Cassandra Stephenson
Cassandra Stephenson covers issues impacting rural West Tennessee as a Report for America corps member at The Tennessee Lookout.
Tennessee Lookout is part of States Newsroom, the nation’s largest state-focused nonprofit news organization.
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A federally funded program that would have provided $156 million to low-income Tennessee families for solar panel installation has been terminated after several months on hold, the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation announced Friday.
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As Tennessee soybean farmers harvest their crop after a difficult growing season, they are facing a farm economy that resembles “death by a thousand cuts,” Tennessee Soybean Promotion Council Executive Director Stefan Maupin said.
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West Tennessee Healthcare is piloting a new technology that uses artificial intelligence to help case managers prevent patients from being kept in the hospital longer than necessary.
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The approval process for such a facility could take two years or more
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Organization can’t take on as many new clients as it ‘prepares for the worst while hoping for the best’
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Nearly a month after severe storms battered and flooded several West and Middle Tennessee towns, local officials and nonprofits are still helping residents pick up the pieces while awaiting the Trump administration’s decision on federal aid.
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Bill’s supporters call it a win for private property; Opponents say it’s a loss for all Tennesseans
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Tennessee students will have less access to locally grown foods and Tennessee farmers will lose out on millions of dollars in purchases after the U.S. Department of Agriculture cut two programs funding local foods for schools and food banks.
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Flooding touched nearly every part of the 250-person town, left 25 homes significantly damaged
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Emergency management director says scale of disaster unlikely to trigger federal aid