The House finance committee advanced a revised voucher expansion to a 35,000 cap and removed a contentious immigration‑status reporting rule, shifting the fight to cost and prioritization.

Dogwood Arts fills April with trails, a downtown Chalk Walk (Apr 11), featured gardens (Apr 18 619) and a free festival (Apr 24 626) across Knoxville.

A 727‑acre Franklin estate at 998 Dickinson Lane closed for $35 million on March 13, marking one of Tennessee’s largest residential land deals. The listing had been on MLS more than a year.

A $40M overhaul at Midtown’s Hutton Hotel refreshes the lobby, adds a vinyl lounge and brings a large spa, sharpening the hotel’s music‑city appeal.

Moves & Grooves unveiled plans for a Youth Arts & Innovation Center in Antioch, tied to a $10M capital campaign and financing for a three‑acre site. The project aims to centralize arts, maker labs, and STEAM for local youth.

Marshall County deputies are asking for tips after a woman was struck March 28 on Hollow Tree Lane at Cayce Road; the driver fled and the victim was hospitalized.

An open-seat race in Williamson County has set up a close primary between Commissioner Mary Smith and Puckett's CEO Andy Marshall. Early voting starts April 15; the primary is May 5.

Local advocates will hand out more than 500 flyers next Saturday in North Nashville to renew interest in the unsolved killing of 74‑year‑old Harriet Edwards.

TDOT added Phase II of the Nolensville Pike widening to its 10‑year plan. The project will widen the corridor to five lanes and add sidewalks and bike lanes.

KARM will cap emergency shelter stays at 28 days and shift to housing‑focused casework to move more people into permanent homes. The change aims to free up beds and speed exits to housing.

Clear, cool morning and a sunny high near 67°F. Dry, warming stretch could push highs into the 80s this weekend.

A Metro Council ordinance would bar bars and nightclubs from shopping‑center zones after raids and shootings around Antioch, but planning staff caution zoning won’t fix deeper problems.

A 61-year-old Nashville man faces child-neglect charges after his nonverbal 5-year-old was found walking alone in the Napier neighborhood. Police say the father told officers he had been drinking and fell asleep while watching the child.