Tribal members were forced to leave their homelands — including Tennessee — and relocate west of the Mississippi River.

Theres so much to be grateful for this Thanksgiving. Personally, WPLN News is thanking these 2021 podcast episodes for existing.

Before the pandemic, Tennessee’s high school graduation rate was on an upward trend since 2013. And in 2019, the state set a record-high with 89.7% of students earning a high school diploma within four years.

When Pervis Payne walked into a Memphis courtroom on Tuesday morning, he hugged his attorney and sobbed.

In a case dating back to 2005, the State of Mississippi argued that the City of Memphis’ water pumps located within Tennessee were siphoning water from across the state line.

The Nashville board that oversees the Fairgrounds has yet another opening.

This fiscal year, Tennessee’s State Funding Board says it expects the state to receive around 7% more in tax revenue — an amount lower than economists predicted last week.

Its part of legislation passed this spring to limit classroom discussions around racism, white privilege and unconscious bias.

Meharry Medical College notified its students on Monday that everyone will be receiving $10,000 in cash on Wednesday, as they leave for Thanksgiving break.

Governor Bill Lee has announced that he will chair the “Yes on 1” committee, which has a goal of putting Tennessees right-to-work law into the state constitution. He’ll work to convince Tennesseans to pass Amendment 1 on the 2022 ballot in November.