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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...
New 2024-25 Fiscal Year Budget Goes into Effect, Along with New Water, Sewer Rates
The City of La Vergne Board of Mayor and Aldermen approved the 2024-2025 fiscal year budget during the board meeting on June 4. As a part of the budget, a water and sewer rate increase was approved. Water and sewer rates in La Vergne haven’t been increased since 2016 and rates were actually lowered in 2017 and in 2018. With inflation and increased costs over the last few years, the City has experienced a large increase in the production and distribution of water as well as collecting the sewer that goes to Metro Nashville for treatment. The new rates went into effect on July 1, 2024.
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...
Police: Human remains found near busy Middle Tennessee road belong to missing 17-year-old
The human remains found in a wood line near Vietnam Veterans Boulevard earlier this week belong to a missing 17-year-old girl from Macon County, Hendersonville Police said Friday. A death investigation is continuing as police try to figure out what happened to Trinity Bostic, who was reported missing on June 29, a news release said. ...
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.
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...
Vanderbilt Volleyball Adds Two More Transfers
Vanderbilt volleyball head coach Anders Nelson announced the addition of Elli Kinney and Jackie Moore to its roster Thursday. Kinney, of Chattanooga, Tennessee, spent her freshman year at the College of Charleston before transferring to Vandy. A 5-foot-8 libero, she appeared in all 19 matches of her debut season, making four starts as a defensive specialist. During nonconference play, Kinney recorded double digit digs in seven of eight matches, spending much of that time as the starting libero. She ended her freshman season with the Cougars ranked second on the team in digs (211), digs per set (3.6) and service aces (15).
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