Metro Police Youth Services Division is investigating a possible abducted child case called in Thursday morning by an eight-year-old girl

No doubt about it, dove make tiny targets when they

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When you play football as a kid, everybody wants to be the quarterback. When you dream of gridiron greatness, it

It might seem strange that the University of Tennessee

Country Music Association (CMA) president Ed Benson led a press conference Thursday to announce the nominees for the 36th annual CMA Awards show to air on CBS November 6. Among the presenters were Rascal Flatts, Steve Azar, SheDaisy, Brad Paisley, Andy Griggs, Blake Shelton, Chris Cagle, and Tammy Cochran. More

Nashville is learning to market itself as a different tourist destination in the wake of the closing the Opryland Theme Park. In 1998, when the park closed, Music City was an attraction for families of four. Mom and Pop would come to town for a convention while the kids enjoyed the theme park. More

Headlines for today's City Picks: Spirit of Minnie Pearl visits the Grand Ole Opry; Goo Goo Dolls headline Amsouth; Smitnoff Ice band winners perform; Seniors celebrate with some barbecue; Bad Wizard brings raw rock to The End; Ballroom dancing taught at Knowles; Annual Jazz, Blues Festival tonight and DJ Colette takes it to the house More

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The City Paper publishes death notices of individuals from the Nashville area. Whenever possible, we will continue to publish the notice until the date of burial. Funeral home directors may contact The City Paper at 298-9833 to place notices and for our policies regarding placement.

Headlines in today's News Briefs: RecoveryFest to debut Sept. 7 and Satcher to deliver keynote address. More

Mayor Bill Purcell is looking for input on youth issues from Nashville teens. The Mayor

Tennessee State sets out to start what it could not finish when the Tigers open the 2002 campaign tomorrow at South Carolina State. TSU bolted out of the gate by winning its first six games last year before dropping three-of-four down the stretch en route to an 8-3 record. It was a colossal improvement over the 3-8 mark of a year earlier but the implosion has weighed heavily on a squad that will arrive in Orangeburg with a chip on its shoulder. More

Friday-A&E plans to get every thing it can get before ultimately losing the repeat rights for Law & Order on Sunday. Tonight they air back-to-back episodes beginning at 6 p.m. Trekkies can enjoy an evening More

So what do a few empty seats in a customer-friendly NFL stadium for a season-opener say about a

Five young residents of Nashville's public housing developments were awarded $1,000 worth of scholarships each to assist with their college education Thursday at the 18th Annual MDHA Scholarship Awards Day. More

The Sharp family has much to herald these days. Maia Sharp recently released her first album in five years to critical acclaim. Now along comes her songwriter father Randy with his first solo product in 15 years, The Connection, to be released Sept. 10 on 33rd Street Records. More

Keisha Gardner Beard and husband Gregory are renovating her grandfather's funeral home, K. Gardner's on Jefferson Street, and transforming it into a retail and commercial space. Kossie Gardner Sr., who is listed in the 1925 Colored Directory as "the youngest funeral director in the city," ran the business for 62 years until his death in 1990. Beard recently acquired the building from her father, Kossie Gardner Jr., who ran the business until 2001. More

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John Magaw had barely finished decorating his executive suite