Currently in chaos” is the way Davidson County Election Commissioner Tricia Herzfeld described early voting just two months out from a critical mayoral election. It’s the latest response to the unprecedented action taken Wednesday by the Election Commission as it…
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Texas Flooding Causes Reflection in Nashville
As Texas reels from catastrophic flooding, this booming city on the Cumberland River is contemplating what to do to protect itself in the wake of its own disaster from five years ago, the May 2010 flood that killed 10 people and damaged or…
Read MoreBooming Economy Means Lower Crime for Gallatin
The overall crime rate in Gallatin dropped 17 percent in 2014 from 2013, according to statistics released by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) on Tuesday. It is a larger decrease than the 2.2 percent reduction in the crime rate…
Read MorePublic Shocked to Discover Mayor Curses, Dislikes Other Politicians
An audio recording caught a mayor in Middle Tennessee cursing and speaking negatively about current and former city leaders and employees. New 2 obtained the recording, which appears to be the voice of La Vergne Mayor Dennis Waldron, having a…
Read MoreFreeman Leads Race for Nashville Mayor
We’ve got about three months until Nashvillians go to the poll and make a choice on who they want to succeed Karl Dean as mayor. These next three months will feel like the last 30 seconds of a close college…
Read MoreEminent Domain Policies May Decide Mayor’s Race
Bill Freeman just lost another point with me today with a Facebook post in which he says he would use eminent domain to take PSC Metals property for redevelopment. Eminent domain is the government taking of ones property for a…
Read MoreMurfreesboro Sheriff Under Investigation
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is investigating connections between Sheriff Robert Arnold, a chief deputy and a Georgia-based company that sells electronic cigarettes to inmates. “We did receive a request from the District Attorney Jennings Jones to investigate on Friday,”…
Read MoreUnhappy Just Taxing Humans, Wilson County Now Wants to Tax Dogs and Cats
A proposal create an animal licensing fee and tax residents for owning cats and dogs is causing a lot of controversy in Lebanon. The idea to charge an annual fee was raised at a recent budget work session. Under the…
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