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Nashville To Raise Property Taxes As Mayor Cites ‘Unpleasant Realities’

Nashville To Raise Property Taxes As Mayor Cites ‘Unpleasant Realities’

Tony Gonzalez

March 31, 2020

John Cooper State Of Metro
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A three-pronged crisis has put Nashville in its most difficult period ever, Mayor John Cooper said Tuesday in his State of Metro speech.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: Jeff Syracuse, Jim Shulman, John Cooper, Metro budget, State of Metro, taxes

Without Enough Volunteers, Nashville Food Pantries Struggle To Meet Increased Demand

Damon Mitchell

March 31, 2020

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Stacey Downey says she’s stretched thin at time when residents need her food pantry the most.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Coronavirus In Tennessee, food

Gov. Bill Lee Shuts Down Non-Essential Businesses In Tennessee

Sergio Martínez-Beltrán

March 30, 2020

Gov Bill Lee briefing
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The governor stopped short of requiring people to stay at home.

Filed Under: WPLN News

Tennessee’s Emergency Day Care Facilities Won’t Be Held To Oversight Standards

Sergio Martínez-Beltrán

March 30, 2020

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During the coronavirus pandemic, about 20 private, temporary and unregulated day care facilities have opened up in Tennessee, mostly in churches and community centers.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Bill Lee, Coronavirus In Tennessee, Department of Human Services, Sky Arnold

Tennessee’s Rural Hospitals Expect More Hurt Than Help From State’s Ban On Elective Procedures

Blake Farmer

March 30, 2020

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Far from overwhelmed, Tennessee’s rural hospitals are having the opposite problem amid the coronavirus pandemic. They’re not seeing enough patients to pay the bills.

Filed Under: Health Care, WPLN News

Take The Curious Nashville Learning Tour

WPLN Staff

March 30, 2020

Are you a curious Nashvillian in search of an unconventional tour of some of our city’s stranger sites? If so, we have a fabulous option for you.

Filed Under: Curious Nashville, WPLN News Tagged With: Curious Nashville

‘The Music’s Not Gonna Stop’: Nashville Songwriters Collaborate From Afar

Samantha Max

March 30, 2020

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For Nashville’s songwriters, social distancing has posed some unexpected challenges. Artists who typically spend their days creating music together are now trying a new approach: virtual co-writing.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Coronavirus In Tennessee, country music, music, songwriters

Gallatin Nursing Home Evacuation Becomes ‘Truly Horrendous Situation’

Blake Farmer

March 29, 2020

It took a parade of 54 ambulances, two ambubuses and a wheelchair van from throughout Middle Tennessee to evacuate the sick residents of a nursing home in Gallatin.

Filed Under: Health Care, WPLN News Tagged With: Coronavirus In Tennessee

‘Pickup Man’ Joe Diffie, Age 61, Dies Of COVID Complications

Blake Farmer

March 29, 2020

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Two weeks ago, country music singer Joe Diffie postponed all of his upcoming shows to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. On Sunday, he died from complications of COVID-19.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Coronavirus In Tennessee

WPLN News Coronavirus Live Blog: Patient Dies After 24 Evacuated From Gallatin Nursing Home

WPLN Staff

March 28, 2020

This blog will be updated regularly with the latest on the spread of coronavirus in Tennessee.

Filed Under: Health Care, WPLN News Tagged With: Bill Lee, clarksville, Coronavirus In Tennessee, Stuart McWhorter, unemployment, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

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