Highway Officials Pledge to Reduce Traffic Fatalities

The Governor and state highway officials pledged today to reduce the number of deaths on Tennessee’s roads by 10% by the end of next year. That represents 127 lives. The pledge is part of the Strategic Highway Safety Plan, which all states are required to have. The plan calls for improving intersections and cracking down […]

(Today/Late yesterday) the Metro teacher’s union endorsed mayoral candidate Karl Dean after supporting David Briley in the general election. The 20-member leadership council of the Metro Nashville Education Association or MNEA met with both Dean and candidate Bob Clement over the weekend. The decision basically says Clement is stuck in the past and doesn’t have […]

The city of Franklin is making examples out of those who don’t follow the water restrictions in place because of the ongoing drought. Five homeowners were shutoff yesterday and several more were today for breaking restrictions on watering lawns and washing cars. Mayor Tom Miller says some people don’t understand the seriousness of the water […]

A group of mosquitoes in Davidson County have tested positive for the West Nile virus. The Metro Health Department confirmed today that the incident is the first reported case this year. Mosquitoes carrying the virus lay eggs in stagnant water. Although the recent mid-State drought has lowered the threat of large nests, Joe Conlon of […]

The record breaking heat and drought across Tennessee has closed schools, diminished the water supply, and killed 14 people. Now, fire officials say they will restrict burning near open areas. Summer wildfires aren’t as common here as they are in the west because there’s typically more humidity in the air. But not this year and […]

700 new technology jobs are coming to Franklin. The announcement was made Wednesday at the state capitol. Verizon Wireless will build a $54 million headquarters in Cool Springs which will eventually house 1,300 employees. 550 of those jobs will be moved from an existing facility in Nashville’s Grassmere office park. Verizon already has a call […]

The head of the American Hospital Association says the fix to the country’s healthcare system is to focus on kids. AHA president Richard Umbdenstock spoke to hundreds of industry leaders in Nashville Wedndesday. He attempted to sell his organization’s broad plan to overhaul healthcare. He says it starts with the next generation. “Yeah, there’s a […]

Governor Phil Bredesen says the state will release funds to agencies that are helping low-income residents cool their homes through the heat wave. There have been 14 heat-related deaths in Tennessee this August. Governor Bredesen says already 19 agencies—both public and not-for-profit—have run out of funds to help people battle the heat. “In several communities, […]

Early voting for the metro election began today. Election officials hope this year’s hotly contested mayoral race will draw more people back to the polls. Historically, over half the voters that show up for the general election do not vote in the run-off. Ray Barrett, Davidson County Election Administrator, says this is due in large […]

There were more questions than answers today about how contraband, like drugs and weapons, get inside Tennessee prisons. The legislative Oversight Committee on Corrections met for a status report on the department’s effort to increase drug searches of visitors, inmates, and prison employees. Many senators, like Nashville democrat Thelma Harper wanted more concrete answers than […]