Listen The state agency responsible for fighting wildfires is defending its handling of the blazes that destroyed more than 2,000 structures in Sevier County last year. The comments from the Tennessee Division of Forestry comes as officials are finally releasing records about the catastrophe, which caused $1 billion dollars in damage and claimed 14 lives. […]
Tennessee Agency Responsible For Fighting Gatlinburg Wildfire Says It Did The Best It Could
Why British Airways Thinks Renewed Nashville-To-London Service Will Succeed
Listen It took years of courting, a pitch from the Kings of Leon and the promise of economic incentives to lure nonstop flights from London back to Nashville. But two decades after direct-to-London service stopped, executives at British Airways are confident this time it can succeed. Nashville last had nonstop service to London in the […]
Williamson County Hopes Making Parents Join Teens At Drivers Ed Will Lead To Safer Streets
Listen Williamson County Schools is making new student drivers sit through a safety course with their parents. It’s a response to the six students killed in car accidents last year.
Nashville Mayor Megan Barry Says Son’s Overdose Death Deserves ‘Frank Conversation’
Listen For the first time since tragedy struck her family, Mayor Megan Barry spoke publicly on Monday to call on families to have difficult conversations about addiction.
Overhauling Public Housing Is Expensive — Here’s How Nashville’s Paying For It
Listen Nashville has big plans to overhaul its aging public housing. And it won’t be cheap — likely to cost billions of dollars and take decades to complete. It’s made possible with a newer federal policy that puts public housing back into the hands of local agencies, allowing them to take out loans on the […]
How Nashville Has Beaten Bleak Predictions For Libraries
Listen At the Nashville Public Library, cardholders can check out packets of seeds to grow hot peppers and mustard greens. They can attend free yoga classes or a professional development book club for adult educators. Calling it a model for the nation and the world, Nashville’s public library was designated the 2017 Library of the […]
Nissan Asks The UAW To ‘Cease Their Efforts To Divide’ Workers After Failed Union Vote
Franklin-based Nissan North America wants the United Auto Workers to back off. Late Friday night, totals were released for the recent union election at Nissan’s plant in Canton, Miss., and workers voted 2-to-1 to reject UAW representation. Nissan said “the voice of Nissan employees have been heard.”
Federal Judge Orders TVA To Protect River From Its Gallatin Ash Pile
The Tennessee Valley Authority may have no choice but to move a mountain of coal ash by its power plant in Gallatin. A federal judge ruled against the utility Friday, ordering TVA to excavate the decades of waste and move it to a more appropriate site.
644 Cracker Barrels Later, Couple Returns to Nashville, Where Their Quest Began
Listen An 80-year-old Indiana couple is getting some welcome attention as they finish a quest to eat at every Cracker Barrel in the nation. The Lebanon-based restaurant chain has 645 restaurants in 44 states. Ray and Wilma Yoder have been to all but one.
In Speech To Tennessee Republicans, Vice President Pence Says Obamacare Fight ‘Ain’t Over’
Listen Vice President Mike Pence touted the strong economy and, despite moves by Congress to turn to other issues, pledged to keep pushing for repeal of the Affordable Care Act in a speech to a record 2,000 people at the Tennessee Republican Party’s annual Statesmen’s Dinner.
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