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Tennessee declares Dolly Parton Day to honor country star’s 80th birthday

‘Her talent and generosity have made a lasting impact on the world,’ Governor Bill Lee said in his proclamation

The Independent UK · Jan 18

Tennessee Governor Grants Jelly Roll Full Pardon — Here's Why

Country music rapper Jelly Roll gets a full pardon from the governor of Tennessee for his major reform.

International Business Times UK · Dec 19, 2025

Jelly Roll pardoned over robbery and drug convictions

Jelly Roll has been pardoned by Tennessee Governor Bill Lee who cleared the country singer of his past convictions on robbery and drug possession charges that landed him in prison and left him unable to vote or travel internationally until recently.

BANG Premier · Dec 19, 2025

Tennessee governor to keep National Guard in Memphis while state appeals ruling

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee's office says the National Guard will continue supporting a crime-fighting task force ordered by President Donald Trump in Memphis while state lawyers appeal a judge's order that blocked the troops from operating in the city

The Independent UK · Nov 18, 2025

Judge considers Democratic challenge to Trump troop deployment in Memphis

City government declines to raise objection in court but state leaders and ACLU seek to block deployment of troops

The Guardian - US · Nov 4, 2025

Hearings to focus on National Guard deployments in the nation's capital and Memphis, Tennessee

Hearings are set in two states over the deployment of the National Guard as part of President Donald Trump's crime-fighting efforts

The Independent UK · Nov 3, 2025

The Latest: Trump awards Charlie Kirk the Presidential Medal of Freedom

President Donald Trump has awarded the nation’s highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, posthumously to Charlie Kirk on Tuesday

The Independent UK · Oct 14, 2025

Tennessee community mourns 16 killed in munitions plant explosion

Cause of explosion at Accurate Energetic Systems that leveled building is unknown but foul play not ruled out

The Guardian - US · Oct 13, 2025

Community near site of deadly Tennessee plant blast recalls the lives of the 16 killed

Churches near the site of a devasting blast at a rural Tennessee plant devoted Sunday services to the 16 victims and their families as surrounding communities mourn

The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2025

As the National Guard enters Memphis, memories of MLK and 1968 unrest resurface

As the National Guard enters Memphis, some longtime residents are recalling the thousands sent there in 1968

The Independent UK · Oct 11, 2025