How are national organizations recognizing the strongest reporting coming out of our community? Plus your local newscast for May 13, 2024.
NashVillager Podcast: Big journalism awards in Tennessee
Kentucky governor to speak out against strict abortion ban in neighboring Tennessee
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is planning a trip to Tennessee next month to speak out against the state’s sweeping abortion ban. He will speak in Nashville at an event called “Championing Reproductive Freedom.”
Tennessee Promise extends FAFSA deadline to May 31
Students who want to participate in Tennessee Promise need to submit their FAFSA by Wednesday, May 15.
4 Tennessee tornadoes confirmed, with highest winds at 140 mph
Storms caused four tornadoes in Middle Tennessee on Wednesday, May 8, and the strongest tornado in Maury County damaged 240 homes.
NashVillager Podcast: Church membership declines
What story do church membership numbers really tell? Plus your local newscast for May 13, 2024.
Fewer future obstetricians are applying to train in Tennessee, study shows
Soon-to-be medical school graduates are showing less interest in Tennessee’s OB-GYN residencies, according to new research by the Association of American Medical Schools.
With help from AI, Randy Travis got his voice back. Here’s how his first song post-stroke came to be.
With artificial intelligence, country music star Randy Travis has his voice back. In 2013, the Travis was hospitalized with viral cardiomyopathy and later suffered a stroke. He now has aphasia, a condition that limits his ability to speak. It’s why his wife Mary Travis assists him in interviews. It’s also why he hasn’t released new music in over a decade, until now.
Rainbow Kitten Surprise evolves to keep going
The vast majority of bands that start in a college dorm room — playing the likes of dive bars and keg parties — don’t last past graduation.
Nashville’s food systems need some fresh thinking, as local orgs reach a milestone in their 2-year visioning process
Feedback Nashville, a citywide initiative, is working to redefine the city’s food systems — a goal with no clear end in sight.
A huge solar storm is slamming into the Earth. Scientists say you should look up.
An aurora could be visible as far south as Northern California. Experts say the storm could disrupt some communications and navigation systems like GPS.
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