Attorney General Skrmetti: Winter Storm Shows Why Governor Must Retain Authority to Deploy National Guard

by Kaitlin Housler | Feb 1, 2026 | Justice, News, Tennessee, The South

As Tennessee National Guard troops continue assisting communities in the aftermath of Winter Storm Fern, Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti says the emergency effort demonstrates why the governor’s authority to deploy the Guard is critical as the state appeals a court...

Five Confirmed Dead in Tennessee from Winter Storm

by Kaitlin Housler | Jan 27, 2026 | Culture, News, Tennessee, The South

State officials have since confirmed five weather-related deaths across Tennessee following the powerful winter storm that moved into the state late last week, according to the Tennessee Department of Health and state emergency officials. As of Monday evening, the...

U.S. Attorney Mike Dunavant Files Amicus Brief Supporting Tennessee Appeal Over National Guard Deployment in Memphis

by Kaitlin Housler | Jan 23, 2026 | Justice, News, Tennessee, The South

U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee Mike Dunavant has joined the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) in filing an amicus brief in support of the State of Tennessee’s appeal over a legal challenge to Governor Bill Lee’s deployment of the Tennessee National...

U.S. Attorney Mike Dunavant Files Amicus Brief Supporting Tennessee Appeal Over National Guard Deployment in Memphis

by Kaitlin Housler | Jan 23, 2026 | Justice, News, Tennessee, The South

U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee Mike Dunavant has joined the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) in filing an amicus brief in support of the State of Tennessee’s appeal over a legal challenge to Governor Bill Lee’s deployment of the Tennessee National...

Tennessee National Guard Returns from Southern Border Deployment

by Zachery Schmidt | Nov 25, 2025 | Justice, News, Tennessee

All of the Tennessee National Guardsmen returned to the state after completing their 12-month deployment helping secure America’s southern border. The guardsmen began returning home at the end of October, with the last group returning to Tennessee on Monday. They were...

Reporter Slams Judge’s ‘Irresponsible’ Ruling Stripping National Guard from Memphis Safe Task Force

by Kaitlin Housler | Nov 18, 2025 | Justice, News, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, The South

Tom Pappert, lead reporter at The Tennessee Star, argued Tennessee Chancery Court Judge Patricia Head Moskal’s injunction halting Governor Bill Lee’s National Guard deployment to the Memphis Safe Task Force is both legally flawed and politically motivated. On Monday,...

Tennessee National Guardsman Deployed in Memphis Saves Woman from Drug Overdose

by Kaitlin Housler | Nov 17, 2025 | Culture, News, Tennessee, The South

A Tennessee National Guard Security Forces officer deployed to Memphis under the Memphis Safe Task Force was recognized for saving the life of a woman suffering from a drug overdose over the weekend. Last week, Staff Sgt. Cody Luhrs, a Security Forces officer with the...

Hundreds More National Guard Troops En Route to Memphis, MPD Confirms

by Kaitlin Housler | Nov 14, 2025 | Justice, News, Tennessee, The South

Nearly double the number of National Guard troops currently deployed in Memphis are en route to the city to continue operations under the Memphis Safe Task Force, a spokesperson from the Memphis Police Department (MPD) confirmed. On Thursday, the MPD spokesperson told...

New Law Results in Tennessee National Guard Troops Receiving Compensation Faster

by Kaitlin Housler | Jun 20, 2024 | News, Policy, Tennessee, The South

A bill signed into law by Governor Bill Lee last year has reportedly resulted in dozens of Tennessee National Guard troops on state active duty receiving weekly compensation as opposed to waiting a month or longer to receive wages. The bill, HB 0562, strengthened...

Tennessee National Guard Troops Complete Training Exercise in Bulgaria

by Kaitlin Housler | Jun 7, 2024 | News, Tennessee, The South, World

Troops with the Tennessee National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 181st Field Artillery Regiment, completed an international joint readiness exercise this week at Novo Selo and Koren training areas of Bulgaria. The mission’s name, Thracian Warrior 24, is the largest...