• Lawmakers are demanding answers after the state’s top health official was fired earlier this week after her department was instructed to stop outreach for all youth vaccine programs, including many that have been available for decades. Related, the state is already seeing a drop in young people getting those vaccines.
• The city will soon close its large testing center near Nissan Stadium, though officials remain concerned about rising case numbers in the state.
• Metro Nashville Public School students will not be required to wear a mask when classes return next month, though unvaccinated students and staff will be strongly encouraged to continue wearing them.
• An effort to dramatically change Nashville’s charter as it relates to taxation and recall elections has hit another road block, with a court decline to fast-track the appeal process after the Tennessee Supreme Court declined to hear the early last week.
• A Taco Belll shift manager was arrested on arson charges after several staff members are shown on surveillance video lighting fireworks inside the Nolensville Pike store until accidentally locking themselves out while a trash can ignited.
• In a separate case, the Tennessee Supreme Court will hear a 2018 lawsuit brought against the city on its ban of home-based businesses like recording studios and hair salons. The ordinance had been suspended during the pandemic, but will reactivate in 2023.
• The “Imagine East Bank” study had its first in a series of public meetings to outline plans and solicit community feedback for the area around Nissan Stadium. The second meeting is tonight.
• A survey conducted by Stand Up Nashville of 500 residents living near the Fairgrounds Speedway shows that a majority oppose the expansion plan, with a little over a third supporting it.
• City and community leaders in Nashville will celebrate the legacy of the late Rep. John Lewis with a march this Saturday down city street renamed in his honor. Rep. Lewis was among the organizers of the “lunch counter sit-ins” in downtown Nashville.
• Residents in Antioch are dealing with trash piling up after a driver shortage has prevented contractor Waste Management from running its weekly routes.
• A mobile home park on Dickerson Pike has seen its residents all receive eviction notices or final offers to purchase their homes, leaving many with few options for housing. The Metro Council would have to approve the zoning change sought by the owners.
• Major erosion has damaged several properties in South Nashville, with very little help coming from state or local agencies in dealing with the problem.
• Rap duo Salt ‘n Peppa will headline the rescheduled Nashville Pride festival this September. Tickets go on sale this Friday.
• The Metro Nashville School Board has approved an application for a charter school that is geared towards helping Spanish-speaking students get a better education in the city. The board had been reluctant to approve most charters as of late.
• Pekke Rinne, the Nashville Predators goaltender that manned the pipes for 15 years, announced his retirement Tuesday. His contract was complete and he says it was the right time.
• The Tennessee Titans inducted three new members to their “Ring of Honor”, including former head coaches Jeff Fisher and the late Bum Phillips as well as former general manager Floyd Reese. The distinction honors those that had a profound impact on the franchise.
• The TSA at Nashville International Airport says they are finding more handguns in carry-on bags this year compared to last, a mistake that can lead to $10,000 in fines for the person who “forgot” it in their bag.
• A new rideshare company aims to help folks with disabilities navigate Nashville with four staffed vans by this fall.
• The Nashville Film Festival will be held this fall across four venues in the city, its first return to an in-person experience since the pandemic began.

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