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Phil Williams

Reporter · US

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Oct 2, 2026
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  1. Article · Oct 2, 2026 · Phil Williams

    Christian love or hate? Weekend conference in Franklin draws controversy in Middle Tennessee (opens the original)

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    FRANKLIN, Tenn. (WTVF) — Organizers insist a conference scheduled this weekend in Franklin is about how Christians should carry out their mission in America. But critics see something else. They see hate. And they are threatening to boycott the venue hosting the event. At the center of the controversy is The Factory at Franklin, which, with its trendy shopping, restaurants and event space, is normally a place of harmony. But that sense of tranquility has been shattered by the arrival of a Christ

  2. Article · Jul 29, 2026 · Phil Williams

    Who's funding TV ads by outside groups in Tennessee governor's race, and what do they want? (opens the original)

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    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — As Tennessee's Republican candidates for governor battle for their party's nomination, they are getting a little help from their friends. Shadowy outside groups are spending millions of dollars to try to influence your vote. On one side, supporting U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn, stands a special-interest group that wants to privatize public education — while no one knows who is behind another shadowy group that has launched an ad campaign attacking her. "I think what voter

  3. Article · Jul 20, 2026 · Phil Williams

    Recordings from inside U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn's office allege pressure to 'break the law' (opens the original)

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    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Was there pressure inside Marsha Blackburn's U.S. Senate office to break the law? That's the provocative question raised by new recordings just obtained by NewsChannel 5 Investigates as Tennessee's senior senator asks voters to put her in the governor's office. It follows NewsChannel 5’s revelation last week that Blackburn’s office had been the focus of a 2025 investigation by the Senate Ethics Committee into allegations that taxpayer resources had been used for her pol

  4. Article · Jul 17, 2026 · Phil Williams

    Tenn. agriculture commissioner accused of pressuring Farm Bureau to back Marsha Blackburn for governor (opens the original)

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    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Tennessee Agriculture Commissioner Andy Holt faces accusations in a new lawsuit of trying to use his position to pressure the powerful lobbying organization for the state's farmers to endorse Republican gubernatorial candidate Marsha Blackburn. The allegations emerged in a lawsuit filed this week in Weakley County Circuit Court by former Farm Bureau Insurance agent Bryant Rhodes. Rhodes' lawsuit claims he caught Holt engaging in "deceitful, unethical and fraudulent" con

  5. Article · Jul 16, 2026 · Phil Williams

    In Tenn. governor's race, John Rose calls for Marsha Blackburn to release findings of ethics probe (opens the original)

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    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Tennessee Congressman John Rose has called upon U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn to release all documents relating to a confidential Senate ethics investigation of her office last year. The request follows NewsChannel 5's revelation of the ethics probe that focused on whether official Senate resources were used in Blackburn's political campaigns — accusations that could be considered both unethical and illegal. You can read NewsChannel 5's original report on the ethics invest

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