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hi,,new to group.. 12 kozar Apr 2020 Apr 2020 9 4428

Virtual mtg w Dr. William Schaffner: Covid19 update through a public health lens 0 Tanuki Apr 2020 Apr 2020 0 1942

Storm alert: Wind, hail, possible tornado tonight. Terrible timing. Stay safe! 4 Tanuki Apr 2020 Apr 2020 5 2382

Local meals for local heroes 0 Tanuki Apr 2020 Apr 2020 3 1724

and for those who may not have seen.. 15 kozar Apr 2020 Apr 2020 19 5973

Mass Layoffs Overtake Tennessee's Once-Booming Hospitality Industry 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2020 Apr 2020 4 2022

28 patients, 16 staff at Cookeville nursing home test positive for COVID-19 3 KY_EnviroGuy Apr 2020 Apr 2020 5 2602

TN Exec Order 23 today 3 TreadSoftly Apr 2020 Apr 2020 3 2742

7,000 more hospital beds needed for COVID-19 surge, state predicts 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2020 Apr 2020 6 2014

Article & Map of Infections in Memphis 2 SheltieLover Apr 2020 Apr 2020 2 1668

Mid-South grief counselors provide FREE help virtually amid coronavirus outbreak 0 SheltieLover Mar 2020 Mar 2020 1 1518

March 31 - Happy Birthday Mayor Andy Berke (D) Chattanooga 2 FakeNoose Mar 2020 Mar 2020 1 1527

Nineteen Gallatin nursing home patients evacuated to Sumner Medical Center 0 Tanuki Mar 2020 Mar 2020 1 1437

Bartlett (Memphis suburb) to extend shutdown till 4/3 0 SheltieLover Mar 2020 Mar 2020 0 1625

Gov Lee to visit Memphis today 0 SheltieLover Mar 2020 Mar 2020 0 1996

Bad covid19 news from Gallatin nursing home 7 Tanuki Mar 2020 Mar 2020 3 3080

Governor of TN orders change to restaurant/bar business model today 3 TreadSoftly Mar 2020 Mar 2020 6 2712

Middle TN Dominos adding 300 new jobs 0 Tanuki Mar 2020 Mar 2020 3 1378

Goodlettsville (Sumner County resident) dentist hospitalized with Covid-19 2 Tanuki Mar 2020 Mar 2020 2 2097

Tornado benefit concert: Jason Isbell, Sheryl Crow, Brandi Carlile, Dan Auerbach, Margo Price, etc: 0 Tanuki Mar 2020 Mar 2020 1 1763

Ist case of Covid19 in TN---Williamson County 2 Tanuki Mar 2020 Mar 2020 1 2051

Joy-Ann Reid to headline MLK Day event, Nashville, Jan.20 0 Tanuki Jan 2020 Jan 2020 1 2227

Benefit for immigrant and refugee families...Emmylou Harris, Sheryl Crow, Steve Earle, and more 1 Tanuki Jan 2020 Jan 2020 1 2336

'Blurred Lines' lawsuit revived with claim Pharrell Williams committed perjury 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2019 Dec 2019 1 2552

Smyrna officer denied promotion after suing department over racial profiling allegation 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2019 Dec 2019 2 1928

Citing Budget Woes, Cooper Slashes Latest Round Of Affordable Housing Grants 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2019 Dec 2019 0 1944

Nashville Mayor Announces Climate Initiatives, but Activists Are Unimpressed 2 TexasTowelie Dec 2019 Dec 2019 1 2077

Hey Thanks, Forrest-Statue Vandals 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2019 Dec 2019 3 2324

Shelby County has no way to determine if an employee violates its residency policy, memo says 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2019 Dec 2019 0 1836

Strickland says sanitation workers could be laid off, service cut after rate hike fails 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2019 Dec 2019 0 1935

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Workers protest during Nashville public schools meeting, alleging wage theft by subcontractor 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2019 Nov 2019 0 1905

So, Tennessee Has $1B In Unspent Funds For Needy Families. What's Next? 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2019 Nov 2019 1 1921

The 'Mess' Of Metro Finances Has Tennessee Comptroller Demanding Budget Fixes 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2019 Nov 2019 0 1886

Local Activist Challenging Jim Cooper in Primary 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2019 Nov 2019 0 1864

Mitsubishi transformer plant hopes to preserve majority of jobs in sale 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2019 Nov 2019 0 1539

Former City of Memphis Employee, Vendors, and Others Indicted for Million-Dollar Fraud Scheme 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2019 Nov 2019 1 1679

Ex-Tennessee Gov. Bredesen introduces renewable energy firm 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2019 Oct 2019 2 1559

County Official Rants About A 'Queer' Running For President, Loss Of White Men's Rights 7 TexasTowelie Oct 2019 Oct 2019 2 2510

Tennessee Supreme Court won't intervene in Confederate statues appeal, paving way for relocation 1 TexasTowelie Oct 2019 Oct 2019 6 2009

PainMD owner arrested, accused of attempting to defraud taxpayers of $38M 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2019 Oct 2019 1 1474

Tennessee's refugee resettlement lawsuit dealt major setback, leaving U.S. Supreme Court as final 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2019 Oct 2019 1 1455

Family Of 2-Year-Old Killed At Cummins Falls Sues Tennessee State Parks 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2019 Oct 2019 2 1576

ICE Sought Student Records From a Nashville Elementary School 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2019 Oct 2019 1 1390

Nashville Metro Will Not Open Emergency Shelters This Winter 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2019 Oct 2019 1 1345

Memphis audience angry, anxious about Medicaid block grant proposal 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2019 Oct 2019 6 1655

Traveling Trunks resource for Tennessee classrooms (from TN State Museum) 1 Tanuki Oct 2019 Oct 2019 0 1519

Blue Cocktail Hour Oct. 16 0 Tanuki Oct 2019 Oct 2019 0 1311

George Takei speaking at Vanderbilt Oct.2 1 Tanuki Oct 2019 Oct 2019 2 1558

Tennessee unveils TennCare block grant proposal, pushes savings split with federal government 1 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Sep 2019 1 1724

FedEx paints belt-tightening picture in earnings miss 3 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Sep 2019 1 1627

South Carolina pain clinics company, accused of fraud, strands patients without medical records 1 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Sep 2019 1 1671

TVA coal ash cleanup to cost billions of dollars and decades to complete, officials say 1 bronxiteforever Sep 2019 Sep 2019 2 1739

Tennessee high school football players baptized on field after practice 9 left-of-center2012 Sep 2019 Sep 2019 0 2713

Tennessee Health Care Executive Sentenced To Prison For Role In $4.6 Million Kickback Scheme 1 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 0 1598

Hundreds arrested in sting targeting 'the worst of the worst' of West Tennessee 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 5 2041

Progressive Groups Eye Jim Cooper for Primary Challenge 2 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 2 1611

This Tennessee doctor helped defraud the military out of $65M -- but he can keep his medical license 1 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 8 1502

Rep. David Byrd, accused of sexual assault, tells Republicans he will not seek reelection 1 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 2 1777

Warrant issued for Luke Sky Walker in Carter County 1 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 6 1905

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 2426

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Nashville airport settles lawsuit with former CEO for $2M 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 0 1209

Troubled Franklin-Based Hospital Chain Touts Strongest Quarter In Years 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 0 1289

Plastic bag ban voted down by Memphis City Council 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 1 1201

Gunsense Now! Rally, Monday 5-6 p.m. State Capitol steps, Nashville 0 Tanuki Aug 2019 Aug 2019 6 1450

Confronting Gov.Lee over failure to expand Medicaid: "There's no excuse for it!" 0 Tanuki Aug 2019 Aug 2019 2 1467

"Humbled": Nonprofit Christian Hospital Dials Back Aggressive Debt Collection and Raises Wages After 1 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 3 2292

Anti-Gay DA Claims His Religious Rights Are Being Violated After Attempt to Have Him Disqualified 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 1 1562

TN pastor refuses to host funeral since dying man's son is gay 6 sandensea Jul 2019 Jul 2019 4 2679

Tennessee House Democrats Say Glen Casada Tried To Bribe Lawmaker For School Voucher Vote 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 1 1454

Mayor's Race 2019: How Would The Candidates Help Nashville's Historically Black Colleges? 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 1 1361

Amid fraud investigation, Kelsey Ketron resigns from GOP executive committee 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 1413

Rep. Bill Sanderson resigns from legislature, citing family and business demands 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 2071

Breakfast with UK Consul General Andrew Staunton August 21 1 Tanuki Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 2113

Emmylou Harris to perform at Mackler for Senate benefit August 5 0 Tanuki Jul 2019 Jul 2019 2 2216

Meth-gators: Tennessee Police ask residents to stop flushing drugs down the toilet 10 sandensea Jul 2019 Jul 2019 3 3737

Tennessee's New Ban On Internet Ordinations Could Add Hurdles For LGBT Weddings 3 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 2 2636

Report: Tennessee Taxpayers Pay for White Nationalists' Security 1 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 2 2066

Methodist Le Bonheur suspending court collections 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 4 1863

House Democrats seek expansive probe into Casada's expenses 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 2 1302

"A Taste of Singapore" benefit for TN Immigrants and Refugee Rights Coalition 1 Tanuki Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 1888

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