What does a craving for a bologna sandwich have to do with a prison escape? Plus, the local news for February 26, 2025.
NashVillager Podcast: Prison escapes
Two of country music’s iconic women will get the Broadway treatment (not on Lower Broad)
Two stage musicals inspired by country music icons — Dolly Parton and Loretta Lynn — are making news.
Tennessee’s new lethal injection protocol still carries concerns about painful deaths
Tennessee has a new lethal injection protocol and is moving to schedule executions. At the same time, there are lingering concerns about the new protocol.
Tennessee drag ban to stay as SCOTUS refuses to hear the case
Tennessee’s ban on drag in public spaces will remain in effect, as the U.S. Supreme Court refuses to take up a legal challenge to the law. Another suit could give LGTBQ advocates another shot at challenging the ban.
From deportations to health care, state lawmakers are key for much of Trump’s domestic agenda
Federal power only goes so far. State governors and legislatures have wide authority over local law enforcement, schools, health and how cities and counties handle immigration.
Swaths of Tennessee recover from drought following recent rains and snow
Drought conditions improved across Tennessee. The situation flipped last week after three to eight inches of rain or snow fell across the state.
Missouri woman pleads guilty to federal charge in plot to sell Graceland
A Missouri woman has pleaded guilty to a federal charge accusing her of concocting a brazen plot to defraud Elvis Presley’s family by trying to auction off his Graceland mansion and property before a judge halted the mysterious foreclosure sale. Lisa Jeanine Findley pleaded guilty in front of a federal judge Tuesday to a charge of mail fraud related to the scheme.
NashVillager Podcast: John Sevier vs Andrew Jackson
What happened when Sevier and Jackson met to duel? Plus, the local news for February 25, 2025.
NashVillager Podcast: Judicial review
Why are Tennessee legislators submitting bills that violate existing Supreme Court precedent? Plus, the local news for February 24, 2025.
First known cookbook by a Black American woman gets new edition 160 years later
Malinda Russell’s “A Domestic Cookbook” was first published in 1866. It contains at least a hundred recipes for sweets, plus recipes for shampoo and cologne — and remedies for toothaches.
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