Nashville|News|
Metro Nashville Schools To Trim Free Lunch Program, Cut Jobs
A popular program providing free lunches to every student will be scaled back as MNPS tries to make ends meet.
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J.R. Lind, Patch Staff
- Nashville, TN
Patch editor covering Nashville and environs. Formerly of the Nashville Scene, Nashville Post, Nashville City Paper and Lebanon Democrat. Navy vet, anglophile, sports appreciator, dad culture celebrator. Generalist. I'm at james.lind@patch.com (keeping it formal) and on Twitter at @jrlind
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Nashville|News|
Nashville Man Accused Of Raping Child With Mental Illness
The Davidson County grand jury indicted a 49-year-old sex crime counts connected to an alleged assault on a child.
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Nashville|News|
Erica Gilmore Announces Nashville Mayoral Bid
Long-time Metro Councilmember Erica Gilmore made her bid for mayor official Wednesday.
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Nashville|News|
Heavy Rains, Flooding Expected Across Middle Tennessee
The National Weather Service says as much as five inches of rain could fall in Middle Tennessee Wednesday and Thursday.
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Nashville|News|
Katie Quackenbush Indicted For Attempted Murder Of Homeless Man
Katie Quackenbush, the 27-year-old aspiring singer and rapper, faces attempted murder charges for an August Music Row shooting.
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Nashville|News|
Ex-Titan Derrick Mason Indicted For Domestic Assault
The Davidson County grand jury indicted former Titans wide receiver Derrick Mason for domestic assault related to an October 2017 incident.
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East Nashville, TN|News|
Nashville 2nd-Grader Brings BB Gun To School
A second-grader at Ruby Major Elementary in Hermitage brought a BB gun to school, MNPS and police officials say.
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Chattanooga, TN|News|
Georgia Trying Again To Move Tennessee Border
As part of the long-running effort of Georgia to secure a one-mile tract of land in Tennessee, lawmakers ask for a three-state summit.
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Franklin, TN|News|
Pilgrimage Festival 2018: Jack White, Chris Stapleton Headline
The Pilgrimage Music & Arts Festival released its lineup for the 2018 festival set for Sept. 22 and 23 in Franklin.
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Franklin, TN|News|
Crafty Crook Caught On Camera: Franklin Police
Franklin detectives are looking for a woman who allegedly stole hundreds of dollars in markers and paint from Hobby Lobby.
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Nashville|News|
Whites Creek Shootout Leads To Briley Crash, Traffic Jam
Cars fleeing a shootout on Whites Creek Pike caused a crash and major back-up on Briley Parkway Monday night.
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Nashville|News|
Would-Be Good Samaritan Stabbed, Robbed In North Nashville: MNPD
A man was stabbed and robbed by two women he thought he was helping at a North Nashville gas station, police say.
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East Nashville, TN|News|
Driver Disappears After Rivergate Rollover
Police are confounded after finding a car - but not the driver - involved in a rollover crash in Madison.
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Knoxville, TN|News|
Watts Bar Whopper: Tennessee Man Hauls In 51 Pound Catfish
A pair of fisherman combined for 82 pounds of blue catfish at a recent outing on an East Tennessee lake.
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Antioch-South Nashville, TN|News|
Firefighter Injured Battling South Nashville Blaze
A Nashville firefighter incurred minor burns while battling a blaze at a home south of downtown early Monday.
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La Vergne-Smyrna, TN|News|
Household Hazardous Waste Drop-Off Scheduled In Rutherford County
Rutherford County's household hazardous waste drop-off day is scheduled for April 7.
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Nashville|News|
Eeli's Coming: Predators Prospect Tolvanen Flying Stateside
Finnish phenom Eeli Tolvanen, the Predators top draft pick, has parted ways with his KHL team and is heading to North America.
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Nashville|News|
'Lake Palmer' Sold: Languishing Development Gets New Owner
A Huntsville-based company purchased Nashville's West End Summit - better known as Lake Palmer - Monday.
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La Vergne-Smyrna, TN|News|
Smyrna Standoff Ends Peacefully
Smyrna Police said an armed man barricaded inside a home surrendered late Monday morning.
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Nashville|News|
Mad About Food, Nashville Jail Inmate Attacks Guard: Police
A 29-year-old inmate at the Davidson County Jail allegedly upset about the quality of food attacked a guard, police say.
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