Last month, Nashville’s mayor and Bristol Motor Speedway presented their proposal to restore the track. This month fans and opponents lined up to weigh in on a chance to restore the property.
As rubber hits the road with Nashville speedway racetrack, opponents and supporters line up to voice their opinions
Nashville’s mayor strikes a deal with Meharry to settle debt over General Hospital
Meharry Medical College’s president has been trying to get Metro to pay more for the use of its hospital building since 2015. A deal struck with the mayor seeks to eliminate that stumbling block.
Democratic lawmaker files bill to add rape and incest exceptions to Tennessee’s all-out abortion ban
A lawmaker in Chattanooga has filed a bill that would pave the way to permitting abortions in certain circumstances. The legislation attempts to allow terminations of pregnancy for victims of rape or incest.
EPA scrutiny, 1,600 pages and secret math: TVA’s quest for more natural gas
The TVA is shutting down a coal plant and replacing it with natural gas. Understanding why this poses environmental risks means understanding how natural gas is extracted and transported.
Flu keeps raging in Tennessee and COVID is coming right behind it
Tennessee has been a national hotspot for the flu for several weeks, as the U.S. influenza season shapes up to be one of the worst in more than a decade. And the feared “tri-demic” is beginning to put a pinch on local hospitals.
Music journalist Peter Cooper has died
Revered Nashville music journalist and singer-songwriter Peter Cooper has died after suffering a head injury from a fall.
With THC everywhere, Tennessee’s medical cannabis commission urges lawmakers to act
A commission named by the Tennessee legislature to study medical cannabis regulation is struggling to get the attention of the lawmakers who appointed them. The 9-member panel is warning that the state must deal with cannabis, because it’s already everywhere.
After Naomi Judd’s death, a Tennessee lawmaker has filed a bill to make it harder to release records into death investigations
A Tennessee lawmaker wants to close public records in certain death investigations. The bill comes after the family of Naomi Judd pushed to conceal the release of information following her death.
‘It is built on a rock’: A historic Black church in Hendersonville reflects on the legacy buried in its foundation
This Is Nashville producer Rose Gilbert reports from Sunday service at St. John Missionary Baptist Church, a historic Black church located in Hendersonville.
Metro Police gets greenlight to start six-month pilot of license plate readers
Tuesday night’s action allows the city government to acquire, share and install the controversial tech, which scans the license plates of passing cars.
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