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Vote To Remove Rebel Flag From Williamson County Seal Delayed For Sons Of Confederate Veterans

Vote To Remove Rebel Flag From Williamson County Seal Delayed For Sons Of Confederate Veterans

Paige Pfleger

August 30, 2021

Williamson County will have to wait until February 2022 at the earliest to get approval to remove the Confederate flag from its seal.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, WPLN News Tagged With: Confederate, Tennessee Historical Commission, Williamson County

Tennessee Hospitals On Track To Surpass Highs From Winter Surge This Week

Blake Farmer

August 29, 2021

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As the number of COVID patients in Tennessee hospitals continues to climb toward surpassing the peak of the winter surge, nearly a third of the more than 3,000 hospitalized are so sick that they’re being treated in the ICU.

Filed Under: Coronavirus Live Updates, Health Care Tagged With: Coronavirus In Tennessee, COVID, COVID-19, hospitals

Deadline Looms To Save Historic Nashville Home Of Prominent Black Family

Blake Farmer

August 29, 2021

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The Boyd House, located on a corner of Fisk University’s campus in Nashville, was nearly torn down last year. While demolition was halted then, the fundraising effort to pay for a $1.1 million renovation now faces a deadline next month.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: Boyd House, Boyd Publishing, Fisk University

Nashville Police Share Data Trends In New Public Dashboard

Samantha Max

August 27, 2021

The Metro Nashville Police Department has launched a data dashboard to share information about crime and policing.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice Tagged With: John Drake, Metro Nashville Police Department, Metro Police, open data

On One Street In Waverly, Residents Take Stock Of The Loss

Tasha A.F. Lemley

August 27, 2021

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They’re feeling the scope of the loss but also lending each other a hand in the cleanup.

Filed Under: WPLN News

Listen: One Woman Recounts Being Evicted In Nashville

Ambriehl Crutchfield

August 27, 2021

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Nearly 200 families have been displaced in Nashville since the Sixth Circuit Court ruled the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention didn’t have the authority to issue eviction moratoriums.

Filed Under: Metro Tagged With: CDC, evictions, Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals

Nashville’s Transportation Commission Rejects More Party Vehicles

Blaise Gainey

August 26, 2021

Metro’s Transportation Licensing Commission has refused to approve additional entertainment vehicles. The decision comes after a push from Safe Fun Nashville, a group formed recently with the goal of enforcing safety measures for party vehicles.

Filed Under: Metro

With A New Building And A New Artist Incubator Program, Fort Houston Opens Its Doors For Gallery Show

Paige Pfleger

August 26, 2021

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Fort Houston’s new home is a 23,000 square foot Frankenstein-type building — part historic façade, part warehouse.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, WPLN News

Impacted By The Flooding In Middle Tennessee? Here’s How To Access Aid.

Paige Pfleger

August 26, 2021

Middle Tennessee’s deadly flood received a Major Disaster Declaration from the federal government, opening up more opportunities for aid for those affected.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: FEMA, flood, Humphreys County, SBA

13 Hospitals, Including Vanderbilt, Now Receiving Staffing Help From Tennessee Guard

Blake Farmer

August 26, 2021

Guard at Ballad

The Tennessee Guard is now pitching in at 13 hospitals that requested staffing assistance, including the largest hospitals in the state.

Filed Under: Coronavirus Live Updates, Health Care Tagged With: hospital capacity, hospitals, Tennessee Guard

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