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As Tennessee school districts roll back DEI initiatives, one nonprofit still advocates for educator diversity

Now, One WillCo, a nonprofit in Williamson County supporting racial minority students, is still advocating for diversity ...

MNPD: Man charged allegedly strangling girlfriend to death in Hermitage

According to a news release from the Metro Nashville Police Department, homicide detectives are charging 40-year-old Jared ...

Tennessee lawmakers respond to Trump’s push to eliminate mail-in ballots

While some Republican lawmakers support Trump’s push, some Tennessee Democrats said the president’s plan would undermine ...

Murfreesboro pushes ‘There’s a Better Way to Give’ initiative to curb panhandling

City officials are placing signs around the downtown square with a QR code for residents to send money directly to local charities.

Metro Council defers ordinance to eliminate parking requirements for bars, nightclubs

The final vote for the mandate was set to be held on Tuesday night, but it was deferred. It will again be discussed at Metro Council’s next meeting on Sept. 2.

Spring Hill allows more backyard chickens in city limits

The Spring Hill Board of Mayor and Aldermen approved the amended ordinance, which allows for more backyard hens under certain ...

‘Devil in the Ozarks’ survived on bird eggs, ants after escaping prison in makeshift uniform: report

( NewsNation) — Grant Hardin, the so-called “ Devil in the Ozarks ,” spent six months planning his escape from an Arkansas ...

New tiny moon found around Uranus by NASA’s Webb telescope

There’s probably a lot more of them and we just need to keep looking,” planetary scientist Matthew Tiscareno said.

Don’t eat this shrimp sold at Walmart in 13 states, including Kentucky, due to possible radiation contamination: FDA

The Food and Drug Administration is actively investigating contamination reports in frozen shrimp products sold at Walmart.

Man charged with assaulting employee during convenience store robbery in Priest Lake area

A 59-year-old man was arrested Monday, more than two weeks after he is accused of carrying out a robbery at a convenience ...

‘We are already living, many of us, paycheck to paycheck’: Wilson County school board considers changing health insurance policy

At a May work session, the Wilson County school board passed a much tighter budget, which includes taking a look at a new insurance policy for teachers and staff.

‘It’s a good cause’: Group of local hunters supply 1K+ pounds of meat for Texas families

A group of law enforcement officers from Middle Tennessee recently returned from a boar hunting trip, where they provided approximately 100 pounds of meat to 15 Texas families.