Franklin bookseller promotes diverse reads during Banned Books Week and beyond

The closure of Nashville Public Library due to a fire has left many unhoused people without access to essential resources and a cool space during the summer.

Wasioto Park in Nashville is in need maintenance and repair, much of which is on hoid, leaving a once-vibrant playground in disarray.

Nashville's Pride and Juneteenth events are adapting to shrinking budgets and changing sponsorship philosophies amid DEI initiatives.

An overnight fire at the Nashville Public Library's parking garage caused a collapse and hotel evacuation. The library is temporarily closed as a result.

Thor Rankin, owner of Thor’s furniture on Medical Center parkway talks about his past and his experiences as a staple in the Murfreesboro business community for nearly 40 years.

Oscar Smith, who was convicted of the 1989 murders of his estranged wife and her two teenage sons, was put to death by lethal injection Thursday morning, marking the return of Tennessee’s death penalty

Carter Vintage Guitars, a Music City landmark, has settled into a routine after some big changes. Its founding owners sold the business to the North American Guitar company, who moved in 2024 to a larger space just across the street.

Civil rights organization files lawsuit on behalf of affected authors and local students.

The Rutherford County School Board voted Wednesday night to remove 16 books from school and classroom libraries, marking the last of the 160 titles sent to review in November.  The following books will not return to library shelves: “Me and Earl and the Dying Girl” by Jesse Andrews “The Testaments” by Margaret Atwood “Lexicon” by...

As the show celebrates its 50th season, the Media Arts instructor reflects on joining the show as a writer in season 25.

Today’s blacksmiths practice yesterday’s artistry less than a mile from downtown Murfreesboro.

I always planned to finish my degree and went back to college at 42. My daughter goes to the same school, and it's only made us closer.

A small crowd observes the work of Mr. Dynamite: The Legacy of James Brown’s student curators on Nov. 13, 2024. (Photo by Caitlyn Hajek) He was talented. He was complicated. He was influential. But most memorably, James Brown was funky.

Chirping birds swooped above the crowd of over a thousand that gathered to mourn the death of an MTSU student on Wednesday. Their songs served as a gentle reminder of the vigil’s purpose: to remember Serenity Birdsong’s name.

On a hot Sunday morning, 44 days before the November election, Tennessee State House candidate Luis Mata gathered with volunteers and staff at a local park. Again. 

Friday morning, a small group of students assembled at Old City Cemetery in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. The sun blazed bright above them while giant stumps hinted at the shade they could have been working under.

The Rutherford County school board voted Thursday to remove six of seven questioned titles from school library shelves. These books, including a Pulitzer Prize winner, join 29 titles previously banned by Rutherford County Schools.

A safe place to sleep. A listening ear. A chance to live. Everyone needs these things, but some people struggle to find them.  Many organizations want to help, and advocates populate the Non-Profit Village at Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival.

At the end of a long spring semester at Middle Tennessee State University, students needed a distraction. Wednesday, that distraction came in a most unusual form of entertainment — a wizard duel.