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  1. Gov. Bill Haslam delivers his State of the State address at the State Capitol Monday Jan. 30, 2012 in Nashville, Tenn.

    Lawmakers return to tighter security

    • 5:01 PM

    Renovations to the Capitol result in first security upgrades since 2001.

  1. Prominent businesses hit hard by alleged con artist

    • 5:22 PM

  2. Meningitis outbreak: 1 new case in TN

    • 3:21 PM

  1. Boats on Broadway 3:01 PM

  2. Symphony Spring Fashion Show designer named 11:59 AM

  3. Man killed during family dispute in West Nashville 10:40 AM

  4. TN schools graded C- by reformers 10:00 AM

  5. Faith healer sought medical help for cancer after urging woman not to do same for daugther 8:37 AM

  6. Brothers make emergency landing on Interstate 40 7:53 AM

  7. Man dies after shooting outside Nashville bar 7:09 AM

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  1. Hit and run knocks power out in parts of Franklin

    • 8:58 PM

    Several neighborhoods have reported power outages after a hit and run driver crashed into a power line Wednesday evening.

  1. Passport Health buys California company
  2. 19-year-old shot to death in South Nashville
  3. Job fair in Spring Hill on Thursday
  4. Puckett's will live-stream sold out show featuring 'The Voice' alumni
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  1. Steven Jacob Goldmann was arrested on Friday and is being held on an outstanding warrant in Montana for writing worthless checks.

    Prominent businesses hit hard by alleged con artist

    • 5:22 PM

    Before it was said and done, Steven Goldmann is alleged to have defrauded a local real estate company, a Nashville fashion designer, a vintage guitar …

  1. Police seek Robertson County man in death of his wife
  2. Maury County says government to be more transparent
  3. Knoxville bridge closed for reconstruction needs 3 piers rebuilt, TDOT says
  4. Adult actors needed for 'Jesus Christ Superstar' musical in Murfreesboro
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  1. Steven Jacob Goldmann was arrested on Friday and is being held on an outstanding warrant in Montana for writing worthless checks.

    Prominent businesses hit hard by alleged con artist

    • 5:22 PM

    Before it was said and done, Steven Goldmann is alleged to have defrauded a local real estate company, a Nashville fashion designer, a vintage guitar …

  1. Passport Health buys California company
  2. Hockey's return is a relief to downtown business owners
  3. Chevrolet Sonic tells of Detroit comeback
  4. Zeumo gives teens just the data they want
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  1. Football coaches at convention make time for game

    Georgia coach Mark Richt was among the speakers at the AFCA Convention. Mark Zaleski / The Tennessean
    • 8:49 PM

    With the American Football Coaches Association convention in Nashville, more than 6,000 college and high school football coaches from across the …

  1. Preds back at Centennial
  2. Midstate prep basketball polls return
  3. NHL says 48-game regular season is 'most likely'
  4. Suter and Parise hit the ice for Wild
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Davidson County

  1. Nashville skipped for Promise Neighborhood grant

    • 5:37 PM

    Nashville has been passed over by the U.S. Department of Education for a grant that could have brought millions of dollars to the poorest part of …

  1. Nashville athlete who sparked Connecticut school marathon benefit is not done yet
  2. MBA students haul away Christmas trees for homeless, cancer causes
  3. Weekend events: Clinic for women to offer fitness tips
  4. Davidson County building permits
  5. High school athletes revive retro uniforms for fundraiser

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East Nashville

  1. Nashville skipped for Promise Neighborhood grant

    • 5:37 PM

    Nashville has been passed over by the U.S. Department of Education for a grant that could have brought millions of dollars to the poorest part of …

  1. Hot chicken festival celebrates Nashville's 'indigenous' food

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Williamson County

  1. Hit and run knocks power out in parts of Franklin

    • 8:58 PM

    Several neighborhoods have reported power outages after a hit and run driver crashed into a power line Wednesday evening.

  1. Job fair in Spring Hill on Thursday
  2. Puckett's will live-stream sold out show featuring 'The Voice' alumni
  3. Top Lutheran bishop to preach in Nashville, Franklin this weekend
  4. Ravenwood assistant to replace Centennial principal
  5. Williamson County considers tapping reserve funds to pay for police in all schools

Brentwood

  1. Joseph A. Caporali

    Military achievements: Jan. 6

    • Jan 4, 2013

    Military news and notes from Williamson County residents.

  1. Brentwood artist Igor Babailov receives high honor from Russian academy
  2. Man shot outside of Brentwood hotel
  3. Ravenwood High names head football coach
  4. Brentwood, Nolensville anticipate major changes in 2013
  5. Kids' posters reinforce importance of fire safety

Fairview

  1. Marsha Blackburn to speak at Business Breakfast

    • Dec 31, 2012

    U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn will be the guest speaker on Jan. 9 at the Fairview Area Chamber of Commerce’s annual Business Breakfast.

  1. Fairview's Franklin chosen for TACA All Star Game
  2. Fairview: Ring in the new year with gospel singing
  3. Fairview: Warm up with Bowie Park's Holiday Fireside Concert
  4. Wal-Mart closes on property in Fairview
  5. Fairview's Sullivan, Publix honored by Area Chamber

Franklin

  1. Top Lutheran bishop to preach in Nashville, Franklin this weekend

    Presiding Bishop Mark Hanson has led the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America since 2001. He will preach and host other public events in Nashville and Franklin this coming weekend. AP Photo
    • 9:50 AM

    Mark Hanson, the presiding bishop of the 4 million member Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), will be visiting and preaching in Nashville …

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  1. Military achievements: Jan. 6
  2. Franklin townhouse fire displaces family of three, kills two pets
  3. Corps of Engineers: New dams 'strong possibility' for Harpeth River
  4. Another development proposed for Franklin's South Carothers
  5. Frothy Monkey to open doors in Franklin this weekend

Leiper's Fork

  1. Leiper's Fork: Parade's silliness was a welcome visitor in today's serious world

    • Dec 29, 2012

    News and notes from the Leiper's Fork community.

  1. Burwood grandma cooks for family, friends, neighbors
  2. Franklin cemeteries added to Historic Places Register
  3. Christmas Parade do-over doesn't disappoint
  4. Canceled parade will return on Saturday
  5. Ashley Judd "fires up" Democrats at Mayor Dean's house but stays coy about her own plans

Spring Hill

  1. Job fair in Spring Hill on Thursday

    • 10:11 AM

    Spring Hill Goodwill Career Solutions to host job fair in Spring Hill on Thursday for various Middle Tennessee employers.

  1. Spring Hill band will salute beloved leader
  2. Spring Hill High band to play at late band director's service
  3. Storm sirens tested Saturday in Spring Hill
  4. Year of great expectations dawns in Spring Hill
  5. 91 new home lots up for consideration in Spring Hill

Sumner County

  1. 'Dog whisperer of Tennessee' is often last hope for aggressive dogs

    Castalian Springs dog psychologist and trainer David Frensley commands Buster, left, and Izzy, right, not to jump. Dessislava Yankova/Sumner A.M.
    • Jan 4, 2013

    David Frensley's Sumner County business, the K-9 Psychology Center, has gone to the dogs in the last decade – literally hundreds of them. In fact…

  1. Sumner Marine awarded medal for saving worker's life
  2. State awards grants to Gallatin companies
  3. Federal benefits to continue for unemployed workers in 2013
  4. Trammel Lodge #436 elects 2013 officers
  5. Community Foundation gives $15K to Sumner nonprofits

Gallatin

  1. 'Dog whisperer of Tennessee' is often last hope for aggressive dogs

    Castalian Springs dog psychologist and trainer David Frensley commands Buster, left, and Izzy, right, not to jump. Dessislava Yankova/Sumner A.M.
    • Jan 4, 2013

    David Frensley's Sumner County business, the K-9 Psychology Center, has gone to the dogs in the last decade – literally hundreds of them. In fact…

  1. Sumner Marine awarded medal for saving worker's life
  2. State awards grants to Gallatin companies
  3. Federal benefits to continue for unemployed workers in 2013
  4. Trammel Lodge #436 elects 2013 officers
  5. Community Foundation gives $15K to Sumner nonprofits

Hendersonville

  1. Damon Withers Sims

    • Jan 4, 2013

    Damon Withers Sims, age 39, of Hartsville passed away Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2012. He is preceded in death by grandparents, James Ruark and Joe Carlos and …

  1. Janice Wade
  2. Phillip Groves Jr.
  3. Homer Talmon 'Bud' Parker
  4. Dorothy D. House
  5. Ronald Mack Alley

Portland

  1. 'Dog whisperer of Tennessee' is often last hope for aggressive dogs

    Castalian Springs dog psychologist and trainer David Frensley commands Buster, left, and Izzy, right, not to jump. Dessislava Yankova/Sumner A.M.
    • Jan 4, 2013

    David Frensley's Sumner County business, the K-9 Psychology Center, has gone to the dogs in the last decade – literally hundreds of them. In fact…

  1. Sumner Marine awarded medal for saving worker's life
  2. State awards grants to Gallatin companies
  3. Federal benefits to continue for unemployed workers in 2013
  4. Trammel Lodge #436 elects 2013 officers
  5. Community Foundation gives $15K to Sumner nonprofits

Wilson County

  1. Mt. Juliet creates job for former police chief

    Andy Garrett, right, talks with James Hambrick at the Mt. Juliet police station. Garrett has been police chief for more than four years and has been named the city's public safety director to oversee police, animal control and the fire department. John Partipilo / The Tennessean
    • Dec 27, 2012

    Mt. Juliet has created a new position to oversee the administrative duties of the city's police and future fire departments.

  1. Wilson County sees costs rise for tire recycling
  2. Lebanon High School finds successful football coach it wanted
  3. Mt. Juliet land swap will provide police with needed room
  4. Lebanon townhome owners find less means more
  5. What you get for $250,000

Dickson County

  1. Burns gives up skate park

    • 8:54 PM

    The Burns Commission voted 3-2 to close the town's skate park and donate the remaining equipment to the town of White Bluff during Monday's regular …

  1. Drugs set stage for Jan. 1 murder
  2. Suspected gunman in shooting death captured 'without incident'
  3. Shooting update: 'Person of interest' found, interviewed
  4. Dancing for Carly Grace
  5. Stabbing Thursday evening in Tennessee City

Robertson County

  1. Fire destroys Greenbrier home

    The house was a total loss. Josh Cross/Robertson County Times
    • 7:48 PM

    No one was injured in a house fire that destroyed a Greenbrier home Monday evening.

  1. JBHS takes first place in 10-A
  2. Update: Murder suspect arrested
  3. Second-half rally costs Patriots
  4. Yellow Jackets' comeback falls short at Rossview
  5. Lady Patriots lose after poor start
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    Dancing 'Macbeth' is a feast for the senses

    • Jan 6, 2013

    The sixth annual winter production of Nashville Shakespeare Festival, 'MacBeth,' will incorporate dance from Nashville Ballet into the classic tale …

  1. Take a vintage look at 21st Avenue
  2. Nashville Symphony calls in backup
  3. Bluegrass Music Center close to $3M goal from 'large donors'
  4. Brentwood artist Igor Babailov receives high honor from Russian academy
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  1. Soy Teriyaki Bistro spices up Brentwood

    • Jan 4, 2013

    Seeking a respite from holiday indulgences, or a remedy to the grey wintry drear? A visit to Soy Teriyaki Bistro in Brentwood could provide the …

  1. From Gulch to SoBro, downtown Nashville draws residents who love urban living
  2. Realtor Tommy Anderson learned business from family
  3. Real estate: What you get for $250,000
  4. The weather is (always) right for after-dinner cocktails
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  1. William X. Andrews

    Guns don't kill people; people do … with guns

    • 12:59 AM

    Guns are not going away, because the Second Amendment is sacrosanct. We can, however, get weapons of war off our streets. We are all just shouting so …

  1. The Clinton impeachment
  2. Attach owner liability when guns are negligently kept
  3. Crystal Langlois: Nutrition tips that build your immune system
  4. Esther Cepeda: Deportations cloud road to immigration reform
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Tennessean Columnists

  1. Gail Kerr: United GOP must pick someone to oust Scott DesJarlais

    Jim Tracy attends a news conference at Reeves-Sain Pharmacy in Murfreesboro, Tenn., on Jan. 2, 2013. Jae S. Lee / File / The Tennessean
    • 3:47 AM

    Scott DesJarlais can be beaten, but only if GOP leaders get behind one opponent.

  1. David Climer: Good coaches succeed — whether in college or NFL
  2. Dave Ammenheuser: Join the club as a golf writer
  3. Ms. Cheap: Hermitage free day teaches history lesson
  4. David Climer: Irish will fight, but Tide will win BCS title

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  5. Tennessee Education Lottery Corporation Employee Salaries
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  1. 'Nashville' episode 8: Test your memory on the highlights

    2. It's the morning after their triumphant performance at the Ryman Auditorium, and Rayna Jaymes and Juliette Barnes are the talk of the town. At the end of episode eight - the last new "Nashville" we'll see this year, as the show is taking a break for the winter, things are breaking, changing and leaving. What do you remember?

  1. Test your country music drama memory for 'Nashville' episode 7!
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  3. How well do you know the Bible? Round 7
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  1. SB FINDS Nashville: January 2013

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  1. Faith healer sought medical help for cancer after urging woman not to do same for daugther

    • 8:37 AM

    An East Tennessee prosecutor says a faith healer sought medical care for himself after urging a woman to not take her daughter to a doctor. The teen …

  1. Brothers make emergency landing on Interstate 40
  2. Knoxville bridge closed for reconstruction needs 3 piers rebuilt, TDOT says
  3. Maury County says government to be more transparent
  4. Lascassas neighbors don't want county truck repair shop to relocate near them
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  1. Obama taps Hagel for Pentagon, Brennan for CIA

    President Barack Obama gestures as he speaks about the fiscal cliff, Monday, Dec. 31, 2012, in the South Court Auditorium at the White House in Washington. The president said it appears that an agreement to avoid the fiscal cliff is 'in sight,' but says it's not yet complete and work continues. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) AP
    • 6:24 AM

    President Barack Obama on Monday will nominate Chuck Hagel as his next defense secretary and counterterrorism adviser John Brennan to lead the …

  1. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton plans to be back on job today
  2. Hillary Clinton scheduled to return to work Monday
  3. Republican Party seems as divided as ever
  4. Female troops show little interest in combat
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  1. Man dies after shooting outside Johnny's Tavern

    One of three reported victims of a Sunday morning shooting outside of Johnny's Tavern has died....

      8:09 AM, Jan. 7, 2013

  2. Phillip Fulmer feels good about new Vols coach

    Phillip Fulmer, who coached Tennessee from 1992-2008, was the keynote speaker at the National Strength and Conditioning Association coaches conference at Nashville Convention Center on Friday....

      8:09 PM, Jan. 4, 2013

  3. Brothers make emergency landing on Interstate 40

    Two brothers, flying in a small airplane, had to land on a Tennessee interstate highway when the engine developed a problem....

      8:53 AM, Jan. 7, 2013

  4. Williamson County considers tapping reserve funds to pay for police in all schools

    After 20 children and six teachers were killed last month in Newtown, Conn., the Williamson County sheriff, schools superintendent and mayor hope to pay for additional officers to put police in every school with local tax dollars, even if the money isn't ...

      5:22 AM, Jan. 7, 2013

  5. AR-15 rifle lands in center of gun debate in U.S.

    The AR-15 rifle — a descendant of the M16 used in the Vietnam War — is at the center of a debate about gun ownership in America. It has been the weapon of choice during three mass shootings in the United States since July. Video: AR-15 owner talks about ...

      5:12 AM, Jan. 7, 2013

  6. Faith healer sought medical help for cancer after urging woman not to do same for daugther

    An East Tennessee prosecutor says a faith healer sought medical care for himself after urging a woman to not take her daughter to a doctor. The teen later died of cancer...

      9:37 AM, Jan. 7, 2013

  7. Prominent businesses hit hard by alleged con artist

    Before it was said and done, Steven Goldmann is alleged to have defrauded a local real estate company, a Nashville fashion designer, a vintage guitar shop, a limousine company, at least one hotel, a furniture store, an audiovisual company, a helicopter...

      6:22 PM, Jan. 7, 2013

  8. TN schools graded C- by reformers

    Influential national group says state needs voucher program, statewide charter authorizer....

      11:00 AM, Jan. 7, 2013

  9. Nashville parents press fight on vouchers, charter authorizer

    A new coalition of Davidson County parents and stakeholders is gearing up for what it perceives as a fight to both protect local autonomy and defend public schools from outside special-interest groups during the legislative session that commences Tuesday....

      4:37 AM, Jan. 7, 2013

  10. Clarksville Police bust meth lab, charge two

    James Lawrence Willard, 20, was charged with initiating a process with intent to result in manufacturing methamphetamine, possession of a firearm during commission of a dangerous felony and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia....

      12:03 PM, Jan. 6, 2013

  11. Jordan Matthews to stay at Vanderbilt

    Jordan Matthews announced Sunday that he would return for his senior season after a junior year in which he set Vanderbilt single-season records for receiving yards (1,323) and 100-yard receiving games (seven)....

      12:35 AM, Jan. 7, 2013

  12. Man killed during family dispute in West Nashville

    A man was killed Sunday evening during a dispute involving his sister and her boyfriend, who allegedly shot him, according to police....

      11:40 AM, Jan. 7, 2013

  13. Predators hockey set to return after tentative deal

    With the NHL lockout essentially over after 113 days, professional hockey quickly reappeared on Nashville's sporting landscape, bringing smiles, gasps and cheers....

      1:24 AM, Jan. 7, 2013

  14. Survivor in fatal I-40 crash gets $25,000

    A state court has approved a $25,000 settlement for a Japanese exchange student who was involved in a collision on Interstate 40 in which the driver, a 77-year-old retired teacher, died....

      6:01 AM, Jan. 6, 2013

  15. Flu seems curiously cagey this season

    Americans are battling a severe bout of flu that has arrived earlier than expected, leaving many pharmacy shelves and clinics lacking flu vaccines....

      4:25 AM, Jan. 6, 2013

  16. Guns don't kill people; people do … with guns

    Guns are not going away, because the Second Amendment is sacrosanct. We can, however, get weapons of war off our streets. We are all just shouting so loud that we can't hear the common-sense proposals that are realistically achievable....

      1:59 AM, Jan. 7, 2013

  17. Tennessee Titans look at changes to help Jake Locker

    The Tennessee Titans are hoping a new offensive scheme and improved technique will help Jake Locker become a better quarterback in 2013....

      1:31 PM, Jan. 7, 2013

  18. David Climer: Irish will fight, but Tide will win BCS title

    Alabnma will beat Notre Dame tonight for the BCS championship and extend the SEC's national championship streak to seven....

      12:44 AM, Jan. 7, 2013

  19. 19-year-old shot to death in South Nashville

    A 19-year-old died after he was found shot in a crashed car in South Nashville Sunday night....

      12:19 PM, Jan. 7, 2013

  20. Knoxville bridge closed for reconstruction needs 3 piers rebuilt, TDOT says

    The Tennessee Department of Transportation says it will rebuild three piers supporting the Henley Bridge in Knoxville rather than try to repair the severely deteriorated concrete pillars....

      5:07 AM, Jan. 7, 2013

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