The Tennessee Flyover’s 2024 Top-Ranked Stories

The Tennessee Flyover launched in November with a mission to deliver unbiased news from across the Volunteer State to readers near and far. Since then, our audience has grown rapidly, now reaching 27,000 readers.

Curious about our most popular stories? Our Around Tennessee section highlights 2024’s most-clicked articles, led by coverage of state lawmakers proposing new immigration bills following the November election.

Beyond individual stories, three major topics captured significant reader attention: the December earthquakes, Senator Marsha Blackburn’s DOGE laws, and an escaped prisoner in Coffee County.

Explore the stories below that resonated most with our readers. As we head into 2025, stay tuned for more news that matters.

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Ladies and gentlemen, below is the list of The Tennesse Flyover’s top stories between our November launch and the end of 2024, based on how many readers clicked on them. Enjoy!

➤ Dec. 16: State lawmakers consider new immigration laws, with one bill mandating law enforcement to transport suspected undocumented immigrants to sanctuary cities, while another proposes changing the color of non-citizens’ driver’s licenses. (Watch Video)

➤ Dec. 10: Seven earthquakes happened around the New Madrid fault line, including one near Ridgely. (More)

➤ Dec. 13: Sen. Marsha Blackburn introduced a group of bills seeking to reduce federal agency, spending and trim the federal workforce, relocate federal agencies outside of Washington D.C., and require federal employees to report for work in person. (More)

➤ Dec. 8: A man was charged after he was accused of calling 911 and reporting that he had planted a bomb in West Town Mall in Knoxville. (More)

➤ Dec. 9: Morgan Wallen’s defense attorney entered a plea in court over allegations that he threw a chair from a second-story bar on Broadway in Nashville in April. (More)

➤ Nov. 25: An inmate who escaped during the process of being transported to the Coffee County Sheriff’s Department was captured. (More)

➤ Nov. 27: Tennessee’s most expensive house sold for a whopping $42.5 million in Franklin. (See Pictures)

➤ Nov. 21: The state’s list of top Christmas light experiences includes the Wonders of Light Walking Trail in Pigeon Forge. (More)

➤ Dec. 15: A near-record number of Tennesseans and a record-high number of Americans were expected to travel during the holiday season, with 2.77 million state residents hitting the roadways, according to AAA. (More)

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