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Serving Nashville and Davidson County, TennesseeVol. 1, No. 18

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Government

Council passes child care zoning bill on second reading as amended; it is listed for third reading

BL2026-1433 would replace "day care" with "child care" and "adult day services" in the Metro Code; the Planning Commission disapproved it in August.

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Council adopts resolution establishing Rivergate Infrastructure Development District, 31-0

RS2026-2294 cleared two committees and a public hearing with no speakers; Legistar shows mayoral approval Oct. 7.

Council adopts amended Motorola public safety software purchasing resolution for Emergency Communications, 26-7

RS2026-2264 passed Oct. 6 with one abstention after three earlier motions to delay or end debate failed on roll calls.

Vanderbilt Health gets NIH award of about $8.5 million to lead drug-reaction research consortium

VUMC says the five-year award funds a 13-center network led from Nashville.

Nashville State's first 7-week term ends Tuesday as second-term dates approach

The college's calendar lists final exams Oct. 13, late registration Oct. 12-18 and second-term classes Oct. 19.

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  • Dicky Taylor, 71

    Nashville · No visitation or service details are listed in the notice. Contact Phillips-Robinson Funeral Home, Nashville Chapel, 2707 Gallatin Pike, (615) 262-3312.

  • Janet D. Hall, 76

    Visitation Tuesday, Oct. 13, 1-2:30 p.m.; funeral service 2:30-3:30 p.m.; committal 3:30-4 p.m. Woodlawn-Roesch-Patton / Woodlawn Memorial Park, 660 Thompson Ln, Nashville 37204.

  • James Clifton Eley, 69

    Visitation Friday, Oct. 16, 11 a.m. until celebration of life at 1 p.m., Phillips-Robinson Funeral Home, 2707 Gallatin Pike, Nashville 37216.

  • William Wayne Weems, 82

    Visitation and funeral service were scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 10: visitation 10 a.m.-noon, funeral service noon; Woodlawn-Roesch-Patton Funeral Home, 660 Thompson Lane, Nashville 37204.

  • Ashton Randall Balentine, 22

    Madison · Funeral services will remain private, per the notice.

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