NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Happy Birthday Tennessee! June 1, 1976, the Territory South of the River Ohio became Tennessee – the 16th state of the Union. To celebrate this day we take a closer look at ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Tennessee now has an official state food—hot slaw. A bill making the vinegary and mustardy dish the first official state food got its final approval on Thursday, Feb. 22. Hot ...

The Museum & Cultural Center at 5ive Points has a new exhibit on Tennessee's state symbols. "State symbols, while often overlooked, are good indicators of what each state values," said Curator Debra ...

There were more than 70 proposals to name new state symbols in 2015, according to the AP. Intrepid citizens of Alaska spearheaded an effort to get Miss Alaska named as the state hostess. There was an ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park is one of the most biodiverse places in the world, so it’s no surprise that many of the plants and animals chosen as symbols of the two states it straddles - North ...

A bill that seeks to make the Aitken Bible a state book of Tennessee, alongside nine other works, is headed to Gov. Bill Lee’s desk after it passed along party lines in a final Senate vote on Monday.