Tennessee education leaders are preparing for schools to be shut down for the remainder of the year, so they’ve come up with a list of emergency measures to make sure students — particularly high school seniors — aren’t penalized by COVID-19.
State Education Leaders Prepare To Loosen Graduation Requirements For High School Seniors
Dispatches From Quarantine: What’s On Your Mind During These Uncertain Times?
WPLN News wants to know what’s on your mind, what you’re doing to occupy your time and how this new normal is impacting your life.
For Nashville’s Homeless, Finding A Hot Meal Is Harder Than Ever
Typically in Nashville, nearly a dozen group meals are available every day for people who are homeless. But COVID-19 has changed everything.
In Times Of COVID-19, Senior Living Facilities Use Creativity To Connect With Family
On a recent March afternoon outside of a Brentwood senior living facility, David DeLoach is playing a lap steel guitar on a cart — his “lap steel mobile,” he calls it. His mother is standing on her balcony in a Brentwood senior living facility.
Dispatches From Quarantine: Some ‘Sunshine’ From A Family On The Other Side Of COVID-19
Some of the first people in Tennessee to get sick with the coronavirus are now recovered, including the household of Nashville songwriter Angela Lauer.
Nashville Has Reduced Its Jail Population By 15% In The Past Month. Will It Last After Coronavirus?
Nearly 200 people have been freed from Nashville’s jails since the first COVID-19 case was reported in the state last month. The sheriff, public defender and district attorney are racing the clock to get as many people out as they can before COVID-19 starts spreading behind bars. And the virus has forced officials to think […]
The Tri-Star State: An Exclusive Look At Gov. Lee’s Coronavirus Response In Tennessee
Throughout the coronavirus crisis Gov. Bill Lee has been criticized for being slower than other governors in calling for a mandatory, stay-at-home order. Many have said he has not taken the pandemic seriously. But the governor is taking it very seriously, at least personally, as was noted by WPLN News, which traveled with Lee across […]
This Holy Week, Middle Tennessee Churches Face New Socially Distanced Reality
This week is Holy Week, the religious observance of the days leading up to Easter, and Christians in Middle Tennessee are struggling with the new reality of social distancing. Many churches are feeling a loss.
WPLN News Coronavirus Live Blog: Tennessee Inmate Tests Positive For COVID-19
This is WPLN’s latest live blog, which will be updated regularly with news on the spread of coronavirus in Tennessee.
Belcourt Brings The Communal Experience Of Moviegoing To Homebound Fans
The Belcourt Theatre, like many of Nashville’s cultural institutions, has found itself navigating new territory in the age of the coronavirus. It faces the challenge of translating the physical experience of an independent movie theater to an accessible, online platform. One solution: livestreaming.
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