How did John Lewis keep the local Civil Rights Movement going in Nashville? Plus, the local news for Monday, Aug. 17, 2026.
Metro advances eminent domain effort to try to block DC BLOX data center
Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell’s attempt to use eminent domain to block a proposed data center near the Nashville Zoo took a step forward with approval from the Metro Council.
Judge orders TDOC to take custody of 149 incarcerated people in Nashville jails
A Nashville judge has ordered the Tennessee Department of Correction to take custody of nearly 150 incarcerated people currently housed in Davidson County’s jails.
Nashville’s new early voting locations aim to fill ‘voting deserts’
New polling places open for early voters in Midtown, Green Hills and South Nashville.
Metro agency: Policing technology report ‘fundamentally flawed’
A Metro agency is publicly questioning an independent nonprofit report that explores how Nashville police use various technologies.
Crowded planes and airports set records, straining the U.S. aviation system
The summer travel season is setting records again. Airlines are carrying more passengers than ever while operating fewer flights than they did 20 years ago, pushing the limits of the aviation system.
Nashville’s hottest ticket? Try the Metro Council hearing on data centers
One of the most popular tickets in Nashville could be for Tuesday’s Metro Council meeting, when city leaders will consider multiple proposals to regulate new data centers. Officials are trying a new protocol in anticipation of a flood of speakers.
Metro General chooses CEO for city’s struggling safety-net hospital
Nashville’s safety-net hospital is in dire financial straits, but has a new CEO: Dr. Veronica Elders, who has been serving in an interim role.
Nashville’s participatory budgeting funds will expire. Most projects — but not all — are complete
Projects at Whitfield Park and along Dickerson Pike could not be finished in time. Those funds will be re-distributed to other city projects.
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