Nashville’s public health department is currently limiting monkeypox vaccine to those who are close contacts of the few confirmed cases.
Nashville health officials limit monkeypox vaccine to close contacts, for now
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.
Nashville-based Aegis lab tapped to help U.S. ramp up its monkeypox testing
A Nashville-based lab company is working with the U.S. government to increase monkeypox testing capacity, and the lab is relying on some of the same equipment it acquired to expand the country’s capacity for COVID testing.
MNPD says some camera footage is missing from at least 180 arrests or citations
Some of the footage from Nashville police’s body-worn and in-car cameras was lost, in what the department says was a server transfer error. In total, MNPD says videos from at least 183 arrests or citations, as well as 543 other incidents over the last year were incomplete.
First images from NASA’s James Webb Telescope will be shared with researchers and students in Middle Tennessee
The images will be of particular interest to a team of researchers and students from Vanderbilt, Fisk University and Tennessee State University, who will be analyzing them alongside NASA scientists.
The A/C was out in Nashville’s dog shelter, so the city went looking for dozens of foster homes
The air conditioning went out in the quarantine area of Nashville’s dog shelter amid a heatwave with temperatures peaking in the mid-90s most days.
Early voting for the Aug. 4 election kicks off Friday. Here’s what you need to know.
Early voting starts this Friday for state and federal primaries in Tennessee — and this year’s ballot will be longer than usual. The state’s top election official is urging voters to take advantage of this two-week period to cast their ballots early.
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