When will we be honest about what monuments to Nathan Bedford Forrest are honoring? Plus the local news for August 28, 2024.
NashVillager Podcast: The Confederate ghost who won’t stop haunting Middle Tennessee
Belmont simulation lab aims to prepare the next generation of medical workers
Belmont University built a new simulation center for future medical workers. Future physicians will train there, and they’ll be sharing this space with other disciplines, like nursing, pharmacy and physical therapy.
Tennessee families and physicians urge SCOTUS to allow gender-affirming care
Transgender teens and their parents are urging the nation’s highest court to block a Tennessee law that bans gender-affirming care for the state’s youth.
NashVillager Podcast: TVA is being lapped
Is waiting for a nuclear power renaissance really the best bet for Tennessee’s electric grid? Plus the local news for August 27, 2024.
A small Tennessee town’s riverbank is getting federal support for restoration
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers partnered with the town of Carthage this month to begin a streambank stabilization project on the Cumberland River.
Tennessee Republicans tell Memphis to abandon gun reform or risk funding cuts
In a joint statement, House Speaker Cameron Sexton and Senate Speaker Randy McNally said that the legislature “will not tolerate any attempts to go rogue and perform political sideshows.”
NashVillager Podcast: Happy birthday, MNPS
What’s the difference between a charter, a magnet, and a neighborhood school in Nashville? Plus the local news for August 26, 2024.
Heading farther into the field than ever before
In just a couple short weeks, I will be traveling to Erbil, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan and Nashville’s newest sister city.
A 10-Year-Old Pointed a Finger Gun. The Principal Kicked Him Out of His Tennessee School for a Year.
Over the last couple of years, Tennessee and several other states have been making it easier for schools to suspend or expel students. But study after study has shown that harsh disciplinary practices such as mandatory expulsions are ineffective at reducing violence in schools.
Judges dismiss suit alleging Tennessee’s political maps discriminate against communities of color
The complaint was the first court challenge over a 2022 congressional redistricting map that carved up Democratic-leaning Nashville to help Republicans flip a seat in last year’s elections.
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