Thousand of demonstrators marched through downtown Nashville in a Fourth of July march against racial injustice. The two-hour protest organized by Teens 4 Equality appeared to draw a smaller crowd than a similar march a month ago.
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Where To Get Tested In Tennessee Without Symptoms And Without Paying
Demand for COVID-19 testing is expected to surge again this week, following the Independence Day holiday and its gatherings of families and friends. And while Tennesseans have been encouraged to get tested, even without symptoms, finding the right testing site has remained a challenge because private providers often won’t test without symptoms.
Thousands Take Part In Fourth Of July March In Downtown Nashville
Thousand of demonstrators marched through downtown Nashville in a Fourth of July march against racial injustice. The two-hour protest organized by Teens 4 Equality appeared to draw a smaller crowd than a similar march a month ago.
Tennessee Counties Will Be Allowed To Mandate Masks, Per Latest Order From Governor
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed an executive order late Friday that allows local governments across the state to mandate masks to try to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
Interactive Data: Tennessee’s Worsening Spread Of COVID-19 In 4 Charts
Now in Week 17 of the coronavirus pandemic in Tennessee, it might be easy to think things are back to normal. Restaurants and businesses have reopened. And people’s faces are visible out in public, as evidenced by survey findings that just one in five Tennesseans is wearing a mask. Special rules, in many places, have […]
Tennessee Governor Says Police Will Receive More Training In Response To Protests
Tennessee law enforcement will soon have to receive more training in de-escalation and community-oriented policing techniques. The measure follows calls to slash police funding or eliminate departments altogether, but Gov. Bill Lee says those ideas are non-starters.
Nashville Jail Cases Climbing, Forcing A Staffing Shift
Climbing infections inside a Nashville jail is forcing a change in how correctional officers do their work. Davidson County Sheriff Daron Hall says that 30 employees will be moved from normal duties into correctional officer positions at a facility in South Nashville.
Tennessee Unemployment Has Improved, But Filings Are Up The Past 2 Weeks
For the second week in a row, Tennessee has seen an uptick in the number of people newly applying for unemployment, with more than 22,000 filings last week.
Nashville Backtracks On Reopening, Canceling Fireworks And Closing Bars As The Coronavirus Surges
For weeks, Nashville officials dismissed the possibility the city would need to move backward on its reopening plan. But that’s exactly what they did this morning. More than 600 new cases were confirmed on Thursday — by far, a record one-day count.
Nashville Leaders Say They’ve Found A Way To End The City’s Contract With Private Prison Operator CoreCivic
Nashville’s Metro Council is renewing a push to end the city’s contract with private prison operator CoreCivic, and this time they have the support of the county sheriff, who says he’s found a way to take over operations of the detention facility in South Nashville.
For Ballerina Kayla Rowser, Retirement Just Means Stepping Offstage
Nashville Ballet principal dancer Kayla Rowser wowed audiences in roles ranging from from the sugar plum fairy to the title character in “Lucy Negro Redux.” She retired this month after 13 years in the company.
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