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Nashville Mayor Extends Citywide Curfew

Mayor John Cooper
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Nashville Mayor John Cooper has extended a citywide curfew for another day.
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Nashville Mayor John Cooper says he’s extending a citywide curfew for another night. 

The curfew will be in effect from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. tomorrow. It prohibits everyone but first responders from being on the streets or gathering during that time, unless they have a valid excuse from Metro Police. 

Cooper declared a state of emergency Saturday night after a group of demonstrators vandalized buildings and set fire to the Metro Courthouse. He says he’ll decide on a case-by-case basis whether to keep the curfew in place. 

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Chas Sisk, Senior Editor

Chas joined WPLN in 2015 and became an editor in 2018. Previously, he covered state politics for Nashville Public Radio and The Tennessean, and he’s also reported on communities, politics and business for a variety of publications in Massachusetts, New York and Washington, D.C. Chas grew up in South Carolina and attended Columbia University, where he studied economics and journalism.

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