Merle Haggard dead at 79 and other top stories.

• Merle Haggard dead at 79

  Merle Haggard at The Grand Ole Opry, Saturday, 27, 2003 Merle Haggard 1937-2016Merle Haggard, the working man’s poet, an architect of the Bakersfield Sound, and an artist who influenced country music like few others, died Wednesday. He was 79 years old.Over the course of his half-century career, Mr. Haggard recorded 40 No. 1 country singles, and wrote some of the genre’s most revered classics, which have been recorded by Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, The Byrds, Vince Gill, ..

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• Commodores hire Bryce Drew to lead basketball program

  

  Drew becomes the ninth Vanderbilt head coach of the modern era. Vanderbilt University has hired Bryce Drew as head men’s basketball coach, Athletic Director David Williams announced on Wednesday. Drew becomes the ninth Commodore basketball coach of the modern era and 27th all time. "Our goal was to identify a proven head coach capable of exciting Commodore Nation and perhaps most importantly, able to mirror Vanderbilt’s values and aspirations," said Williams. "With Bryce Drew we were able to..

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• Nashville business leader Edward Nelson dies at 84

  

  Buy PhotoEdward Nelson, pictured in 2002, served as CEO of Commerce Union Bank and founded Nelson Capital Corp.(Photo: File / The Tennessean)Buy PhotoEdward G. Nelson, one of Nashville’s most prominent businessmen and a key player in building links between Middle Tennessee and Japan, died Tuesday. He was 84.Mr. Nelson’s decades-long career in the financial services industry included more than 20 years at Commerce Union Bank — now Bank of America — where he served as CEO from 1983 to 1985. He res..

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• Meet the 2016 Nashville Sounds

  

  The 2016 Nashville Sounds(Photo: SUBMITTED)6 TYLER LADENDORFOutfielder ... Bats right, throws right ... Age 28 ... Split time in 2015 with A's (.278 in nine games) and Nashville (.311 in 20 games) after returning from injury in August ... Primarily an infielder in past seasons, will move to outfield this season ... Career .253 minor league hitter in eight seasons.8 JAKE SMOLINSKIOutfielder ... Bats right, throws right ... Age 27 ... Batted .226 in 41 games for A's in 2015. Also played 25 games f..

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• Nashville Walls Project brings Banksy piece to gallery

  

  Street artist Banksy's Haight Street Rat will be at Tinney Contemporary during the first stage of the Nashville Walls Project.(Photo: Submitted)Street artist Banksy is not coming to Nashville, but his famed work "Haight Street Rat" will be displayed at Tinney Contemporary during the first stage of the Nashville Walls Project.The exhibit celebrates the work of street artists, including international artists RONE, Niels "Shoe" Meulman, Herakut and Adele Renault, who will paint massive murals on th..

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• Filip Forsberg, James Neal near Predators' goal record

  

  Predators forward Filip Forsberg and center Ryan Johansen celebrate Forsberg's 32nd goal, one shy of the team's single-season record.(Photo: Christopher Hanewinckel / USA TODAY Sports)The simplicity with which Predators forward Filip Forsberg threaded the puck through his legs on his first-period goal Tuesday against the Avalanche was astonishing.It was the hockey equivalent of converting an ankle-breaking crossover into a layup, No. 1 on many highlight reels and No. 32 this season, which has Fo..

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• Dixie Youth volunteer named White House Citizen of Year

  

  White House Citizen of the Year Ricky Morris enjoys a moment with his four-year-old grandson Carter Morris after the White House Chamber of Commerce's annual banquet last week.(Photo: Nicole Young/Robertson County Times)White House resident Ricky Morris brushed away tears as he listened to community members say how much he has meant to them during a video presentation naming him White House Citizen of the Year.Morris had no idea the award was coming, and he had no trouble admitting as much to th..

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• Dirt Report: A look at Nashville's biggest development projects

  

  Tennessean staff 6:18 p.m. CDT April 6, 2016Buy PhotoConstruction cranes spot the downtown Nashville skyline.(Photo: Shelley Mays / The Tennessean)Buy PhotoNashville is a city under construction.Last year, more than $2.4 billion in buildings permits were issued in Davidson County alone. That record-breaking performance comes on the heels of the previous record, which was set in 2013-2014.Read or Share this story: http://tnne.ws/1MT99WA

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• Boxcar falls off train in South Nashville, traffic affected

  

  11 Share This Story!Let friends in your social network know what you are reading aboutBoxcar falls off train in South Nashville, traffic affectedA CSX train derailment in South Nashville has closed a portion of Berry Road, according to the Nashville Fire Department.Sent!A link has been sent to your friend's email address.Posted!A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. Boxcar falls off train in South Nashville, traffic affectedPolice inves..

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• Chester Martin Remembers Security Then And Now

  

  I would wager that even the Ancient Egyptians, Greeks and Romans employed "Security" people to guard their warehouses, work-yards, shipping docks, etc. It need not be stated that  the natural human urge to "lift" something of value is always present, all your morality lessons and parental admonitions notwithstanding. In my day all the "open-air" businesses where building supplies, farm produce, and even cattle were kept, were protected by a man - usually older, and retired - called a "night wat..

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