Listen An East Tennessee man has been executed for the 1986 murder of a teenage girl and her mother. Thursday night, Stephen West became the third person in the state to be put to death in the electric chair in less than a year. The electrocutions have come amid questions about whether the alternative, lethal […]
East Tennessee Man Put To Death By Electrocution For 1986 Double Murder
Mayor’s Race 2019: John Cooper’s Best Weapon Was Frustrated Neighborhoods
Before Councilman John Cooper ran for mayor of Nashville, he was a perennial thorn in the side of Metro government, giving a hard no to a number of the…
Saint Thomas Says Psych Hospital Will Lose Tax Exempt Status But Retain Nonprofit Mission
Listen Saint Thomas officials started construction this week on a 76-bed psychiatric hospital, which is their first in Nashville. It’s a rare partnership with a for-profit operator to run the facility — Acadia Healthcare — but they say patients will barely notice the difference.
Report: Tennessee Gun Deaths Are On The Rise
Listen A new report published Tuesday by the Safe Tennessee Project finds that gun deaths are on the rise in Tennessee and outpace the national average. The gun-control advocacy group says the state’s lenient gun laws could be partially to blame.
Nashville Will Use Federal Grant To Help Homeless Youth Pay The Rent
Listen Young people in Nashville who are considered homeless can now get help paying rent for a couple of years. The city has decided to use a federal grant for rental assistance, rather than building new affordable housing.
Abortion Hearing Ends With High Tensions And Complaints About Lack Of Diversity In Witness List
A two-day hearing on a bill that would essentially ban all abortions in Tennessee ended with high tensions and complaints about a lack of diversity in the witness list. Out of 21 people who talked about the measure, only one was an African American woman.
Help Curious Nashville: Tell Us What You Know About This Urban Garden
If there’s an unexpected place to find a courtyard garden in Nashville, it’s along First Avenue in downtown. Despite the riverfront access, this is a gritty street with the sensibility of an alley — where businesses have packages delivered and where a row of touristy bars keep their smelly trash cans. No one really spends […]
After Changes, Cummins Falls Warning System Has A Higher Price Tag
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 […]
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 […]
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