Originally part of North Carolina and later part of the Southwest Territory, Tennessee was the 6th state in the Union. This category features blogs about the state of Tennessee. Includes topics such as sports, law, politics and education.
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An American woman married to a French man uses this weblog to offers photographs and anecdotes about the blogger’s children, teaching them to be bilingual, and vacationing in France.
http://bilinguistics.blogspot.com/
Presents information about such things as the best private schools in the vicinity, Tennessee tornado damage and homeowner’s insurance, trees and plants native to Tennessee, and fun things to do around town and in the area.
http://brentwood.thefuntimesguide.com
Maintained by an award-winning newspaper editor and columnist who was laid off channels her journalistic energy into this weblog about Brentwood, Tennessee, where she lives. Articles about the local library, local politics, and the street festival known as the Mole Fest.
http://brentword.blogspot.com
This weblog belongs to a cabin rental owner who writes about fishing tournaments, races, movies which are playing locally, and interesting shops and attractions.
http://www.cabinsforyou.com/blog/
An Oak Ridge church posts their beliefs, upcoming events, meditation, and messages from the pastor, and national as well as local news and events.
http://www.c3oakridge.org/blog-tom-job/
Online since early 2005, this weblog looks at Nashville and the surrounding area. This is the hefty section about Germantown, including posts about traffic and parking planning, construction projects, and a new ballpark planned for Germantown.
http://enclave-nashville.blogspot.com/search/label/Germantown
Local studio photoblog displays portraits of infants, bridal parties and weddings, and family photos.
http://etpstudios.blogspot.com/
Displays homes for sale, including foreclosures, with details and numerous photographs. Also shares graphs about residential home sales compared to other years, and other posts about real estate locally as well as in general.
https://exitwithlora.wordpress.com
Shares news and information about church events like vacation bible school, as well as cancellations, prayer requests, and lessons about the faith. Also spends a lot of time talking about youth activities including their bible studies.
http://fbcgoodlettsville.com/blog/
First Christian Church, Newport
Displays a “Verse of the Day” as well as church events, youth in the congregation, and bible study. He focuses a lot on the children and Children’s Church, camp, and outings.
http://fccnewport.blogspot.com
Contains the musings of the blogger on topics including the fight to remove the phrase “under God” from the Pledge of Allegiance, the birds in his yard, and the teachings of Jesus Christ and the Apostle Paul.
http://5minuteswithtommooty.blogspot.com
The man who maintains this blog, a self-professed 12-year Catholic student survivor and first generation college graduate turned college counselor, writes about living in Jackson, some of the local people, and his students.
http://freddeaton.blogspot.com
Germantown Municipal School District
Brings attention to news around the district about school sports, cheerleading, the budget, and news about individual students and staff, as well as assessments and calendar details.
http://www.gmsdk12.org
Harvest of Hope Community Garden
Follows the growth and success of the community gardens which were founded i order to help people grow food for themselves and their neighbors. The blog was established in 2011, at the same time as the Harvest of Hope Community Garden, and has numerous posts each month.
http://hohkingsport.blogspot.com
Humans of Cleveland, Tennessee
This blog is kept up by a college student who wants to share her love of Cleveland. It consists of numerous photographs of students and other people, quotes, and questions.
http://humansofclevelandtn.weebly.com
Contains Johnson City Police Department news and information, including arrest reports, fugitive descriptions, and crime reports. Also announces AMBER alerts and Transportation Department events which may cause problems in a commute.
http://jcpd.blogspot.com
This weblog offers local and regional news items, sometimes big and sometimes negligible, as well as national and international news with the perspective of a local. The Facebook murders, which was a local story about a family who killed a couple for the daughter of the family is prevalent, and other such items.
http://johnsoncitytnnews.blogspot.com
Features information which is designed to keep the community informed about current events, share opinions and reviews of local restaurants, schools, and other entities, and new policies, rules, and ordinances.
http://www.lavergne-tn.blogspot.com
LaVergne, TN: Biggest Growing....Problem
Features opinion and commentary about crime and crime prevention in La Vergne, and specifically the vpolice department. Although he does not identify himself, he does say that he has an extensive background in law enforcement as a sheriff deputy as well as a police officer and narcotics agent, and this is the topic of many of the readers’ comments.
http://lavergnetennessee.blogspot.com
The official weblog of the City Manager of Mt. Juliet publishes posts directly from the manager, and the focus is to address how he could better improve city services and better enact policy in his official capacity. Topics include city events, sales taxes, grants and donations, property taxes, and hazardous material disposal.
http://citymanagerreport.blogspot.com
News items which are about Mt. Juliet or which affect the residents are posted here. Some of the topics are fishing locally, school events, sports, and local governmental doings.
http://www.mtjulietnews.com
Murfreesboro Motor Vehicle Accidents Law Blog
Written on behalf of Dotson & Brunelle, a law firm in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, the blog highlights news stories and discussion of motor vehicle accident cases within the state and local area.
http://www.guydotsonlaw.com/blog/
Publicizes political concerns, both federal and local, with URLs to stop the federal government from covert harassment and stalking and local candidates to support. Additionally shares information about holiday window displays in downtown Savannah, and holidays and holiday celebrations.
http://mynewlifeinsavannah.blogspot.com
All manner of things to see and do are listed here, including Dollywood, Dollywood’s Splash Country, the Alpine Coaster, and the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.places to stay while in the area, and lists of activities in Pigeon Forge.
http://www.mypigeonforge.com/blog/
Sports, cityscapes, signage, fake Elvis in numerous venues, and social commentary are the highlights of this blog.
http://nashville-dailyphoto.blogspot.com/
Maintained by a woman who was a Hamblen County Commissioner and is a licensed attorney as well as the mother of three grown children, this weblog is aimed at presenting the ever-changing picture of accountability in government.
http://www.lindanoe.blogspot.com
Draws attention to the cabin resorts in Pigeon Forge as well as local attractions and events such as concerts meetings, and celebrations, and reasons to go to Pigeon Forge this summer.
http://www.pigeonforgetncabins.com/blog/
Covers Tennessee Volunteer basketball, baseball, football and recruiting.
http://www.rockytoptalk.com/
Contains helpful posts about funerals, funeral planning, grief, and coverage of charities which the Shacklefords are involved. Additionally shares some moving pieces about Memorial Day and other commemorations.
http://blog.shackelfordfuneraldirectors.com
The Higgins Firm publishes this blog about injury law and employment law.
http://www.tennesseelawblog.com/
This weblog is entirely dedicated to the weather in Cookeville, from record highs and lows to storms on their way as well as plain old video weather reports.
http://www.cookevilleweatherguy.com
The Future of Food in Nashville
The news about local farms and food, with entries about plants and vegetables for sale, community-supported agriculture, and news which interests farmers.
http://nashfof.wordpress.com/
The Official Blog of the Kingsport Police Department
The official blog of the Kingsport Police Department displays suspect photographs and surveillance videos for help from the public, crime news, missing endangered child alerts, and public service announcements about traffic disruptions and parking restrictions.
http://kingsportpdblog.com
Online since 2005, this blog contains the thoughts of the blogger about Knoxville, including businesses which are closing and new ones which are coming to town, local musical bands, and beer.
http://scruffycity.blogspot.com/
What’s Growing in the CottonPatch
A local photography firm set this blog up in order to share their portfolio as well as numerous tips for photography of all types of photos including getting a feel for a product or company which wants product photos, taking pictures with a mobile phone, and creative filters.
http://www.cottonpatchquilts.blogspot.com
