• An environmental group is threatening to sue Metro Nashville over its dumping of untreated sewage into the Cumberland River when the system overflows. More than an estimated million gallons flowed into the river in one day in August.
• Davidson County Sheriff Daron Hall presented the Johnny Cash Museum Tuesday with a recently discovered official identification for the late singer as a sheriff’s deputy, an interesting footnote for one of country’s “outlaws.” Cash was only ever charged with minor offenses, and never spent more than a night in jail.
• Nashville’s ride-share drivers are on edge after a string of violent robberies in recent weeks, believing they are being targeted.
• The Community Oversight Board and Metro Nashville Police Department continue to struggle to form a working relationship, with the Chief of Police Steve Anderson describing the board’s proposed agreement “cumbersome” and the local police union requesting background information on all of the board members and support staff. ?
• At-large council member Steve Glover will once again try to ban dock-less electric scooters in the city, a vote that failed the previous council on several occasions.
• US Senator Marsha Blackburn has introduced legislation to move the Department of Education to Tennessee as part of a package to disperse portions of the federal government to economically disadvantaged areas. The bill does not specify which city in Tennessee.
• A building in the Gulch that was once home to Gibson Guitar has been transformed into a huge arcade and bowling alley.
• WPLN has a story about how Nashville’s demand for farm-to-table beef has been a boon to a small farmer in Ashland City. ?
• Popular music venue The Basement East has inked a multi-year deal with Live Nation for the company to handle bookings, a move not exactly well-received by the independent music scene. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
• Google finally updated its transit data for Nashville Monday, allowing folks to use Google Maps to plan their trips again. The schedule had been broken since the end of September.
• A Nashville Fire Department ambulance crashed in Antioch while responding to another call, pushing two vehicles into a culvert. No one was seriously injured.
• Two bathrooms at the Nashville Zoo’s were named the best in the country by a janitorial supplier, which is not exactly something you’d expect of a bathroom at a zoo. The zoo won $2,500 in free restroom supplies and services. ?
• Two more men have come forward to say they believe they were drugged during the NFL Draft last June on Lower Broadway.
• The Nashville Predators (5-3-1) routed the Anaheim Ducks (6-4-0) 6-1 Thursday night in Nashville, with five different players tallying goals. The team hosts the Minnesota Wild (3-6-0) tonight before hitting the road to face the Tampa Bay Lightning (5-3-1) on Saturday.
• Speaking of the Predators, these are the correct answers for a homework assignment.
• The new Margaritaville Hotel opened on Monday, featuring a sculpture of a giant flip-flop.
• The Ryman will be offering a “Halloween History Tour”, featuring a trip under the historic stage. ?

Photo by David Clow. Want to see your photo featured here?