The Gospel Music Association has been giving out Dove Awards for 46 years. Last night in Nashville, it charted new territory by naming a rapper as its “Artist of The Year.”
Hip Hop Artist Makes History at Dove Awards
Metro Considers Options To Keep School Bus Drivers From Leaving
Metro Schools needs bus drivers in a bad way. The district holds a job fair Wednesday in order to fill 150 openings — more than a quarter of its positions. Tuesday night, chief operating officer Fred Carr told the school board he suspects the shortage is caused by competition from surrounding districts that pay slightly […]
Next Step In Tennessee Tourism? Getting Visitors To Rural Counties
Listen In an attempt to diversify the state’s attractiveness to visitors, tourism officials are eyeing growth in rural areas of Tennessee.
Haslam Administration Defends Outsourcing In Hearing With Tennessee Lawmakers
Listen Officials in Gov. Bill Haslam’s administration tried at a hearing Tuesday to sell Tennessee lawmakers on the benefits of outsourcing, though they said they haven’t made up their minds yet whether to do more privatizing.
GM Spring Hill Launches Rare Local Hiring Push
Listen For just the second time since GM built a plant in Spring Hill 30 years ago, the automaker is hiring locally. The company has the potential to double its current workforce of 1,800 with two new vehicles to build.
Economic Development Officials Say Next Goal Is To Give Tennessee Small Towns A Boost
Listen Tennessee economic development officials are setting aside $8 million to spark growth in struggling small towns. The money will be used to improve broadband service, upgrade industrial parks and promote tourism. Officials say the spending will help narrow the gap between Tennessee’s prosperous cities and towns where unemployment remains high. The sums of money […]
As African-American Woman, Metro’s New Finance Director ‘Shatters Two Glass Ceilings’
Talia Lomax-O’dneal became Metro’s new finance director on Tuesday, “breaking two glass ceilings at once” as the first African-American and the first woman to hold the position, Mayor Megan Barry said.
Nashville ‘Walk To School Day’ Could Draw 15,000 Students
Listen In the biggest event of Walk Nashville Month, about 15,000 students are expected walk to school with their parents and teachers Wednesday as part of Walk To School Day. Organizers hope it will show how walking can make a big dent in traffic.
Policy Expert: Nashville Must Move Urgently, Methodically On Affordable Housing
Listen About 50 of Nashville’s most important players in housing development heard an urgent message last night: The city can’t delay in creating more affordable units.
Feds Give City Of Murfreesboro State’s First Go-Ahead To Fly Drones
Listen Murfreesboro is leading Tennessee into the drone era. The city has achieved federal authorization to fly training missions over Barfield Crescent Park starting this month.
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