OMG! Who got fired??? Tell me more.
Today in Tennessee Segment 8/14/26
I'm Daniel Wagner with the Patriot Punk Network, giving you the latest Tennessee news in 3 minutes or less.
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Round 1
Oh my god! Police Chief, Mike Justice, is FIRED?
Short answer. No. He's not been fired.
But that's what a TON of people thought upon first glance at this rather well-crafted social media post by the Lebanon Police Department.
The post was actually detailing how Chief Justice is *fired up* for the first day of the Wilson County-Tennessee State Fair; including a brief list of advice and fair warnings regarding safety, temperature, and fairground policies.
*slow clap* Well played, sir. Well played.
Whoever their social media person is, deserves a raise for this one, because, I, too, clicked on this post looking for tea.
Anyway, unless you live under a rock, you know that the fair just officially kicked off yesterday and runs until Saturday the 22nd.
So get in out there, be safe, stay hydrated and enjoy the festivities while you can!
Hope to see you there!
Round 2
Remember that recent incident in Nashville where a vehicle struck four pedestrians at Fourth Avenue and Broadway?
Boynton Beach Police Department gave a warm-hearted and much-deserved shoutout to one of their officers, Chase Thompson, who was hundreds of miles from home, off duty, and on vacation in Nashville at the time of the accident.
One person was killed and several others were critically injured—but Officer Thompson didn’t freeze or pull out his phone.
He ran straight toward the chaos.
He immediately started life‑saving CPR on one critically injured victim, relying on the training that doesn’t just switch off when the uniform comes off.
Days later, that victim’s husband publicly thanked Thompson for saving his wife, saying he and her kids get to keep living their lives with her still part of them.
That is what service looks like: wrong place, worst possible moment—but exactly the right person there to help.
Officer Thompson went to Nashville for vacation and ended up proving that being a cop isn’t a shift; it’s who you are.
That's two rounds down and one to go, tell me what Tennessee county you're watching from. And if you're watching from outside our borders, tell me what State.
Round 3
Rutherford County Property Assessor Rob Mitchell says the state is trying to step into local property-tax assessments and retroactively change certified tax rolls.
He has officially filed a formal motion with the Tennessee State Board of Equalization, arguing the move violates state law, ignores the finality of local tax rolls, and could drag county taxpayers into expensive litigation.
Mitchell says this is about more than paperwork—it’s about whether a locally elected assessor can make property classifications based on how land is actually used, or whether state administrators can override those decisions after the fact.
He says he welcomes legitimate oversight, but not what he calls an unlawful state takeover of local authority.
The core question now is simple: who should have the final say over Rutherford County property taxes—the officials voters elected locally, or a state board in Nashville? Who here is overstepping their bounds?
More importantly, who is looking out for the taxpayer?
That was your daily Tennessee news roundup.
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