Vernon served as a member of Nashville's Metro City Council for 16 years and was a trustee for Tennessee State University.
Judd, the mother of Wynonna and Ashley Judd, was to be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame on Sunday.
The Country Music Hall of Famer had a stroke, his doctors said. He was best known for 1979's "The Devil Went Down To Georgia."
Singer-songwriter John Prine, one of America's most beloved storytellers, died of complications of the coronavirus illness.
Clayton Beathard, 22, who died Saturday morning in a Nashville bar fight, was the brother of San Francisco 49ers quarterback C.J. Beathard.
Bronze Star recipient and VFW Cantigny Post 367 member, Donald enjoyed a long career in retail and had a warm spot in his heart for animals.
Kevin worked as an Operator for the former Corn Products, now Ingredion, Inc.
Mel Tillis, Country Music Hall of Famer and writer of several of the genre's all-time classics, died Sunday at 85.
It appears as if WSMV is getting rid of Nashville weather icon Snowbird and Twitter is not happy.
Words of tribute and words of sorrow have poured in following the death of Glen Campbell Tuesday.
Glen Campbell, velvet-voiced troubadour of "Wichita Lineman" and "Rhinestone Cowboy" fame, died Tuesday in Nashville.
David Choby, Bishop of Nashville since 2006, died Saturday after complications from a February fall.
The couple's son told WKRN they shared a hospital room until the end, nearly 64 years to the day since they were married.
Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Leon Russell died in his sleep Sunday, according to his official Facebook page.
Jean Shepard, one of the first female solo artists to join the Opry and a fierce defender of traditional country music, dies at 82.
USA runners won 23 medals under Ed Temple, who coached TSU to 24 national titles in a legendary 44-year career.