Mayor fires Steve Martini, suspended head of emergency communications
Steve Martini, the suspended director of Nashville’s Department of Emergency Communications, has been terminated from his position. A spokesperson with Mayor Freddie O’Connell’s office confirmed Martini’s firing to The Tennessean on Feb. 2. Martini was put on leave in early January following the release of an...
Alabama police chief resigns following arrest in Nashville
Collinsville Police Chief Stephen Malone was arrested Sunday in Nashville, according to authorities in Tennessee.
Water main break floods intersection in West Nashville
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - A water main break flooded a West Nashville intersection early Monday morning. The Metro Nashville Police Department responded to a call for flooding at the intersection of Charlotte Pike and Brook Hollow Road around 4:30 a.m. Officers arrived and found water gushing from underneath the...
TN lawmaker calls for NES executives to be fired, board replaced after prolonged outages...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Widespread outages across Nashville Electric Service’s service area have now entered their tenth day following a historic ice storm that moved through Middle Tennessee in late January. NES continues to work to restore power to all who remain in the dark since the storm, with...
‘Everything Died’: Nashville Cactus Owner Sobs as State Farm Denies Coverage After Ice Storm
The Ice storm that devastated most of the country is still having long-term side effects today. Power outages, poor roads, and major disruptions to everyday life continue. In Tennessee, this is no different. The state wasn’t exactly prepared for the sub-zero temperatures and inches of ice that did what they did, and...
Country Music Hall Of Famer Marty Stuart Seriously Injured in Nashville Ice Fall, Forced...
"The worst part of it all is I can’t play the guitar or the mandolin, at the moment,” he says. The post Country Music Hall Of Famer Marty Stuart Seriously Injured in Nashville Ice Fall, Forced to Postpone Shows appeared first on Country Now .
ICE Targets ‘Diversity’ Migrant Accused of Raping Teenager
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) wants custody of an illegal alien who first entered the U.S. via the Diversity Visa Lottery. Authorities accuse him of raping a 16-year-old girl in her Louisville, Kentucky, home. Police arrested Mena Mohsen Farez Nmn Awad, an Egyptian illegal alien, in Louisville. Officials...
Metro Council member addresses ‘untruths’ about NES storm response
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Council Member and Mayoral Candidate Joy Styles held a press conference at the Southeast Library in Antioch at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday. Styles wrote in an email that there have been several untruths told by NES and that she wants to set the record straight. “Nashville...
HOA Sparks Outrage After Banning Home Heating During Brutal Winter Storm
The kind of rule people expect from a homeowners association is something like no peeling paint or no broken-down cars on the lawn, not a ban on staying warm in […]
Middle Tennessee leaders want answers from NES as thousands still remain without power
With tens of thousands of Nashville Electric Service customers still without power, leaders across Middle Tennessee have demanded accountability and transparency from NES, claiming communication has been virtually non-existent.

















