At first, Dawn Harrington blamed herself when her younger brother went to prison. She questioned whether she’d been a good influence. She developed anxiety, then fell into a deep depression.
Prisons Are Making People Sick — And Not Just Those Behind Bars
COVID Testing Center In Southeast Nashville Transitions To Vaccination Site
Nashville will convert its site at the former Kmart on Murfreesboro Road into a vaccination center. That means it will be closed Friday before reopening Monday for appointment-based vaccinations.
Nashville Council Reduces Lifetime Health Care Subsidy For Future District Officials
Nashville will phase future councilmembers off a sizeable lifetime health care benefit.
Nashville Council And Community Rally Against Development Of Exit/In Property
Under a sign that said “for sale – Nashville’s soul,” community and council members vowed that they wouldn’t give up the iconic venue without a fight.
Requirement To Bury Or Cremate Fetal Remains Headed Toward Passage In Tennessee
One anti-abortion proposal appears to be on the way toward becoming law this year in Tennessee. It’s based on an Indiana law that’s already been upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court, requiring aborted fetuses to be buried or cremated.
Tennessee Lawmakers Debate Yet Another Measure To Limit Teaching about The LGBTQ Community
A Tennessee bill aims to prohibit textbooks that acknowledge the LGBT community, though the measure is unlikely to pass this spring.
Nashville Health Agencies To Take COVID Vaccine To Homeless Camps
Every homeless person living in Nashville should have the option to get a COVID vaccine in the next two months. Health organizations are going to be taking doses to known camps and gathering places.
Nashville Police Can Now Wear Hijabs. But For One MNPD Hopeful, The Change Comes Too Late
Maryam Mohammed hoped to be the first Nashville police officer to wear a hijab. But records obtained by WPLN News show department leadership repeatedly told her she would not be allowed to wear her headscarf if accepted to the academy, because it violated the uniform policy.
Nashville High Schoolers To Be Mentored By Emerging Black Country Artists
Students at five Metro Nashville public high schools will be mentored in songwriting and business by emerging Black country artists. The education arm of the Country Music Association is teaming up with the National Museum of African American Music.
Curious Nashville: How Stick Figures Spotted Downtown Fit Into A Global Street Art Project
Have you noticed stick figures printed in downtown Nashville crosswalks? Curious Nashville finds there’s an anonymous artist who makes them.
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