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Nashville and Middle Tennessee Under Heat Advisory, Cities Open Cooling Centers Amid Rising Temperatures
The National Weather Service in Nashville has issued a heat advisory, effective until 7 PM CDT this evening, as Middle Tennessee braces for another day of scorching temperatures. According to National Weather Service, "Very little relief through remainder of morning hours with heat index values up to 109 expected during afternoon hours today." All areas of Middle Tennessee, except for the Cumberland Plateau Region, are expected to feel the brunt of this heatwave.
Notorious DC drug kingpin Rayful Edmond moved from prison for halfway house
WASHINGTON - Notorious D.C. drug kingpin Rayful Edmond III has been transferred to community confinement in Nashville. According to officials, Edmonds was transferred on Wednesday, July 31, to community confinement overseen by the Federal Bureau of Prisons' Nashville Residential Reentry Management Office. This means Edmond is in either home confinement or a Residential Reentry Center or a halfway house.
Clarksville Mayor Pitts elected to Tennessee Municipal League Board of Directors
Clarksville Mayor Joe Pitts was elected to the 2024-25 Board of Directors of the Tennessee Municipal League, during the League’s annual business meeting recently held in Knoxville. Pitts was nominated by the TML membership for consideration by a six-member nominating committee composed of municipal officials statewide. He was then elected for a one-year...
‘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.
Spruce Street Baptist Church making an impact
NASHVILLE, TN — Spruce Street Baptist Church, Nashville’s oldest African American church, is continuing to make an impact each week through its long-standing food ministry. For 35 years, the Spruce Street Tuesday Feeding Program has distributed meals through delivery and takeout to hundreds of people across the community.
Titans receiver DeAndre Hopkins could miss 4-6 weeks with a knee injury, according to reports
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Titans star wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins could miss four to six weeks with a knee injury suffered in practice, multiple outlets reported Thursday. Hopkins joined the Titans last season and led the team with 75 receptions for 1,057 yards and seven touchdowns. If Hopkins...
La Vergne Mobile Home Residents To Meet With Mayor Saturday Night
La Vergne, TN – A group of renters in the Cedar Glen Mobile Home Community at 206 Sue Ellen Dr. in La Vergne have organized what they describe as a renter’s union. In a press release, UPNF (Unidos Por Nuestras Familias) explains that it was organized with a petition signed by more than 280 petition.
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...
Chief's in Nashville has BBQ smokers removed due to permitting issue
The barbecue meat smokers on the roof of Rodney Scott's Whole Hog BBQ at Eric Church's Chief's honky-tonk on Broadway, have been removed because they did not obtain a permit for rooftop barbecuing. The Tennessean, which published feature stories about the new Broadway BBQ restaurant this week, learned on Thursday that Nashville Fire...
Weekend top picks: Montgomery County Fair, Downtown @ Sundown, Emancipation Day Block Party
CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – This weekend, bring the family to the county fair, enjoy some art downtown, and listen to live music at sundown. Montgomery County Fair: The Montgomery County Fair is back with an array of attractions including pig racing, rides, food, games, bike racing and so much more, at the Clarksville Speedway, 1600 Needmore Road. The fun continues Aug. 1-3. Cost: Armbands $30-$35. Midway admission, $7 adults. Kids 4-11 $4.
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."
Project 2025 and the Black community
Conservative agenda represents decades-long plan designed to dismantle civil rights, other gains. EDITOR’S NOTE: In the August 1-7, 2024 issue of The Tennessee Tribune, the professional titles of the chair and co-chair of the Social Action Committee for the Nashville Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated were listed under photos and included with the article titled, “Project 2025 and the Black Community,” regarding a Zoom meeting organized to discuss and inform about the potential impact of Project 2025 on the Black community. The organizers, Vivian Wilhoite and Dr. Dorinda Carter, are members of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, an international nonpartisan service organization, and served as representatives of the organization and not that of their respective professional roles. The Tennessee Tribune apologizes for the error.
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