Tennessee Republican Gov. Bill Haslam has named Abbie Hudgens as the head of the state’s new Workers’ Compensation Division. Hudgens, who had already been focusing on injured workers issues within the state Department of Labor and Workforce Development, begins her …
Changes to the state’s workers’ compensation system will be the focus of the Tennessee Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference this week. The three-day conference begins on Wednesday at the Nashville Airport Marriot. The conference includes specific sessions on getting ahead of …
More than 100 residents of an assisted living center in Chattanooga, Tenn., are being moved to hotel rooms. The move comes six days after an electrical fire forced their evacuation from Patten Towers and into a shelter, where they have …
A Knoxville, Tenn., man says his coffee went “down the wrong pipe” as he was driving to work and he crashed through a building. Casper Martelli told the Knoxville News Sentinel his wife said it was the last cup of …
City government is operating again in Niota after a four-day shutdown because of no liability insurance. According to the Chattanooga Times Free Press, Niota reached a 60-day agreement Monday night with the Tennessee Municipal League pool. The league initially declined …
The city of Jasper, Tenn., is restarting its junior firefighter program. Teens between 15-17 will be able to apply. The Board of Mayor and Aldermen voted to rekindle the program, which was canceled so long ago that no one seems …
Tennessee’s House of Representatives has approved Republican Gov. Bill Haslam’s bill to change the way the state considers injured workers’ claims after defeating several attempts by Democrats to dial back the proposal. The chamber voted 68-24 to approve the bill. …
Parts of southeastern Missouri, western Tennessee and western Kentucky got a little bit of a shake. The U.S. Geological Survey says a magnitude 2.7 earthquake rumbled through the area that the epicenter registered southeast of Portageville, Mo. That area is …
Two boats have burned at a state park marina on the Tennessee River, but firefighters prevented the flames from spreading to others. WRCB-TV in Chattanooga reported the flames were spotted about 6 a.m. Tuesday at Harrison Bay State Park. Firefighters …
Legislation that seeks to change the way injured workers’ claims are considered passed the Senate Monday evening despite opponents who say it would reduce benefits and remove impartiality from the judgment process. The measure, which is part of Republican Gov. …