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‘Islas y Montañas’ Wins 91Classical’s March Music Madness Tournament

‘Islas y Montañas’ Wins 91Classical’s March Music Madness Tournament

Colleen WheelahanandJason Moon Wilkins

March 27, 2020

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Through our sister station 91Classical, Nashvillians still got to participate in March Music Madness — 32 pieces of music matched up in four “divisions.”

Filed Under: WPLN News

Tennessee Wants To Respond To Coronavirus Like It’s Going To War

Sergio Martínez-Beltrán

March 27, 2020

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The world is at war with the coronavirus. So, the state of Tennessee is organizing something like a military response with what they are dubbing as the COVID-19 Unified Command.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Bill Lee, Coronavirus In Tennessee, COVID19 Unified Command, Stuart McWhorter

Coronavirus Relief Package Offers Up More Than $30 Billion For Education

Elissa NadwornyandAnya Kamenetz

March 26, 2020

Amid widespread public school and higher education closures, the Senate bill sets money aside for remote learning and gives Education Secretary Betsy DeVos new power.

Filed Under: WPLN News

A Nashville Testimonial And The Surge In Unemployment  

Meribah Knight

March 26, 2020

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Andrea Howat works as a tour manager in Nashville. As part of our new series “Dispatches from Quarantine,” Howat sent WPLN News a voice message about losing work and trying to find some sanity amidst the stress of coronavirus.  

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Coronavirus In Tennessee, Dispatches From Quarantine

Tennessee Tornado Damage Rises To $68M, As More Counties Qualify For Federal Aid

Tony Gonzalez

March 26, 2020

Benton County tornado

Three more storm-damaged Tennessee counties have qualified for federal aid from the flare up of deadly tornadoes on March 3. The state has also shared its latest cumulative damage assessment: $68 million in infrastructure and recovery costs.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: severe weather, Super Tuesday Tornado

After The Tornado, North Nashville Grows Food And Fights Gentrification

Damon Mitchell

March 26, 2020

North Nashville Garden
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The idea for a new community garden came to resident Sara Green after the storm ripped through homes and nearby businesses.

Filed Under: WPLN News

Nashville Wants Residents To ‘Self-Enforce’ Social Distancing; Governor Hints At Stronger Action

Chas Sisk

March 25, 2020

Nashville Lock One Park

Nashville officials closed recreation areas throughout the city, saying that residents weren’t doing enough to observe social distancing. Meanwhile, the state’s governor said his office is exploring enforcement options if Tennesseans don’t begin to observe local stay-at-home orders.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Coronavirus In Tennessee

Live Video Stream: Senate Votes On Historic Financial Rescue Bill To Address Coronavirus Fallout

WPLN Staff

March 25, 2020

The Senate is voting on a $2 trillion deal to help jump-start the U.S. economy, battered by the coronavirus pandemic. Watch the floor proceedings live.

Filed Under: WPLN News

Seamstresses And 3D Printers In Tennessee Try To Make Up For Mask Shortage

Blake Farmer

March 25, 2020

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Seamstresses and 3D printers are trying to make up for a shortage of medical masks beginning to hit Tennessee. As coronavirus hospitalizations grow, people stuck at home look for some way to pitch in.

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

6 Insights — And Some Myth Busting — After Tennessee’s Tornadoes

Rachel IacovoneandTony Gonzalez

March 25, 2020

Nashville tornado

The rash of Super Tuesday tornadoes in Tennessee is already prompting researchers to study just how the twisters formed and how intense they were. In the wake of the outbreak, WPLN News interviewed several weather experts about what happened, the science of tornadoes and some commonly held misconceptions.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Science, Super Tuesday Tornado

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