by Zachery Schmidt | May 25, 2026 | Education, News, Tennessee, The South
Williamson County School District is facing backlash after holding high school graduation ceremonies in heavy rain. Online videos surfaced last week showing Centennial High School and Franklin High School graduates sitting through heavy rainstorms and receiving their...
by Kaitlin Housler | May 25, 2026 | Education, News, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, The South
Michael Patrick Leahy, CEO and Editor-in-Chief of The Tennessee Star, is calling for a major overhaul of Tennessee’s education system, arguing that decades of rising spending and bureaucratic growth have failed students and that the state should adopt Direct...
by Kaitlin Housler | May 25, 2026 | Elections, News, Tennessee, The South
U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) is being backed in her bid for governor by the Tennessee Professional Fire Fighters Association (TPFFA). In a statement Thursday, TPFFA called Blackburn a “leader committed to standing up for public safety, first responders and...
by Kaitlin Housler | May 25, 2026 | Elections, News, Tennessee, The South
U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) is being backed in her bid for governor by the Tennessee Professional Fire Fighters Association (TPFFA). In a statement Thursday, TPFFA called Blackburn a “leader committed to standing up for public safety, first responders and...
