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Missing Gallatin Teen: Evelyn Amaya Asuzanna Castro
The Gallatin Police Dept. is needing assistance in locating Evelyn Amaya Asuzanna Castro. Evelyn was last seen at 102 Sunset Blvd. Gallatin TN 37066 on July 30 around 7pm. She was last seen wearing an oversized black tee shirt, shorts and black shoes. If you have any information that would...
Willow Avenue Drainage Issues Difficult To Fix
Willow Avenue’s drainage issues are likely to continue well into the future due to its positioning in Cookeville and its developed state. Cookeville Public Works Director Mary Beth Elrod said Willow is actually a state route managed by T-DOT. But most of the drainage systems cannot be adjusted because they are privately owned.
Currey Ingram co-founder Carol Henderson dies at 92
Currey Ingram Academy co-founder Carol Henderson died on July 30 at the age of 92. Henderson, alongside her husband Bobby, founded the school, originally named Westminster School of Nashville (WSN), in 1968. The school moved from its original location on West End in Nashville to its current location on Murray Lane in Brentwood in 2002.
New photos shine light on recent living conditions in Old Tent City
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) — In the High Cost of Homelessness, new photos are shedding a light on the living conditions at a well known homeless encampment in downtown Nashville, known as “Old Tent City.”. A "makeshift building" and a man showering with the help of a fire hydrant.
SC pitmasters make craft barbecue for Nashville crowds on Broadway: Whole hog on the roof
Editor’s note: Rodney Scott's Whole Hog BBQ has removed the meat smokers from the rooftop kitchen because it was not permitted for rooftop barbecuing. The restaurant remains open inside Chief’s at 200 Broadway. The smoke has a way of sticking with you. It seeps into your eyes, it permeates your pores, it clings...
Rayful Edmond's lawyer defends release of notorious DC drug kingpin: 'Give him a chance'
WASHINGTON - Rayful Edmond, the infamous cocaine kingpin who once reigned over Washington, D.C.'s drug trade, has been released from federal prison after serving more than three decades of a life sentence. The Federal Bureau of Prisons confirmed that Edmond was released from custody on Wednesday and transferred to community...
‘Women Vote Early’ rally energizes Davidson County
NASHVILLE, TN — The National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Inc., Metropolitan Nashville Chapter, in partnership with 23 local organizations, held a highly energizing Women Vote Early event July 20 at the Metro Office Building. The goal of the event was to encourage women to participate in early voting for the upcoming Davidson County election.
Legends of UT make donation to Moore County Football
LYNCHBURG — They came to Lynchburg for the first time in June and returned this week to present a check to the Moore County Raiders football program. On Wednesday, representatives from the Legends of Tennessee Football Camp and the Lynchburg Chamber of Commerce presented a $2500 check to the Moore County Blue Helmet Club for the 2024 season.
Road Construction and Lane Closures 8-2-7-2024
August 1 – 7, 2024. The resurfacing on I-24 from W of Trough Springs Rd to Robertson Co Line. Nightly, 8 p.m. – 5 a.m., There will be alternating lane closures in both directions for scoring the shoulders, installing pavement markings, and placing Thermoplastic (MM 11-17). RUTHERFORD COUNTY...
Here’s how summer humidity is causing more high heat index days
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Summers are hot enough in Middle Tennessee, but high-humidity days add another danger. In the wake of yet another heat wave, heat index values are topping 100 degrees for several of the next seven days. What makes us so vulnerable to seeing these high heat index days?
Report: Rural TN counties have most room for voter turnout, registration growth
Voter registration and turnout in Tennessee lags behind most other states in the nation, but a new report from a Tennessee think tank found that rural counties in particular have the most room for growth. Rural counties along the West-Middle Tennessee Grand Division line and in the northeast have the lowest average turnout rates over […]
Tenn. firefighter crashes truck towing boat into building after suffering medical episode
DANDRIDGE, Tenn. — A firefighter crashed a Dandridge Fire Department command truck into a building downtown after suffering a medical episode behind the wheel, WVLT reports. The firefighter was picking up the boat for routine maintenance on July 31 when he lost consciousness behind the wheel, Fire Chief Andrew Riley said. The truck hit two parked cars during the crash, which Riley said helped save the building from seeing major damage.
TN voucher recipients make modest gains, but still underperform public school peers
As Gov. Bill Lee and legislative leaders vow to bring back a bill to establish a new statewide school voucher program next year, newly released state data shows students who participated in Tennessee’s existing voucher program during the 2023-24 school year made modest gains in English language arts and math test scores, but most are still testing significantly below the district-wide average of their public school peers. ...