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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 ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rabbit Hash, located in Boone County, Kentucky, recently elected Boone the Bluetick Coonhound, belonging to Dave Landwehr, to the ...

The bluetick coonhound is Tennessee's state dog — as if that was a debatable subject. Gov. Bill Lee signed the bill into law on Wednesday officially making the beloved University of Tennessee mascot a ...

ZALMA, Mo. -- Smiling on a stark November Saturday in Zalma, Missouri, Joe Newell watches his 12-year-old stepdaughter, Mady, scurry across the lawn, teasing a floppy-eared gaggle of English blue tick ...

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Smokey, the bluetick coonhound in a checkered vest, has been the University of Tennessee's mascot for more than 70 years. Since 1953, there have been 11 different Smokey dogs, most of which came from ...

Smokey is ready to pass the Volunteer torch to another worthy pup of the same name. Smokey X is set to retire as the iconic University of Tennessee mascot. And Smokey XI, another bluetick coonhound ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The state of Tennessee now ...

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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 ...