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Tennessee launched a four-day, multi-video Adidas uniform reveal across multiple sports, dwarfing South Carolina's Nike rollout and igniting widespread social-media buzz, including a Gamecock fan's post calling SC's reveal underwhelming in comparison.
In-N-Out Burger plans to open six new restaurants across California, Arizona, Idaho, Tennessee, and Utah, with opening dates not yet announced. The privately held chain, which operates over 430 locations in 10 states, does not franchise and emphasizes fresh ingredients and in-person service, a model that keeps openings closer to its beef facilities. The new sites include locations in California, Arizona, Idaho, Tennessee, and Utah as it continues expanding beyond the West.
Dolly Parton opened Dolly’s Tennessean Travel Stop in Cornersville, Tennessee—a 50,000-square-foot truck stop with fuel, food, a general store, live music on a main stage, a full-service BBQ restaurant, coffee shop, showers, EV charging and a dog park, plus 24/7 operation and a week of events through July 3. She even cheekily quips she couldn’t leave it to Buc-ee’s beaver mascot, signaling a playful rivalry while promising a welcoming Dolly-parton-magic experience for travelers.
Dolly Parton surprised attendees by making a cameo at the grand opening of her travel stop in Tennessee, coming just a month after she canceled a Vegas residency due to health concerns.
Country star Carrie Underwood shared a patriotic Instagram video showing a fence covered with American flags along her Tennessee property, captioning it with gratitude and praise for the country; fans praised the display.
Carrie Underwood posted a patriotic Instagram video showing a Tennessee property draped with American flags along a long fence, captioning “I can’t believe I get to live here” with #GodBlessAmerica; fans praised the display. The piece also recalls her earlier Capitol performance of “America the Beautiful” for President Trump’s inauguration and notes her return to American Idol as a judge in 2025.
Country star Jelly Roll has filed for divorce from wife Bunnie XO in Williamson County, Tennessee, after nearly ten years of marriage, describing the split as mutual and a private family matter; the couple, who wed in a secret Las Vegas ceremony in 2016 and renewed their vows in 2023, are co-parenting two children and have navigated a public infidelity episode in 2018, which Jelly Roll acknowledged in 2025; there have been no public statements from either side yet.
Jelly Roll (Jason DeFord) has filed for divorce from Bunnie XO in Tennessee, with TMZ reporting the split is mutual and a private family matter; the couple, married for about a decade, have a history of ups and downs but are currently in a monogamous relationship, and the reasons for the divorce have not been disclosed.
A Tennessee student helped launch a Nuclear Family Month proclamation and similar pro-family observances in several red states, expanding the push to replace Pride Month with alternatives like Fidelity Month and Strong Families Month. Backed by Turning Point USA and GOP lawmakers, the effort reflects a broader conservative strategy to promote traditional family values while avoiding overt anti-LGBTQ rhetoric and mirrors tensions within the party over LGBTQ rights and culture.
An 85-year-old AMC theater employee in Maryville, Tennessee, Mary Ellen Eron, was surprised when a GoFundMe fundraiser raised about $146,000 from more than 7,500 donors to help her retire after a viral video showing her 45 years on the job. The campaign aimed for $200,000 but paused donations; the theater manager says she’ll decide when to retire, and Eron is known for helping the homeless and her local church.
Dr. Mark Walton Fowler, a doctor involved in the failed Tennessee lethal injection of Tony Carruthers, says he did not want the prisoner to suffer, and the 90-minute execution attempt was ultimately halted.
Growing Pains star Kirk Cameron said on the Adam Carolla Podcast that he moved from California to Tennessee to escape the state’s “terrible politics” and other challenges of raising a family, noting that his kids’ move-out highlighted California’s high costs and political climate. He praised Nashville for its creative community and family-friendly values and said he hopes to return to California someday, though for now he’s thriving in Tennessee.
Live updates from the Women's College World Series show No. 7 Tennessee and No. 11 Texas Tech tied 1-1 through seven innings after a seventh-inning sac fly and a challenged-at-home call overturned—setting up a late-inning showdown between Karlyn Pickens and Kaitlyn Terry as the winner approaches the championship series.
Two Tennessee high schools, Centennial and Franklin, held outdoor graduation ceremonies on a football field as a torrential downpour soaked graduates and families. Videos of drenched graduates circulated online, drawing criticism from parents who questioned the decision to proceed outdoors and called for a makeup ceremony, while a planned moment of silence for a deceased classmate was reportedly skipped due to the rain. School officials said forecasts and the desire to maximize attendance on campus led to the outdoor plan, though changing conditions prolonged the wet ceremonies.
Tennessee’s governor granted a one-year stay of execution for Tony Carruthers after his lethal injection was halted for more than an hour when officials could not locate a suitable vein; a primary IV line was found but a backup line and a central line could not be secured. Carruthers, 57, was sentenced to death in 1994 for kidnapping and murdering three Memphis residents, a conviction largely based on testimony rather than physical evidence. His lawyers had sought stays in federal court and the Tennessee Supreme Court, arguing the ongoing IV attempts amounted to cruel and unusual punishment. The reprieve comes amid a nationwide spike in executions, including Florida’s 19 in 2025, as Tennessee resumes executions after a pause tied to drug-testing concerns.