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February 25, 2026: When Nashville lost its innocence
The murder of Marcia Trimble, as described by a police captain at the time, is when “Nashville lost its innocence.” Why that case still haunts the ci…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
February 24, 2026: Suing the state
Judicial review has been a part of the American legal process since 1803, but lawsuits challenging state measures have become particularly prevalent …
3 months, 3 weeks ago
February 23, 2026: Remember the Alamo
A landmark in Texas history is also a Tennessee story. Plus the local news for February 23, 2026, and Leonard Slatkin.
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3 months, 3 weeks ago
February 20, 2026: Oops! An epic false alarm
When the Emergency Broadcast System was activated on this day in 1971, people thought all-out nuclear war had started. While the system is used more …
3 months, 4 weeks ago
Carlos the Monkey
When people in one small town wanted hydrocodone, a primate helped them know they’d found the pharmacist who’d hook them up. Plus the local news for …
4 months ago
An epic rush job
Building a landmark nuclear facility in East Tennessee was about speed and incredible scale. Plus the local news for February 18, 2026 and this week’…
4 months ago
February 17, 2026: Tennessee's famous weather forecaster
Would you trust a winter forecast based on worms and spider webs?
On this date in 2000, Tennessee lost Helen Lane, the remarkable weather forecaster w…
4 months ago
February 13, 2026: And there was light
Before we had wires connecting us all, we lit our homes with gas. And on this date, the lights came on for the first time. Plus the local news for Fe…
4 months ago
February 12, 2026: Tennessee’s first Black, female doctor
A local Black History Month story of a Middle Tennessean who seized an impressive education despite all the roadblocks 19th century society put befor…
4 months, 1 week ago
February 11, 2026: Book bans
An upcoming vote may see the Rutherford County [LT1] library board and library staff at odds. Plus the local news for February 11, 2026 and this week…
4 months, 1 week ago