He was supposed to be the father figure that an 11-year-old boy, new to Tennessee, never had. Instead, he became an apparent child rapist who carried on a secret and manipulative sexual affair with a boy 20 years his junior until, after two years, the boy finally confessed all to his mother and authorities. More

Quarterback Andre Woodson passed for four touchdowns to lead Kentucky to a 35-28 win over Florida State on Monday in the 10th annual Music City Bowl at LP Field. More

Vanderbilt is off the the best start in school history at 13-0 after posting a 97-73 victory over Iona on Monday at Memorial Gym. More

An Election Commission Official said today that protocol for storing laptops containing voter information was not followed prior to a break-in around Christmas that resulted in the laptops containing the Social Security numbers of more than 300,000 Davidson County voters being stolen. More

The week after Christmas is always wrought with anxiety for the most social of fashion devotees. More

Elbert Blackmon grumbles about using his cane. At 62, he’s stubborn, and doesn’t think it’s a prop befitting a former college football player, model and actor. More

Foursquare Properties’ closing on the purchase of Bellevue Center and adjacent properties over the past few weeks wasn’t a huge surprise. More

When he was named the football coach at Auburn in 1992, 36-year-old Terry Bowden would brag to his old man about what the hiring meant. More

Democracy’s new martyr More Senate not in ‘Peake’ form

If ever there was a program that needed a monumental, jaw-dropping, shake-your-head-in-disbelief win, it was Tennessee State. More

INDIANAPOLIS — It was the type of performance only a Titan could love. More

Bruce Price scored 17 points and Jerrell Houston added 12 as Tennessee State got a big non-conference win on Sunday with a 60-58 victory at Illinois. Gerald Robinson added nine points for the Tigers, who improved to 4-7. For more details, check back later at nashvillecitypaper.com and in Monday's edition of The City Paper.

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The Nashville Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Davidson County and neighboring cities showed the state’s highest jump in unemployment for November. More

Tennesseans will see a slight reduction in their food costs when checking out of grocery stores like Kroger and Harris Teeter starting Jan. 1, but critics say the half-cent cut in the state’s sales tax on food won’t significantly help family budgets. More

Kentucky conducted its first practice in Nashville on Thursday in preparation for Monday’s Music City Bowl. More

Metro law enforcement officials have been looking for a cure to Tennessee’s weak gun laws since April, pushing for legislation that would increase jail time for gun crimes. More

Defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth makes a difference in the Tennessee Titans’ lineup. More

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