The I-440 loop south of downtown Nashville has become notorious for its concrete craters, and TDOT is preparing to launch a $1.9 million patching blitz the week of April 16.
TDOT Launching $2M Patch Job On I-440 Before Total Replacement
The Frist Changes Its Name, Hoping To Lure More Visitors As An ‘Art Museum’
The Frist Center for the Visual Arts in Nashville has officially changed its name. While the re-branding is subtle, the museum hopes the shift will…
Nashville’s Police Cadets Get A Crash Course In Diversity
Listen Nashville’s Police Department is hoping that a recent daylong diversity tour will help its newest cadets be better, more empathic officers. Zigzagging the city last week, the recruits heard from the Muslim community, immigrant groups, African American students and LGBTQ leaders.
What’s Left To Do Before Tennessee Lawmakers Adjourn
Listen Tennessee lawmakers are starting to wind up business for the year, but there are still several big debates left to resolve. School security. Medical marijuana. And marriage laws, to name a few. WPLN’s Emily Siner talked to our statehouse reporter Chas Sisk about what’s at stake in those debates.
The Company That Turned a Small Tennessee Town Into ‘Pencil City’ Still Holds On
Listen In the 1950s, the small town of Shelbyville, Tenn., was home to a half-dozen pencil manufacturers, prompting then-Gov. Buford Ellington to declare it “Pencil City.” The nickname has stuck, but for the most part, the industry has not. Today, the last business standing is Musgrave Pencil Company, which has found a way to adapt […]
The Company That Turned a Small Tennessee Town Into ‘Pencil City’ Still Holds On
In the 1950s, the small town of Shelbyville, Tenn., was home to a half-dozen pencil manufacturers, prompting then-Gov. Buford Ellington to declare it …
Medical Cannabis Survives Another Vote, After Patients Tell Tennessee Lawmakers Their Stories
Listen A measure that would shield users of medical marijuana from criminal prosecution is advancing in the state legislature. The House Criminal Justice Committee set aside opposition from law enforcement, doctors and Governor Bill Haslam’s administration Wednesday and overwhelmingly approved a measure that both sides see as a step toward legalizing medical cannabis.
Middle Tennessee Representative Says He’ll Stay In Office After Misconduct Allegations
Listen The Middle Tennessee lawmaker accused of sexually abusing girls he coached in the 1980s says he’ll stay in the state legislature. State Rep. David Byrd, R-Waynesboro, issued the statement a day after three women told Nashville TV station WSMV that he kissed, groped or propositioned them when they were in their teens.
Despite Federal Reversal, Tennessee Lawmakers Renew Fight Over Transgender Facilities
Tennessee lawmakers are again getting involved in the fight over transgender access to school facilities, even though President Donald Trump’s administration has dropped its investigations into civil rights complaints from transgender students.
House Speaker Asks Middle Tennessee Lawmaker To Step Down Ahead Of Report
Updated at 8:45 p.m. The leader of the state House of Representatives is calling on a Middle Tennessee lawmaker to step down amid allegations that he made sexual advances toward three teenage girls while working as a basketball coach thirty years ago.
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