About an hour from Nashville’s famous Music Row, a new studio that’s tucked inside a high school is giving students the chance to write, record, produce and mix their own music. Educators at Mount Pleasant High School hope it gives rural students experience with different career pathways in music.
Private Prison Company CoreCivic Made Big Promises To A Tennessee Town. Did They Deliver?
Exactly four years ago, a struggling town in Middle Tennessee became home to the largest prison in the state. Since then, the private facility owned by CoreCivic has been plagued by chronic staffing shortages and unsafe conditions.
After October Storms, Rural Decatur County Waits Patiently For FEMA Funding
Tennessee lawmakers are asking the president to approve disaster relief funding for 10 counties affected by a tropical storm in October. Sens. Lamar Alexander and Marsha Blackburn and Rep. Mark Green sent the letter Monday, a week after the governor requested FEMA money to deal with nearly $22 million worth of damages.
Rural Hospitals Owned By Investors More Likely To Close Amid Financial Hardship, Report Finds
A disproportionate share of the rural hospitals that have closed in the last five years were owned by for-profit companies, including some based in Nashville, according to a new Government Accountability Office report.
What LifePoint’s Merger Says About The State Of Rural Hospitals
Listen The proposed buyout of LifePoint Health, a hospital operator based in Brentwood, sheds some light on the state of rural health care: Analysts say companies that run small-town hospitals have to be leaner and more nimble.
Even With Rural Hospital Rescue Project, Advocates Admit Not All Should Be Saved
Listen Governor Bill Haslam is funding a $1 million project to help rural hospitals on the brink of closure. But advocates say that doesn’t mean all of those hospitals can or should be saved.
Tennessee Economic Development Officials Offer To Help Rescue Rural Hospitals
Listen Tennessee’s economic development officials want to help rescue rural hospitals. They propose dispatching restructuring specialists to a dozen or more hospitals that are teetering on the edge.
Rural Tennessee Hospital May Sidestep Closure Thanks To Nashville Investors
Listen A newly formed company is set to take over a struggling public hospital in Decatur County. The county commission votes Monday night on whether to accept buyout terms.
After Losing Its Hospital, A Small Tennessee Town Shows One Way To Make Do
Listen Rural hospitals in Tennessee have been some of the most stressed in the country. Eight communities are getting used to life after losing their only hospital, and more facilities are teetering. So health officials are exploring the options and pointing to the town of Hohenwald, which has made do without a hospital for two […]
Trump Tells Farmers They’re ‘Lucky’ He’s The One In The White House
Listen In an address that took on the feel of one of his campaign rallies, President Donald Trump touted his record in his first year in office and told farmers gathered in Nashville that they’re “lucky” he was willing to run for the White House and keep out Democrats.
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