Drew Holt has joined Neal & Harwell, PLC as an associate in the firm’s litigation group.

Holt earned his J.D. from Vanderbilt University Law School. During law school, he participated in Neal & Harwell’s Summer Associate Program and was a judicial intern for the United States District Court in Knoxville. He earned a B.A. in English language and literature and an M.A. in the humanities from the University of Chicago.

2. 2024 Middle Tennessee private school list - Friday, October 4, 2024

All tuition prices are for the 2024/25 academic school year unless otherwise noted. Tuition prices are subject to change. Additional fees, payment plans and other programs such as need-based financial aid, tuition breaks for siblings or religious affiliation or other types of aid are not included. Contact schools directly for the most current information.

3. Events - Friday, June 28, 2024

Let Freedom Sing: Nashville July 4th Fireworks and Concert. Celebrate the 4th of July at one of the largest fireworks shows in the county. Attendees can expect concert with headlining performance by Chris Young along with performance by YOLA, Girl Named Tom and Blessing Offor, and more, plus a pyrotechnic-synchronized performance by the Nashville Symphony. Admission is free and open to all ages. Information

4. FAFSA deadline extended for TN Promise applicants - Friday, May 24, 2024

The Tennessee Higher Education Commission announced the Free Application for Federal Student Aid deadline for the Tennessee Promise scholarship program will be extended to Friday, May 31.

The new deadline provides high school seniors and their families additional time to complete their FAFSA and remain eligible for the state’s tuition-free higher education program.

5. MTSU survey: Tennessee business leaders more optimistic - Friday, March 22, 2024

Heading into spring, Tennessee business leaders have a much more positive outlook about their industries, a sentiment trend that “has flipped” in the past year, the latest Tennessee Business Barometer by MTSU’s Jones College of Business finds.

6. Middle Tennessee summer camps guide 2024 - Friday, February 23, 2024

Summer breaks provide children and young adults the space and time to experience something totally different from their daily lives – maybe an opportunity to connect with nature, ride horses or learn to sail. Camps can grant children not just the ability to participate in team-based activities, but to explore new interests and develop friendships that may last a lifetime.

7. Middle Tennessee Christmas Parades - Friday, December 1, 2023

Christmas parades begin across Middle Tennessee this weekend and continue the next weekend.

Saturday, Dec. 2

Columbia: 6 p.m., beginning at the Trotwood/W. 7th Street split and marching eastward into downtown Columbia. Christmas tree lighting at approximately 7:15 p.m. Information

8. Events - Friday, November 24, 2023

Grant Writing Workshop for Nonprofits. Join Maury Alliance and the Spring Hill Chamber for a comprehensive grant-writing workshop for nonprofits. Patrick McElhiney, director of grants at Columbia State, will provide an overview of the grant-writing process and equip participants with the skills and knowledge needed to successfully secure funding. Some of the topics covered include researching and identifying funding opportunities, understanding grant guidelines and requirements, planning and research, proposal development, grant submission, proposal follow-up and implementation. There is no fee to attend, but space is limited so please register in advance. Columbia State College, Hickman Building, Room 123. Thursday, 9-10 a.m. Information

9. 2023 Middle Tennessee private schools list - Friday, October 6, 2023

All tuition prices are for the 2023-24 academic school year unless otherwise noted. Tuition prices are subject to change. Additional fees, payment plans and other programs such as need-based financial aid, tuition breaks for siblings or religious affiliation or other types of aid are not included. Contact schools directly for the most current information.

10. Real estate community loses a legend in Williams - Friday, September 29, 2023

The Middle Tennessee real estate community lost one of its most successful, iconic characters Monday with the death of Lee Williams, the founder and owner of the Williams Company.

Williams earned his real estate license in 1977 with Sherwood Realty, the real estate wing of C&S Builders, one of the largest homebuilders in Middle Tennessee, building some 300 homes per year at that point. C&S projects were constructed in White House, Mt. Juliet, Portland, Fairview, Smyrna and Gallatin and were sold through federal affordable housing programs.

11. Metro runoffs early voting begins Aug. 25 - Friday, August 11, 2023

Early voting for the Metro Nashville general election runoffs begins Aug. 25 and concludes Sept. 9. Election Day is Sept. 14.

Runoff elections for Metro Davidson County mayor and four at-large Metro Council seats were set after the initial general election didn’t produce majority winners.

12. Burr & Forman adds 2 attorneys in Nashville - Friday, March 24, 2023

The Nashville office of Burr & Forman LLP has hired Summer J. Melton and Katherine “Kiki” R. Rogers.

Melton joins the construction & project development practice group as an associate. Her practice focuses on civil litigation, complex construction litigation and labor and employment law. She is a graduate of Belmont College of Law, where she coaches two undergraduate mock trial teams and teaches inaugural undergraduate trial advocacy classes.

13. The top minor league franchise in the country - Friday, March 17, 2023

Our calendars tell us spring begins March 20. But for many Nashville sports fans, the first official day of spring arrives March 31 with the start of a new minor league baseball season for the Nashville Sounds.

14. 2023 Middle Tennessee summer camp guide - Friday, February 24, 2023

Camp provides children and young adults the chance to experience something totally different from their daily lives – maybe an opportunity to connect with nature, ride horses or learn to sail – as well as the opportunity to participate in team-based activities and develop relationships. Prices are as varied as the options for Nashvillians, so follow the links below for registration information and program details.

15. Middle Tennessee Private Schools List - Friday, October 7, 2022

* All tuition prices are for the 2022-2023 academic school year unless otherwise noted. Tuition prices are subject to change. Additional fees, payment plans and other programs such as need-based financial aid, tuition breaks for siblings or religious affiliation or other types of aid are not included. Contact schools directly for the most current information.

16. Adams and Reese launches HBCU practice - Friday, September 23, 2022

Adams and Reese has launched an HBCU/MSI practice, providing support specifically tailored to institutions educating minority populations while expanding on its education practice and representation of Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority Serving Institutes.

17. Clayton named president of Engel & Völkers - Friday, September 16, 2022

Neal Clayton, CEO of Engel & Völkers Nashville, has announced the naming of John Clayton as president of the firm.

A native Nashvillian, John Clayton is a recipient of the Greater Nashville Realtors Association Life Member Gold Awards of Excellence from 2013-2017 and Diamond Elite in 2018 for transaction volume. He is a Leadership GNAR graduate, Sterling R RPAC major investor and past Greater Nashville Realtors Board of Director from 2015-2018.

18. Report: Multiple offers declining in Nashville - Friday, August 19, 2022

Only one-third of homebuying offers written in the Nashville area in July encountered competition, down from 73% in July 2021, a new study from real estate brokerage Redfin reports.

Nationwide, 44.3% of home offers written by Redfin agents faced competition on a seasonally adjusted basis in July compared with a revised rate of 50.9% one month earlier and 63.8% one year earlier.

19. Top Davidson County commercial sales for May 2022 - Friday, June 17, 2022

Top commercial real estate sales, May 2022, for Davidson County, as compiled by the Nashville Ledger.

20. Napaway Coach to offer D.C.-Nashville service - Friday, June 10, 2022

Napaway Coach, a new type of premium sleeper coach service designed to offer comfortable, convenient, overnight journeys between cities across the country, has revealed it will officially begin operations June 17 with service between Washington, D.C., and Nashville.

21. Nothing lifts the sale of a book like banning it - Friday, February 25, 2022

If you’ve written a book, are writing a book now or are planning to write one, a word of advice: See if you can get it banned. It’s apparently good business.

The most recent example of this comes courtesy of the school board in McMinn County, which last month removed the Holocaust graphic novel “Maus” from its curriculum for eighth graders.

22. Nashville-area summer camps guide 2022 - Friday, February 25, 2022

Camp provides children and young adults the chance to experience something totally different from their daily lives – maybe an opportunity to connect with nature, ride horses or learn to sail – as well as the opportunity to participate in team-based activities and develop relationships. Based on health safety precautions, check with each program about their policies based on recommendations from local health authorities and the Centers for Disease Control, and will have a different refund policy based on COVID. Contact each one to review.

23. Middle Tennessee private schools directory - Friday, October 1, 2021

All tuition prices are for the 2021-2022 academic school year unless otherwise noted. Tuition prices are subject to change. Additional fees, payment plans and other programs such as need-based financial aid, tuition breaks for siblings or religious affiliation or other types of aid are not included. Contact schools directly for the most current information.

24. YWCA names 2021 Achievement honorees - Friday, September 17, 2021

YWCA Nashville & Middle Tennessee is recognizing five women and one corporate honoree who have made their mark in Nashville. This group will be officially inducted into the 2021 Academy for Women of Achievement in spring 2022.

25. Bone McAllester Norton combines with Spencer Fane - Friday, August 27, 2021

Bone McAllester Norton PLLC, one of Nashville’s largest law firms, will combine with Spencer Fane, an Am Law 200 ranked law firm with offices in 20 cities nationwide.

The combination will become effective Oct. 1 and position the firms to expand both in terms of size and geography.

26. 2021 Middle Tennessee Summer camp list - Friday, February 26, 2021

Camps provide an opportunity to connect with nature, participate in team-based activities and develop relationships. The COVID-19 pandemic will still have an impact on summer camps this summer as most programs and activities will have limited capacity to provide for social distancing, and may have to pivot or modify based on recommendations from local health authorities and the Center for Disease Control. Every camp has a different refund policy based on COVID as well, so please contact each one to review.

27. Hermitage Hotel picked among safest by Forbes - Friday, December 11, 2020

The Hermitage Hotel has been listed among the first hotels in the world to become Sharecare Health Security Verified with Forbes Travel Guide.

The Hermitage made the list along with exclusive resorts and hotels such as Agua Caliente Resort Casino Spa Rancho Mirage, Rancho Mirage, California, The Goring Hotel, London, The St. Regis San Francisco, Waldorf Astoria Las Vegas, The Henderson in Destin, Florida, and Atlantis, The Palm in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

28. Mainland launches New Heights District - Friday, November 27, 2020

Nashville-based The Mainland Companies, LLC, working in partnership with Chicago-based Speedwagon Capital Partners, is creating New Heights District, an urban, mixed-use opportunity zone business district on the south side of downtown Nashville.

29. Nashville, Middle Tennessee private school listings - Friday, October 2, 2020

All tuition prices are for the 2020-21 academic school year unless otherwise noted. Tuition prices are subject to change. Additional fees, payment plans and other programs such as need-based financial aid, tuition breaks for siblings or religious affiliation or other types of aid are not included.

30. Barrett tied to faith group ex-members say subjugates women - Friday, September 25, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court has close ties to a charismatic Christian religious group that holds men are divinely ordained as the "head" of the family and faith. Former members of the group, called People of Praise, say it teaches that wives must submit to the will of their husbands.

31. Nashville children, parents perform DIY tests for coronavirus science - Friday, August 7, 2020

In a comfy suburb just outside Nashville, a young family swabs their noses twice a month in a DIY study seeking answers to some of the most vexing questions about the coronavirus.

How many U.S. children and teens are infected? How many kids who are infected show no symptoms? How likely are they to spread it to other kids and adults?

32. Thomason names 4 Nashville shareholders - Friday, July 17, 2020

Ten attorneys have been named shareholders at Lewis Thomason, including four based in Nashville. The Nashville attorneys are:

Brad Craig, who focuses his practice on general civil litigation defense, employment law, and education law in the Nashville office. He also regularly counsels boards of education on a variety of issues and his practice includes defending public entities and private businesses before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Office for Civil Rights, and the Tennessee Human Rights Commission.

33. Integrity Solutions makes Top 20 list - Friday, May 29, 2020

Nashville-based Integrity Solutions has been named a Top 20 sales training firm by Training Industry, a resource for business training.

Companies on the list are “…the best and most innovative providers of training services and technologies,’’ according to the website.

34. Cagle is appointed counsel to CASE - Friday, May 22, 2020

Charles W. “Chuck” Cagle, shareholder and chair of the education law and government relations practice group at Lewis Thomason, has been appointed as Tennessee representative and counsel to the Council of Administrators in Special Education.

35. Census: Nashville’s growth mostly downtown, near Rutherford Co. line - Friday, March 27, 2020

As Middle Tennessee begins collecting data for the 2020 U.S. Census amid a global pandemic, numbers released earlier this year show Davidson County grew by nearly 46,000 people between 2013 and 2018, a larger gain than any other county in Tennessee.

36. Americans snap to attention on virus as big events canceled, altered - Friday, March 6, 2020

A basketball tournament, with no fans. A St. Patrick's Day, with no parades. College campuses, with no students. Corporate headquarters, with barren cubicles. California's governor urged people to avoid even small social gatherings, if they can't remain six feet apart.

37. Toddlers to grandparents, Tennessee tornado victims mourned - Friday, March 6, 2020

NASHVILLE (AP) — The storms that tore through Tennessee early Tuesday have left communities reeling from the loss of at least 24 lives. They were toddlers, young parents, a couple married nearly six decades, bartenders, a Walmart manager and Sunday school teachers.

38. Summer camp guide 2020 - Friday, February 21, 2020

Camps provide children and teens a chance to connect with nature, participate in team-based activities and develop relationships. From academics to athletics, there is a camp for everyone at every age, with any interest. Here are just a few.

39. Top Middle Tennessee commercial sales for November 2019 - Friday, December 20, 2019

Top commercial real estate sales, November 2019, for Davidson, Williamson, Rutherford, Wilson and Sumner counties, as compiled by Chandler Reports.

40. Ronderos joins McGlinchey Stafford - Friday, October 11, 2019

McGlinchey Stafford PLLC has added Joseph V. Ronderos Jr. to the firm’s national commercial litigation and financial services litigation practice groups in Nashville.

Licensed in Tennessee and Alabama, Ronderos primarily represents financial institutions including national and state banks, consumer finance companies and others in a wide variety of litigated matters in state and federal courts, with a focus on defending these clients against lender liability actions.

41. Middle Tennessee's private schools - Friday, October 4, 2019

Key information, including tuition costs, for private schools in the Middle Tennessee area. All tuition prices are for the 2019-2020 academic school year unless otherwise noted. Tuition prices are subject to change. Additional fees, payment plans and other programs such as need-based financial aid, tuition breaks for siblings or religious affiliation.

42. Top Middle Tennessee commercial sales for August 2019 - Friday, October 4, 2019

Top commercial real estate sales, August 2019, for Davidson, Williamson, Rutherford, Wilson and Sumner counties, as compiled by Chandler Reports.

43. Walton elected to ACGC 2019 class of fellows - Friday, September 27, 2019

Attorney Leigh Walton of Bass, Berry & Sims has been elected as a member of the 2019 class of fellows by the American College of Governance Counsel. Walton is one of 11 individuals from the United States and Canada elected this year.

44. Events - Friday, September 13, 2019

Street Eats. A gathering of as many as 20 local food trucks along Deaderick Street between Fourth Avenue North and Fifth Avenue North. Thursdays, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Information

45. Events - Friday, September 6, 2019

The Tennessee State Fair is open through Sept. 15. Agricultural fairs are a tradition in Tennessee. Among the state fair highlights are entertainment and music, pageants, livestock and equine competitions, food, arts and crafts, midway rides and games. 500 Wedgewood Avenue, Nashville. Information: http://tnstatefair.org

46. A ‘good daddy’ fueled Seddon’s reach for the stars - Friday, July 26, 2019

Rhea Seddon was 21 when man first landed on the moon on July 20, 1969, and she, like so many of us, dreamed that day of being an astronaut.

She made it happen, becoming one of the first six women to be accepted into NASA’s Astronaut Corps.

47. Top Middle Tennessee commercial sales for second quarter 2019 - Friday, July 19, 2019

Top commercial real estate sales, second quarter 2019, for Davidson, Williamson, Rutherford, Wilson and Sumner counties, as compiled by Chandler Reports.

48. Top Middle Tennessee commercial sales for May 2019 - Friday, June 28, 2019

Top commercial real estate sales, May 2019, for Davidson, Williamson, Rutherford, Wilson and Sumner counties, as compiled by Chandler Reports.

49. MedEquities Trust bought by Omega - Friday, May 24, 2019

Nashville-based MedEquities Realty Trust, Inc. has been acquired by Omega Healthcare Investors.

Omega has announced the completion of the acquisition of all of the outstanding shares of MedEquities. The transaction represents an enterprise value of approximately $600 million for MedEquities and further diversifies Omega’s assets and operators.

50. Rising ESPN star Lyle finds sports niche behind microphone - Friday, March 29, 2019

Courtney Lyle swore she would never become a sports play-by-play commentator. Too much prep work required. Too many things to research.

But something funny happened once Lyle actually tried doing play-by-play. The thing she dreaded most about the role became the thing she loves more than anything.

51. Top Middle Tennessee commercial sales for February 2019 - Friday, March 22, 2019

Top commercial real estate sales, February 2019, for Davidson, Williamson, Rutherford, Wilson and Sumner counties, as compiled by Chandler Reports.

52. From sports to science, a camp for every interest - Friday, March 15, 2019

Camp provides children with the opportunity to connect with nature, participate in human-powered activities and benefit from personal and primary relationships. From academics to athletics, there is a camp for children of almost every age or interest. Here are a few to consider when trying to find the best option for your family.

53. Tennessee House sees big changes to committees - Friday, January 11, 2019

NASHVILLE (AP) — A Tennessee Republican lawmaker who has been accused of sexual misconduct by three women was tapped Thursday to lead a legislative education panel.

House Speaker Glen Casada picked Rep. David Byrd of Waynesboro to oversee the education administration subcommittee. The change was part of sweeping changes Casada unveiled Thursday to the House's committee system that expanded it to include more than 40 chairs of panels and subcommittees.

54. Kavanaugh says he 'might have been too emotional' at hearing - Friday, October 5, 2018

WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh acknowledged Thursday he "might have been too emotional" when testifying about sexual misconduct allegations as he made a final bid to win over wavering GOP senators on the eve of a crucial vote to advance his confirmation.

55. Nashville, Middle Tennessee private school tuition costs, information - Friday, October 5, 2018

Information, including tuition, student-teacher ratio, enrollment numbers and more, for Nashville and Middle Tennessee private schools.

Schools listed include:

Davidson County

Abintra Montessori School, Akiva School of Nashville, Bambini Montessori, Casa Dei Montessori, Children’s House of Nashville, Children First Montessori, Christ the King School, Christ Presbyterian Academy, The Covenant School, Davidson Academy, Donelson Christian Academy, Ensworth School, Episcopal School of Nashville, Ezell-Harding Christian School, Father Ryan High School, Franklin Road Academy, Goodpasture Christian School, Green Hills Child Development, Harding Academy, Harpeth Hall School, Holy Rosary Academy, Jonathan Edwards Classical Academy, Lighthouse Christian School, Linden Waldorf School, Lipscomb Academy, Madison Academy, Montgomery Bell Academy, Montessori Centre, Montessori East, Nashville Christian School, Oak Hill School, Overbrook School, Saint Ann School, St. Bernard Academy, St. Cecilia Academy, St. Clement Christian Academy, St. Edward School, Saint Henry Elementary School, Saint Joseph School, St. Paul Christian Academy, St. Pius X Classical Academy and University School of Nashville

56. Kavanaugh's accuser wants FBI to investigate before hearing - Friday, September 14, 2018

WASHINGTON (AP) — Christine Blasey Ford wants the FBI to investigate her allegation that she was sexually assaulted by Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh before she testifies at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing next week, her lawyers said in a letter to the panel.

57. HCA pays $1.5B for NC’s Mission Health - Friday, September 7, 2018

HCA Healthcare has announced it will acquire Mission Health for approximately $1.5 billion.

Under the definitive agreement, Nashville-based HCA will substantially buy all of the assets of the nonprofit North Carolina health system.

58. TN, other states reconsider confidential deals in workplace harassment - Friday, August 24, 2018

Confidentiality agreements have come under fire during the #MeToo movement as one way abusive men have been able to hold on to their jobs, and keep harassing more women.

State lawmakers, including Tennessee's, have listened. They introduced bills in at least 16 states this year to restrict the use by private employers of non-disclosure agreements in sexual harassment cases, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. They became law in six states: Arizona, Maryland, New York, Tennessee, Vermont and Washington.

59. Vietnam Veterans Blvd., SR-109 get overdue help - Friday, July 20, 2018

When Davidson County voters said ‘no’ by a 2-1 margin to a $5.2 billion transit plan, they also put on pause the groundwork that could lead to traffic relief for the nearly 30,000 Sumner County residents, 22,000 Wilson County motorists and other regional workers who commute to Davidson County for work.

60. Bang the drum slowly for a changing 12South - Friday, June 22, 2018

It’s fitting – though suitably melancholy – that the steamy June day I step from 12th Avenue South to bid farewell to a great drummers’ oasis, a dying Music City monument, I also am learning about the death of D.J. Fontana, the guy with the fur-covered bass drum head who was a key accomplice in Elvis’ hillbilly cat crusade.

61. Metova partners with Lightview Capital - Friday, April 27, 2018

Franklin-based Metova, a provider of mobile, connected car, connected home and IoT solutions, has reached a recapitalization agreement with Lightview Capital, a Summit, New Jersey-based private equity firm.

62. Legal Aid Society names Waller executive director - Friday, April 6, 2018

Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands has named attorney DarKenya W. Waller as its new executive director. Waller, who previously served as managing attorney of the firm’s Nashville office, replaces Gary Housepian, who served as executive director for the last decade.

63. Top Middle Tennessee commercial sales for February 2018 - Friday, March 30, 2018

Top residential real estate sales,February 2018, for Davidson, Williamson, Rutherford, Wilson and Sumner counties, as compiled by Chandler Reports.

64. Dodson Parker names Yarbro managing partner - Friday, March 30, 2018

The law firm of Dodson Parker Behm & Capparella, PC, has selected Tyler Chance Yarbro as managing partner of the firm.

Founding member Margaret L. Behm previously served as managing partner and will continue her full-time practice of law as Yarbro assumes administrative responsibilities.

65. 2018 Summer Camp Guide: Something for everyone - Friday, March 16, 2018

Camp provides children with the opportunity to connect with nature, participate in human-powered activities and benefit from personal and primary relationships. From academics to athletics, there is a camp for everyone at every age, but the options can be overwhelming for Middle Tennessee parents.

66. Work at home? Yes. Customers? No. - Friday, March 9, 2018

“Chet Atkins’ Workshop’’ was the best-selling album of the guitarist’s career, earning Atkins a gold record in the 60s.

Today, it would probably get him a Metro Codes violation.

67. Middle Tennessee's $1M-plus residential transactions for 2017 - Friday, January 26, 2018

There were 690 commercial real estate transactions worth $1 million or more in Davidson, Williamson, Rutherford, Sumner and Wilson counties in 2017, according to Chandler Reports.

Davidson County had the most with 333, followed by Williamson (152), Rutherford (104), Sumner (51) and Wilson (50).

68. Stuck in the Middle: Midstate drivers see hope in $5.4B proposal - Friday, December 15, 2017

Wendy Lloyd is frustrated. After 17 years of commuting into Nashville from Smyrna for her Vanderbilt University Medical Center nursing job, she is ready to get out of her car – at least for the extra hours she spends on I-24.

69. Top Middle Tennessee commercial transactions for October 2017 - Friday, November 24, 2017

Top residential real estate sales, September 2017, for Williamson, Rutherford, Wilson and Sumner counties, as compiled by Chandler Reports. Due to technical issues, Davidson County sales are unavailable for September.

70. Events - Friday, November 24, 2017

Battlefield Illumination Ceremony. The ceremony to commemorate the Battle of Franklin’s anniversary will be at Carter Hill Battlefield Park, Thursday, 4 p.m. Brief remarks followed by the names of causalities. Visitors are allowed to walk throughout the luminaries to experience the somber event. Carnton and Carter House will be open to the public for a free walk-through from 5-7 p.m. Information: 794-0903

71. Trump likely to change watchdog agency as Cordray leaves - Friday, November 10, 2017

NEW YORK (AP) — Richard Cordray, the aggressive first director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, plans to leave the agency by the end of the month, giving President Donald Trump a chance to appoint a replacement likely to be friendlier to the financial industry.

72. Female lawmakers allege harassment by colleagues in House - Friday, November 3, 2017

WASHINGTON (AP) — For years, Republican Rep. Mary Bono endured the increasingly suggestive comments from a fellow lawmaker in the House. But when the congressman approached her on the House floor and told her he'd been thinking about her in the shower, she'd had enough.

73. Top Middle Tennessee commercial transactions for September 2017 - Friday, October 20, 2017

Top residential real estate sales, September 2017, for Davidson, Williamson, Rutherford, Wilson and Sumner counties, as compiled by Chandler Reports. Due to technical issues, Davidson County sales are unavailable for September.

74. ‘The only one left’ recalls deadly B-17 missions - Friday, October 13, 2017

When I tap on the thin, aluminum skin of the B-17 Flying Fortress, I think about how, just a few miles away Jacob “Mac” McClenny has just celebrated his 97th birthday, despite the fact that some 70 years earlier Nazi anti-aircraft artillery had done its best to knock him and his crew out of the sky.

75. Nashville, Middle Tennessee private school tuition costs, information - Friday, October 6, 2017

Information, including tuition, student-teacher ratio, enrollment numbers and more, for Nashville and Middle Tennessee private schools.

Schools listed include:

Davidson County

Abintra Montessori, Akiva, Bambini Montessori, Casa Dei Montessori, Children’s House, Children First Montessori, Christ The King, Christ Presbyterian Academy, Covenant, Davidson Academy, Donelson Christian Academy, Ensworth, Ezell-Harding Christian, Father Ryan High, Franklin Road Academy, Goodpasture Christian, Green Hills Child Development, Harding Academy, Harpeth Hall, Holy Rosary Academy, Jonathan Edwards, Lighthouse Christian, Linden Waldorf, Lipscomb Academy, Madison Academy, Montessori Academy, Montessori East, Montessori Centre, Montgomery Bell Academy, Nashville Christian, Oak Hill, Overbrook, Saint Ann, St. Bernard Academy, St. Cecilia Academy, St. Clement Coptic Orthodox, St. Edward, St. Henry Elementary, St. Joseph, St. Paul Christian Academy, St. Pius X Classical Academy, University School of Nashville

76. GOP candidates for Tennessee governor uneasy about gas tax - Friday, September 8, 2017

NASHVILLE (AP) — The ink may be dry on a new state law that boosts funding for road projects through Tennessee's first gas tax hike in 28 years, but that doesn't mean all Republicans running for governor are happy with it.

77. Top Middle Tennessee commercial transactions for July 2017 - Friday, August 25, 2017

Top commercial real estate sales, July 2017, for Davidson, Williamson, Rutherford, Wilson and Sumner counties, as compiled by Chandler Reports.

78. Republican Lee calls for school vouchers across Tennessee - Friday, August 11, 2017

NASHVILLE (AP) — Republican gubernatorial candidate Bill Lee said he supports spending more public money on private school tuition around Tennessee, and that restrictions should be placed on lobbying by government entities that oppose school vouchers.

79. AP Investigation: A patchwork of justice for juvenile lifers - Friday, July 28, 2017

DETROIT (AP) — Courtroom 801 is nearly empty when guards bring in Bobby Hines, hands cuffed in front of navy prison scrubs.

It's been more than 27 years since Hines stood before a judge in this building. He was 15 then, just out of eighth grade, answering for his role in the murder of a man over a friend's drug debt. He did not fire the deadly shot, but when he and two others confronted 21-year-old James Warren, Hines said something like, "Let him have it," words that sealed his conviction and punishment: mandatory life with no chance for parole.

80. Midstate road, bridge projects - Friday, May 26, 2017

Road and bridge projects scheduled for the next 12 to 14 years under the IMPROVE Act, the recently passed state law that raises revenue for infrastructure projects. Some projects that span more than one county might not be shown.

81. Top Middle Tennessee commercial transactions for March 2017 - Friday, April 28, 2017

Top commercial real estate sales, March 2017, for Davidson, Williamson, Rutherford, Wilson and Sumner counties, as compiled by Chandler Reports.

82. Anti-gay marriage bill seems doomed for this session - Friday, March 24, 2017

Anti-gay marriage legislation appears to be dead for the year in the House of Representatives.

The House Civil Justice Subcommittee voted today to put off an amended version of the Tennessee Natural Marriage Defense Act until 2018. Under the measure, Tennessee’s policy would require it to defend “natural marriage” between one man and one woman regardless of any court decision to the contrary.

83. Beavers' bathroom bill down the drain - Friday, March 17, 2017

Legislation restricting restroom use at public schools for transgender students got flushed Wednesday.

The Senate Education Committee declined to hear the measure sponsored by Sen. Mae Beavers when it failed to receive the required motion and support to be considered.

84. Singing along with tone-deaf legislators - Friday, March 17, 2017

Often dull, but never boring. They might even make you break out into song. Halfway through the 2017 session, the General Assembly could be accused of lacking sharpness or sensibility, but what it lacks in luster it makes up for with lots of political song and dance.

85. ‘Every generation must carry on the struggle’ - Friday, March 10, 2017

Over its storied history, Fisk University has nurtured and educated leaders who eventually left the iconic halls of the 150-year-old school and entered intrepidly into the wider world to make history by challenging the status quo.

86. Pody moving forward with transgender bathroom bill - Friday, March 3, 2017

Despite a reversal of federal guidelines for public school restroom use, state Rep. Mark Pody is prepared to present legislation Tuesday restricting bathroom use to a students’ sex at birth.

Pody, R-Lebanon, says he will pursue the measure despite opposition from the LGBT community and statements from at least two top state officials that it isn’t needed, based on recent federal legal guidance.

87. Sen. Beavers shuts down office because of protesters - Friday, February 17, 2017

NASHVILLE – The sponsor of two bills aimed at the LGBT community left the Legislative Plaza in a huff today as protesters gathered around her office to object to her “retaliation” in the wake of a short-circuited press conference.

88. 3 voices from changing neighborhoods - Friday, January 27, 2017

Since losing her rented inner-city duplex two years ago, Shamita Granberry has had a difficult time reaching any semblance of stability, to put it mildly.

At first, Granberry stayed with various friends all in different parts of town and made arrangements for her son, who is a high school senior, to live 14 miles from the city’s core with her mother in Antioch.

89. Stories told in three lines at haiku conference - Friday, November 18, 2016

Haiku is a form of Japanese poetry that traditionally was written in three lines, featuring two images juxtaposed.

Always with a syllable-count of 17, parsed as 5-7-5. There are other rules as well.

90. Chas. Hawkins Co., Inc. appoints new president - Friday, October 21, 2016

Chas. Hawkins Co., Inc. has named Lewis Agnew as president of the independent commercial real estate company. Bill Hawkins, who has been president since 2004, will be moving into the role of chairman of the company.

91. Nashville, Middle Tennessee private school tuition costs, information - Friday, October 7, 2016

Information, including tuition, student-teacher ratio, enrollment numbers and more, on Nashville and Middle Tennessee private schools for grades pre-kindergarten through high school.

Schools listed include:

92. Mt. Juliet orchard owners giving up their slice of Eden - Friday, July 15, 2016

MT. JULIET – Bouncing the decade-old John Deere Gator through the golden-delicious orchard – the pastoral locale for so many autumn memories with my kids (when they were kids) – driver and orchard-master Tommy Breeden jostles us around trees, over uneven ground and beneath low-hanging fruit.

93. Legislators seem intent on sweating the small stuff - Friday, May 27, 2016

My late father kept a paper weight on his desk at home that read: “Don’t sweat the small stuff.”

Well, we’re sweating the small stuff – from the federal government down to the states – with this harangue over transgender bathrooms.

94. Outspoken McCormick one of the ‘stars’ of the Legislature - Friday, April 29, 2016

Rep. Gerald McCormick holds plenty of authority in the General Assembly as majority leader of the Republican Caucus, and he’s not afraid to show it.

He wielded that power in the final week of the 2016 session by dropping jaws on the House floor with a verbal spanking of the Chattanooga Chamber of Commerce.

95. Transgender bathroom bill fails in Tennessee legislature - Friday, April 15, 2016

NASHVILLE (AP) — A transgender bathroom bill in the Tennessee legislature failed Monday after the House sponsor said she was withdrawing the legislation while waiting to see how legal challenges play out in other states that have passed similar measures.

96. Legislators playing expensive game with LGBT issues - Friday, April 15, 2016

The silly season is in full swing on Capitol Hill, but the “bathroom bill” and any jokes surrounding it are no laughing matter anymore. It’s getting downright expensive.

Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery said this week the bill dealing with transgender student use of restrooms could cost the state more than $1.2 billion in federal funds for K-12 and higher education.

97. Middle Tennessee construction can’t meet demand - Friday, April 15, 2016

When it comes to residential real estate around Middle Tennessee, there are plenty of buyers but not nearly enough sellers, says Heather Benjamin with Reliant Realty’s Benjamin McConnell Group. And new construction just can’t keep up with the demand.

98. Tennessee AG: Transgender bathroom bill could be costly - Friday, April 8, 2016

NASHVILLE (AP) — Tennessee's attorney general says a transgender bathroom bill that is moving through the state Legislature could put the state's federal education funding at risk. If he's right, it could jeopardize more than $1.2 billion in federal money for K-12 and higher education.

99. Transgender restroom bill revived by Tennessee House panel - Friday, April 1, 2016

NASHVILLE (AP) — A Tennessee House panel has revived a bill seeking to require public school students to use restrooms that match their sex at birth.

The House Education Administration and Planning Committee voted 8-4 on Wednesday to reverse an earlier decision to study the bill after the Legislature adjourns for the rest of the year. The bill was then approved by the same vote.

100. Middle Tennessee road projects awaiting funding - Friday, April 8, 2016

Middle Tennessee road projects included in the $6.1 billion TDOT backlog

Cheatham County

• SR-49 from SR-12 to I-24: Spot improvements: $19 million. Right of way acquisition: $2.3 million