• Nashville Mayor Megan Barry admitted Wednesday to an extramarital affair with the head of her security detail. At an evening press conference, the mayor repeatedly asked for forgiveness from the community and vowed to continue working on her administration’s major initiatives. She said she will not resign.
• That head of security, Sgt. Robert Forrest, retired suddenly after 30 years of service earlier in the day. His wife, through her lawyer, has sent a request to retain all records on his department issued cell phone.
• The Nashville Scene, the city’s alt-weekly newspaper, is for sale according to its publishing company, SouthComm, Inc. No, we aren’t actually trying to buy it.
• We’re not sure what to think of Printer’s Alley, the Nashville-themed bar in Times Square, but the “Music City” sign was a nice touch.
• The Nashville Predators (29-12-7) dropped a 2-1 game to the Chicago Blackhawks (24-19-7) Tuesday night at Bridgestone Arena. They return to the home ice tonight against the Los Angeles Kings (27-18-5) before hosting the New York Rangers (25-20-5) Saturday evening.
• Mike Fisher, the former Nashville Predators captain, shocked the hockey world Wednesday when he decided to come out of retirement and join the team as they push for the playoff positioning and the postseason. The 37-year-old forward is training this month and expecting to play at the end of the month.
• The Nashville Business Journal reports that the city started 2018 with 27 of those huge cranes towering in the skyline, good enough for third on a list of cities with the most cranes in service. Toronto and Seattle have more.
• A teenager from nearby Lebanon was suspended from school for producing an anti-bullying video that administrators say was trying to incite violence. Seems a bit backwards.
• A Memphis lawmaker has proposed a bill that would ban fraternities and sororities on state school campuses. The measure is in response to hazing cases nationwide.
• Metro Nashville Police Chief Steve Anderson says that curbing teen violence remains a top priority of his department, citing the 17 juvenile deaths in 2017. Anderson hopes to hire 70 additional officers this year and create a permanent “walking patrol.”
• City officials are looking to purchase “ShotSpotter” technology, a system that can detect gunshots, for the James A Cayce Homes public housing development. The system would cost an estimated $200,000.
• The Metro Council again did not advance the proposed police oversight board sought by community activist, but the bills sponsors have vowed to keep trying. A version of the bill has been floated for nearly two decades.
• The Nashville Electric Service plans to turn a former landfill in Madison into a solar farm. The nine-acre property has not been used in forty years.
• Former state senator Mae Beavers has suspended her campaign for governor after a disappoint fundraising quarter. The Republican field is now down to four major candidates.
• A federal prosecutor has declined to seek a reduced sentence for a man released from prison two years ago because of a procedural mistake, citing that there are more than 5,000 similar cases that would qualify for such a move where the defendants have remained incarcerated. The judge has granted a request for a re-sentencing hearing, otherwise the man would have had 14 days to surrender to federal authorities to return to prison for another decade.
• And finally, a Nashville dog will be featured in Animal Planet’s first “Dog Bowl” (think Puppy Bowl but for older dogs) this Sunday. The channel routinely offers programming to coincide with the Super Bowl. ?

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