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Here are the 4 Nashville charter changes on the ballot for the Aug. 4 election

By Ambriehl Crutchfield

July 15, 2022

There are four amendments Davidson County voters will see on their Aug. 4 ballots.

Filed Under: Metro Tagged With: board of health, Charter Revision Commission, Davidson County Election Commission, Department of Health, MNPD, NDOT

Gov. Lee Supports Firing Of Vaccine Director But Says He Didn’t Suggest It

By Caroline Eggers

July 22, 2021

Tennessee’s governor has come out in support of the health department’s recent actions that landed the state in the national spotlight — that being the firing of the state’s top vaccine official, Dr. Michelle “Shelley” Fiscus, which prompted questions about vaccine outreach to children.

Filed Under: Health Care, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Bill Lee, Coronavirus In Tennessee, coronavirus vaccine, COVID, COVID-19, Department of Health, Shelley Fiscus, Tennessee Department of Health, Vaccines

Lawmaker Asks For An Explanation Of Why State’s Top Vaccine Expert Was Fired

By Nina Cardona

July 13, 2021

bottle containing COVID-19 vaccine on a white backdrop

After the firing of Dr. Michelle Fiscus, the now-former medical director at the Tennessee Department of Health, Nashville Democratic Rep. John Ray Clemmons is calling for an explanation from the governor and the health commissioner.

Filed Under: Health Care, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Department of Health, John Ray Clemmons, Tennessee Department of Health

Tennesseans Seeking Lost Loved Ones Try Their Luck At Missing Persons Day

By Chris St. Clair

September 22, 2017

Listen A new project by the state is trying to reconnect families with loved ones who disappeared years ago.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Department of Health, missing persons

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