State Athletic Associations Watching Brentwood Recruiting Case

Attorneys for Brentwood Academy and the Tennessee Secondary Schools Athletic Association debated before the nation’s high court yesterday. The case over alleged recruiting violations has athletic associations around the country watching closely. The 10-year-old saga started with a batch letters sent by BA to incoming freshman, inviting them to spring football workouts. The TSSAA says […]

Members of Tennessee’s Congressional Delegation say this month’s hard freeze should be enough to qualify the state’s farmers for emergency loans. Yesterday, the legislators wrote to the US Department of Agriculture requesting a statewide agricultural disaster declaration. They said the freeze caused extensive damage to crops and will have a tremendous impact on farmers. If […]

The governor’s cigarette tax returned almost to its original shape today in a House subcommittee. Governor Phil Bredesen had proposed a 40-cents a pack tax increase to fund education. Last week the House Agriculture committee dropped the increase to 20-cents a pack, stripped out all the funding for education, and instead funded agricultural grants. Today, […]

The Metro Council approved a bill last night, 27 to 8, requiring the city’s newspapers and free publications to register their news racks and pay a fee. Sponsoring Council members Mike Jameson and Ludye Wallace say the bill is designed to prevent what they see as excessive cluttering on sidewalks. But Nashville Scene Publisher Chris […]

The long-delayed statewide franchise bill for new players in the cable TV market sailed out of a House Subcommittee yesterday with a new build-out requirement. A 23-page amendment sets deadlines by which companies – namely AT&T – would be responsible for running wire to hook up new customers who aren’t already on their grid. The […]

Middle Tennessee State University is a school that looks a lot like Virginia Tech in size and setting. And the recent shooting spree now has MTSU examining its own notification procedures for campus emergencies. MTSU officials met today and determined the school’s recently updated weather alert system could double in case of a ‘live shooter,’ […]

The Tennessee Valley Authority has been working hard – though flying somewhat under the radar – to bring more nuclear power into the region. It’s spawned a debate with old arguments over safety of nuclear power, peppered with new concerns about global warming that make nuclear power look like a more viable option. WPLN’s Blake Farmer reports.

As expected, the Nashville Sounds ball club will be held in default of an agreement with Metro government regarding a new downtown stadium. The team couldn’t come to terms with its development partner Struever Brothers in time for an April 15th deadline. However, the team’s current home at Greer Stadium is in need of repair. […]

The six candidates running for mayor of Nashville said little last night distinguishing themselves from each other. The Nashville Civic Design Center hosted the forum related to issues of growth and development. The question ranged from would the candidates as mayor work to prevent urban sprawl to whether each candidate would have supported the recently […]

After 33 people were killed yesterday on the campus of Virginia Tech, a political rally for former North Carolina Senator John Edwards at the Ryman Auditorium last night, turned into an impromptu memorial service for the shooting victims and their families. Country singer Vince Gill led both Edwards and the crowd in a rendition of […]