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Alexis Marshall

Find Your Spot In The Vaccine Line: Tennessee Releases New Tool

By Alexis Marshall

January 5, 2021

Tennessee has released a new tool to help residents determine when they should expect to receive their COVID-19 vaccines.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Coronavirus In Tennessee, coronavirus vaccine

Nashville Confederate Monument Targeted For Removal In Unanimous Metro Parks Board Vote

By Alexis Marshall

January 5, 2021

Commissioners on the Metro Board of Parks and Recreation voted unanimously Tuesday to start the process of removing a Confederate monument from Centennial Park.

Filed Under: History, Metro, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: Confederate, Metro Parks, Metropolitan Board of Parks and Recreation, Nathan Bedford Forrest, Tennessee Historical Commission

Experts Say AT&T Outage Is A Lesson Not Just For Telecoms — But Government Too

By Alexis Marshall

January 4, 2021

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AT&T is still recovering from the massive damage caused by the Christmas Day bombing. The blast knocked out service across the region. Although service is largely restored, experts say the incident is a reason to rethink how we design crucial networks. When service was wiped out, residents, businesses and law enforcement across the state were […]

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: AT&T, Nashville Christmas blast

Nashville Bombing’s Ripple Effects Disrupt State Agencies, Courts, WeGo Bus Service

By Alexis MarshallandTony Gonzalez

December 28, 2020

Damage and service outages caused by the Christmas Day bombing in downtown Nashville are continuing to interrupt public services Monday, including closing several state office buildings.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: bus service, courts, Nashville Christmas blast, public transportation, Tennessee Supreme Court

Nashville Explosion: FBI Working In Antioch, Sifting Through More Than 500 Leads

By Emily Siner, Blake FarmerandAlexis Marshall

December 26, 2020

Antioch search

The latest information about the Nashville explosion, as of Saturday.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Don Cochran, John Drake, Nashville Christmas blast, William Swann

911 Lines And Flights Interrupted By Blast Damage To Nashville AT&T Facility

By Alexis Marshall, Samantha MaxandAmbriehl Crutchfield

December 25, 2020

downtown Nashville explosion

Updated 10:00 p.m. Central Time Law enforcement agencies around Nashville and as far away as Knox County and Kentucky, reported their 911 lines were down, though some are back up. Most flights out of Nashville International Airport are taking off again after departures were suspended. And hospitals report having difficulty making or receiving calls.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: 911, law enforcement, Metro Police, Nashville Christmas blast

Governor’s Work-From-Home Guidance Won’t Apply To Tennessee’s Teachers

By Alexis Marshall

December 22, 2020

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Tennessee’s Department of Education says it is not issuing new guidance to schools, despite Gov. Bill Lee’s newest pleas to mask up and let employees work from home. This comes as school districts are debating how they’ll return from winter break. Rutherford County administrators won’t decide until early January whether the district adopts a hybrid model. […]

Filed Under: Coronavirus Live Updates, Education, WPLN News Tagged With: Bill Lee, COVID-19, Education

Tennessee To Receive 115,000 Doses Of Moderna Vaccine Next Week

By Alexis Marshall

December 15, 2020

A vial of the COVID vaccine jointly developed by Pfizer and BioNTech
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Tennessee is planning to receive 115,000 doses of the Moderna vaccine against COVID-19 next week, pending emergency authorization by the Food and Drug Administration. They’ll be shipped to health departments in all 95 counties across the state and will be more accessible than the Pfizer vaccine.

Filed Under: Coronavirus Live Updates, WPLN News Tagged With: coronavirus vaccine

Report: Nearly Three-Quarters Of Music Makers Have Lost Money During The Pandemic

By Alexis Marshall

December 14, 2020

Exit/In nightclub co-owner Telisha Cobb speaks to reporters outside her business.
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A new music industry report shows just how much of an impact the pandemic has had and provides the first deep analysis of how this period has revealed deficiencies in the industry.

Filed Under: Business, WPLN News Tagged With: Greater Nashville Chamber of Commerce, music business

Nashville’s Health Department Never Delivered On A Long-Promised Hotel Voucher Program

By Alexis Marshall

December 7, 2020

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The Metro Public Health Department says it’s not moving forward with a program it announced months ago to help Nashvillians isolate during the pandemic. It would have given hotel vouchers to people in high-risk living situations, like those are who homeless or living in close quarters.

Filed Under: WPLN News

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