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More Than 1,300 Inmates And Staff Test Positive At Tennessee’s Largest Prison

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All inmates and staff at Tennessee prisons will be tested for COVID-19 starting next week after 1,299 inmates and 50 staff tested positive at the Trousdale Turner Correctional Center in Hartsville. It’s the largest known outbreak at a single facility in the entire state.

Tennessee Hospitals Waste No Time Restarting Elective Procedures 

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Tennessee hospitals can restart elective procedures today, and most are moving as soon as possible.   HCA TriStar facilities began surgeries deemed non-essential this morning, though they are following new precautions. Hospitals have removed magazines, toys and vending machines from waiting areas. Nurses caring for COVID-19 patients will also not work with non-COVID patients.   “These […]

The 2010 Flood: Middle Tennesseans Pull Together To Come To Each Other’s Aid

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The 2010 flood is often remembered as a time of unity in Middle Tennessee. Neighbors warning neighbors of the danger. Passers-by plucking strangers from the waters. Volunteers distributing food and donations.

Anxiety Builds For Tennessee DACA Recipients As Supreme Court Decision Nears

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The fate of thousands of recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, best known as DACA, could be decided as soon as Monday. Tennessee’s so-called DREAMERS are feeling anxious as they await the important decision.

Metro Nashville Schools Warns That Pay Raises Could Be In Jeopardy

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Pay raises that Nashville teachers and support staff received in January could be in jeopardy, unless the Metro Nashville school board can find ways to make other cuts. The raises were part of a two-step increase to teacher salaries during the current school year, but schools superintendent Adrienne Battle says the district’s finances have been hit hard since […]

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