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Judge sides with Metro Nashville in DC Blox data center dispute
U.S. District Court Judge Eli Richardson on Tuesday handed a significant win to Metro in the lawsuit filed by data center developer DC Blox in August.

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Nashville court rules state must preserve all records from botched Tennessee execution
A Davidson County Chancery judge ordered Tennessee officials on Wednesday to preserve all evidence related to the botched execution of Christa Pike.

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Man with a gun and knife is fatally shot by security at Nashville federal courthouse, police say
A man armed with a pistol and knife was fatally shot by a security officer Thursday just inside the busy entrance of a federal courthouse in Tennessee’s largest city, authorities said.

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Failed executions troubled other states before Christa Pike. Here’s what happened
Tennessee's bungled attempt to execute Christa Pike was not the first time a state has failed to carry out a lethal injection over problems in the death chamber.

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Alabama public universities reach different conclusions on faculty senate, tenure law
A state law that weakens faculty senates at public universities formally took effect last week, but Alabama's public higher institutions have reacted in starkly different ways to it.

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Alabama amendment would authorize county school board mergers
Alabama voters next month will decide whether to approve a constitutional amendment that would give county school boards the option to consolidate.

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Chattanooga Whiskey ‘full proof’ tour opens tap on 4K-gallon barrel
Chattanoogans can get a two-hour peek behind the curtain at how their local whiskey distillery has earned national and international acclaim for bourbons with a complex, toasty flavor.

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Reason for reversal on replacement Moccasin Bend hospital site remains a mystery
Five days after the state's surprise announcement of a new site for Moccasin Bend Mental Health Institute in Chattanooga's Lookout Valley, state officials just as suddenly reversed the decision with no discussion.

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Valleybrook golf club owner Jimmy White to meet with residents amid development concerns
The owner of the Valleybrook Golf and Country Club in Hixson has met with club members to discuss development plans for the course and will soon host a meeting for residents, some of whom worry added homes may increase the risk of flooding.

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State workplace safety investigators look into lead concerns at Tivoli Theatre renovation
Tennessee officials are investigating a workplace safety complaint at Chattanooga's Tivoli Theatre from early August.
