On Thursday, March 19, 2026, the Assessor of Property Vivian Wilhoite and staff met with Christian Paro and members of the Business Coalition to provide clarity on the 2025 reappraisal process, property values, and the factors impacting recent tax bills across Davidson County. The meeting, requested by Assessor Wilhoite, and welcomed by Paro, was held in response to the Coalition of Businesses’ letter written to her and Mayor O’ Connell regarding three concerns relating to the 2025 Reappraisal and her response to the letter in a conference call she had with Paro on February 28, 2026. The meeting focused on…
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By Ashley Craig, Navy Office of Community Outreach MILLINGTON, Tenn. – Senior Chief Petty Officer Anthony Luter, a native of Nashville, Tennessee, recently retired from the U.S. Navy after 25 years of service. Luter attended Hillwood High School and later earned an associate degree in business management from Park University and a bachelor’s degree in religion with a focus on Christian counseling from Liberty University. The skills and values needed to succeed in the Navy are similar to those found in Nashville. “My hometown taught me the most important lesson of all: that family isn’t always defined by blood, but…
A new Princess Polly store is scheduled to open in the Mall at Green Hills. A.K.A. Brands Holding Corp. (NYSE: AKA) has announced it has fully executed leases for eight new Princess Polly stores across the U.S. and expects to announce additional locations throughout the year. New locations set to open in the second half of 2026 include Houston, Texas; Frisco, Texas; Orlando, Florida; and Edina, Minnesota, with locations in Jacksonville, Florida; Nashville, Tennessee; Boca Raton, Florida; and Charlotte, North Carolina opening in early 2027. Princess Polly has strategically grown its U.S. retail footprint in recent years, and this next…
Mayor Freddie O’Connell joined legislative leaders to announce two pieces of legislation designed to make it easier for Nashvillians to find convenient, affordable childcare. By expediting permitting and loosening restrictions around where day care centers can operate, Mayor O’Connell is seeking to make it easier to open and operate childcare centers. The Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth’s 2025 The State of the Child in Tennessee report found that the median infant care program and the media toddler care program in Davidson County both cost more than $13,000 per year per child. Research has repeatedly shown that the first five years…
Costa Mesa, Calif. – For the second consecutive year, a four-student team from Fisk University took the top prize in the 2026 #IYKYK Pitch Competition (If You Know, You Know) for their idea to amplify Experian’s Big Financial Friend campaign, sponsored by Experian and HomeFree-USA. Nicknamed Team F2, Hannah Daniel, Habeebah Dawodu, Remi Adeshina, and Kanchan Thapa earned a $40,000 prize for their presentation, “FinCheck.” A social-first campaign inspired by the viral “fit check” trend, the campaign invites Gen Z users to post regular “fin check” videos to normalize discussions around financial health, making it as routine and shareable as personal style. In addition, on-campus and social-media…
By Candece Monteil National Urban League NASHVILLE, TN — Nashville’s streets have long carried the echoes of America’s most disciplined and courageous civil-rights activism. It was here, in 1960, that students from local colleges launched a sit-in campaign so strategic and unwavering that it became a national blueprint for nonviolent resistance. Their actions not only made Nashville the first major Southern city to desegregate its lunch counters—they shaped the moral and tactical core of the civil-rights movement and helped forge the leadership of icons like John Lewis and Diane Nash. Nashville’s history is not just remembered; it is lived, embedded…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Clergy leaders from across Tennessee gathered Monday at First Baptist Church Capitol Hill to voice concerns about the potential impact of recently passed federal legislation they say could disproportionately affect low-income and marginalized communities. The press conference, organized by the African American Clergy Collective of Tennessee (AACCT), brought together ministers from several cities who spoke about how the legislation — referred to by some critics as the “Big Ugly Bill,” though officially called the “Big Beautiful Bill” — could affect access to food assistance, health care and tax policies for Tennesseans. Among those delivering remarks were Rev.…
Former Council Member-at-Large Sharon Hurt has announced that she is running for the office of Davidson County Clerk, emphasizing her experience as a public servant and a proven professional administrator. “My career has been defined by serving others, building communities, and bringing people together,” said Hurt. “The County Clerk’s office is a vital touchpoint for every citizen. I am running to ensure that this office operates with the efficiency, transparency, and equity that the people of Davidson County deserve.” Hurt was first elected in 2015 to Metro Council, a political unknown who won in a countywide vote. She was re-elected in 2019 as the general election…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Nashville Electric Service (NES) today is announcing enhancements to its power outage online tool that will increase customer access and make it visually easier to get information. Information on the NES Power Outage page online is now organized in a more intuitive manner and displayed on a map by communities to make it easier to see where outages are occurring. NES also has expanded capacity for more customers to report a power outage on high-volume days. To access the updated NES Power Outage Map, customers can go to nespower.com/outages. “We know how important it is for our customers to…
In an opinion released today, the Tennessee Supreme Court held that a Grundy County resolution regulating the location of quarries is effectively a zoning ordinance that was enacted in violation of Tennessee’s County Zoning Act (“CZA”). The CZA requires counties to follow certain procedural requirements when passing a zoning ordinance, such as holding a public hearing and submitting the ordinance to the county’s regional planning commission. An ordinance is characterized as zoning when the regulation closely resembles comprehensive zoning plans and when the ordinance substantially affects the use of property. In this case, Grundy County passed Resolution 19-5-20c without complying…