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Tennessee courts will look to put filings online
(The Center Square) – Tennessee’s Advisory Commission on Rules of Practice and Procedure decided to start a committee looking into rules to make court briefs available online moving forward. Tennessee Supreme Court Justice Dwight Tarwater will chair the committee, which will include commission Chairman Gino Bulso, Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals Judge Tom Greenholtz, former […]
UT System wants 71K students, but looming 'enrollment cliff' means fewer high school grads
The University of Tennessee is preparing for a possible decline in high school graduates who want to attend college, a potential problem for a university system aiming to enroll 71,000 students across all its campuses by 2030. Experts are calling this an "enrollment cliff" in which both the number of high school graduates...
Nolensville Youth Softball League's Season in Jeopardy After Devastating Fire Destroys Equipment
Early yesterday morning, a shed housing all of the Nolensville Youth Softball league's equipment was engulfed in flames, dealing a low blow to the local sports community. According to a NewsChannel5 report, the fire department responded to the blaze at around 2:30 a.m at the Nolensville baseball fields and was met with heavy smoke and intense flames; the equipment within was declared a "total loss."
Tennessee Supreme Court Dismisses Developer’s Defamation Lawsuit Against Resident
Nashville, Tenn- The Tennessee Supreme Court has held that a defamation and false light suit filed by Bill Charles against Donna McQueen must be dismissed under the Tennessee Public Participation Act (“TPPA”). The litigation began in 2020 after Durham Farms, a planned community in Hendersonville, announced plans to...
After gun violence declared a national public emergency, community advocates urge local and state leaders to act
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — In late June, U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy declared gun violence was a public health emergency driven by the fast-growing number of injuries and deaths involving firearms in the country. “People want to be able to walk through their neighborhoods and be safe," Murthy told...
Georgia firefighters found dead in Tennessee were high school sweethearts | Police chief gives new details
HINESVILLE, Ga. — A Georgia police chief is dealing with tragedy after two members of the Hinesville Fire Department were found dead inside a car across state lines in Tennessee on Sunday. Hinesville Police Chief Tracey Howard told WJCL 22 News in Savannah he knew Chandler Kuhbander and Raegan...
Nashville Sounds Fall to Memphis on Independence Day
NASHVILLE – July 4. 2024 – The fireworks may have lit up the Nashville sky, but the Sounds’ bats were far from explosive on Thursday night. In front of a packed house of 10,997 rowdy fans – the largest crowd of the season at First Horizon Park – the home team stumbled to a 10-3 defeat against their I-40 rivals, the Memphis Redbirds.
Judge says Nashville school shooter’s writings can’t be released as victims’ families have copyright
The writings of the person who killed three 9-year-olds and three adults at a private Christian elementary school in Nashville last year cannot be released to the public, a judge ruled Thursday.
Nashville Amplifies Independence Day Celebrations with Drones and Fireworks Despite Heat and Delay
The skies over Nashville came alive this 4th of July with a technicolor array of pyrotechnics, and for the first time in the city's Independence Day history, a fleet of 400 drones joined the traditional fireworks to create a luminous dance of liberty and celebration in the night sky, as reported by WKRN.
Police investigating claims rainbow crosswalk vandalized in Nashville
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) – The East Nashville rainbow crosswalk, commissioned by several organizations that support the LGBTQ community, appears to have been vandalized. Photos show the crosswalk at 14th and Woodland Streets partially covered in what appears to be black paint or tar. The Metro Nashville Police Department is investigating.
Nashville Police: 4-year-old drowns in Antioch pool over Fourth of July
A 4-year-old girl is dead after she drowned in an Anitoch apartment complex's pool on the Fourth of July. Metro Nashville Police and the Fire Department were called to the Magnolia Apartments in the 100 block of Arbor Knoll Boulevard at about 7 p.m. Thursday. Police said the girl, identified as Mariam...
Nashville leaders estimate record-breaking crowd attended Let Freedom Sing! event
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) — City leaders estimate a record-breaking crowd of 335,000 people attended the July 4 celebration downtown. Let Freedom Sing! was postponed for weather. Performances by headliner Chris Young and other artists were still held during the event. For the first time in Nashville history, drones were...
TSU Men’s Basketball Adds Three More to Roster for 2024-25 Season
Head men’s basketball coach Brian “Penny” Collins announced the addition of three new players for the 2024-25 season: Maddux Bodenhamer, JC Brooks, and Josh Ogundele. Bodenhamer and Brooks come from the high school ranks, while Ogundele joins the squad as a transfer.
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