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The Belmont volleyball team will begin its quest for their first post-season appearance since 1996 when they host Samford at the Curb Event Center today. More

Some educators and observers question the value of athletics at the secondary school level. They cite corrupt and abusive coaches, the negative impact of obsessive parents and the tendency toward placing more emphasis on athletic accomplishment than academic achievement as principal reasons for de-emphasizing, if not eliminating, such sports as football and basketball. More

Este pasado martes en la manana el presidente Bush dirigio la convencion Nacional para la legion Americana en Nashville. More

Vanderbilt

Along with headers and free kicks, Franklin Road Academy senior soccer captains Kristin Garman, Jenny Philip and Ashley Price practice another specialty

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The parents of an MTSU student critically injured in a July 9 auto accident filed a $20 million lawsuit Tuesday against former Metro Police Officer Kimberly Gooch and South Street Inc. More

The Teamsters Local 480 has rejected a challenge from the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) to debate Metro Police issues at the center of an upcoming election for representation. More

The news on wide receiver Tyrone Calico

An intervention program developed in a partnership between Vanderbilt University and Metro schools has been handpicked by North Carolina for use with 4,000 pre-K students. More

The Metro District Attorney General filed suit Tuesday against Robin Grindstaff Costa, president of the Maddox Foundation Corp. and a former associate of deceased Nashville philanthropists Margaret and Dan W. Maddox. More

The Nashville Downtown Partnership has drafted a Metro Council ordinance to prohibit panhandling in certain downtown areas. More

President Bush here Tuesday in a speech before a large crowd of veterans modified a statement he made Monday about the war on terrorism and questioned recent stances taken by his opponent Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry. More

After all the lectures, practice tastings, and a very through service demonstration that covered everything from decanting old Bordeaux to proper cigar service, it was time to put it all to the test, literally. More

Metro's Board of Zoning Appeals will decide Thursday whether the Nashville Rescue Mission is a church or a charitable organization offering transient habitation. More

All eyes - and trunks - are focused on Kiba, as pachyderms nationwide are counting on the 9,000-pound giantess to add to their ranks. More

Walk into the Abercrombie and Fitch store in the RiverGate Mall, and you'll see a mural of Taylor Swift, a freshman at Hendersonville High School. More

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I've never really understood what modern shoppers and home cooks mean by the term "convenience foods." More