- A horrific overnight mass shooting at a country music festival in Las Vegas that left at least 50 people dead and more than 400 wounded is bound to have multiple connections to Nashville. ?
- A barge caught fire on the Cumberland River on Thursday. No, the Pontoon Saloon was not involved.
- The Tennessee Titans (2-2) had a rough game against the Houston Texans (2-2), losing 57-14 in a game where quarterback Marcus Mariota was injured. On the plus (?) side, it was the only NFL game to ever end in that particular score. The Titans face the Dolphins (1-2) at noon next Sunday.
- Vanderbilt (3-2) scored a lot more points than they did last weekend, but not enough to beat Florida (3-1). Vanderbilt plays Georgia (5-0) at 11 a.m. next Saturday in Nashville.
- The Nashville Predators closed out there pre-season slate with losses at home against the Columbus Blue Jackets and Tampa Bay Lightning. The real season starts Thursday in Boston.
- Metro Nashville Public Schools have changed policies around drug suspensions by introducing a “first offenders” program to try and keep the students on the right track rather than the old “zero tolerance” policy of years’ past.
- WPLN answers a question that a lot of folks who have driven through Edgehill have asked: What’s up with the polar bears? Spoiler: they were added to sell more frozen custard.
- Alright, we have to talk about the streaker who was recorded on a woman’s home security camera in Hermitage. The kicker? He left his wallet behind.
- Two men (18 and 19) have been formally charged with vandalism of the Islamic Center of Murfreesboro. They could face up to a year in prison if convicted.
- The Nashville International Airport released a 3D model of future improvements, saying that no local tax dollars would be spent on the project. An estimated 23 million will fly through BNA by 2041.
- The TVA estimates it will take 15 to 20 years to move the coal ash collected over the last 40 years at its Gallatin facility. The courts have ordered the utility to do so.
Photo by Ray.