65+ Tornadoes Reported in Midwest, South

A Kentucky reporter confessed he ‘truly believed’ he was going to die after a monster tornado tossed his truck off the road in Tennessee. The twister was one of 65 reported to have ripped across the midwest and south Friday, killing at least 11 people – with over 55 million people braced for more severe storms today. … Continued

Pastor Scruggs was Not Counseling the Shooter

A former pastor at the Christian school in Nashville where a trans-identified shooter killed three adults and three children corrected the record about his allegation that the assailant previously received counseling from the school’s current pastor. In a statement provided to The Daily Mail Thursday, a spokesperson for The Covenant School confirmed that its Pastor Chad … Continued

Bills Blocking Porn Considered in 8 States

Proposed measures in eight states are targeting pornography by requiring phone and tablet manufacturers to include filters that would automatically censor any nude or sexually explicit content. NBC News reports the bills to say the phone filters must prevent children from downloading sexually explicit content via mobile data networks, applications owned and controlled by the manufacturer, … Continued

First Grade Teacher Accused of Sexually Abusing Students Indicted

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — A first grade teacher with Hamilton County Schools has been indicted on charges related to child sexual abuse, and investigators are now working to learn if there are more victims. Right now, we don’t know the specific charges that Duane Sanders of Wallace A. Smith Elementary School faces, as the Hamilton County Grand … Continued

Elite All-Girls School Pauses Policy Allowing Transgender Women

An elite all-girls school in Nashville has paused implementation of a policy allowing applications from anyone who identifies as female after backlash from the community. Last week, in an email to parents, Harpeth Hall School announced a new “Gender Diversity Philosophy,” explaining a new admissions policy that would allow “any student who identifies as a girl” to … Continued

Report: Tennessee AG Launches Criminal Probe into Nashville DAs Office on Wiretapping Concerns

Nashville’s top prosecutor now finds himself under investigation, according to reports. Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti has launched a criminal probe into Nashville District Attorney Glenn Funk’s office in the wake of revelations of listening devices being installed around the building in downtown Nashville. NewsChannel5, which first reported on the discovery of the devices, says … Continued

Tennessee Senate Approves Adding Hamilton County to ESA/Voucher Program

A bill to add Hamilton County schools to Tennessee’s pilot education savings account program was approved by the Senate on Thursday and is scheduled to be discussed in House committee next week. Sen. Todd Gardenhire, R-Chattanooga, explained Hamilton County was taken out of the original pilot as the school district put an additional $20 million … Continued

FBI Steps Up Investigation of Attack on Nashville Pregnancy Center, Offers Reward for Information

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is now offering a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to the identification, arrest, and conviction of the suspect who vandalized a Nashville pregnancy center last year. You can read more about the case at https://t.co/aaAkcptov0. Anyone with information is asked to call their local #FBI Office, or the nearest American Embassy … Continued

Tennessee, Georgia, and Virginia Among 18 States Banning Social Media App TikTok from State Devices

Following South Dakota GOP Gov. Kristi Noem’s lead, nearly half of U.S. states have put restrictions on or banned the use of Chinese-based social media app TikTok. At least 19 states have banned TikTok on government-issued devices – Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Idaho, Iowa, Maryland, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, … Continued

Tennessee’s School Voucher Program Wins Latest Court Challenge

Supporters of school choice celebrated when a judicial panel dismissed legal claims from two lawsuits challenging Tennessee’s private school voucher law. The Educational Savings Account Program (ESA) gives families in Shelby and Davidson County school counties the ability to use public funds for private school costs. A three-judge panel ruled on Wednesday that the project could go ahead without court intervention. The … Continued

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