Vanderbilt University Medical Center will become the first hospital system in the region to require COVID vaccination of employees, starting with those in leadership roles.
Nashville’s Largest Private Employer Decides To Require COVID Vaccinations, Starting With Leaders
Epilogue: A Win For No One
In this episode, we’ll take you through the emotional day in court when former Officer Andrew Delke took a plea deal instead of going to trial.
Nashville Developer Commits To Supporting Low-Income Tenants In Relocation To Madison
Residents of an East Nashville apartment complex will be moved to Madison as the owner prepares to tear it down and rebuild.
Tennessee’s Youth Vaccine Outreach Isn’t Changing Much, Despite Dustup Over Consent
Tennessee will resume school-based vaccination events next week after putting them on hold over concerns from state legislators. The state health department will also continue providing the vaccine to older teens without parental consent if necessary, which is what Republican leaders had expressed urgent concerned about.
In Nashville, Even Residents Who Secured Rent Relief Have Lingering Uncertainties
Next Saturday, the last national eviction moratorium will expire and an unknown number of Nashville residents will lose protections.
After Decades-Long Fight, Nathan Bedford Forrest’s Bust Is Out Of The Tennessee Capitol
For decades, activists pushed for the bust of a slave trader and early leader of the Ku Klux Klan to be removed from the state capitol, but a 2013 law made the process lengthy and arduous. On July 22, 2021, the majority of the state building commission voted to move the bust of Nathan Bedford Forrest to the Tennessee State Museum, and it was gone the next morning.
Gov. Lee Supports Firing Of Vaccine Director But Says He Didn’t Suggest It
Tennessee’s governor has come out in support of the health department’s recent actions that landed the state in the national spotlight — that being the firing of the state’s top vaccine official, Dr. Michelle “Shelley” Fiscus, which prompted questions about vaccine outreach to children.
Report: TVA Neglected Coal Plant Worker Safety
The inspector general of the Tennessee Valley Authority says in its latest report that coal plant workers have not been adequately guarded against potentially dangerous exposures, which can include mold, extreme heat, radiation and chemicals.
Nashville Launches A New Department To Improve Transportation
Nashville is launching its first department focused solely on transportation. The agency will be responsible for a variety of road-related issues — such as improving the bus service, reducing traffic congestion and creating more sidewalks, bikeways and greenways.
Vote On Demolishing Historic Buildings On Nashville’s Second Avenue Is Postponed
The Metro Nashville Historic Zoning Commission was slated to decide on the demolition permit on Wednesday but postponed the vote to give stakeholders more time to research the damaged buildings on Second Avenue.
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