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Nashville July 4 Travel: Record-Breaking 'Weekend' On Tap
Don't worry about when the long July 4 weekend begins or ends, just be aware it'll be busy on the roads.

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Don't worry about when the long July 4 weekend begins or ends, just be aware it'll be busy on the roads.

There are hundreds of great new jobs out there; take a wander through the Middle Tennessee Patch Jobs Board.
There are hundreds of great new jobs out there; take a wander through the Middle Tennessee Patch Jobs Board.
There are hundreds of great new jobs out there; take a wander through the Middle Tennessee Patch Jobs Board.
There are hundreds of great new jobs out there; take a wander through the Middle Tennessee Patch Jobs Board.
There are hundreds of great new jobs out there; take a wander through the Middle Tennessee Patch Jobs Board.
There are hundreds of great new jobs out there; take a wander through the Middle Tennessee Patch Jobs Board.
There are hundreds of great new jobs out there; take a wander through the Middle Tennessee Patch Jobs Board.
Vanderbilt officials alerted students early Saturday morning about a shooting near campus.
A teenager initially told police he was shot by thieves in a Nashville park, but there was apparently more to the story.
A 50-year-old woman told police she was shot from a passing car Friday night.
A 27-year-old told police he was handling his pistol when it went off and hit him in the thigh early Saturday.
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