Daily Archives: December 3rd, 2011
Happy Hour: Dam It
- Things aren’t looking too good for the Army Corps of Engineers today following the Senate subcommittee hearing on the Nashville flood. Though they defended their actions, they admitted that communication broke down because they failed to read their emails from the National Weather Service and pass on pertinent information. Mayor Dean also testified that the city never received any notification about water releases from the dams, including a release from the Old Hickory dam which caused a 19-foot rise in the Cumberland River. [City Paper]
- Rocky the raccoon, who has been wreaking havoc all over Legislative Plaza and terrorizing everyone therein (okay, not really) was finally captured. His weakness, apparently, was barbecue chicken. [WSMV]
- More than 150,000 folks have already turned out for early voting in Tennessee. Early voting runs through the end of this month and you can get some more information over at the Davidson County Election Commission. [WTVF]
- Watch out for those ‘skeeters! A batch of them were discovered to be carrying West Nile Virus near Old Hickory. [Tennessean]
- The unemployment rate for Davidson County rose slightly from May to June, and this makes us very sad. [Tennessean]
Photo by Stephen Yeargin.
Things aren’t looking too good for the Army Corps of Engineers today following the Senate subcommittee hearing on the Nashville flood. Though they defended their actions, they admitted that communication broke down because they failed to read their emails from the National Weather Service and pass on pertinent information. Mayor Dean also testified that the [...]
Bright & Early: Ashes Ashes Edition
Good morning, Nashville. Today marks the start of a Senate hearing investigating the Army Corps of Engineers’ handling of the May flooding. In case you missed it yesterday, the Corps released a 292-page report detailing the situation and pointing out communication issues that might have led to some problems. Flood victims are hopeful that the Senate will get to the bottom of it.
- Following the money. The Tennessee Community Services Agency was recently audited by the state and found to be losing about $1 million per year, on average. TNCSA provides a lot of great services to Tennesseans in need, but since they’re apparently bleeding money, they might not be around for much longer.
- No more disasters, please. The TVA is installing some new tools to keep an eye on any seepage issues that arise with Gallatin’s coal ash pond. Since it’s the same kind of facility as the one that burst in Kingston and created a giant environmental disaster viewable from space, they want to make sure it doesn’t happen again.
- Bits & pieces. Murfreesboro police are investigating a noose that someone placed in the yard of an interracial couple … The younger Michael Tangredi pleaded guilty to forgery and attempted tax evasion … Since Dell’s workforce is down, the city will be nixing job incentives for the Lebanon facility and putting that money back into our economy … With the Opryland Hotel and mall still closed, businesses in the area are still suffering.
Photo by sduck409.
Good morning, Nashville. Today marks the start of a Senate hearing investigating the Army Corps of Engineers’ handling of the May flooding. In case you missed it yesterday, the Corps released a 292-page report detailing the situation and pointing out communication issues that might have led to some problems. Flood victims are hopeful that the [...]
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