Bright & Early: Misty-Nosed Edition

October 6, 2009 9:30 AM 0 comments

Good morning, Nashville. We’re short on time this morning, so here’s an abbreviated Bright & Early:

Memphis is flu-free. The first batches of the H1N1 vaccine began arriving in the state yesterday and were administered to healthcare workers in Memphis. The vaccine, which is actually a nasal spray called FluMist, should be hitting the rest of the state this week.
Creative solutions. Cumberland County has generously offered to take some of the toxic coal ash from Kingston off of the TVA’s hands, hoping to pile it on top of a mountaintop mine that they currently consider an “environmental eyesore.” Members of the community are a little less gung-ho.
Bits & pieces. The Uptown YMCA on Church Street (which is not the same as the Downtown YMCA on Church Street) will be closing at the end of November … Our former Senator Fred Thompson is rekindling his acting career with a role in Secretariat … The abducted baby case is officially going to court with allegations of child neglect and the intent to sell the child … Watch out for storms today.