Tennessee
Rise of Sex Trafficking in Tennessee
Story by Destiny Mizell / Contributing Writer In recent years, there has been a rise in sex trafficking in Middle Tennessee. Sex trafficking is a form of modern-day slavery. A U.S. Department of State fact sheet from January defined sex trafficking as “the range of activities involved when a trafficker uses force, fraud, or coercion …
Album review: LANY’s “mama’s boy” is more of the same, and that’s not so bad
Photo Courtesy of Variance Story by Peyton Tranas/Contributing Writer Following the success of their first two albums, LANY is back with their third studio album, mama’s boy. LANY is an indie pop group, who formed just a few miles away in Nashville, TN. Their first two albums, “LANY” and “Malibu Nights,” were highly praised by …
Same words, different sound: Kelsea Ballerini changes it up on “Ballerini”
Photo Courtesy of WWD Story by Makala Greene/Contributing Writer On “Ballerini,” Kelsea Ballerini reinvents herself with a record that’s more emotional and mature than her last LP, which released on March 20th of this year. The new album dropped around the world on Friday, inviting everyone to hear more intimate versions of the songs they …
The Blues are the roots: Bill Steber’s journey to capture the essence of the Delta
Story by Emily Graham/ Contributing writer Bill Steber went to the Mississippi Delta and fell in love. . . with the place, with the music, and especially the musicians. “My first trip through the Delta as an adult was on an assignment for the Tennessean, it was in August of 1992 when I was a full-time staff …
COVID-19 in Tennessee: Maps, Data & Daily Updates
April 29, 2020 Story by Zoe Haggard / Contributing writer and data analyst The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Tennessee is 10,366 today after rising by 314. Davidson County reported 71 of the new cases. It continues to have the most number of cases–at 2,454–followed by Shelby County, which reported 56 new cases, …
Tennessee’s infant mortality rate decreases, still exceeds U.S. average
A new Tennessee Department of Health report states that Tennessee’s infant mortality rate dropped in 2018, but still exceeds the national rate by 17 percent. Infant mortality is defined as the death of a child before his or her first birthday, and is a critical indicator of the overall health of the state, as according to …