June 23, 2026
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Finance Money How To Do More with Less

Summer Bill-Busters: Energy Upgrades to Keep you Cool and Save Money

Originally published in the Tennessee Magazine By Brad Wagner June 1, 2026 Q: Do you have any DIY or low-cost recommendations for keeping.

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Ghosts Folklore Supernatural

Did Daniel Boone Capture a Bigfoot in the Tennessee Wilderness?

Daniel Boone — Cryptid Hunter? Well, sure. Any hunter who spends as much time in the woods as Boone is gonna run across.

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Schools/Education

Bored, Absent, and Checking Out: Why Tennessee Families Are Rethinking Public Education

Originally published in the Tennessee Star By Larry Sand After decades of steady growth, attendance in U.S. K–12 public schools has shifted drastically..

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History Military

Air Force C-130 operations in DF-60

Orginally published in SouthPoleStatio.com The 61st Troop Carrier Squadron from Sewart AFB, Tennessee, brought 7 of their 12 ski-equipped C-130-D aircraft to the.

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Military Technology

From B-17s and B-24s to MQ-9 Reapers: How Smyrna’s Legendary Military Airfield Is Making History Again

PUBLISHER’S NOTE Long before the MQ-9 Reaper made history over Middle Tennessee skies, this ground was already sacred to American military aviation. What.

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Politics

California Elections? Maine, Senate candidate Graham Platner is Facing Serious Scrutiny

By TennesseeLedger.com Staff From the Frontlines: Election Integrity, Justice, and American Stories The strength of any democracy begins and ends at the ballot.

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Tennessee Highways and Byways

Tennessee’s Absurd Truths: From a Lake Born in an Earthquake To Whisky Sold in a Dry County

The Hidden Paradoxes of Tennessee: More Than Just Country MusiC Tennessee is known for country music, rolling hills, and Southern charm — but.

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History Military Military: Army, Air Force, Navy, Marines

They Flew Before the Sun Rose: How Smyrna Helped Win D-Day — and the Rutherford County Boy Who Never Came Home

82 Years Ago Today — They Flew Before the Sun Rose By Mike Sparks Publisher’s Note My late father flew 24 bombing missions.

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Crime: Police: Law Enforcement Politics

Murder charge dismissed against Arkansas man running for county sheriff

This article originally published in the Arkansas Advocate Aaron Spencer won Lonoke County sheriff’s GOP primary and had been awaiting trial A second.

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