A flood warning system at Cummins Falls State Park is moving forward, slowly, after a 2-year-old boy died in a flood this summer. But after engineers visited the site, the system is expected to cost more than originally planned. Engineers working on the project tell the state the changes will improve the effectiveness of the […]
After Changes, Cummins Falls Warning System Has A Higher Price Tag
Movers & Thinkers #21: Writing About Life, Death And Grief In The South
Margaret Renkl is a Nashville writer perhaps best known for her regular columns in the New York Times. “Late Migrations” is her debut book, and it’s part-essay collection on coming of age and aging in the South, and part-observations of nature.
Why A Tennessee Lawmaker Says His Company Tops The List Of Opioid Pharmacies
Listen State Senator Shane Reeves of Murfreesboro says he wasn’t surprised to see his pharmacy as the top recipient of opioids in Tennessee — more than double the next highest pharmacy in the state according to a Washington Post database. Over a six year period, more than 45 million pain pills passed through what is […]
Versify #32: Do You Want To See More?
Tasha Lemley has spent much of her professional life championing the stories of people on the margins. But even with a career’s worth of exposure to the types of hardship that can come from living on a social periphery, there were still some harsh realities that Tasha was unprepared for.
The Tri-Star State: There’s A National Conversation On Gun Control. What About In Tennessee?
Listen The recent back-to-back mass shootings in Texas and Ohio have prompted a national conversation on gun control laws. One of the measures being discussed, both nationally and at the state level, are so-called “red flag” laws.
At The Nashville Jail, Inmates And Songwriters Come Together For A Day Of Music-Filled Healing
It’s a Tuesday morning in July, and Jacob Freudiger is sitting at an old wooden table, with a marbled notebook and pen at the ready. The 21-year-old,…
Five Questions With Morning Edition Host Rachel Iacovone
Rachel Iacovone is the Morning Edition host for WPLN. Get a more personal look at the voice you’re getting to know every weekday morning. Q. When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up? A. I told people up until the fifth grade that I wanted to be an […]
Crossville Clinician Snaps Up Shuttered Celina Hospital, May Buy Others In Rural Tennessee
Listen A physician assistant from Crossville has purchased the shuttered Cumberland River Hospital in Celina and has expressed interest in buying other struggling facilities on the Cumberland Plateau. The community is relieved, even though the hospital is far from reopening.
Escaped Inmate Faces Charges Of Murder, Burglary And Sexual Assault
Updated at 6:24 p.m. An inmate who escaped from the West Tennessee State Penitentiary is facing charges of first-degree murder, especially aggrevated burglary and aggravated sexual assault. Curtis Watson is believed to have killed Debra Johnson, a top Tennessee prisons official, before fleeing Wednesday morning.
Why ‘Old Town Road’ Has Been A Megahit, According To Billboard’s Chart Director
“Old Town Road” is still riding the top spot of the Billboard Hot 100. Lil Nas X’s breakout country rap hit broke the previous 16-week record held by…
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