When did a Tennessee governor put his foot down? Plus, the local news for June 27, 2025.
NashVillager Podcast: Scan this news
How did a series of stripes change shopping? Plus, the local news for June 26, 2025.
Big Freedia is going to take Nashville Pride to the club … and to church
When Big Freedia returns to Nashville Pride this weekend, she’ll add in an element that may seem antithetical to booty-shaking: her version of sanctified gospel music.
Abrego Garcia to return to ICE custody, could be deported before trial
Kilmar Abrego Garcia will soon be back in ICE custody, more than three months since his wrongful deportation to El Salvador.
NashVillager Podcast: A ‘first’ in journalism
What’s the best way to cover a news event? Plus, the local news for June 25, 2025.
Tiny Desk Contest entries come from all corners of the Nashville music scene
Nashville entries into this year’s Tiny Desk Contest paint a varied picture of the local independent music scene.
Attorneys want to delay Tennessee’s next execution, citing mental competency concerns
Tennessee is scheduled to execute Byron Black in August. His attorneys argue his death should be delayed and his sentence reconsidered, citing his intellectual disability, progressive dementia and brain damage.
Should elected officials be jailed over their votes on sanctuary policies? Lawsuit challenges Tennessee law.
The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit challenging a Tennessee law that criminalizes local officials who vote in favor of sanctuary city policies.
NashVillager Podcast: Tennessee’s Scottish roots
It’s Scottish, Scots-Irish Heritage Day in Tennessee. Local headlines for June 24 plus an update on a WPLN-ProPublica investigation into the embattled head of a Tennessee youth detention center.
Religious, immigrant groups sue Tennessee over law on ‘harboring’ immigrants
A new Tennessee law would impose criminal penalties for housing immigrants without legal status. The lawsuit hopes to block the law before it takes effect July 1.
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