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Smyrna Preps For New Banner Ordinance
Smyrna's new banner ordinance goes into effect August 1, requiring a new fee.

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Smyrna's new banner ordinance goes into effect August 1, requiring a new fee.

Nashville's health department reports there are now 41 cases of hepatitis associated with this year's ongoing outbreak.
A rainy and stormy Friday will keep the heat index up across Middle Tennessee, but things cool off a touch Saturday and Sunday.
An allegedly drunken driver ran on to a sidewalk Wednesday night, nearly hitting a group of people celebrating Independence Day.
A Franklin man is charged with a slew of crimes connected to robberies in Mt. Juliet.
Three people were injured in a head-on crash near Nashville Shores and one drive ran into the woods.
At least four people were hit by celebratory gunfire in Nashville on Fourth of July night.
A 39-year-old White Bluff woman died after her jet ski collided with a boat near Ashland City July 4.
An argument during a softball game at a Cookeville tournament erupted into a post-game brawl caught on video.
Metro Police will be checking for drunken drivers Friday night into Saturday morning at a checkpoint in East Nashville.
Franklin Police say they found numerous items stolen during the recent rash of auto burglaries.
Metro Police arrested a teenager accused of stealing a car and shooting at an officer.
Former General Sessions Judge Casey Moreland, now awaiting sentencing on federal corruption charges, lost his Metro pension Tuesday.
A mosquito found near a popular Goodlettsville park tested positive for West Nile virus, health officials announced.
Franklin Police urge people to lock their cars and turn them off after a car with a gun inside was stolen Saturday.
The former CEO of a Brentwood telemarketer will serve more than five years in prison following a fraud conviction.
Two teens accused of firing guns at police are in custody and a third is at-large after a South Nashville shooting.
A 28-year-old talking to himself on the Tennessee State University campus had a pistol in his pants, police said.
Metro Police released the road closure schedule and traffic information for Nashville's July 4 celebration.
A Nashville mother is charged with aggravated assault, accused of hurling a steak knife at her daughter.