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Tennessee schools are updating classroom cellphone policies as required by new law

By Camellia Burris

July 30, 2025

Cellphone box

While the law gives latitude to local school boards, educators and policy experts insist that restricting cellphone use in schools improves social skills and keeps students safer in the event of an emergency.

Filed Under: Education, WPLN News Tagged With: Appalachia + Mid-South Newsroom, Cheatham County, Education, Metro Nashville, Metro Nashville Public Schools, Rutherford County Schools, Wilson County Schools

Federal utility backs off Tennessee gas plant site after John Rich says he enlisted Trump’s help

By Jonathan Mattise, AP

July 17, 2025

The nation’s largest public utility says it is looking at other sites for a new natural gas power plant after its preferred location in Tennessee drew heavy public scrutiny, including from country musician John Rich.

Filed Under: Environment, WPLN News Tagged With: Cheatham County, Cumberland Fossil Plant, John Rich, Tennessee Valley Authority

What to know before you vote in Middle Tennessee

By Marianna Bacallao

October 1, 2024

From early voting to Election Day, this guide to voting in Middle Tennessee has you covered.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: absentee voting, Cheatham County, Davidson County, Early voting, Elections 2024, Robertson County, Rutherford County, Sumner County, voter ID, voting, Williamson County, Wilson County

Tennessee’s new school voucher expansion is part of ‘conservative education revolution’

By Alexis Marshall

November 28, 2023

Gov. Bill Lee announced his support Tuesday for expanding a controversial school voucher program to all income levels and areas of Tennessee. The program would give participating families a little over $7,000 to attend private school or homeschool.

Filed Under: Education, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 113th Tennessee General Assembly, Cheatham County, Education, education savings account, Gov. Bill Lee, K-12, Metro Nashville Public Schools, school choice, school vouchers, Tennessee Education Association

Weekend Adventure: Heartbreak and trash hunks along the Harpeth River

By Julia Ritchey

September 2, 2022

Kayaking along the Harpeth River

The water levels are low and tensions are running high on a mid-summer paddling trip in the Harpeth River.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, WPLN News Tagged With: audio postcard, breakups, Cheatham County, environment, harpeth river, kayaking, narrows of the harpeth, outdoors, Weekend Adventure

Tennessee storm update: 7 tornadoes confirmed; some Nashville power outages could last days

By Tony Gonzalez

December 12, 2021

A home in Kingston Springs, Tennessee, with a fallen tree in the front yard and damaged windows.

Updated at 9:20 p.m. Sunday. Authorities say at least a half-dozen tornadoes touched down in Tennessee during the weekend’s intense storms and that damage assessments are ongoing in 20 counties.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Cheatham County, Dickson County, Nashville Electric Service, National Weather Service, severe weather, Tennessee Tornadoes, tornado

After early-morning tornadoes whipped through parts of Middle Tennessee, residents assessed the damage

By Andrea Tudhope, Samantha MaxandDamon Mitchell

December 11, 2021

While the worst of the weather hit neighboring Kentucky, a small town west of Nashville was among the hardest hit by Saturday morning’s severe storms and tornadoes in Middle Tennessee.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Cheatham County, Dickson County, severe weather, Tennessee Tornadoes

Updates: Tens of thousands are still without power in Tennessee after damaging storms

By Juliana Kim, Tony GonzalezandRachel Iacovone

December 11, 2021

utility crew storm repair Nashville

Strong storms and apparent tornadoes tore across several states late Friday and into Saturday morning and have caused three deaths in Tennessee.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Cheatham County, Dickson County, Mt. Juliet, severe weather, Tennessee Tornadoes, tornado, utilities

Nashville Police Sergeant Accuses MNPD Of Bias, Unfair Punishment In Federal Lawsuit

By Samantha Max

November 16, 2020

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A Metro Nashville Police sergeant has filed a federal lawsuit against several high-ranking members of the department. Michelle Hammond-Beville says leaders of MNPD’s Office of Professional Accountability violated her civil rights and punished her unnecessarily.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, WPLN News Tagged With: Cheatham County, Metro Nashville Police Department

Cheatham County Grand Jury Will Not Indict Deputy Who Shot Beth Plant

By Elliott Wenzler

May 9, 2019

Listen A Cheatham County Grand Jury has decided not to indict a sheriff’s deputy for fatally shooting a woman in a high-profile case captured in a dashboard video.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Cheatham County, police

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