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Nashville Community College Links Up With Metro Schools To Land Students In Lucrative Careers

Nashville Community College Links Up With Metro Schools To Land Students In Lucrative Careers

By Damon Mitchell

February 28, 2020

Metro Nashville Public Schools is deepening its partnership with Nashville State Community College. The goal is to give students a better shot at getting new jobs that are coming into the city.

Filed Under: Education, WPLN News

Curious Nashville: How The Bordeaux Neighborhood Got Its Name

By Raymond Wade

February 28, 2020

Bordeaux neighborhood

Nestled in the northwest corridor of Nashville, with lush greenery and rolling hills, the Bordeaux community offers a quiet existence just 10 minutes from the hustle of downtown. For decades, the predominantly African American community has been home to many working- and middle-class families, along with pockets of affluent doctors and administrators from the city’s historically black colleges and universities. […]

Filed Under: Curious Nashville, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: Bordeaux, Curious Nashville

Five Questions With Spring Intern Sam Zern

By WPLN Staff

February 28, 2020

Sam Zern is the newest member of WPLN News. Get to know the Vanderbilt senior who graduates in May.

Filed Under: 5 Questions, WPLN News

Nashville’s Rolling Hot Tubs, Party Tractors And Pedal Taverns May See Tighter Rules

By Tony Gonzalez

February 27, 2020

Nashville pedal tavern

Tighter rules could be coming to the party vehicles that slowly circulate through downtown Nashville.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: downtown Nashville, tourism, transportation

Citing Constitutional Rights, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee Proposes Eliminating Gun Permit Requirement

By Chas Sisk

February 27, 2020

Gov. Bill Lee is backing legislation, arguing that the state should not interfere in Tennesseans’ constitutional right to bear arms.

Filed Under: WPLN News

Agreement Between Nashville Police And Oversight Board Is Put To The Test, Again

By Samantha Max

February 27, 2020

Nashville’s new Community Oversight Board is calling for an emergency meeting with police to further flesh out its relationship with the department. The two groups signed an agreement barely two months ago, after weeks of tense negotiations. But at a meeting Wednesday night, board members said that agreement was already falling short.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: community oversight board, Metro Nashville Police Department, MNPD, Steve Anderson

Competitive Democratic Ballot And Support For Trump Spur Early Voters In Tennessee

By Chas Sisk

February 26, 2020

About 337,000 Tennesseans have so far cast their ballots, a dip from 2016 when both parties had competitive races. But it’s a marked increase from the last cycle that featured an incumbent.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News

Nashville Police Take The Next Step On Body Cameras

By Tony Gonzalez

February 26, 2020

Nashville police body cameras

Nashville police let city officials, residents and reporters got an up-close look at the department’s new body-worn and in-car camera system on Tuesday. 

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: body cameras, Metro Nashville Police Department

North Nashville Residents Say They Must See Improvements If City Raises Taxes

By Tony Gonzalez

February 26, 2020

Nashville budget meeting

Residents weighed in on the possibility of a property tax increase during the first of six community meetings about the Metro budget.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: Bob Mendes, Kyonzte Toombs, Metro budget, taxes

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