Early voting for the Aug. 4 primaries started Friday, but for one closely watched race, the results are already in. Nashville’s Department of Transportation allowed voters to name its new mini street sweeper. “Joclean” ran a good race, but “Demonbroomin” swept the competition with 41% of the vote.
Say hello to Nashville’s new mini street sweeper, Demonbroomin
Early voting begins as Davidson County voters fill out longest ballot yet
Today is the first day of early voting in Tennessee. And in Davidson County, there’s a lot on the ballot. It’s the longest ballot in county history, according to the election commission.
Here are the 4 Nashville charter changes on the ballot for the Aug. 4 election
There are four amendments Davidson County voters will see on their Aug. 4 ballots.
A Rutherford County juvenile judge illegally arrested and jailed children. Now two candidates for her seat have to rebuild trust.
A judge’s retirement has voters asking: Will her replacement bring change to a dysfunctional system?
As Tennessee school districts make backup plans to tackle teacher shortage, the underlying issues remain
There are hundreds of teacher vacancies across Middle Tennessee and more than 2,000 across the state.
Nashville health officials limit monkeypox vaccine to close contacts, for now
Nashville’s public health department is currently limiting monkeypox vaccine to those who are close contacts of the few confirmed cases.
Biden admin will allow TennCare’s controversial block grant, with some caveats
The Biden administration is making TennCare’s new block grant, approved under President Trump, more tenable to Democrats who fought it from the start. And TennCare officials say they’re open to alterations, though they have yet to submit a formal response.
The federal government releases Nashville’s area median income, but it doesn’t reflect half of the city
This year, the median income for a family in the Metro Nashville area rose to $96,700.
4 races to watch in next month’s primaries for the Tennessee legislature
All 99 seats in the Tennessee House of Representatives and half of the 33 seats in the state Senate are on the ballot. In many cases, incumbents are a lock to win their primary and proceed on to November, but there are still a few races worth watching. Here’s what you need to know about them.
Droughts during heat waves can lead to ‘runaway temperatures.’ It’s happening in Tennessee.
Many Tennesseans are experiencing a worsening drought, while some folks are finally seeing some relief.
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