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Bright & (Not So) Early: Fooling Around Edition
Good morning, Nashville. Because we just love you guys so much here at Nashvillest, we’re going to continue our annual tradition of being the one place on the internet that isn’t foolin’ around on this fine first day of April (and it is fine, isn’t it?) (and clearly, some of our friends don’t love you [...]
Bright & Early: In Like A Lion, Out Like A Pig Edition
Good morning, Nashville. According to the latest reports, H1N1 rates in Tennessee are on the decline. Unfortunately that doesn’t apply to the other eleventy-billion strains of the flu, which health officials expect to flare up after the holiday season. Moral of the story: You may want to think about getting the flu shot if you [...]
Bright & Early: The Vaccine Is Here Edition
Good morning, Nashville. Starting this morning, the Metro Nashville Health Department is giving out free H1N1 flu vaccines to the general public. Though they originally planned to save the first 4,900 doses for healthcare professionals, only 64 actually showed up yesterday. Officials are recommending that kids and young adults receive it first since they’re the [...]
Bright & Early: Just Say No To H1N1 Edition
Good morning, Nashville. Unlike several other states, Tennessee won’t be requiring any of its residents to be vaccinated for H1N1. The first batches of the vaccine are set to arrive in our state next week but will go to high-risk professionals such as hospitals and health care providers. The next round will be reserved for [...]
Bright & Early: Don’t Take Our Fair Edition
Good morning, Nashville. If you heard a strange noise last night, it might’ve been the death rattle of the Tennessee State Fair. After an impressive 103-year run, the fair was hoping to make a comeback this time around by going green, adding some newer attractions, stepping up security, and not having this on the menu [...]
Bright & Early: Puddle Jumping Edition
Good morning, Nashville. Thanks to a few solid days of rain, most of the state has either flooded or probably will flood within 24-48 hours. Cookeville saw six inches of rain yesterday, causing Putnam County Schools to close early, and we’re not sure how much rain we got here in Davidson County but we’re feeling [...]
Bright & Early: Where We Left Off Edition
Good morning, Nashville. Thanks to the NAACP’s lawsuit against Metro Schools over the controversial rezoning measure, about half of the schools in the system have been found to be missing the textbooks they need to start the school year. School officials say that the shortage is so widespread because it’s nothing out of the norm. [...]
Happy Hour: Change We Need
Next Tuesday morning, President Obama will be addressing school-aged kids on C-SPAN and some parents in Sumner County aren’t real happy about it. The school system has decided to give parents the choice to opt their kids out of hearing the speech, which is supposed to be about staying in school and succeeding. No word [...]
Happy Hour: If A Plane Falls In The Forest
A small plane crashed about 50 feet from the runway at the Smyrna Airport this afternoon. Though the pilot was able to walk away from the crash, he suffered burns on 20% of his body and is in stable condition at Vandy. [WKRN] One week into the semester and some Vandy kids have already tried [...]
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