Listen Tennessee’s next governor celebrated Tuesday night to shouts of “amen” and by pledging to follow the “Golden Rule.” Republican Bill Lee won in a lopsided victory with nearly 60 percent of the vote but struck a tone of humility.
Governor-Elect Lee Celebrates Win To Shouts Of ‘Amen’
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Elections 2018 Live Blog: Blackburn Beats Bredesen In Widely Watched Race
Updated at 9:15 p.m. Republican Congressman Marsha Blackburn has defeated her Democratic rival Phil Bredesen in a hard-fought race. The contest became a focal point of the national political map as Democrats sought to flip control of the Senate. Blackburn and Bredesen have each addressed their supporters.
Why Some Officials Have Questioned Martha O’Bryan’s New Charter School In East Nashville
The Martha O’Bryan Center is known throughout Nashville for its work with low-income residents and has been embedded in East Nashville’s James Cayce homes for decades. As Cayce is being overhauled into mixed-income housing, the nonprofit is about to move one of its charter schools into that complex. But the new school building has received […]
Drug Charges Dropped Against Medical Marijuana Activist In Marshall County
Updated with response from TBI. Melody Cashion won’t have to convince jurors that she’s innocent of drug possession because marijuana is a medical…
Wilson County Voters Divided On Raising Sales Tax For More Schools — Even Among Educators
Wilson County leaders are hoping voters will approve a proposed sales tax hike of half a cent. The additional money earned would go towards building more schools in one of Middle Tennessee’s fastest-growing areas.
Tennessee Makes Plans To Handle Possible Onslaught Of Attention On Election Night
Listen The hotly contested Senate race between Marsha Blackburn and Phil Bredesen will be closely watched Tuesday night — and not just by people in Tennessee.
Martha O’Bryan Center Builds School In Nashville’s Cayce Homes, But Some Residents Feel Forgotten
Listen Editor’s note: This story was reported in partnership with Nate Rau of the Tennessean. The Martha O’Bryan Center surprised the East Nashville public housing project that it has served for 70 years in June 2017, when it decided to shutter its longtime preschool and day care program for low-income children.
Movers & Thinkers #18: Inside The Mind Of A Cold Case Detective
How does a cold case homicide detective maintain faith in humanity? What makes him so sure that he’s going after the right bad guy? And how can a case with no known suspects be solved? For more than 25 years, retired police detective Pat Postiglione solved some of the most gruesome murder cases in Nashville. […]
Rare Execution By Electric Chair Carried Out In Tennessee
Listen Tennessee’s first execution by the electric chair in more than a decade was carried out Thursday night as planned. Edmund Zagorski was put to death at Riverbend Maximum Security Prison for a drug-related double murder in the mid-1980s. The rarely used electric chair appeared to function properly. There had been some concern about the […]
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