Since the invasion began, Nashville Ukrainians have been mobilizing in an attempt to attract visibility and gather support for friends and family members back home.
For one Nashvillian, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is hitting too close to home
Tennessee’s $600M opioid settlement win will be split more than 100 ways, over the next 18 years
In the the biggest such windfall since the nationwide tobacco settlement, money from the $26 billion opioid settlement could begin flowing to Tennessee as soon as April.
Listen: At Southern Word’s annual BlackLift Poetry House, youth share words about Black history and resiliency
The youth poetry performance brought out more than a dozen residents.
Nashville is getting ready to give out $1.5M to curb community violence
The mayor’s office is now accepting applications for a $1.5 million grant to prevent violence in North Nashville in a major leap from the first round of $5,000 grants last year.
Want to support the people in Ukraine? Here’s how you can help
Here is a non-exhaustive list of organizations that are asking for assistance. Donations can be made through the links to their websites or social media pages.
A rodent infestation shut down Family Dollar stores. How one Alabama town is coping
As a cross country trucker, Harris Wade could live just about anywhere. He chose York, Alabama, a town of 2,500 near the Mississippi border. He says it’s quiet, hardly has any crime and is a welcoming place where “people know each other.” He does have one big complaint – York doesn’t have a grocery store. […]
At the statehouse: a new education funding formula, a lawsuit over redrawn districts, a move toward loosening gun laws
Barring any last-minute changes, the lion’s share of legislation has now been unveiled, including a near buzzer-beater in the form of Gov. Bill Lee’s new education funding formula.
Watch Live: Biden Announces Nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to Supreme Court
President Biden will deliver remarks on his nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court. Jackson has served as a federal trial court judge for eight years and was confirmed for a seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia last year. The President is scheduled to speak at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time (1:00 Central) on Friday, February 25. Watch live here.
Five questions for WPLN’s ‘This Is Nashville’ Multimedia Producer Tasha Lemley
Tasha A.F. Lemley (she/her/hers) is the newest member of WPLN News. As This Is Nashville‘s Multimedia Producer, Tasha is actively involved in connecting with the community, story scouting, pitching and producing show episodes, features and segments. Get to know her. 1. When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew […]
Tennessee has the nation’s harshest sentence for juveniles convicted of murder. The state’s supreme court will decide if it’s constitutional.
Anyone found guilty of first-degree murder must serve a minimum of 51 years in Tennessee — even if they were juveniles at the time. Now, justices are considering whether that mandatory minimum sentence violates adolescents’ constitutional rights.
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