As virus cases and quarantines climb in Wilson County Schools, leaders came together on Tuesday evening to re-evaluate the district’s health protocols. But instead, they wound up spending a lot of time discussing what they can’t do.
‘We’re Stretched Thin’: Wilson County Debates Masks As Tennessee Schools Strain To Fight COVID
WPLN News Announces New Daily Show
This Is Nashville will showcase national-caliber reporting from the WPLN newsroom and will provide a forum to hear directly from decision-makers and the people who live with those decisions.
Rip Patton, Who Shared Stories And Songs About The Freedom Rides, Dies At 81
Lifelong Nashville resident and activist Earnest Rip Patton has died. He was best known for his role in the Freedom Rides, the student movement to desegregate interstate buses in the South.
Listen: How A Nashville ICU Nurse Copes With Tennessee’s Latest Surge
Hospitals across the South have rarely needed nurses so badly — specifically, those experienced enough to work in an ICU. A shortage of RNs is the primary reason hospital capacity has become a problem again. And the work has only become more grueling.
Watch Live: Biden Delivers Remarks on Afghanistan Evacuation
President Biden is scheduled to speak at 4:30 p.m. ET (3:30 CT) on the ongoing effort to evacuate people from Afghanistan after the Taliban assumed control of the country. Biden’s remarks come after a virtual meeting he held with G-7 leaders on the situation in Afghanistan.
President Biden Approves Federal Flood Disaster Aid For Humphreys County
President Joe Biden has approved a disaster declaration, ordering federal aid to support local recovery efforts in Humphreys County following Saturday’s catastrophic floods.
‘A Complete Waste’: Middle Tennessee Veterans Grapple With U.S. Withdrawal From Afghanistan
Timothy Griffin has been having a lot of long nights. “I probably have not slept since it happened,” Griffin says, “since I woke up and the headline was Afghan president flees the country, Taliban are in Kabul.”
From A Rescue To Recovery, The Search For The Lost Continues In Humphreys County
First responders in flood-ravaged Waverly are confronting pile after pile of debris today as part of intensive and hands-on recovery efforts. State officials confirm as many as 22 fatalities, with 18 people still unaccounted for.
Residents Of Humphreys County Clean Up As Officials Assess Damage From Deadly Flood
The missing persons list has shrunk to 18 people, and Humphreys County and Waverly police and fire officials are asking residents to continue reporting anyone who has been found.
Tennessee Flood Relief: How You Can Help
Flood relief efforts are taking shape for Middle Tennessee storm survivors.
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