HALLS, Tenn. — This week state lawmakers and the governor unanimously approved the bluetick coonhound as the official state dog of Tennessee. RELATED: Smokey's State: Bluetick Coonhound officially ...

SHELBYVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Tennessee lawmakers have made it official: The Bluetick Coonhound is the state dog of Tennessee. The legislation easily made its way to the governor’s desk, and once the ...

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Tennessee has an official state dog, and the breed will come as no surprise to anyone living in the Volunteer State. Governor Bill Lee signed a bill into law Wednesday that officially makes the ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Governor Bill Lee has signed a new bill making the bluetick coonhound Tennessee's state dog. The bill was introduced by Rep. Bill Beck introduced that would make the hound a ...

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Tennessee Governor Bill Lee will hold a special signing ceremony Thursday to officially designate the Bluetick Coonhound as the official state dog. Smokey has already been the beloved mascot of the ...