A new state-wide anti-littering campaign is targeting teenagers and young adults with billboards and air play on channels such as MTV, BET, and Comedy Central. The Tennessee Department of Transportation says national studies show that 16 to 34-year-olds liter the most. The program is the largest state anti-liter campaign since the 1970s. Shawn Bible of […]
Chief Serpas Says Money May Run Out
Metro Police Chief Ronal Serpas says Nashvillians can expect him to speak out more in the coming years. Serpas spoke at a luncheon today hosted by the Tennessee Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. Serpas says he has a certain amount of freedom because his job is a “civil-service protected chief’s position”. “I have a boss and […]
Amendment Lowers Potential HOPE Scholarship Increases
A state house committee increased the HOPE scholarship awards today, but not by as much as some lawmakers would have liked.
Supreme Court Denies Lethal Injection Case
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a case challenging the humaneness of Tennessee’s lethal injection protocol today.
Bredesen Looks to NASCAR Fans for Votes
In his bid to win re-election as governor, Phil Bredesen is again going after NASCAR fans.
Metro Police Fight Crime with Billboards
Metro police are hoping people driving through Nashville will help them catch fugitives.
IT Jobs up in Nashville
Job openings in information technology are up 41 percent in Nashville, according to an informal survey by the Nashville Technology Council.