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LaTonya Turner

72 is her age, not her jersey number. This Shelbyville grandmother is winning on and off the basketball court.

LaTonya Turner

July 11, 2023

Age is just a number, and one local woman is proving that point in a national basketball competition this week. Jeweline Segroves, age 72 and a great-grandmother, will compete at the Senior Olympics this week in Pittsburgh.

Filed Under: Sports, WPLN News Tagged With: aging, basketball, Bedford County, healthy aging, older adults, senior olympics

Freedom Rider Catherine Burks-Brooks dies at age 83

LaTonya Turner

July 9, 2023

Dr. Catherine Burks-Brooks, a member of the Freedom Riders with a Nashville connection, has died at age 83. Burks-Brooks was among the Nashville students who joined the original 13 Freedom Riders in May 1961, after violent attacks by white mobs in Alabama.

Filed Under: History, WPLN News Tagged With: civil rights movement, Freedom Rides, Nashville

First Lady Jill Biden drops by Pride festival to show support for LGBTQ community

LaTonya TurnerandBlaise Gainey

June 25, 2023

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Nashville Pride festivities kicked off Saturday with dozens of musical acts, vendors, food trucks and one special guest: First Lady Jill Biden.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Jill Biden, lgbtq, Nashville Pride, Pride2023

Dr. Bobby Lovett, noted historian, author and former TSU dean, has died

LaTonya Turner

December 26, 2022

Dr. Bobby L. Lovett, a noted historian, author and former dean of Tennessee State University’s College of Arts and Sciences, has died at the age of 79. His passing was announced on Saturday by R.H. Boyd Publishing.

Filed Under: WPLN News

On this World Aids Day, we look at the legacy of a Nashville advocate for those living with HIV

LaTonya Turner

December 1, 2022

The Calling in the Body
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Much has changed about the prevention and treatment of AIDS, but there’s still work to do. That’s why local artist and health educator Cynthia Harris wrote the play, “The Calling is in the Body.”

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, WPLN News Tagged With: AIDS, health, HIV, Nashville, theatre

Buying a home? Trying to hang onto your home? Here are some resources for you.

LaTonya Turner

August 17, 2022

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For many Americans, buying a home is the biggest financial investment they’ll ever make. And more than half of Americans are homeowners — about 65% in 2021, according to the Census Bureau. But many wannabe homeowners feel that goal is increasingly out of reach.

Filed Under: News Hits, WPLN News Tagged With: Business, foreclosure, Housing

Vernon Winfrey, Nashville business man and Oprah’s father, dies at 89

LaTonya Turner

July 10, 2022

Vernon Winfrey, longtime Nashville businessman, civic leader and Oprah’s father, died on Friday in Nashville. The media mogul confirmed her father’s passing in a post on Instagram.

Filed Under: WPLN News

It’s hot, y’all. Middle Tennessee forecasters warn of record high temps this week, with heat index of 110

Blaise GaineyandLaTonya Turner

June 12, 2022

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If you’ve been outside today you’ve already realized… it’s hot. But it isn’t just a regular summer day in Middle Tennessee. Weather forecasters expect extreme heat conditions all week.

Filed Under: Science, WPLN News Tagged With: heat wave, hot, Weather

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