Is a major Midstate hospital chain done downsizing yet? Plus the local news for June 26, 2024.
NashVillager Podcast: The ongoing troubles at Community Health Systems
Tennessee election officials asking more than 14,000 voters to prove citizenship
The letters warn that it is illegal in Tennessee for noncitizens to vote. Voting rights advocates began raising the alarm after photos of the letter started circulating on social media.
Tennessee turns over probe into failed Graceland sale to federal authorities, report says
A judge blocked a company’s attempt to sell Presley’s former-home-turned museum after his granddaughter filed a lawsuit claiming fraud.
‘Same book, but the next chapter’: A redesigned Covenant School reopens for the first time since the shooting
This redesign was the school’s way of trying to fill the space with hope and playfulness after a shooting in 2023.
NashVillager Podcast: Nashville’s pro sports playbook
How did Nashville end up with four pro sports teams? Plus the local news for June 25, 2024.
Memphis author talks religion, education and the death of Tyre Nichols in new poetry collection
Author Tara Stringfellow is back with “Magic Enuff,” the writer’s first collection of poetry.
Tennessee is sued over law that criminalizes helping minors get abortions without
A Tennessee state Democratic lawmaker and reproductive rights activist have filed a lawsuit challenging a new statute designed to ban adults from helping minors get an abortion without parental permission.
Tennessee earns first national title in baseball
The Volunteers become the first No. 1 national seed in the NCAA Tournament to win the title since 1999.
New Donelson library capitalizes on trends, with grandiose sculpture, 3D printers, art lending and more
After the previous location — a building constructed in 1966 — was deemed too small for the growing neighborhood, the library began construction of a LEED-gold-certified library with rooftop solar panels.
A new wave of Kurds fleeing Turkey bring their own sound to Music City
Nashville has the largest Kurdish population of any city in the U.S., and most are from the Iraqi region of Kurdistan, also known as Bashur. They arrived in waves starting in the 1970s, with the largest influx prompted by Saddam Hussein’s genocidal campaigns in the late 1980s and early ’90s.
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