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hi,,new to group.. 12 kozar Apr 2020 Apr 2020 9 3368

Virtual mtg w Dr. William Schaffner: Covid19 update through a public health lens 0 Tanuki Apr 2020 Apr 2020 0 1706

Storm alert: Wind, hail, possible tornado tonight. Terrible timing. Stay safe! 4 Tanuki Apr 2020 Apr 2020 5 2002

Local meals for local heroes 0 Tanuki Apr 2020 Apr 2020 3 1514

and for those who may not have seen.. 15 kozar Apr 2020 Apr 2020 19 4683

Mass Layoffs Overtake Tennessee's Once-Booming Hospitality Industry 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2020 Apr 2020 4 1810

28 patients, 16 staff at Cookeville nursing home test positive for COVID-19 3 KY_EnviroGuy Apr 2020 Apr 2020 5 2163

TN Exec Order 23 today 3 TreadSoftly Apr 2020 Apr 2020 3 2325

7,000 more hospital beds needed for COVID-19 surge, state predicts 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2020 Apr 2020 6 1739

Article & Map of Infections in Memphis 2 SheltieLover Apr 2020 Apr 2020 2 1332

Mid-South grief counselors provide FREE help virtually amid coronavirus outbreak 0 SheltieLover Mar 2020 Mar 2020 1 1271

March 31 - Happy Birthday Mayor Andy Berke (D) Chattanooga 2 FakeNoose Mar 2020 Mar 2020 1 1247

Nineteen Gallatin nursing home patients evacuated to Sumner Medical Center 0 Tanuki Mar 2020 Mar 2020 1 1223

Bartlett (Memphis suburb) to extend shutdown till 4/3 0 SheltieLover Mar 2020 Mar 2020 0 1407

Gov Lee to visit Memphis today 0 SheltieLover Mar 2020 Mar 2020 0 1784

Bad covid19 news from Gallatin nursing home 7 Tanuki Mar 2020 Mar 2020 3 2556

Governor of TN orders change to restaurant/bar business model today 3 TreadSoftly Mar 2020 Mar 2020 6 2365

Middle TN Dominos adding 300 new jobs 0 Tanuki Mar 2020 Mar 2020 3 1161

Goodlettsville (Sumner County resident) dentist hospitalized with Covid-19 2 Tanuki Mar 2020 Mar 2020 2 1798

Tornado benefit concert: Jason Isbell, Sheryl Crow, Brandi Carlile, Dan Auerbach, Margo Price, etc: 0 Tanuki Mar 2020 Mar 2020 1 1562

Ist case of Covid19 in TN---Williamson County 2 Tanuki Mar 2020 Mar 2020 1 1766

Joy-Ann Reid to headline MLK Day event, Nashville, Jan.20 0 Tanuki Jan 2020 Jan 2020 1 2018

Benefit for immigrant and refugee families...Emmylou Harris, Sheryl Crow, Steve Earle, and more 1 Tanuki Jan 2020 Jan 2020 1 2073

'Blurred Lines' lawsuit revived with claim Pharrell Williams committed perjury 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2019 Dec 2019 1 2257

Smyrna officer denied promotion after suing department over racial profiling allegation 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2019 Dec 2019 2 1730

Citing Budget Woes, Cooper Slashes Latest Round Of Affordable Housing Grants 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2019 Dec 2019 0 1721

Nashville Mayor Announces Climate Initiatives, but Activists Are Unimpressed 2 TexasTowelie Dec 2019 Dec 2019 1 1792

Hey Thanks, Forrest-Statue Vandals 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2019 Dec 2019 3 2058

Shelby County has no way to determine if an employee violates its residency policy, memo says 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2019 Dec 2019 0 1626

Strickland says sanitation workers could be laid off, service cut after rate hike fails 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2019 Dec 2019 0 1703

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Workers protest during Nashville public schools meeting, alleging wage theft by subcontractor 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2019 Nov 2019 0 1701

So, Tennessee Has $1B In Unspent Funds For Needy Families. What's Next? 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2019 Nov 2019 1 1703

The 'Mess' Of Metro Finances Has Tennessee Comptroller Demanding Budget Fixes 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2019 Nov 2019 0 1693

Local Activist Challenging Jim Cooper in Primary 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2019 Nov 2019 0 1663

Mitsubishi transformer plant hopes to preserve majority of jobs in sale 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2019 Nov 2019 0 1333

Former City of Memphis Employee, Vendors, and Others Indicted for Million-Dollar Fraud Scheme 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2019 Nov 2019 1 1417

Ex-Tennessee Gov. Bredesen introduces renewable energy firm 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2019 Oct 2019 2 1343

County Official Rants About A 'Queer' Running For President, Loss Of White Men's Rights 7 TexasTowelie Oct 2019 Oct 2019 2 1935

Tennessee Supreme Court won't intervene in Confederate statues appeal, paving way for relocation 1 TexasTowelie Oct 2019 Oct 2019 6 1745

PainMD owner arrested, accused of attempting to defraud taxpayers of $38M 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2019 Oct 2019 1 1263

Tennessee's refugee resettlement lawsuit dealt major setback, leaving U.S. Supreme Court as final 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2019 Oct 2019 1 1235

Family Of 2-Year-Old Killed At Cummins Falls Sues Tennessee State Parks 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2019 Oct 2019 2 1317

ICE Sought Student Records From a Nashville Elementary School 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2019 Oct 2019 1 1149

Nashville Metro Will Not Open Emergency Shelters This Winter 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2019 Oct 2019 1 1138

Memphis audience angry, anxious about Medicaid block grant proposal 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2019 Oct 2019 6 1446

Traveling Trunks resource for Tennessee classrooms (from TN State Museum) 1 Tanuki Oct 2019 Oct 2019 0 1269

Blue Cocktail Hour Oct. 16 0 Tanuki Oct 2019 Oct 2019 0 1136

George Takei speaking at Vanderbilt Oct.2 1 Tanuki Oct 2019 Oct 2019 2 1312

Tennessee unveils TennCare block grant proposal, pushes savings split with federal government 1 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Sep 2019 1 1443

FedEx paints belt-tightening picture in earnings miss 3 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Sep 2019 1 1254

South Carolina pain clinics company, accused of fraud, strands patients without medical records 1 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Sep 2019 1 1432

TVA coal ash cleanup to cost billions of dollars and decades to complete, officials say 1 bronxiteforever Sep 2019 Sep 2019 2 1410

Tennessee high school football players baptized on field after practice 9 left-of-center2012 Sep 2019 Sep 2019 0 2121

Tennessee Health Care Executive Sentenced To Prison For Role In $4.6 Million Kickback Scheme 1 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 0 1300

Hundreds arrested in sting targeting 'the worst of the worst' of West Tennessee 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 5 1798

Progressive Groups Eye Jim Cooper for Primary Challenge 2 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 2 1315

This Tennessee doctor helped defraud the military out of $65M -- but he can keep his medical license 1 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 8 1260

Rep. David Byrd, accused of sexual assault, tells Republicans he will not seek reelection 1 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 2 1473

Warrant issued for Luke Sky Walker in Carter County 1 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 6 1610

Gun control: Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee says it's too 'early' to commit to enacting red flag gun law 7 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 0 1742

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Nashville airport settles lawsuit with former CEO for $2M 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 0 1011

Troubled Franklin-Based Hospital Chain Touts Strongest Quarter In Years 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 0 1040

Plastic bag ban voted down by Memphis City Council 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 1 1000

Gunsense Now! Rally, Monday 5-6 p.m. State Capitol steps, Nashville 0 Tanuki Aug 2019 Aug 2019 6 1260

Confronting Gov.Lee over failure to expand Medicaid: "There's no excuse for it!" 0 Tanuki Aug 2019 Aug 2019 2 1280

"Humbled": Nonprofit Christian Hospital Dials Back Aggressive Debt Collection and Raises Wages After 1 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 3 1963

Anti-Gay DA Claims His Religious Rights Are Being Violated After Attempt to Have Him Disqualified 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 1 1342

TN pastor refuses to host funeral since dying man's son is gay 6 sandensea Jul 2019 Jul 2019 4 2179

Tennessee House Democrats Say Glen Casada Tried To Bribe Lawmaker For School Voucher Vote 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 1 1215

Mayor's Race 2019: How Would The Candidates Help Nashville's Historically Black Colleges? 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 1 1127

Amid fraud investigation, Kelsey Ketron resigns from GOP executive committee 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 1187

Rep. Bill Sanderson resigns from legislature, citing family and business demands 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 1849

Breakfast with UK Consul General Andrew Staunton August 21 1 Tanuki Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 1857

Emmylou Harris to perform at Mackler for Senate benefit August 5 0 Tanuki Jul 2019 Jul 2019 2 2021

Meth-gators: Tennessee Police ask residents to stop flushing drugs down the toilet 10 sandensea Jul 2019 Jul 2019 3 2969

Tennessee's New Ban On Internet Ordinations Could Add Hurdles For LGBT Weddings 3 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 2 2300

Report: Tennessee Taxpayers Pay for White Nationalists' Security 1 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 2 1818

Methodist Le Bonheur suspending court collections 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 4 1645

House Democrats seek expansive probe into Casada's expenses 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 2 1078

"A Taste of Singapore" benefit for TN Immigrants and Refugee Rights Coalition 1 Tanuki Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 1580

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