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David Salyers

Here’s What To Expect In This Week’s Vote To Remove A Confederate Bust From The Tennessee Capitol

Sergio Martínez-Beltrán

July 7, 2020

The bust of Nathan Bedford Forrest at the Tennessee State Capitol
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For the first time, Tennessee’s State Capitol Commission is likely to vote for the removal of the bust of Nathan Bedford Forrest. The monument to the Confederate general and early Ku Klux Klan grand wizard has been inside the building since 1978.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Bill Lee, Butch Eley, Christi Branscom, David Lillard, David Salyers, Howard Gentry, Justin Wilson, Nathan Bedford Forrest, State Capitol Commission, Tre Hargett

TDEC Says It Will Install Water Monitoring System At Cummins Falls Within 45 Days

Sergio Martínez-Beltrán

June 20, 2019

Listen The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation said Wednesday it will install a new water monitoring system at Cummins Falls within the next 45 days. The department appeared Wednesday in front of lawmakers and discussed its response to the death of a 2-year-old boy at the state park during a flash flood. 

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Cummins Falls, David Salyers

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