Day: March 23, 2023

By Sabrina Bates, MVP Regional News Editor Out of the slate of proposed bills this legislative session targeted at a third-grade retention law that went into effect this school year, one proposal is making its way through committees and is recommended for passage by Tennessee lawmakers. The current law requires a student in the third grade…

Shelby County to receive largest statewide trust payment Staff Report Money from combined national opioid lawsuits is making its way to every county in the State of Tennessee. Shelby County is seeing the largest initial payment distributed by Tennessee’s Opioid Abatement Council, which is overseeing more than $31.4 million from the state’s share of the…