October 10 Tennessee manufacturing plant explosion leaves multiple people dead, 18 missing An explosion at Accurate Energetic Systems explosives manufacturer in Hickman County, Tennessee, left several people unaccounted for on Friday.
October 9 UT Chattanooga overrules student government, approves TPUSA chapter after rejection fight UT Chattanooga's administration approved a Turning Point USA chapter despite student government rejection, with the Dean of Students determining final recognition authority.
October 8 Democrat Aftyn Behn advances to special election in battle for vacant congressional seat in deep-red district Tennessee Democrats picked Aftyn Behn as their nominee for a special congressional election in the Republican-leaning 7th District, with the general election set for December 2.
October 7 Trump-backed candidate wins crowded GOP primary in battle for vacant House seat Matt Van Epps secured victory in Tennessee's GOP congressional primary after receiving President Donald Trump's endorsement in the crowded 11-candidate race.
October 7 91±¬ÁÏ’ Joey Jones honored with excellence in journalism award at Tennessee Patriot Award Gala 91±¬ÁÏ host Johnny 'Joey' Jones receives the John R. Tex McCrary Award for Excellence in Journalism at the 2025 Patriot Award Gala in Tennessee.
October 7 Trump looms large over special election primary in deep-red congressional district Eleven Republican candidates compete for Tennessee's 7th Congressional District seat, with President Donald Trump endorsing Matt Van Epps in the special primary.
October 6 Nashville skydiving instructor dead after falling without parachute Tennessee skydiving instructor died during a tandem jump after becoming separated from his student, who survived after being rescued from a tree.
October 3 Tennessee governor praises federal government's crackdown on crime in Memphis Tennessee Gov Bill Lee praised the federal crackdown on crime in Memphis during an interview with "Fox & Friends" on Friday, calling the operation a "generational opportunity."
October 2 Tennessee set to execute first woman in more than two centuries Tennessee's Supreme Court set an execution date for Christa Gail Pike, the only woman on the state's death row, who killed 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer in 1995 when Pike was 18.
September 30 Jay Cutler reports to jail to serve sentence for misdemeanor DUI Jay Cutler, former quarterback for the Chicago Bears, started a four-day jail sentence in Tennessee following a DUI guilty plea related to an October crash.