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Former White House photographer Joe O’Donnell died today in Nashville. O’Donnell was the official photographer for presidents from Harry Truman through Lyndon Johnson. He retired in 1968 and moved to Nashville. The Pennsylvania native was also one of the first military personnel to visit and take pictures of Hiroshima after the devastation of the atomic […]

Nashvillians used a record-breaking amount of energy yesterday because of the hot weather. Nashville Electric Service officials say residents and businesses used about three thousand megawatts of energy, almost one hundred more than this time last year. Because customers are using more energy, their bills have increased. NES spokesperson, Laurie Parker, says one of the […]

The Greater Nashville Association of Realtors says even though home sales in Nashville are down, this is still the real estate market’s third best year. There have been a few more than twenty-one thousand closings in Nashville so far this year- that’s almost ten percent less than what it was at this point in 2006. […]

With temperatures rising above 100 degrees this week, organizations for the elderly and disabled, are keeping a close eye on temperatures in people’s homes. Meals on Wheels delivers lunches to homebound senior citizens and the disabled who are alone in the heat of the day. Elaine Rawlings is a Meals on Wheels a volunteer in […]

Ralph Emery, Mel Tillis and Vince Gill will be the newest inductees in the Country Music Hall of Fame this fall. The Country Music Association made an announcement today. Vince Gill will join two other artists in the contemporary category honoring achievements from 1975 on. Gill says the relatively new category is a sign that […]

The Metro Actions Commission that helps low-income Nashvillians pay their utility bills in summer and winter worries that they may not have enough money to last the year. The federal government cut the commission’s budget by almost half a million dollars this year. Meanwhile, their customer count this summer has increased to about three thousand […]

The number two man in the U. S Department of Commerce says Tennessee is echoing a national trend, with an increase in professional jobs, particularly in the medical field, while job numbers in construction and retail are going down. Assistant Secretary of Commerce Israel Hernandez says the nation has added 1.8 million jobs in the […]

Metro Councilman David Briley garnered a little over ten thousand votes, almost six thousand less than Buck Dozier who placed fourth. Briley says he hopes some issues he raised will not end with his campaign. “I brought out, as the very first thing I announced, wanting to be Nashville’s green mayor. And I hope- I […]

In the wake of yesterday’s/Wednesday’s Minnesota bridge collapse, Tennessee officials say the bridges in the state are safe. The bridge in Minnesota that collapsed was a deck truss design. There are only five of these in Tennessee and one in Middle Tennessee. The state department of transportation fielded questions about their inspection program while conducting […]

Two Tennessee federal lawmakers are expecting some disagreement between the House and Senate when it comes to funding the America COMPETES Act. The act would increase math and science education and boost energy research to make America more competitive with the rest of the world. Democratic Representative Bart Gordon and Republican Senator Lamar Alexander have […]