line for 2017, “the White House is in chaos,” with a dash of the debunked FAKE NEWS from the Washington Post, “White House/Russia classified intel disclosure.” “Obviously…
Read MoreAFP Sponsors ‘Day at the Capitol’ for Key Vote in Louisiana Gas Tax Hike Battle
If it seems like every other State in the Union has either raised their fuel tax – or is working on it – it’s because they are. A full 21 states’ legislatures have proposed raising the gas tax, and more of those proposals have been successful than not. California…
Read MoreTennessee Making Community College Free Using Lottery Funds
The governor of Tennessee looks to be channeling his inner Bernie Sanders by implementing a program that cannot possibly remain solvent in the long run. Gov. Bill Haslam (Rep.) is about to sign a bill into law that gives any adult who wants to go to college free admission to…
Read MoreStudents Sue Professor for Scrubbing out Pro-Life Chalk Messages
Students at the University of California, Fresno sued a professor Thursday for wiping away pro-life chalk messages that were approved by the university. The Students for Life group at Fresno and the group Alliance Defending Freedom are suing Dr. Gregory Thatcher, who teaches public health at the university, for scrubbing…
Read MoreMcCarthy Dons “Spicey” Spicer Gear, Takes to the Streets of New York
Melissa McCarthy reprised her role as White House Press Secretary Sean “Spicy” Spicer on the streets of New York Friday in preparation to host the upcoming episode of Saturday Night Live. Locals tweeted McCarthy’s antics: So guys…this just happened on 59th St in NYC. @melissamccarthy @NBCSN #Spicey pic.twitter.com/PtOpneSRGU —…
Read MoreFormer Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca Sentenced to 3 Years for Corruption
LOS ANGELES — Former Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca has been sentenced to three years in prison, marking an end to a corruption scandal that has roiled the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department for several years. In going after Baca, federal prosecutors meticulously worked their way up the department’s…
Read MoreJustice Kennedy May Reconsider Retirement After James Comey Firing
President Donald Trump’s abrupt dismissal of former FBI Director James Comey disrupted the political scene in ways that White House did not anticipate, and the fallout may stymie one of the administration’s top priorities. The prospect of future Supreme Court vacancies has kept the Republican party unified behind Trump at…
Read MoreCommentary: Pure and Simple Hate Fuels the Left’s Outrage Machine, Not Trump
by: Jeffrey A. Rendall As the political fallout from the firing of former FBI Director James Comey trickles down from the media heavens – and Republican congressmen continue to suffer paranoid beat-downs from leftist protesters during otherwise innocuous town hall meetings – one wonders, what’s the best we can expect…
Read MorePromise Kept: President Donald Trump Will Sign an Executive Order to Investigate Vote Fraud
President Trump will sign an executive order Thursday creating a long-awaited commission to investigate voter fraud and elections, a senior administration official confirmed. The commission will be led by Vice President Mike Pence and Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, who worked on the Trump transition team and is a…
Read MoreHealth Insurers in Connecticut and Maryland Ask for Double-Digit Premium Hikes, Tennessee Braces for ‘Sticker Shock’
Consumers in at least two states face the prospect of double-digit increases in health insurance rates next year, as insurers attempt to price premiums amid uncertainty, including from Congress and President Donald Trump on the fate of Obamacare. Also driving rate increases is the fact that the millions of Americans…
Read MoreWill Out-of-Touch Democrats Ever Find Their Way?
Sixty-seven percent of recently polled Americans just said the Democratic Party is out of touch with the real cares and concerns of the average individual. This is not an ah-hah moment. This is a no-duh moment, if there ever was one. My gosh, the party’s losing presidential candidate, Hillary Clinton,…
Read MoreIt Takes One to Know One: Facebook Hires NY Times Veteran For Fake News Battle
A New York Times veteran announced Monday she was promoted from her current role at Facebook to head of news products in New York City for the social media giant. Alex Hardiman will now be working “hand-in-hand” with Campbell Brown, a former CNN anchor who was hired in January…
Read MoreWhen All Else Fails, @TheDemocrats Go Blue
Racking up the election losses is taking a toll on the Democrats’ Twitter team, it appears. After failing to avoid a runoff in the anything-goes special election to replace Georgia’s Tom Price, and looking down the abyss of no likely wins in the foreseeable future, Democrats are once again…
Read MoreIslamic Group Aligns with LGBT Advocates to Oppose Tennessee’s Mark Green Appointment as Army Secretary
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), perhaps best known as an unindicted co-conspirator in the Holy Land Foundation terror funding scandal, issued a statement denouncing Tennessee state senator Mark Green’s nomination to serve as President Donald Trumps Secretary of the Army. CAIR – who forcefully label people and groups with whom…
Read MoreMisogynist, Thy Name is Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton has emerged from the woods determining that her election loss is everyone’s fault but her own. But even more surprising was that Donald Trump colluding with the Russians was suddenly no longer the main culprit; no, now it was hatred of women that fueled her loss. But this…
Read MoreLGBT Groups Mount Opposition to Tennessee’s Mark Green as Army Secretary
LGBT advocates like Human Rights Campaign (HRC) and Army Military Partner Association (AMPA) are organizing to block the confirmation of Tennessee state senator Mark Green as President Trump’s next Army Secretary. In what appears to be a coordinated media campaign, several news outlets are reporting Green’s policy positions and record…
Read MoreJustice Neil Gorsuch Sworn In
A little more than a year after the sudden death of beloved Justice Anotin Scalia, President Donald Trump introduced Judge Neil Gorsuch to take the Oath of office to be the next Associate Justice on the Supreme Court Monday. Following a private swearing to the Oath of Office all federal…
Read MoreDemocrats Bitter Over Being Nuked on Supreme Court
Senate Republicans used the “nuclear option” on Thursday, clearing the way for a late Friday morning vote to confirm Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court. The 52-48 vote changes the longtime rules of the Senate, ending the use of the filibuster for Supreme Court nominations. “In legislation, you can…
Read MoreGroundbreaking ‘Trans-Siberian Orchestra’ Founder Paul O’Neill Found Dead
The music world has suffered another loss as the unexpected passing of Trans Siberian Orchestra (TSO) founder Paul O’Neill was announced Wednesday. The Los Angeles Times reported: Paul O’Neill, who founded the progressive metal band Trans-Siberian Orchestra that was known for its spectacular holiday concerts filled with theatrics,…
Read MoreAlexander Staffer Resigns Amid Identity Theft Charges
Johnathon Cox Griswold, a staffer in Senator Lamar Alexander’s Knoxville office, has resigned as a result of felony identity theft charges filed in February. The Knoxville News Sentinel reports: A staffer with U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander’s Knoxville office has resigned after being charged with felony identity theft for allegedly withdrawing approximately $6,000 using a…
Read MoreNot Again: Secret Service Shaken with Another Prostitution Scandal
A Secret Service agent working on Vice President Mike Pence’s detail was just arrested and suspended for allegedly trying to hook up with a prostitute in Maryland. And that’s not even the worst of it. The real red-faced moment for the agency came when its official statement about the…
Read MoreThe Legendary Don Rickles Has Died
Renowned comedy icon Don Rickles had died. He would have been 91 in May. Rickles burst into the mainstream with his acerbic style after Frank Sinatra spotted him in a night club in the late 1950s. A pioneer in the genre of ‘insult comedy,’ Sinatra said in later interviews he…
Read MoreFLASHBACK: Media Praised Senate Leader Harry Reid’s ‘Nuclear Option’ in 2013
The mainstream media were all for the “nuclear option” when it was Democrats doing the nuking. The press showered praise upon the Senate for removing the filibuster for lower-court judicial nominees and executive appointments in 2013 in the effort spearheaded by then-Majority Leader Harry Reid. MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow assured her…
Read MoreSusan Rice Ordered Spy Agencies to Produce ‘Detailed Spreadsheets’ About Trump
Former President Barack Obama’s national security adviser Susan Rice ordered U.S. spy agencies to produce “detailed spreadsheets” of legal phone calls involving Donald Trump and his aides when he was running for president, according to former U.S. Attorney Joseph diGenova. “What was produced by the intelligence community at the…
Read MoreFAKE NEWS: Are Donald Trump’s First 100 Days the Worst Ever? Hardly!
The mainstream media is breathlessly reporting President Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office is officially the worst ever. “When you add up the totality of it … I actually think this may be the worst hundred days we’ve ever seen in a president,” CNN’s David Gergen declared. The LA…
Read MoreRetiring Staffer Claims EPA Employees ‘Frankly Insulted’ by Trump’s Recent Visit
A retiring Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) employee said in a letter career staff were “frankly insulted” when President Donald Trump visited agency headquarters to sign an executive order rolling back global warming policies. Michael Cox, a retiring EPA staffer who worked on global warming programs, sent the four-page screed to Administrator…
Read MoreSHOCK ANNOUNCEMENT: No NHL at 2018 Olympics
The NHL announced Monday that it will not participate in the 2018 Olympic Winter Games, which are being held in PyeongChang, South Korea. The NHL had sent players to the past five Winter Olympics starting with the Nagano Games in 1998. The league is the only major professional sport to…
Read MoreFree-Speech Supporting Professor Opposes ‘Social Justice Initiatives,’ Denied Grant Funding
A professor who opposes political correctness and refuses to use gender-neutral pronouns was denied research grant funding. Professor Jordan Peterson of the University of Toronto, who has recently sparked controversy for opposing social justice initiatives, was denied research grant funding, according to his Twitter account. For the 1st time…
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