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TDEC Says It Will Install Water Monitoring System At Cummins Falls Within 45 Days

TDEC Says It Will Install Water Monitoring System At Cummins Falls Within 45 Days

Sergio Martínez-Beltrán

June 20, 2019

Listen The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation said Wednesday it will install a new water monitoring system at Cummins Falls within the next 45 days. The department appeared Wednesday in front of lawmakers and discussed its response to the death of a 2-year-old boy at the state park during a flash flood. 

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Cummins Falls, David Salyers

New Historical Markers Show Where Lynchings Took Place In Davidson County

Elliott Wenzler

June 19, 2019

Two historical markers now stand where lynchings took place in downtown Nashville during the 1800s. They’re the first such markers in the city. They…

Filed Under: History, Race & Equity

Mayor’s Race 2019: Here’s Where The Candidates Stood On The Property Tax Debate

Tony Gonzalez

June 19, 2019

Mayor David Briley, retired professor Carol Swain and At-Large Councilman John Cooper haven’t agreed on much during this year’s mayoral race. But one…

Filed Under: Politics

No Tax Increase For Nashville As Council Effort Falls A Single Vote Short

Tony Gonzalez

June 19, 2019

Nashville will not raise its property tax this year after a push by the Metro Council fell one vote short on Tuesday night.

Filed Under: WPLN News

Nashville State Community College Jazz Ensemble Gets National Nod

Natasha Senjanovic

June 19, 2019

Nashville State Community College started its jazz ensemble program eight years ago, and already it’s gaining national recognition. Though far from the…

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, WPLN News

Nashville Health Officials Want To Rein In Religious Exemption To Vaccines

Blake Farmer

June 19, 2019

Listen Nashville’s Board of Health is responding to a sharp uptick of vaccine refusal in Davidson County. An annual survey that tracks vaccines in 2-year-olds suggests more families are turning them down.

Filed Under: Health Care, WPLN News Tagged With: Health Care, Vaccines

Murrow Awards: Excellence in Writing

WPLN Staff

June 18, 2019

Editor’s note: We submitted this compilation of Blake Farmer’s work in the category of “Excellence in Writing.” It was selected as a national Edward R….

Filed Under: WPLN News

How TennCare Hopes To Save Money Treating Mind And Body Of Vulnerable Patients

Blake Farmer

June 18, 2019

Listen In modern medicine, the mind and body typically stay on two separate tracks. But it’s hard to maintain physical health while suffering from mental conditions. So Medicaid programs, which insure low-income people, have tried to blend caring for the physical and mental needs of patients, with the hope that it might also save money.

Filed Under: Health Care, WPLN News Tagged With: Health Care, TennCare

Police Say It Won’t Be Easy To Discover Who Vandalized Confederate Monument

Chas Sisk

June 18, 2019

Police in Nashville are reviewing surveillance footage to unravel who was behind the vandalism of a Civil War memorial in Centennial Park. The Confederate Private Monument has stood in Centennial Park since 1909. Over the weekend, the phrase “They Were Racists” was painted on the statue and red paint was splattered on the side. 

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Civil War, Confederate

Nashville Tax Battle Hardens As Influential Council Members Team Up Against Mayor

Tony Gonzalez

June 17, 2019

Listen The debate over raising property taxes in Nashville took another twist on Monday as two influential members of the Metro Council said they’ll now work together to try to pass a property tax increase.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Metro budget, taxes

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