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Sobriety Checkpoint Scheduled in Nashville for Fourth of July
MNPD Traffic Division officers, in collaboration with the Tennessee Highway Patrol and the Tennessee Highway Safety Office, will be conducting a sobriety checkpoint the night of July 4 on Charlotte Pike near Morrow Road. Last year there were 1,192 crashes in Davidson County that involved impaired drivers, resulting in 40...
Neighbors grow anxious about road closure, nearly 2 months after significant rockslide
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Nearly 50 days after a rockslide covered River Trace near Highway 12 in Davidson County, neighbors are growing anxious about the length of the road closure. Out of an abundance of caution, the Nashville Department of Transportation (NDOT) decided to temporarily close River Trace on May...
Health Inspections: Davidson County July 1, 2024
These are the health scores for June 24 to July 1, 2024, in Davidson County with their most recent inspection scores. Some locations will be in multiple counties. Read more local health inspections here!. PlaceScoreAddressTyleDate. New Dragon Phoenix942828 Elm Hill Pike Ste 101 Nashville, TN 37214Food Service Inspection Follow-Up6/28/2024. Etch100303...
Health Inspections: Davidson County Swimming Pools July 1, 2024
BEST WESTERN PLUS - OUTDOOR POOL100911 AIRPORT CENTER DR Nashville, TN 37214Public Swimming Pools Follow-Up6/28/2024. Stewarts Ferry Apts-Clubhouse Pool1008100 Stewarts Ferry Pk Nashville, TN 37214Public Swimming Pools Follow-Up6/28/2024. Four Points by Sheraton - outdoor pool100800 Royal Parkway Nashville, TN 37214Public Swimming Pools Follow-Up6/28/2024. Arrive Bellevue / Front Pool100111 Old Hickory...
$50M fund to spur affordable housing preservation in Nashville
A fund that could yield as much as $300 million in affordable housing renovations and development is budding in Nashville. The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County created the Nashville Catalyst Fund, seeded with $19.5 million in federal Covid-19 relief aid, which will be operated by the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, the Nashville Business Journal reported. The fund also has $5 million from Vanderbilt University and a $25 million line of credit from First Horizon bank.
Metro Office Closures on July 4 & 5
Offices of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County will be closed on Thursday, July 4, 2024, in observance of Independence Day. In addition, several Metro Offices will close for a full or partial day on Friday, July 5. Agencies that operate 24 hours a day, seven days a...
Lower Broadway sale seemingly sets record
An Arizona real estate investment company has paid $16.25 million for a downtown surface parking lot at a bustling Lower Broadway intersection — apparently setting a new per-foot record for Nashville property in the process. According to a Davidson County Register of Deeds document, an LLC associated with Phoenix-based...
How state and local officials hope to address a broken system of repeat violent offenders
For more than a decade, Carl Jerome Hamilton has been in a revolving door in the Davidson County criminal justice system. He’s racked up roughly 100 criminal charges in Nashville since 2007 as he struggled with drugs and mental health issues, court records show. His crimes grew increasingly violent.
A system in crisis: How three violent suspects slipped through the cracks in Nashville
Nashville has seen a recent string of violent suspects who have been released from custody after doctors have determined that they are mentally unfit to stand trial, only to go out and commit more alleged violent crimes. In order to stand trial and face charges, a defendant must be able to understand the court process and assist in their defense. State and federal law prohibits the prosecution of people who are found to be mentally incompetent. ...
MTSU Political Science Student Works on Draft of Legislation Adopted by Metro-Nashville City Council
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — A simple classroom assignment laid the groundwork for Middle Tennessee State University political science major Yusuf Dogan to contribute to a nonbinding resolution later passed by Metropolitan Council of Nashville and Davidson County. During the spring semester of his freshman year at MTSU, Dogan was required...
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