TN National Guard Continues Duty on Mexican Border

Since Governor Phil Bredesen ordered troops to the Mexican border in June, more than 500 Tennessee Guardsmen have spent time patrolling the border. In May, President Bush called for the short-term deployment of up to 6-thousand National Guard troops. Bush said the Guard would assist Border Patrol agents by operating surveillance systems, analyzing intelligence and […]

Today invited guests will be the first to make the ride in to Nashville from Lebanon on the Music City Star. The commuter rail project has been in the works for more than a decade and could play a vital role in the future of Nashville’s mass transit system.

Republican gubernatorial candidate Jim Bryson says he wants stiffer penalties for molesters who kill their victims. Bryson, an outgoing member of the state senate, cosponsored a bill this year that would have made it a capital offense to kill a child during rape or attempted rape. The measure passed the Senate by a unanimous vote, […]

Soloist Jean-Yves Thibaudet plays three nights of concerts at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center starting tonight, and he shouldn’t have any complaints about the Steinway concert grand piano under his fingers. Not only because the Nashville Symphony invested more than $100,000 dollars in the new instrument, but also because Thibaudet is the one who selected it.

A fundraising letter sent out by a group that supports banning gay marriage in Tennessee claims that its opponents will spend upwards of six million dollars to fight the issue. This November, voters will decide on an amendment that bans same sex marriages in Tennessee. Former State Senator David Fowler heads up Family Action of […]

U-S Secretary of Health and Human Services Michael Leavitt met with physicians at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (today/yesterday) as part of an effort to increase transparency of the nation’s health care system. H-H-S is looking to build a national database that would allow patients to search through a hospital or doctor’s track record. Leavitt says […]

The last group of Tennessee National Guard airmen who were serving in Afghanistan returned yesterday. Since April, nearly 200 airmen rotated through the country to help distribute supplies for Army, Navy, and even NATO troops. Jason Kirk, a 37-year old physical therapist from Nashville, was among the 30 men and women who returned yesterday. During […]

Guy ClarkHe may not be a household name to music fans, but Guy Clark is a household name to songwriters. Along with maybe Townes Van Zandt, Clark is acoustic music’s Velvet Underground. This year, the Texas native is the Country Music Hall of Fame’s artist-in-residence. He says after 30 years of recording, writing and singing songs, his approach to songwriting hasn’t really changed – it’s about connecting to the listener, and letting them fill in the holes

Nashville has been chosen as the site for next year’s Automotive News Manufacturer’s Conference. The biennial event is a small but important gathering of industry executives. Economic and Community Development Commissioner Matt Kisber says the conference will be a prime opportunity to show automakers what Tennessee has to offer. “This announcement comes at a very […]

The automotive industry is changing in ways that could benefit Tennessee. Automotive News editor Keith Crain spoke candidly today to a gathering of some of the state’s industrial and economic development leaders. He told them the future of automotive manufacturing lies in outsourcing. I would suggest to you that in the next ten years you’re […]