Judith Tackett is stepping down from Nashville’s Homeless Impact Division, which she’s led for 4 years.
Tennessee’s COVID positivity rate drops below double digits. But does that matter?
The decline shows spread of the virus is more controlled, though the closely-watched figure can be unreliable. The positivity rate is starting to dip below 10% for the first time since a sharp rise in July.
There’s still time for Waverly residents to apply for disaster aid, although some say it isn’t easy
Some survivors are slipping through the cracks of the application process — and a few business owners have called it a headache.
First draft of new council districts reveal Black Nashvillians are struggling to hold onto power
The first draft of Nashville‘s new council and school board district maps reveal a stark image of displacement. White people now make up the majority of the city’s core, while Black people have butter fingers on places they used to have a strong hold on.
From COVID conspiracies to Stop the Steal, some of the loudest voices in misinformation are coming to Opryland
Associates of former President Trump, including his son Eric and his aide Roger Stone, and an Ohio doctor who went viral for spreading the falsehood that COVID vaccines magnetize people are among those who will appear.
Here’s how Waverly tenants can get their money back after paying rent on flooded homes
Renters in Waverly have less housing rights than tenants in more populous counties, but they do have some protections.
Nashville groups ask for help as Afghan refugees arrive
Local leaders and nonprofits are partnering together to raise funds for Afghan refugees settling in the city. Dozens of Afghans have already arrived in Nashville and over 300 are expected to arrive in the coming months.
TLDR: Here’s the viral thread examining Rutherford County’s juvenile justice system by WPLN News and ProPublica
As the investigation published, co-reporter Ken Armstrong shared some of the key findings on Twitter, where it grabbed the attention of journalists like Dan Rather, Nikole Hannah-Jones and Soledad O’Brien and other big names like George Takei, Bernice King and Gabrielle Union.
Facing a shortage of nurses, hospitals turn to higher pay and international staff
There’s some truth in a joke circulating among frustrated ICU nurses right now. They ask for their hospitals to appropriately pay them for the hazards they’ve endured through the pandemic. And they’re rewarded with a pizza party.
Former state Rep. Jim Coley dies at 70
The retired Republican left the state legislature last November, after being diagnosed with dementia. The Memphis Flyer reports he’d been receiving chemotherapy for myeloma cancer.
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