A former assistant principal at Stratford High School in Nashville alleged in an interview with WSMV4 that students were placed in fake classes and given manipulated grades in order to help them graduate.
The outlet reported last week that Dr. Howard Jones, who served as an assistant principal and grading principal at Stratford, told WSMV4 Investigates he discovered students enrolled in classes not listed on the school’s master schedule while auditing grades.
Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton (R-Crossville) said the state must investigate the failed execution of death row inmate Christa Pike and consider changes to its execution procedures after Pike survived two doses of lethal injection drugs Wednesday night.
“Justice wasn’t carried out last night due to an error,” Sexton said in a statement Thursday. “In the coming months, I will work with my Senate counterparts to investigate this failure and past failures to make sure this doesn’t happen again.”
Tennessee Democratic gubernatorial nominee Jerri Green is courting support from Democratic governors across the country, touting recent meetings and exchanges with Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, and Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear as she campaigns for governor ahead of the November election.
The Tennessee Star has been named a finalist for the 2026 Dao Prize for Excellence in Investigative Journalism for Best Local Reporting, marking its second consecutive year being recognized as a finalist for the award.
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee has halted all remaining executions scheduled for 2026 after death row inmate Christa Gail Pike survived two doses of lethal injection drugs Wednesday night.
Tennessee State Senator Charlane Oliver (D-Nashville), who was disciplined after standing on her desk and protesting during the Tennessee General Assembly’s May redistricting vote, announced Monday that she filed a federal lawsuit challenging the punishment imposed against her by Senate leadership.
During the May 7 redistricting vote, Oliver stood on her desk in the Senate chamber while shouting objections to the congressional map and displaying a banner criticizing the proposal as “Jim Crow 2.0.” Video also showed Oliver attempting to retrieve the banner from a Senate sergeant at arms after it was confiscated.
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