Adrienne Battle grew up in Nashville, graduated from John Overton High School near Brentwood and taught at Dalewood Middle School. “So this is a role that I take very seriously,” she says.
In Her First Year, Nashville’s Homegrown Superintendent Tested By Pandemic And Entrenched Challenges
Tennessee Judge Rules New DNA Results Don’t Prove Innocence In Death Row Case
A Memphis judge has ruled that new DNA testing results do not prove the innocence of a Tennessee man on death row. Pervis Payne’s DNA was located on multiple items in the apartment of a woman who he allegedly stabbed to death in 1987.
Watch Live: House Transmits Article Of Impeachment Against Trump To The Senate
The House is formally transmitting the article of impeachment against former President Donald Trump to the Senate, setting the stage for the trial in that chamber the week of Feb. 8. Watch the ceremony live, expected to begin at 5:55 p.m. CT (6:55 p.m. ET).
Police Officer’s Attorney Asks Again To Move His Murder Trial Out of Nashville, Citing Summer Protests
Andrew Delke’s attorney argues it would be too difficult to find 12 local jurors in Nashville without an opinion on the case, especially after Daniel Hambrick’s death became a rallying cry.
Slim & Husky’s Brings Black Culture To Nashville’s Lower Broadway
Slim & Husky’s Pizza Beeria oozes of Black culture. And it will soon bring that feel — along with Prince’s Hot Chicken Shack — as the first Black businesses on Nashville’s famous Lower Broadway.
Tennessee Orders Hospitals To Stop Restricting COVID Vaccine To Their Own Patients
Tennessee hospitals have been vaccinating seniors, but only those who are existing patients. Now state health officials say hospitals won’t get any more doses unless they’re made available to the wider community.
The Tri-Star State: How Outspoken Tennessee Conservatives Are Reacting To The Inauguration
Underpinning the Jan. 6 insurrection was a slew of conspiracy theories about election fraud, even after the courts repeatedly struck down almost every attempt to call votes into question.
Nashville Man Who Stormed Capitol Might Not Remain In Jail Until Trial
A Nashville man may be released from jail before his trial for federal charges related to the storming of the U.S. Capitol earlier this month. A Tennessee judge decided Eric Munchel does not pose a threat to the community and is likely to attend his court hearings. But a federal judge in D.C. overruled his […]
Tennessee Vaccinations To Prioritize Households Of ‘Medically Fragile’ Children
Tennessee is tweaking its vaccine distribution strategy again, releasing an updated plan Friday that moves the families of medically fragile children into the state’s 1c phase, along with patients who have poor health themselves. Dr. Lisa Piercey, the state’s health commissioner, says these additions include residents of households with children on ventilators, or those who […]
Nashville Bombing Unlikely To Qualify As Major Federal Disaster, Limiting Relief Dollars
Damage assessments from the Christmas morning bomb blast on Second Avenue continues to come in less severe than originally feared, particularly to underground infrastructure.
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