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East Nashville's Rainbow Crosswalk Vandalized Days After Installation, Community and Officials Respond with Support
Source: Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee. A recent act of vandalism targeting a rainbow crosswalk in East Nashville, which was installed as a testament to LGBTQ pride at the end of Pride Month, was caught on video and has since garnered city-wide attention. WSMV released surveillance footage showing a white Ford van driven by a man who poured black paint onto the crosswalk at South 14th and Woodland Streets on Tuesday at 12:25 p.m., an action actively being investigated by the Metro Nashville Police Department's East Precinct Investigations Unit.
New principals are helming Middle Tennessee schools this fall. Here's everything to know
As school districts across Middle Tennessee prepare to welcome kids back to class next month, students and their families can expect to see a few new faces in the front offices. Nearly two dozen new principals have been announced by school officials in the suburbs around Nashville, and Metro Nashville Public School has announced 16 new principals for the fall semester. Does your school have a new principal this fall? ...
'Sittin’ and sweltering.' Nashville sees one of the hottest Fourth of Julys on record
The annual "Let Freedom Sing!" Music City event kicked off on Thursday as thousands of attendees braved sweltering heat and humidity to celebrate Independence Day. As of 2:30 p.m., Nashville temperatures hit a scorching 99 degrees (with a 106-degree heat index) for the third hottest Fourth of July on record, according to the National Weather Service. Only the years 2012, with a high of 103 degrees, and 1948, at 101 degrees, were warmer.
Parents can now be fined for their children's crimes in Tennessee
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) — Tennessee parents can now be held accountable for their children’s crimes. The decision to hold them accountable boils down to the judge. The Parental Accountability Act became a law in Tennessee this week. It aims to stop children from committing crimes before they turn into serious criminals.
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