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New Titans stadium prioritizing local builders and workers, even training those without construction experience
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Leaders in charge of building the new Tennessee Titans stadium are hopeful the project will launch hundreds of local workers into a rewarding construction career. The Tennessee Builders Alliance (TBA) is offering classes to teach Middle Tennesseans about workplace safety, construction math, and how to operate...
No Middle Tennessee school districts have announced plans to arm teachers as new year starts
As school districts throughout Tennessee prepare to start the new year, none have formally announced that they will be arming teachers, according to the Tennessee Education Association.
Abortion ban spurs grieving mother to run for office
The emotional roller coaster of losing a wanted pregnancy, scrambling to raise money to travel out of state for an abortion and dealing with the onslaught of comments from internet trolls would be debilitating for most people. For Allie Phillips of Clarksville, Tenn., the experience motivated her. Phillips, 29, is...
Federal lawsuit challenges Tennessee’s new bail law
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Legal advocates of the Memphis-based justice reform group Just City have filed a federal lawsuit against the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office and General Sessions Criminal Court, alleging that a new Tennessee law targeting repeat offenders in Shelby County is unconstitutional. The American Civil Liberties Union...
$50,000 Powerball Winner Sold in Murfreesboro
MURFREESBORO 8-1-2024 – Congrats to a lucky Powerball player in Murfreesboro who matched four numbers plus the Powerball in last night’s drawing to win $50,000. The winning ticket was sold at RaceTrac, 1942 NW Broad Street in Murfreesboro. No additional information is available until the prize is claimed.
Smyrna Police Host National Night Out Event on August 6th
SMYRNA, TN - The Smyrna Police Department invites the community to join them for the upcoming National Night Out on Tuesday, August 6th, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. This family-friendly event offers a unique opportunity to tour the police department building, meet the dedicated staff, and register for exciting giveaways.
Downtown Murfreesboro Keystone Project Hotel Facing Financing Challenges; City Working to Restructure
MURFREESBORO - The large-scale downtown Murfreesboro economic development project called Keystone along Broad and South Church Streets is facing higher interest rate challenges. Murfreesboro City Manager Darren Gore on the WGNS Action Line said there are three different phases to the project:. Gore adds the Brentwood/Nashville-based developers have encountered hotel...
Robert’s Western World to Celebrate 25 Years with Block Party
Anyone who is an actual country music fan better well know that one of the last bastions of real country on Lower Broadway in Nashville is Robert’s Western World. For 25 years now as Lower Broadway has gone from downtrodden, to resurgent, to downright bustling, to garish and ridiculous like the Disney World of Country Music, Robert’s has remained the rock that resists all temptations to modernize, demands all of its performers only play classic country, and keeps the “Recession Special” of a PBR, a fried bologna sandwich, a Moon Pie, and a bag of chips at the ready.
Monday Noon at Siegel High "It's Only A Test"!
Murfreesboro, TN - The Rutherford County Schools warn area residents that if they drive past Siegel High School around noon this Monday (8/5/2024), don't think a catastrophe is occuring. County School's Chief Communications Officer James Evans told WGNS, "It's a large scale school safety exercise that includes multiple law enforcement, emergency management and government agencies."
Dueling Piano Bar, Bayou Keys, Opens In Downtown Nashville.
TC Restaurant Group has unveiled its newest concept, Bayou Keys. The dueling piano bar and speakeasy-style lounge is located at 120 Third Ave. S. in downtown Nashville, next door to Lainey Wilson’s recently opened Bell Bottoms Up. Thematically tying into the Grammy-winning artist’s Louisiana roots, it aims to deliver good times on the bayou to Lower Broadway.
‘The Quickest Kid in Clarksville’ shines in New York Times’ Olympic children’s books list
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - A Sun Prairie author was recently featured in a New York Times list of children’s books with Olympic themes. Pat Zietlow Miller is the author of over 20 children’s picture books, and her book “The Quickest Kid in Clarksville” was recently featured in The New York Times.