Record-breaking Volunteers’ season: Tennessee Athletics notched its first-ever third straight top-10 Directors’ Cup finish, advanced all 20 sports to postseason, and led the nation in attendance and GPA — find out how they did it.
MTSU’s new esports concentrations: Middle Tennessee State University is offering two undergraduate pathways this fall—Esports and Gaming Content Creation and Esports Coaching—complete with hands-on work in its Level Up Arena and Gaming Lab — find out which track fits your game.
Monteagle Cottage Tour returns: The Woman’s Association of the Monteagle Sunday School Assembly will host its 61st Annual Cottage Tour & Bazaar on Friday, July 18, featuring tours of five historic turn-of-the-century cottages, an artisan bazaar, box lunches and a new “Voices of the Assembly” video — find out how to get tickets.
UT targets “rockstar” researchers: The University of Tennessee at Knoxville is leveraging its R1 status, recent $338.8 million R&D investment and proposed innovation districts to woo top faculty amid federal funding cuts and an enrollment cliff — find out how.
Tennessee enacts new antisemitism law: In Nashville, officials presented HB1188—signed in April to ban antisemitic discrimination in public K-12 schools and higher ed and install Title VI coordinators statewide — check out.
Uncover Knoxville’s hidden streets: Explore thousands of historical maps at the Calvin M. McClung Collection, from pre-interstate Rose Avenue layouts to the 1891 Cherokee addition — check out the online archives.
TCAP scores on the rise: Tennessee students posted gains in Math, Social Studies and English Language Arts, boosting reading proficiency and easing retention pressures under the Third Grade Retention Law — find out what this means for families.
Tennessee grocery tax fight: An advocacy group says the 4% tax costs families $800 a year and has launched a petition urging lawmakers to close corporate loopholes instead — find out how to sign on.
37th Southern Festival of Books: Vanderbilt University and Humanities Tennessee will host a free, two-day literary celebration at Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park, the Tennessee State Museum, and the State Library and Archives on Oct. 18–19, featuring panels with 175+ authors, live podcast recordings, kids’ creativity zones, and more — find out how to join the fun.
Colossus’s toxic price tag: Elon Musk’s unpermitted methane-fueled supercomputer in South Memphis is pumping out smog and poisoning a historically overburdened Black community at staggering levels — find out what’s at stake.
Other Tennessee headlines this week
- Wawa breaks ground in Murfreesboro and Clarksville
- Tennessee hikers found safe, Silver Alert canceled
- Chattanooga residents fear temporary Tennessee Riverwalk closure
- US greenlights permit for Tennessee coal mine
- Bristol council approves budget, raises taxes
- Tennessee Highway Patrol rallies for best-looking cruiser
- Homelessness rose 37% in Northeast Tennessee
- Tennessee camps boost safety after Texas floods
