Tuesday, February 16, 2016

UT president to discuss Nashville expansion, diversity and other top stories.

  • UT president to discuss Nashville expansion, diversity

    UT president to discuss Nashville expansion, diversity
    Buy PhotoJoe DiPietro, president of the University of Tennessee system, will give a "state of the university" speech at Saint Thomas West Hospital on Tuesday.(Photo: File / The Tennessean)Buy PhotoThe leader of the University of Tennessee system will be in Nashville on Tuesday, where he is expected to talk about plans to expand the system's footprint in Middle Tennessee.UT President Joe DiPietro will give his first "state of the university" speech at Saint Thomas West Hospital, and a spokeswoman..
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  • UT president to discuss Nashville expansion, diversity

    UT president to discuss Nashville expansion, diversity
    Buy PhotoJoe DiPietro, president of the University of Tennessee system, will give a "state of the university" speech at Saint Thomas West Hospital on Tuesday.(Photo: File / The Tennessean)Buy PhotoThe leader of the University of Tennessee system will be in Nashville on Tuesday, where he is expected to talk about plans to expand the system's footprint in Middle Tennessee.UT President Joe DiPietro will give his first "state of the university" speech at Saint Thomas West Hospital, and a spokeswoman..
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  • Nashville fair board sticks with gun show decision

    Nashville fair board sticks with gun show decision
    Buy PhotoMichael Knight of the ATF gives a presentation to the Metro Board of Fair Commissioners on Tuesday.(Photo: Joey Garrison / The Tennessean)Buy PhotoThe Metro Board of Fair Commissioners isn't backing down from its controversial decision to eventually halt gun shows at Nashville's fairgrounds if gun operators don't agree to new guidelines aimed at safety.Commissioners on Tuesday held their first meeting since voting on Dec. 2 to put a pause on gun shows at the fairgrounds until all existi..
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  • Newspapers urge Sumner school board to release legal bills

    Newspapers urge Sumner school board to release legal bills
    Josh Cross, Gallatin News Examiner 12:28 p.m. CST February 16, 2016Open drawer in filing cabinet(Photo: Thinkstock, Getty Images)The Sumner County Board of Education should release full legal bills relating to a high-profile public records lawsuit, according to a letter submitted to the school system and its attorney last week on behalf of the Gallatin News Examiner, Hendersonville Star News and The Tennessean.The News Examiner had requested the legal bills, seeking the total hours ..
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  • Kevin Punter Having Best Scoring Season at UT since Allan Houston

    Kevin Punter Having Best Scoring Season at UT since Allan Houston
    Randy Sartin-USA TODAY Sports The Vols may be struggling, but their senior leader is taking aim at the program's best scoring average in more than 20 years. With the demoralizing loss at Missouri over the weekend, there's a fear many will lose interest in Tennessee's season.  The Vols fell to 12-13 (5-7) and, with an RPI sinking to the 120s after becoming just the second team to lose to Mizzou in conference play, now find their NIT hopes in unrealistic territory.  As happened at the ta..
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  • The 58th Annual Grammy Awards Oh Balls

    The 58th Annual Grammy Awards Oh Balls
    click to enlarge It’s a mid-February Monday, and it’s the most glamorous night of the year for America’s (and Canada’s and Britain’s) biggest music stars! On this night, the *stars* come out and give out four or five awards and remember the dead and talented ... that's right, it's Grammys Time!  #GrammysSoWhy We kick things off this evening with me Finishing Dinner and then Taylor Swift sings a song about being in the woods. She bends over in half and moves the torso of her body ..
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  • How Taylor Swift, Alabama Shakes made Nashville shine at Grammys

    How Taylor Swift, Alabama Shakes made Nashville shine at Grammys
    Like this topic? You may also like these photo galleries:AutoplayShow ThumbnailsShow CaptionsLast SlideNext SlideJason Isbell poses in the press room with the awards for best americana album for “Something More than Free” and best American roots song for “24 Frames” at the 58th annual Grammy Awards at the Staples Center on Monday in Los Angeles.(Photo: Chris Pizzello / Invision / AP)Music City took the 58th Grammy Awards by storm Monday, with Taylor Swift and Alabama Shakes snagging seven awards..
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  • Two women displaced after East Nashville house fire

    Two women displaced after East Nashville house fire
    9 Share This Story!Let friends in your social network know what you are reading aboutTwo women displaced after East Nashville house fireAn early morning blaze displaced two women after a fire broke out inside their East Nashville home, authorities said.Sent!A link has been sent to your friend's email address.Posted!A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. Two women displaced after East Nashville house fireNashville firefighter Richard Use..
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  • Group opposing 'quiet zones' for trains in East Nashville

    Group opposing 'quiet zones' for trains in East Nashville
    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) -- A social media group has showed its support for trains that sound their horns throughout East Nashville neighborhoods. NewsChannel 5 recently profiled the efforts of neighbors trying to do the opposite - a group called "Stop the Train Horns." The group was trying to help bring Quiet Zones to train crossings in East Nashville, but it has gained some opposition. Alexa Sullivant has started the Facebook group “Keep The Train Horns.” Sullivant said she's worried that rail..
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  • Live: Nashville fair board meeting

    Live: Nashville fair board meeting
    The Metro Board of Fair Commissioners meets Tuesday morning at 8 a.m. Board members will discuss what's next following their controversial vote in December ...
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  • HCA helps found new Health Transformation Alliance

    HCA helps found new Health Transformation Alliance
    The final founding goal of the alliance is to diagnose and reorient employees regarding bad health habits. This includes not only smoking, exercise and weight control, but also prescription drug abuse, pain management and an array of unhealthy habits that permeate today’s assembled workforces.(Photo: Getty Images)Last week, 20 major companies that collectively provide the health benefits for 4 million employees announced the formation of a unique collaborative endeavor, the Health Transformatio..
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