Friday, October 17, 2025

Good Morning! On this day in 1907, Tipton County Deputy Sheriff Charles M. Webb was shot and killed while serving a writ of lunacy to a suspect who had escaped from the state asylum a year before.

Today’s edition highlights how Tennesseans have unearthed long-lost treasure, from lost stories by an acclaimed author to Bibles that have traveled to space and back. See details in the stories below.

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TN Slow to Probe Nursing Home Complaints

A state audit found Tennessee failed to investigate more than 5,500 nursing home and assisted living complaints on time between mid-2022 and April 2025, with some delayed over five years.

The Health Facilities Commission blamed the backlog on inheriting old cases from the Department of Health and a surge in new complaints after federal rules opened public submissions.

Lawmakers expressed concern but voted to recommend extending the commission’s existence by four years to fix the issue.

The final decision to extend or not rests with the General Assembly in 2026.

UT Prof Publishes Lost Woolf Stories

A University of Tennessee professor has published three rediscovered stories by Virginia Woolf, uncovered during research in 2022.

Professor Urmila Seshagiri discovered Virginia Woolf’s long-lost 1907 mock-biography manuscripts at an English estate after years of pandemic delays and legal complications.

The stories mark Woolf’s earliest serious literary work and had previously only existed in rough drafts.

The find also gave UT students hands-on experience with archival research and literary editing.

Apollo 14 ‘Lunar Bibles’ Found in Knoxville

The auction for 36 Bible fragments flown to the moon on Apollo 14 and later sealed inside a Knoxville church cornerstone closed with bids exceeding $3,000.

The 50-page King James Version segments were carried by astronaut Edgar Mitchell in 1971 and later gifted to the Church of the Savior through NASA chaplain Rev. John Stout.

Each fragment includes authentication from the Apollo Prayer League, formed after the Apollo 1 tragedy. See the auction page here.

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➤ Statewide: All inmate mail in Tennessee will be digitized and delivered via tablets starting Nov. 3 as the state shifts to a centralized scanning system to reduce contraband. (More)

➤ Also Statewide: Tennessee is offering qualified families up to $1,500 in matching funds through the TIPS program, which adds $4 for every $1 saved in a TNStars 529 college account. (More)

➤ Nashville: Gov. Bill Lee confirmed there are no plans to send Tennessee National Guard troops to Nashville, noting crime rates in the city are currently declining. (More)

➤ Knoxville: Vandals painted smoke coming from the lips of the iconic Dolly Parton mural in Strong Alley, but thanks to an anti-graffiti coating, it was swiftly cleaned and restored. (See Mural)

➤ Clarksville: Austin Peay State University is using its own funds to cover tuition assistance for over 400 military students amid a government shutdown, which could cost the school more than $500,000. (More)

➤ Franklin: Local officials are reconsidering a $22 million roundabout after a new study recommended a traffic signal and lane additions as a safer, more effective fix. (More)

➤ Nashville SC defender Taylor Washington announced he’s retiring from soccer after 10 years–the final six of which were spent in Nashville, predating their jump from the USL to the MLS. His career and legacy will be honored this weekend before the team’s matchup with Miami. (More)

➤ The Vanderbilt men’s golf team was ranked No. 3 in Mark Broadie’s first NCAA DI golf rankings of the year. (More)

➤ Meanwhile, Vanderbilt women’s golf was ranked No. 9, and Tennessee was ranked No. 23. (More)

➤ Memphis’ Ryan Silverfield, Tennessee’s Josh Heupel, and Vanderbilt’s Clark Lea were all added to the Bear Bryant Coach of the Year Award watchlist. (More)

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➤ Tennessee farmers are harvesting record crop yields but struggling financially as rising production costs and falling grain prices leave many breaking even or losing money. (More)

➤ Mountain Cut Distillery has opened in Sevierville, offering small-batch moonshine made from local grains and fresh fruit, with no artificial dyes or syrups. (More)

➤ Volkswagen publicly released its final contract offer to Chattanooga workers after the union delayed a vote and accused the company of unfair labor practices. (More)

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➤ Runners in Knoxville will compete in the inaugural Finish on the Field 5K on Saturday, ending the race with a lap inside Neyland Stadium. (More)

➤ Chattanooga’s airport will break ground in November on a new aviation-themed park featuring playgrounds, a pavilion, a display jet, and a WWII memorial. (See Rendering)

➤ The Tennessee Department of Transportation’s Nobody Trashes Tennessee campaign introduced its third youth patch, Rocco the Raccoon, rewarding scouts who complete three community litter cleanup projects. (See Rocco)

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Friday, October 17, 2025

Friday, October 17, 2025

TN Slow to Probe Nursing Home Complaints

UT Prof Publishes Lost Woolf Stories

Apollo 14 ‘Lunar Bibles’ Found in Knoxville

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