Provides the latest RSS feeds for Nashville News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page The Nashville News.net http://www.thenashvillenews.net/index.php/cat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3/ en-us Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:42:00 -0400 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:42:00 -0400 30 The parents of a boy who died last summer after being left alone in a hot car for hours are speaking out, hoping their story will prevent another tragedy. Joel Gray died when his mom thought he had been at daycare, only to later find him still in the back seat of her van. It was a terrible accident that had parents asking how it could happen. "I just kept thinking, 'I am going to ... http://www.thenashvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215284127/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:23:37 -0400 http://www.thenashvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215284127/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Clarksville's downtown has a whole new sound. "I don't know where I'm at sometimes," said trumpet soloist and singer Ron Michaels."I'm just listening. I'm playing, andI see colors with music." Michaels has a new gig - the venue is downtown Clarksville. His performances start in the morning and run seven to eight hours a day. For Michaels, that time ... http://www.thenashvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215284128/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:23:36 -0400 http://www.thenashvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215284128/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 A veteran detective believes he would still have his job if he had not told Rutherford County Sheriff Robert Arnold he plans to campaign against him next year. Jim Tramel was terminated for allegedly spreading rumors about female employees and creating a hostile environment, according to the sheriff's office, which is something Tramel denies. For 15 1/2 years, Tramel said law enforcement ... http://www.thenashvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215284126/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:23:36 -0400 http://www.thenashvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215284126/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 The jobs will be added over the next three years through a $1.3 million investment, according to the company president, Jerry O'Connor. Governor Haslam was on hand for the announcement, and O'Connor told him that this expansion is partly due to new contracts with automotive companies. News of these new jobs comes on the heel of announcements of 300 jobs being added at Tennessee Eastman ... http://www.thenashvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215282977/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:44:05 -0400 http://www.thenashvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215282977/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Let's start with the population: 609,644 Crime is rated by a 'crime index' with 100 being the safest and of course 0 being the most dangerous. Nashville ranks 5. Yes, you read that right, a whole whopping 5. Your chances of becoming a victim is 1 out of 20. That is in Nashville alone mind you. The whole state of Tn is 1 in 28. So, basically if you live anywhere in Tn besides ... http://www.thenashvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215282976/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:44:04 -0400 http://www.thenashvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215282976/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 'Nashville' Cast, Creators Offer 10 Teasers on the Hurdles to Come (Exclusive Videos) The show's executive music producer will not be returning to the ... http://www.thenashvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215282436/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:26:59 -0400 http://www.thenashvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215282436/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 The director of Metro Nashville Public Schools is not holding back talking about immigration reform. Dr. Jesse Register has joined a growing chorus of top school and business leaders urging Congress to pass the plan currently under debate in the Senate. Register sent a letter to MNPS staff last week, asking them to contact congressional leaders to support immigration reform. He said reform is ... http://www.thenashvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215282979/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:19:34 -0400 http://www.thenashvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215282979/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Tennessee education officials are training teachers from across the state on how to implement a new set of uniform benchmarks for math and reading. Education Department spokeswoman Kelli Gauthier says more than 30,000 teachers have signed up to be trained on the common core state standards over the next six weeks. Training sessions began on Tuesday. The standards, which 45 states and the ... http://www.thenashvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215282978/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:19:33 -0400 http://www.thenashvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215282978/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Police in Memphis have arrested a man suspected in the fatal shooting of a man at an attempted illegal drug deal earlier this year on Hillside Avenue. Santerius Lavender, 24, is accused in the death of 33-year-old Chad Daniel on April 9 after an attempted illegal drug deal led to shots fired into the vehicle in which Daniel was a passenger. Daniel had ridden in the vehicle to Hillside Avenue, ... http://www.thenashvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215281784/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:15:46 -0400 http://www.thenashvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215281784/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 A 6-year-old girl who was badly bitten by her family's dog is back home from the hospital after several surgeries to repair the damage to her head. Now, Madison Mason said she wants to thank the people who prayed for her after the attack her dad says was just a horrible accident. Three weeks ago, Madison's mom was outside playing with their 3-year-old German shepherd, Danny, when ... http://www.thenashvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215281783/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:15:45 -0400 http://www.thenashvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215281783/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 WESTERVILLE, OH (WCMH) - An Ohio woman is facing six counts of endangering children after she allegedly drugged children at a child care center operated out of her home. Tammy Elaine Eppley, 37, is accused of crushing medications and supplements, including melatonin and an antihistamine, used for the purpose of causing drowsiness, and mixing it into prepared food for the children at her ... http://www.thenashvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215280641/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:10:24 -0400 http://www.thenashvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215280641/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Miami-based Lennar Corp. said it has expanded homebuilding operations into the Nashville, Tenn., market, acquiring control of about 40 homesites in the Tollgate Village community.Lennar said its new venture into Nashville is overseen by Andy Pfeifer, who is a 12-year Nashville homebuilding veteran. Lennar’s move into Tennessee is part of a recent strategic expansion that includes Atlanta, ... http://www.thenashvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215279447/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:34:02 -0400 http://www.thenashvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215279447/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Two more employees of the truck stop chain owned by the family of Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam and Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam have pleaded guilty in a federal probe of the company's business practices. Pilot Flying J regional sales managers Kevin Wallace Clark and Jay Stinnett pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court to conspiracy to commit mail fraud, according to Knoxville NBC ... http://www.thenashvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215279448/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:04:15 -0400 http://www.thenashvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215279448/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 DETROIT (AP) -- Chrysler says it has resolved its differences with the government and will recall older Jeep Grand Cherokee and Liberty SUVs that could be at risk of a fuel tank fire. Earlier this month the company refused the government’s request to recall the Jeeps. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration contended that the gas tanks could rupture if hit from the rear, ... http://www.thenashvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215278227/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:10:55 -0400 http://www.thenashvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215278227/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 A man that has been previously arrested for exposing himself in public is facing more charges. On Monday night, Metro police arrested Aquiles Rojas, 19, after a 14-year-old victim identified him last week as the man she saw masturbating in a white four-door Acura. The incident occurred on Colice Jeanne Road near Highway 70 South on Nov. 14, 2012. The victim told police she was walking when ... http://www.thenashvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215276875/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:48:08 -0400 http://www.thenashvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215276875/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 UK head coach Mark Stoops watched the action from the field during the Blue-White football game on Saturday April 13, 2013 in Lexington, Ky. Photos by Mark Cornelison | ... http://www.thenashvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215273986/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:33:42 -0400 http://www.thenashvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215273986/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Troy Carlson is well outnumbered by Mickey Mouse as he looks over the artwork by Tennessee Loveless. Carlson's Stage Nine Entertainment Store in Old Sacramento will be the site of the TENxTENxTEN show of Loveless' work Saturday and ... http://www.thenashvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215272396/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:01:37 -0400 http://www.thenashvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215272396/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 A woman who was fired from a West End yogurt shop is accused of harassing her former supervisor. The incident occurred between a former employer and supervisor at Pinkberry. Police said the Pinkberry employee was fired from the business and then began harassing her former supervisor. Rebekah Tate, 25, is accused of using a service that allowed her to change her voice and hide her caller ... http://www.thenashvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215272430/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:28:57 -0400 http://www.thenashvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215272430/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 JACKSON, Tenn. (AP) - Madison County Sheriff's deputies have cited 63 people after teenagers were caught drinking at a party thrown by a 19-year-old. According ... http://www.thenashvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215272431/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:28:57 -0400 http://www.thenashvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215272431/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Management at the Nashville Symphony announced Monday they have decided to end its in-house food service at the beginning of August. According to a media release on its website, the symphony will still rent out the building for events but will use a pre-approved list of caterers after Aug. 4. Concessions and the bar service will still be available during events. The symphony owes more ... http://www.thenashvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215272432/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:28:56 -0400 http://www.thenashvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215272432/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Franklin police are searching for a man and a woman in connection with an unsolved car burglary. Earlier this month, a wallet was stolen from an unlocked car on Carothers Parkway. Police said the man later used the victim's credit cards at shops in the Cool Springs area. Investigators said he bought more than $600 worth of goods. If you recognize the man or woman in the attached photo, ... http://www.thenashvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215271047/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:22:47 -0400 http://www.thenashvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215271047/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 http://bit.ly/10tjtfT ), police said the bullet grazed the infant boy and did not strike his brain. The child was taken to Le Bonheur Children's Hospital in Memphis, where he was listed in critical ... http://www.thenashvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215269882/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:31:12 -0400 http://www.thenashvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215269882/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Investigators have made an arrest in connection with an underage prostitution business. Police responded to an ad for an escort service, which led them to Room 421 at the La Quinta Inn on Atrium Way in Donelson. An undercover officer went inside and met two women, who allegedly agreed to sex for $600. According to arrest records, police took both women into custody. Police said one of the ... http://www.thenashvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215269718/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:18:21 -0400 http://www.thenashvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215269718/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 . Police showed up at Benjamin Watts' apartment to check on a child that they believed was living at the location. The child belonged to a friend's girlfriend. Officers said they found drugs and paraphernalia as well as pictures of child pornography on the wall. During questioning, Watts allegedly admitted to having hundreds more ... http://www.thenashvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215269720/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:18:20 -0400 http://www.thenashvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215269720/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Two Jack in the Box employees were hurt in a south Nashville robbery. Police said a man and women were assaulted by a robber with a handgun at a Jack in the Box on Capital Funds Court. Investigators said the robber came in with a silver handgun, but instead of firing the weapon, he used the gun to strike each victim. Police said he demanded cash from the drawer and ran off. Officers are ... http://www.thenashvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215269719/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:18:20 -0400 http://www.thenashvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215269719/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Police said a man involved in a drug transaction drove to a Metro school with two kids in the backseat. Officers ended up arresting him in the parking lot of John Early Museum Magnet Middle School. Police said they received a tip that a drug deal would be taking place near the school. Police said when the car pulled into the parking lot of the school on Cass Street, a man and woman were in ... http://www.thenashvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215268535/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:14:55 -0400 http://www.thenashvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215268535/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 A large area of showers that moved across Middle Tennessee overnight has created some slow driving conditions Tuesday morning. Some of the rainfall has been heavy at times, including in Nashville. A Flash Flood Watch is in effect for southern Middle Tennessee on ... http://www.thenashvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215268534/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:14:55 -0400 http://www.thenashvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215268534/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 A man who crashed into a house in southern Montgomery County on Sunday is still on the loose. The wreck occurred on Mount Herman Road around 5:30 p.m., according to ... http://www.thenashvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215268536/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:14:55 -0400 http://www.thenashvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215268536/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - Franklin County is trying to become the first county in the state to require prescriptions for pseudoephedrine-based cold medicines as a way to fight methamphetamine production. ... http://www.thenashvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215267475/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:11:50 -0400 http://www.thenashvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215267475/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 An armed robber is still on the loose after a Sonic was robbed Monday night. Officers were called to the Sonic on Murfreesboro Pike just before 11 p.m. Detectives said the robber, dressed head-to-toe in camouflage, walked in the back door carrying a gun. He forced an employee to empty the register before fleeing the scene. If you have any information, call Crime ... http://www.thenashvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215267476/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:11:50 -0400 http://www.thenashvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215267476/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 A 5-year-old girl set up a lemonade stand across the street from the Westboro Baptist Church compound, and now the group is targeting her. Jayden Sink raised nearly $200 Friday while she sold lemonade outside the Equality House across from the Westboro compound, and the online effort has raised $15,000 and counting. "Jayden and I went out there to raise money for Planting Peace, to ... http://www.thenashvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215265509/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:02:27 -0400 http://www.thenashvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215265509/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Photographer Kimberly Burke captured soon-to-be newlyweds Josh Curtas and Bre Curtas praying together before their wedding. (Source: Kimberly ... http://www.thenashvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215264568/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:36:43 -0400 http://www.thenashvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215264568/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 A man suspected in three business burglaries in the past year has been arrested on outstanding warrants. Larry Groves, 19, is accused of two break-ins at Creative Soul Music Academy on 16th Avenue South in December 2012 and January and one at Page Duke Landscape Architects on 17th Avenue South in February. Groves, of Hillside Avenue, was walking along Ninth Avenue South near Olympic Street ... http://www.thenashvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215261990/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:50:55 -0400 http://www.thenashvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215261990/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 A company in Franklin is recalling 55,000 fuel cylinders that could be unsafe. The Department of Transportation issued a recall order to The Lite Cylinder Company after several complaints of gases like propane leaking from the cylinders. The company has been ordered to contact customers and arrange for the cylinders to be returned. Regulators have also blocked the company from making any new ... http://www.thenashvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215261175/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:45:56 -0400 http://www.thenashvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215261175/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 A pedestrian is receiving treatment after he was struck by a vehicle Monday evening in the Old Hickory area. The incident was reported about 7 p.m. near the intersection of Old Hickory Boulevard and Sandhurst Drive. The pedestrian was conscious but not alert when crews arrived, according to emergency dispatch. No other information is immediately ... http://www.thenashvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215260383/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:42:03 -0400 http://www.thenashvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215260383/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 A hot topic in Nashville was up for discussion at a public meeting Monday evening. Folks gathered at Christ the King School on Belmont Boulevard to talk about The Amp - the bus rapid transit system being proposed for West End Avenue. The proposed system would stretch more than seven miles from St. Thomas Hospital in west Nashville to the Five Points area on the east side. Most of the time, ... http://www.thenashvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215260382/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:42:03 -0400 http://www.thenashvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215260382/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 One Nashville homeowner knows what it feels like to have something hanging over his head, and the garage where he restores antique cars and motorcycles is one big storm away from becoming rubble. Terry Walls said a big, leaning hackberry tree near his garage appears to be on Metro Nashville property, but through a strange twist of legal events, nobody is claiming responsibility for the tree. ... http://www.thenashvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215259505/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:38:37 -0400 http://www.thenashvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215259505/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 La Vergne police arrested a man suspected of holding his former girlfriend against her will at gunpoint late Sunday night. Philip Mankin Jr., 49, is accused of showing up at the woman's home about 10 p.m. Sunday and refusing to leave. Police said he pulled out a handgun and held her against her will. After Mankin left the home Monday morning, the woman called police. Officers with the ... http://www.thenashvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215259507/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:38:37 -0400 http://www.thenashvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215259507/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 An anonymous donor is hoping a friendly challenge will help bring more money into the Nashville Rescue Mission. The donor is offering to match any money given to the mission, up to $150,000. The Nashville Rescue Mission is involved with helping the community's hungry and homeless. There is a time limit for donations, though. You must make your contribution by the end of the month. ... http://www.thenashvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215259506/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:38:36 -0400 http://www.thenashvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215259506/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 A wreck that had closed northbound Interstate 65 near the Briley Parkway interchange has been cleared, and traffic is returning to normal in the area. The Tennessee Department of Transportation said the crash was reported about 4:50 p.m. near Exit 90. No other information on the crash has been ... http://www.thenashvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215258577/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:35:54 -0400 http://www.thenashvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215258577/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 The family of a Nashville chef who died after becoming locked in his restaurant's walk-in cooler is now suing. Jay Luther's mother and sisters filed the lawsuit late last week against several parties, including the cooler company, the company that delivered the dry ice and the Metro Nashville Police Department. Luther died in June 2012 from inhaling dry ice fumes at Germantown Cafe ... http://www.thenashvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215258578/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:35:53 -0400 http://www.thenashvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215258578/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Ten people are facing federal drug charges after a multi-agency roundup Monday in Lincoln County. The suspects are accused of crimes including conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine, conspiracy to distribute powder cocaine and money laundering, according to the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office. Investigators said the following suspects were ... http://www.thenashvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215257570/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:32:41 -0400 http://www.thenashvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215257570/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 The man suspected of shooting a woman and her three daughters Friday at an apartment complex in Madison has been formally charged with four counts of attempted homicide. Bond for Earnest Moore, formerly known as Earnest Woodley, was set at $5 million Monday in Davidson County court. Police had been searching for Moore after the shooting that sent Nicole Luke and her daughters Deona, Keona and ... http://www.thenashvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215256509/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:29:20 -0400 http://www.thenashvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215256509/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Nashville plans a patriotic salute so large this Independence Day, the party will actually span two days. Music City's tribute to America is called 'Let Freedom Sing,' and popular country music group The Band Perry will headline. Beginning at 1 p.m. July 4, two stages at The Lawn at Riverfront Park will host live music, and there will also be plenty of family-friendly ... http://www.thenashvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215256510/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:29:19 -0400 http://www.thenashvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215256510/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 The future of the former Hickory Hollow Mall could be ice cold. Mayor Karl Dean announced plans Monday to bring a community hockey rink to the property now called the Global Mall at The Crossings. It comes just a week after a lot of people in Antioch shared concerns about the re-branded mall. They worry new stores aren't drawing enough foot traffic, and parts of the mall have fallen into ... http://www.thenashvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215256508/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:29:19 -0400 http://www.thenashvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215256508/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 The hot and humid weather has many people in Nashville switching on the air conditioner, but one group that helps people with their cooling bills has run out of cash when it's needed most. The Metro Action Commission offers energy assistance in Nashville, and its funding was supposed to last through June. However, demand increased, and the group had to look elsewhere for aid. Now, the ... http://www.thenashvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215255366/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:26:11 -0400 http://www.thenashvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215255366/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 An 11-year-old Columbus girl wanted to do something special to support troops fighting overseas, so she wrote a letter to a soldier in Afghanistan.On Sunday, she found out just how much that simple gesture meant to the sergeant who received it. The story began over six months ago when a Katie Grace Hartley wrote a Christmas card to an unknown Army engineer who was deployed to Kandahar ... http://www.thenashvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215255365/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:26:11 -0400 http://www.thenashvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215255365/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Qatar Al Anabi Racing Top Fuel driver Khalid Al Balooshi leaves the starting line at NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals last weekend. Photo courtesy of Gary ... http://www.thenashvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215254188/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:58:24 -0400 http://www.thenashvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215254188/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Email article Fifty years after she made her last movie, former film star Dolores Hart has become a celebrity again. Now Mother Dolores, the prioress of a Benedictine monastery in Connecticut -- and still known as the nun who kissed Elvis Presley (in King Creole) -- she has just had her autobiography published. Titled The Ear of the Heart: An Actress’ Journey From Hollywood to Holy ... http://www.thenashvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215253786/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:26:27 -0400 http://www.thenashvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215253786/scat/2ad232e9d3dc33e3