Tennessee voters face 3 constitutional amendments, including bail

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Three constitutional questions will appear on Tennessee’s Nov. 3 ballot immediately after the governor’s race. Each needs more than half the vote to pass. The bail rewrite (Amendment 1) would broaden when a court may detain someone before trial without bond — covering capital charges, terrorism, second-degree murder, certain aggravated sex crimes,
Bristol, Tenn.: Jury convicts man in 2002 Matney killing

BRISTOL, Tenn. — Bristol prosecutors said an Alabama man was found guilty Wednesday in the 2002 killing of Cody Matney after the Bristol man disappeared near West State Street more than two decades ago. Christopher Havrilla, 52, was indicted in 2025 for the murder of Matney. According to the TBI, Havrilla faced one count of