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Frozen pipes and sink icicles: How to protect your pipes during a deep freeze

By Seth Thorpe

January 29, 2026

While the winter storm has moved on from Middle Tennessee, many residents are now experiencing frozen pipes, no running water and even frozen water streams in their sinks.  

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: frozen pipes, metro water services, Winter Storm Fern

From toddlers to teens, Tennessee parents are juggling work and kids during lengthy school closures

By Camellia Burris

January 29, 2026

A dangerous mix of ice and snow has kept Tennessee students out of school most of this week, and parents are juggling work duties while tending to their kids.

Filed Under: Education, WPLN News Tagged With: Antioch, Davidson County, East Nashville, Metro Nashville, severe weather, virtual schools, Winter Storm Fern

NashVillager Podcast: Disasters are expensive

By Nina Cardona

January 29, 2026

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Who will pay for the bills for this ice storm? Plus the local news for January 29, 2026.

Filed Under: NashVillager Podcast, WPLN News Tagged With: disaster recovery, FEMA

Comfort from the cold: Acts of kindness help Nashvillians through the storm

By Justin Barney

January 28, 2026

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Thousands of Nashvillians haven’t had heat for days. Hotels are booked. Restaurants closed. But acts of kindness are holding people together.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Cold weather, severe weather, winter storm, winter storm 2026, Winter Storm Fern, World Central kitchen

Families with newborns ride out Nashville’s ice storm

By Tasha A.F. Lemley

January 28, 2026

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Zach Small is a first-time dad and he already knows he’s not having a typical experience.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: Cold weather, severe weather, Winter Storm Fern

‘Once in a generation’ ice storm has Nashvillians remembering 1994 disaster

By Rose Gilbert

January 28, 2026

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With many still struggling to stay warm during this deadly winter storm, many Nashvillians are drawing comparisons to the historic 1994 storm that left many without power for weeks on end. 

Filed Under: History, WPLN News Tagged With: Cold weather, Freddie O'Connell, history, ice storm, Nashville Electric Service, snow, Winter Storm Fern

NashVillager Podcast: Ice, ice baby

By Nina Cardona

January 28, 2026

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Why did the predicted snowstorm turn out to be mostly ice? Plus the local news for January 28, 2026.

Filed Under: NashVillager Podcast, WPLN News Tagged With: severe weather, Winter Storm Fern

Weather influencers are going viral. How much should we trust them?

By Ava Berger, NPR

January 27, 2026

Snow falls on an empty parking lot outside a supermarket in December in Northvale, N.J.

The weather genre online spans a wide range of sources. Experts say that while weather influencers can help fill an information gap, social media platforms tend to prioritize likes over accuracy.

Filed Under: Business, WPLN News Tagged With: influencers, severe weather, snow, Snow Storm, social media

NashVillager Podcast: Skating on the Cumberland? Let it go

By Nina Cardona

January 27, 2026

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When do freezing temperatures result in a frozen river?  Plus the local news for January 27, 2026.

Filed Under: NashVillager Podcast, WPLN News Tagged With: ice storm, severe weather

Time – and money – is running out to save Civil War sites in Tennessee

By Pierce Gentry, WUOT

January 27, 2026

A replica Civil War-era cannon sits overlooking the site of Redoubt One in southern Nashville on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026. The site is managed by the Battle of Nashville Trust, which struggles to acquire land for preservation in the wealthy suburbs of the city.

As real estate developers continue to buy up swaths of land in Nashville and the surrounding area, portions of Tennessee’s 122 Civil War battlefields are being lost in the process.

Filed Under: History, WPLN News Tagged With: Battle of Franklin, Battle of Nashville, Civil War history, state budget, Tennessee Wars Commission

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