Nashville is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. Located in Middle Tennessee,it had a population of 689,447 at the 2020 U.S. census. Nashville is the 21st most populous city in the United States,and the fourth most populous city in the southeastern U.S. Located on the Cumberland River,the city is the center of the Nashville metropolitan area,and is one of the fastest growing in the nation.
WZTV is a television station in Nashville,Tennessee,United States,affiliated with Fox and The CW. It is owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group alongside MyNetworkTV affiliate WUXP-TV as well as WNAB,which Sinclair manages on behalf of Tennessee Broadcasting. The stations share studios on Mainstream Drive along the Cumberland River;WZTV's transmitter is located along I-24 in Whites Creek.
WUXP-TV is a television station in Nashville,Tennessee,United States,affiliated with MyNetworkTV. It is owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group alongside WZTV,a dual affiliate of Fox and The CW,as well as WNAB,which Sinclair manages on behalf of Tennessee Broadcasting. The stations share studios on Mainstream Drive along the Cumberland River;WUXP-TV's transmitter is located along I-24 in Whites Creek.
Gaylord Opryland Resort &Convention Center,formerly known as Opryland Hotel,is a hotel and convention center located in Nashville,Tennessee. It is owned by Ryman Hospitality Properties,and operated by Marriott International.
The Metropolitan Council is the legislative body of the consolidated city-county government of Nashville,Tennessee and Davidson County.
Clifton David Briley is an American politician. A Democrat,he was the eighth mayor of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County. He was elected in 2015 as vice-mayor and was sworn in as acting mayor after Megan Barry's resignation on March 6,2018. Briley went on to win the May 24 special election for the balance of Barry's term with 55% of the vote over nearly a dozen challengers,avoiding a runoff and making him the official mayor of Nashville. John Cooper defeated Briley in the 2019 Nashville mayoral election. Briley was the first native of both Nashville and Tennessee since Bill Boner in 1991 to be mayor.
Mark Allen Pody is an American politician,elected as a Republican member of the Tennessee Senate from the 17th district,encompassing Cannon County,Clay County,Dekalb County,Macon County,Smith County and Wilson County. Pody resides in Lebanon,Tennessee.
Megan Christine Barry is an American businesswoman and politician who served as the seventh mayor of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County from 2015 until March 6,2018,when she resigned after pleading guilty to felony theft related to an extramarital affair with a city employee who had served as the head of her security detail. Barry is a member of the Democratic Party.
The 2015 Nashville mayoral election took place on August 6,2015,to elect the next mayor of Nashville,Tennessee. Incumbent Democratic Mayor Karl Dean was term limited and could not run for re-election to a third term in office. Since there was no candidate that received a majority of votes in the initial round of the election,a runoff election was held. In the runoff election,Democratic candidate Megan Barry was elected with 54.8% of the vote,defeating Republican Candidate David Fox.
Cannabis in Tennessee is illegal for most use,with the exception of limited medical purposes. Possession of even small amounts is a criminal misdemeanor,but there are limited legal allowances for non-psychoactive CBD oil as medical cannabis,and the authorities have not been able to enforce the law.
William Francis Hagerty IV is an American politician,businessman,and diplomat serving as the junior United States senator from Tennessee since 2021. A member of the Republican Party,he served as the 30th United States ambassador to Japan from 2017 to 2019 under President Donald Trump.
The Nathan Bedford Forrest Statue is a 25 feet (7.6 m) equestrian statue of Confederate Lt. General Nathan Bedford Forrest. Now removed,the statue was formerly located on a narrow strip of private land in front of multiple Confederate and Southern state flags near Nashville,Tennessee,the capital city of Tennessee,and was visible from Interstate 65 at 701D Hogan Road. The work,by attorney and amateur sculptor Jack Kershaw,was unveiled in 1998. Widely mocked by national media,it drew decades of controversy and vandalism,and was removed on December 7,2021. Critics said the work's distorted facial features bore little resemblance to Forrest himself. Forrest was depicted with a sword held high in his right hand,while mounted on a rearing horse flanked by Confederate battle flags.
Geodis Park,known during development and construction as Nashville SC Stadium and Nashville Fairgrounds Stadium,is a 30,000-seat soccer-specific stadium at the historic Nashville Fairgrounds in Nashville,Tennessee. It is the home of Major League Soccer club Nashville SC. The stadium opened on May 1,2022,with Nashville SC hosting the Philadelphia Union in the stadium's inaugural match.
The Nashville Fairgrounds,also known as The Fairgrounds Nashville and the Tennessee State Fairgrounds,is an entertainment complex in Nashville,Tennessee,United States. The 117-acre (47 ha) site is located southeast of Downtown Nashville on the Nolensville Pike. The historic home of the Tennessee State Fair,today the complex is home to Geodis Park,home of Nashville SC of Major League Soccer,Fairgrounds Speedway,the Tennessee State Fairground Sports Arena,the Nashville Flea Market,and The Nashville Fair. The site is undergoing redevelopment into a mixed-use development spurred by the construction of the soccer stadium with commercial and residential use and a community park. Additionally,there is a plan to renovate and upgrade Fairgrounds Speedway to host NASCAR Cup,Xfinity and Truck Series events in conjunction with Speedway Motorsports.
Let's Move Nashville was a local referendum in Nashville,Tennessee,on May 1,2018,that would have funded the construction of a mass transit system under the Nashville Metropolitan Transit Authority in Davidson County. The $8.9 billion plan would have included several light rail and bus rapid transit lines along major corridors,to be built between 2018 and 2032. The plan was proposed in 2017 by Mayor Megan Barry under the Tennessee IMPROVE Act and supported by some Nashville politicians and businesses.
The 2018 Nashville mayoral special election took place on May 24,2018,to elect the next mayor of Nashville,Tennessee. David Briley,a Democrat who became interim mayor after the resignation of Megan Barry,won outright without a runoff election.
The Community Oversight Board (COB) of Nashville,Tennessee is an independent body to review cases of alleged Metropolitan Nashville police misconduct. It appeared as Amendment 1 on the November 6,2018 ballot in Davidson County and was approved by voters by a margin of 134,371 votes in support (58.81%) to 94,129 votes against (41.19%).
John Cooper is an American businessman who was the mayor of Nashville,Tennessee from 2019 to 2023. He served as a councilman at-large on the Metropolitan Council of Nashville and Davidson County from 2015 until 2019. A member of the Democratic Party,he is the brother of former U.S. representative Jim Cooper,who represented Tennessee's 5th congressional district,which was also based in Nashville. He is also the son of former governor and U.S. Ambassador to Peru Prentice Cooper.
Bob Freeman is a Democratic member of the Tennessee House of Representatives representing the 56th District,a part of Davidson County.
The 2023 Nashville mayoral election took place on August 3,2023,to elect the next mayor of Nashville,Tennessee. Incumbent Democratic Mayor John Cooper did not seek re-election to a second term in office. A wide field of candidates ran to succeed Cooper,with Democratic metro councilmember Freddie O'Connell and Republican political consultant Alice Rolli advancing to the runoff because no candidate surpassed 50% of the vote. In the runoff election,Democratic candidate Freddie O'Connell was elected with 63.9% of the vote,defeating Republican Candidate Alice Rolli,becoming the 10th mayor of metro Nashville.
