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There are Trillions At Stake.   There is no upper limit to what congress is willing to do to stop President Trump from turning off the lobbyist funding.  Without influence in DC there can be no affluence in DC.  That’s why McConnell cancelled the recess. If the president continues to remain focused exclusively on what is in the U.S. best interests, he must be stopped.  Politicians in DC cannot just sit-by and allow the U.S. economy to be based on the interests of Americans; it would mean the destruction of years of central planning by DC Lobbyists, multinational banks, Wall Street and...

Republican contender for Tennessee Governor Randy Boyd says he supports the move to expand prekindergarten in Shelby County including the possibility of state funding.

MEMPHIS, Tenn (localmemphis.com) - Local 24 is your local election headquarters and with the August primary inching closer, Tennessee's gubernatorial candidates are pounding the pavement, shaking hands and working for votes. Monday, Republican Randy Boyd's bus tour made stops in west Tennessee and he unveiled his public- school safety plan. video TN Gubernatorial Candidate Randy Boyd In the Fayette County courthouse shade Monday, Boyd brought new ideas into the light. "Every school, every kid needs to be protected by the absolute best person that we can have on the front line," Boyd said. The school safety plan would put resource...

KINGSPORT — Tennessee GOP gubernatorial candidates Randy Boyd and Diane Black are expressing their views in their TV ads about illegal immigration, President Donald Trump’s planned border wall and not giving state benefits to Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals’ individuals — issues primarily under the federal government’s control.

Tennessee Jobs Now, a SuperPAC that supports Randy Boyd in the Tennessee Governor’s race, began airing a television commercial two weeks ago that continues on the theme of their recent statewide radio buy. The television ad hits Black for a 2001 vote during her time in the State Legislature that provided driver’s licenses to illegal aliens and also hits Black for her March 22, 2018 vote against the Omnibus Spending Bill (HR 1625) that funded a small portion of the border wall embraced by President Donald Trump.

MEMPHIS, TN (WMC) - Two men were shot and killed while trying to burglarize a residence in the Colonial Acres neighborhood, according to Memphis Police Department. The shooting happened Friday evening on Myrna Lane near the intersection of Willow Road. Both of the men were pronounced dead at the scene. The homeowner, who asked not to be identified for his safety, said when he arrived home, the men were already inside. "I see my house being ransacked and the dog was still going hysterical in the cage," he said. "When he saw me he notified the other individual that was...

Reverberations continue to sound in Tennessee's U.S. Senate race following President Donald Trump's trip last week to Nashville, where the president first attended a private fundraiser for Republican candidate Marsha Blackburn and then derided Democrat Phil Bredesen at a campaign-style rally downtown. During his speech, the president attacked Bredesen repeatedly, among other things calling the former Tennessee governor a "very liberal Democrat — I've never heard of this guy — who is he?" Trump then called him an "absolute total tool" of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., adding he specifically was recruited by Schumer with the approval of House...

DICKSON, TN (WSMV) - The TBI has confirmed that Steven Wiggins, who is accused of killing Sgt. Daniel Baker, was taken into custody Friday morning.According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol, Trooper Kevin Burch arrested Wiggins on Stinson Road, which is right at the Dickson-Hickman County line. Burch reportedly saw Wiggins on the edge of a wood line and approached him. Once he got closer to Wiggins, Burch recognized him, which is when he drew his weapon and ordered Wiggins to the ground. Wiggins was "obedient" and was arrested without incident, according to THP Colonel Derrick Stuart. Officials declined to comment...

Woman is charged with murder for 'shooting and killing a Tennessee sheriff's deputy' as massive manhunt continues for the second suspect Erika Castro-Miles, 38, was said to have participated in the altercation that led to the eventual killing of 32-year-old Sgt. Daniel Baker Authorities with the Dickson County Sheriff's office are still searching for Steven Wiggins in connection to the death Officers received a call about a 'suspicious vehicle' on a local road and Baker responded Baker was eventually found dead inside his patrol car two to three miles away from the scene Wiggins was wanted in connection to a...

NY Times Admits It Lied About Crowd Size at Nashville Trump Rally, Corrects After POTUS Calls Them Out (Full Title) NASHVILLE, Tennessee–The New York Times has admitted that it lied about the size of the crowd at the Trump rally held in Nashville on Tuesday night, and changed their crowd estimate after the president called them out on Twitter. In their original story on the Trump rally, the Times claimed the crowd size was only 1,000–a number that everyone in attendance Tuesday night knew was a misrepresentation of the much larger crowd at the Municipal Auditorium to listen to President...

The New York Times has corrected a crowd size estimate it provided following President Trump's rally in Nashville, Tenn., on Tuesday night, after receiving sharp criticism from the president.The paper on Wednesday stated that attendance was more than five times larger than estimates it had originally reported. “While no exact figure is available, the fire marshal’s office estimated that approximately 5,500 people attended the rally, not about 1,000 people,” the correction stated. The correction comes after the president railed against the Times on Twitter Wednesday morning, accusing the newspaper of intentionally underestimating the crowd size and of being comprised of...

. President Trump campaigned in Tennessee on Tuesday night for Republican Senate candidate Marsha Blackburn, blasting her Democratic opponent as a “tool” of congressional Democratic leaders and a supporter of Hillary Clinton’s presidential bid. Speaking at a boisterous rally in Nashville, Mr. Trump criticized Democrat Phil Bredesen, a former two-term governor, as “very liberal.” “He’s an absolute, total tool of Chuck Schumer and the MS-13 lover, Nancy Pelosi,” Mr. Trump said, referring to the Democratic leaders of the Senate and House. “They don’t want the wall, they want open borders. They’re more interested in taking care of criminals than taking...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — President Donald Trump slammed frequent foe Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., who is battling brain cancer, for having voted against one of the measures that would have repealed Obamacare last year. Speaking at a rally here, and referring to McCain without using his name, Trump said his efforts to scrap President Obama's signature health care law were frustrated by the Arizona senator's decision to give a thumbs-down to the bill on the Senate floor in July. "We had it done folks, it was done, and then early in the morning somebody turned their hand in the wrong direction,"...

The first thing I noticed when I walked into the Trump rally in Nashville Tuesday night ... was that Trace Adkins was singing. Not bad! (Hey, it’s Nashville.) The second thing I noticed was that Jim Acosta wasn’t smiling, virtually the only person in the auditorium who wasn’t. If you don’t like Adkins, either you don’t like music or your Trump Derangement Syndrome is so great you couldn’t even groove to Bach or The Beatles in their heydays. Too bad for Jim. ... But enough diversion. Trump’s on. They clearly love him in Nashville, but not Lamar Alexander and, especially,...

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SPRING HILL — Magna Seating will host a job fair Thursday and is looking to recruit 100 new full-time employees to join its production line. The event will take place from 9 a.m. to noon at the Magna facility, located at 701 Beechcroft Road, and is offering second and third shift positions. Potential production associates must be available for work eight hours, six days per week depending on production demands. Magna will host a second hiring event from 9 a.m. to noon next Thursday, June 7. Anyone unable to attend either days, but would still like to apply for a...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) — The line outside Municipal Auditorium continues to grow as supporter await President Trump's arrival. There are also concerns with weather as heavy rain is expected Tuesday afternoon and evening from remnants of Alberto. Trump is making his way to Music City to help raise campaign fund for Republican Rep. Marsha Blackburn, the party's leading U.S. Senate hopeful in Tennessee, and headline a rally with his most loyal supporters. Doors for the event open at 4 p.m. Road closures will be in place from 9 a.m. and lasting throughout the day. ___________________________________________________________________ UPDATE: Some supporters who arrived...

NASHVILLE, Tenn.--Country singer Trace Adkins will perform prior to President Donald Trump's appearance on stage during his visit to Nashville on Tuesday. Trump will be in town stumping for Rep. Marsha Blackburn, who is running for Senate. Blackburn hopes to take the seat currently filled by Senator Bob Corker. Adkins will perform before Trump takes the stage at Nashville's Municipal Auditorium for the rally. Adkins is no stranger to the president, appearing on the Celebrity Apprentice in 2008.

Vacationing this coming week in Tennessee and have never been there. Looking for some ideas from fellow Freeper travelers, including insights, new places, off the beaten path places, places locals go to and places to avoid. (see below)

BRISTOL, Tenn. — A Hiring Expo is being held Thursday to fill more than 1,500 jobs currently available in the Bristol area by the Bristol Tennessee Industrial Development Board in conjunction with NETWORKS Sullivan Partnership. Bristol Tennessee Economic Development Director Tom Anderson said the expo will be the fourth hosted by the city. Previous events were held in May and October 2016 and September 2017. “Every year, we’ve had employers from different sectors seeking to fill positions,” Anderson said. “And this year is no different — there are current job openings in manufacturing, health care, education, customer service and many...