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  • Wife of Nashville Crewmember Questions Emotional Toll of Industry Work

    "She made Don smile because she told him he mattered. She shared in the loss and that he will be missed," Bensko wrote. "And she reminded me, a production wife, that there are good people in this industry who truly do wish that they could make it ...

  • Nashville burying toxic chemicals near Cumberland River

    There is a lot of demolition and construction going on in Nashville these days, but there are serious concerns about the city's plan of action for getting rid of an old building with troublesome things inside. The city wants to bury the materials, including arsenic and PCBs - a mixture of individual chemicals so toxic to the environment, they're no longer produced - right where they ...

  • Holly Bobos family takes issue with tweet from TBI spokesperson

    The family of missing nursing student Holly Bobo has some strong words for the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. Holly's mother, Karen Bobo, said Tuesday she was brought to tears last weekend after seeing a Twitter post from the TBI's official spokesperson Kristin Helm. Helm tweeted Saturday, "Great way to start my day and the coffee is brewing." Included with the tweet ...

  • Metro Schools prepares with extensive severe weather plan

    Given the devastation in Oklahoma, any risk for severe weather can cause anxiety, and that is especially true for parents with kids at school. At least seven students were killed as two school buildings took a direct hit in the Oklahoma tornado, which immediately raised questions about school safety. Many school districts have a plan like Metro Nashville Public Schools, which aims to control ...

  • TDOT announces Smith Co. rockslide cleared road reopens

    The Tennessee Department of Transportation said it has reopened a Smith County road Tuesday after days of cleanup following a massive rockslide earlier this month. All lanes on State Route 25, the Dixon Springs Highway, had been closed near the Cumberland River Overlook since May 9. TDOT awarded an emergency contract to Lojac Enterprises, which submitted a low bid of $116,987, and the ...


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Movie Review

Tenebre [DVD]

Tenebre [DVD]

You see it in the corner of the room, and if youve seen another Dario Argento film, you know what will eventually happen, if only subconsciously. The it is a large, seven-foot modern metallic sculpture composed entirely of what looks like a jumble of shiny silver spikes. It sits in the corner of ... ...

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  • TN standardized tests to move from paper to computers

    By next spring, Tennessee students will have to take the TCAP and all other standardized tests on the computer. Pencil and paper won't be allowed, but many schools across the state simply don't have enough computers to make that happen. "The state recommends having two students per device," said Cindy Gilliland, technology director for Dickson County Schools. Going ...

  • How two Canadian sisters became stars on ABC’s Nashville

    can't get enough Stella. That would be Lennon Stella and Maisy Stella, the Canadian singing sister-act who've transcended the prime-time show on which they do not even star. A recent episode featured the precocious pair sweetly singing the ...

  • Nashville Predators hire Phil Housley as assistant coach

    Nashville Predators have hired Phil Housley, pictured, as an assistant coach to fill the spot left open by the firing of associate coach Peter Horachek after nine seasons with the franchise. (File/Associated ...

  • NWS OK tornado was top-of-the-scale

    MOORE, OK (RNN) - The National Weather Service is calling the tornado that ripped through Moore, OK, a top-of-the-scale EF-5. The tornado tore through the city with winds up to 200 mph. On Monday, the NWS had said the storm was an EF-4, but after assessing on the ground, they used the word "incredible" to describe the damage done by the powerful storm. Gov. Mary Fallin said ...

  • TV picks for May 22 900-Pound Man Criminal Minds Nashville

    Financial considerations "Criminal Minds" (8 p.m., WCCO, Ch. 4) ends the season with an intense two-hour episode, but don't expect any of the regular cast members to go down in a blaze of glory. The actors came to a last-minute agreement on their contracts and all are expected to return next season. Crash diet In "900-Pound Man: The Race Against Time" (8 p.m., TLC), ...

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