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Centuries after the Trail of Tears, Tennesseans honor the legacy of tribal members

By Damon Mitchell

November 24, 2021

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Tribal members were forced to leave their homelands — including Tennessee — and relocate west of the Mississippi River.

Filed Under: History, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: American Indians, Trail of Tears

A second seat opens on the Nashville Fair Board after stalemate over who has power

By Ambriehl Crutchfield

November 23, 2021

Metro Fair Board

The Nashville board that oversees the Fairgrounds has yet another opening.

Filed Under: Metro, Politics, Race & Equity Tagged With: Erin McAnally, Fair Board, Jim Shulman, John Cooper, Nashville Fairgrounds, Soccer

Happy Thanksgiving, Meharry students: You’re all getting $10,000 this week from COVID relief money.

By Blake Farmer

November 22, 2021

Meharry testing site

Meharry Medical College notified its students on Monday that everyone will be receiving $10,000 in cash on Wednesday, as they leave for Thanksgiving break.

Filed Under: Coronavirus Live Updates, Health Care Tagged With: CARES Act, Meharry Medical College

Gov. Bill Lee will lead the campaign for Tennessee’s right-to-work amendment

By Blaise Gainey

November 22, 2021

Governor Bill Lee has announced that he will chair the “Yes on 1” committee, which has a goal of putting Tennessee’s right-to-work law into the state constitution. He’ll work to convince Tennesseans to pass Amendment 1 on the 2022 ballot in November.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Bill Lee

First time back at BNA since COVID? Airport officials say give yourself extra time.

By Blake Farmer

November 20, 2021

BNA renovation
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Nashville International Airport is not what it was before COVID. It’s partway into a billion-dollar expansion, and BNA officials say they expect many people flying out this week may need to give themselves extra time to compensate.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Nashville International Airport, travel

Tennessee’s official COVID emergency ends after 20 months. Here’s what that means.

By Blake Farmer

November 19, 2021

Bill Lee

Tennessee’s state of emergency, which has been in place for nearly 20 months because of the coronavirus, will be allowed to expire Friday night. Gov. Bill Lee says he’s not renewing it but would consider reinstating it if the state sees future surges.

Filed Under: Coronavirus Live Updates, Health Care Tagged With: Bill Lee, Coronavirus In Tennessee, state of emergency

Community organizations call on Nashville to put COVID relief money toward policing alternatives

By Samantha Max

November 18, 2021

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The city has already set aside about $2 million of its normal budget for anti-violence programs. But many activists say that’s not enough.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, WPLN News Tagged With: gun violence

Near-total lunar eclipse will glow in Tennessee’s sky Friday morning

By Caroline Eggers

November 17, 2021

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Early Friday morning, Tennessean sky-gazers can see the longest partial lunar eclipse in 580 years. About 97% of the moon will be covered at the 3:02 a.m. CST peak.

Filed Under: Science, WPLN News Tagged With: astronomy, eclipse, lunar eclipse

‘This Is Nashville’ daily show welcomes its full team of 7

By WPLN Staff

November 17, 2021

WPLN News announces the team members who will lead its upcoming daily news show, This Is Nashville, planned to launch in early 2022.

Filed Under: WPLN News

A high-profile civil rights attorney is calling for a federal investigation into a Rutherford County prosecutor accused of discrimination

By Samantha Max

November 16, 2021

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A prominent civil rights attorney wants the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate a Rutherford County prosecutor.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Race & Equity Tagged With: civil rights, Race, Rutherford County

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