Corker Stands Behind SCHIP Vote

Tennessee Senator Bob Corker says he’s prepared to vote again in support of the controversial SCHIP bill. The measure would increase funding for state-level programs that offer health insurance to children-paid for by a hike in the federal cigarette tax. The bill passed last week, despite opposition from Republican leadership. President Bush is expected to […]

This weekend Nashville will celebrate the beginning of the school year with the 8th annual “First Day” festival. The festival will include entertainment, information, and free school supplies. Mayor Purcell initiated the festival after taking office eight years ago. Since then, Nashville has received nationwide praise for the First Day program. With over one third […]

With temperatures rising above 100 degrees this week, organizations for the elderly and disabled, are keeping a close eye on temperatures in people’s homes. Meals on Wheels delivers lunches to homebound senior citizens and the disabled who are alone in the heat of the day. Elaine Rawlings is a Meals on Wheels a volunteer in […]

The Metro Council approved on the second of three readings Tuesday, a bill to transfer the old Thermal Transfer property to a Metro agency. The parcel was the site of the proposed Sound’s ballpark until the deal to construct the stadium and surrounding residential and commercial area fell through earlier this year. Now the site […]

The Vatican’s second-in-command received the Knights of Columbus highest honor last night. Cardinal Tarcisia Bertone is the secretary of state for the Vatican. He is in town for the group’s annual conference this week. Bishop William Lori presented the honor and praised the Cardinal for his down-to-earth touch with parishioners. “His eminence has even been […]

Ralph Emery, Mel Tillis and Vince Gill will be the newest inductees in the Country Music Hall of Fame this fall. The Country Music Association made an announcement today. Vince Gill will join two other artists in the contemporary category honoring achievements from 1975 on. Gill says the relatively new category is a sign that […]

Fisk University has reached a settlement with the Georgia O’Keeffe museum which had been blocking the sale of two paintings donated to the school by the late artist. The agreement would allow the financially-strapped school to sell one painting to the museum for a discounted rate and another on the open market. If the terms […]

Drive under the railroad trestle on Nolensville Road near the Nashville Zoo and you’­ll pass a ring tailed lemur, a hyacinth macaw and a 13-foot Bengal tiger.

No, the animals aren’t loose. Nashville muralist Michael Cooper painted them on the support columns as part of a project to celebrate the gateway to the Flatrock Community. WPLN’s Adrienne Outlaw reports on what the mural means for the people who commissioned it. – To see more of Michael Cooper’s work, go to www.muralsandmore.com

The Metro Actions Commission that helps low-income Nashvillians pay their utility bills in summer and winter worries that they may not have enough money to last the year. The federal government cut the commission’s budget by almost half a million dollars this year. Meanwhile, their customer count this summer has increased to about three thousand […]

State officials say 139 Tennessee schools failed to make adequate yearly progress in at least one area. Most are on warning for the first time, and have another year to improve without incurring sanctions. Twenty schools performed poorly enough over the last several years that they must go through some form of restructuring. All of […]