How have we altered Tennessee’s major waterways? Plus, the local news for May 22, 2026.
NashVillager Podcast: Building (literal) bridges
How many bridges do we need over the Cumberland in Nashville? Plus, the local news for May 20, 2026.
Tennessee’s biggest coal ash site is polluting water. TVA plans to make it permanent
Tennessee’s largest coal ash site could become a permanent source of pollution near the Cumberland River.
Nashville’s Cumberland Park becomes ‘Wasioto’ with unanimous vote for the river’s Shawnee name.
What has been Cumberland Park since opening in 2012 will now be Wasioto Park — the original Shawnee name for the Cumberland River.
NashVillager Podcast: Our working river
What signs of our past still float down the Cumberland? Plus the local news for October 22, 2024.
A small Tennessee town’s riverbank is getting federal support for restoration
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers partnered with the town of Carthage this month to begin a streambank stabilization project on the Cumberland River.
NashVillager Podcast: Reclaiming Nashville’s Shawnee history
What does a proposed name change say about the complexity of Nashville’s Native history?
Downtown Nashville’s Cumberland Park could soon be going by a traditional, Indigenous name
Parks Board policy generally discourages renaming parks. But the community push is part of a larger movement nationwide.
Waves of storms bring record-breaking rainfall to parts of Middle Tennessee
This week’s severe storms have left behind heartache and debris, along with the flooding. According to the National Weather Service, the areas that received the most rainfall were north of Interstate 40 — with many spots getting five to eight inches. This led to water rescues in places like Gallatin and Hendersonville. Overall, Sumner and […]
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