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Children struggling with obesity in two rural counties are visiting a Vanderbilt weight management clinic, without the hassle of a long drive.

A brand new $13 million building in downtown Nashville will now act as a service hub for the homeless. Its mission is to get the chronically homeless stable and independent.

Nashville’s Cameron Middle School is undergoing a major overhaul. It was one of about a dozen struggling Tennessee schools that needed to come up with an improvement plan or risk being taken over by the state. The changes being made at Cameron could pop up in other districts.

The State Board of Education is concerned middle school teachers in Tennessee are being stretched too thin and student performance, particularly in math and science, is suffering because of it. The board is considering changing the way middle school teachers are trained and licensed.

About 30 former residents of the homeless encampment, known as Tent City, just relocated to a church and motels. But, another move will likely happen in the next few months or weeks.

Thursday afternoon, the Metro School Board officially dissolved Nashville Global Academy, a charter school that opened in the fall and has struggled since day one.

Some Antioch residents are upset they were never included in the decision to relocate a homeless camp to their neighborhood. Dozens showed up to vent their frustration at a three-hour town hall meeting Thursday night.

FEMA is helping flood victims by cutting checks for destroyed homes, whether they’re in Bellevue or Tent City. Homeless victims may not be replacing dry wall, but they still get money for the loss of their makeshift shelters that held bikes, beds, pots and pans. WPLN’s Anne Marshall and Kevin Bouldin have two stories of the road to recovery when your address is Tent City.

During the floods, a swollen Cumberland River washed away a homeless campsite in Nashville known as Tent City. Now, Metro’s Homelessness Commission and housing development agency, MDHA, are trying to keep track of and get shelter for Tent City’s 140 residents.