Tennessee lawmakers want to place a residency requirement on congressional seats. But they can’t decide whether it should go into effect before or after the November election. Their decision could affect one candidate in particular.
Residency requirement bill exposes rift in Tennessee GOP
Five questions for WPLN’s Morning Editor LaTonya Turner
As WPLN’s Morning News Editor, LaTonya Turner (she/her) is actively involved in the editorial decisions of the newsroom and managing a group of on-air hosts and reporters. Get to know her. 1. When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up? A dancer — from pre-school on. I love […]
Parole board agrees: Memphis man should go free
Last year Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee did something during his first term that his two predecessors put off until the end of their time in office — he used the power of executive clemency. Among three individuals who had their prison sentences reduced by Lee is Charles Hall, a 73-year-old Shelby County man, serving two […]
Dolly Parton will stay on this year’s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominee list
Earlier this week, the county music legend posted on her social media accounts that she didn’t think she’d necessarily earned the right to be nominated.
Nashville Symphony celebrates ‘an evening of firsts,’ with two world premieres and a return to live recording
The Nashville Symphony will return to recording with a live audience for the first time since the pandemic.
Is St. Patrick’s Day the last hurrah for Nashville’s transportainment industry? With local oversight, maybe not
This St. Patrick’s Day, a lot of people are celebrating in clubs and party buses. But it may be the last major holiday for Nashville’s transportainment industry before new rules go into effect.
Tennessee Senate leaders try to slam the brakes on Texas-style abortion ban advancing in the House
Leaders of the Tennessee Senate say they don’t support a Texas-style abortion ban advancing in the state House. The high-level resistance is likely to stop the measure for the year.
The story behind the story: How WPLN’s Samantha Max reported on drug overdoses in prison
WPLN News’ Samantha Max recently reported on the sharp increase in drug-related deaths and overdoses behind bars and how those incarcerated are unable to receive the necessary treatment to curb their addictions.
Friends remember Franklin historian, preservationist and ‘scribbler’ Robert Hicks
Friends are remembering author and local historian Robert Hicks, who died last month at the age 71.
At neglected TSU campus, students want a greater say over incoming funds
They’re pushing for better faculty pay and funding to make the campus safe for students went disabilities.
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