Live Breaking News & Updates on Samuelm Simpkins

Stay updated with breaking news from Samuelm simpkins. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.

Proposal could change where street vendors do business in Franklin


Proposal could change where street vendors do business in Franklin
Brinley Hineman, Nashville Tennessean
© Samuel M. Simpkins / File / The Tennessean
A Nashville councilman is scrapping legislation that would have outlawed the main way the homeless sell The Contributor.
City leaders are considering an ordinance that would change how street vendors do business a move that if approved could harm some of the city s most vulnerable residents. 
The proposal, which comes amid complaints about vendors selling newspapers in Franklin s downtown district, would ban street vendors from selling within 50 feet of certain restaurants. 
Assistant City Administrator Vernon Gerth said during a Board of Mayor and Aldermen work session meeting on April 27 that some residents were concerned about people selling newspapers on sidewalks near outdoor cafes. Alderman Dana McLendon also asked Gerth to look into the possibility of creating an ordinance, but ....

United States , Williamson County , Samuelm Simpkins , Clyde Barnhill , Vernon Gerth , Kevin Riggs , Alderman Dana Mclendon , Cathy Jennings , American Civil Liberties Union , City Administrator Vernon Gerth , Dana Mclendon , Middle Tennessee , Contributor Executive Director Cathy Jennings , Pastor Kevin Riggs , First Amendment , Alderman At Large Clyde , American Civil Liberties , ஒன்றுபட்டது மாநிலங்களில் , வில்லியம்சன் கவுண்டி , க்ளைட் பார்ன்ஹில் , கெவின் ரிக்ஸ் , ஆல்டர்மேன் டானா ம்கிலேந்தோன் , கேத்தி ஜென்னிங்ஸ் , அமெரிக்கன் சிவில் சுதந்திரங்கள் தொழிற்சங்கம் , டானா ம்கிலேந்தோன் , நடுத்தர டென்னசி ,

Jury trials restart slowly in Nashville after more than a year


Jury trials restart slowly in Nashville after more than a year
Mariah Timms, Nashville Tennessean
© Samuel M. Simpkins / The Tennessean
jury chairs wait to be filled at the first day of jury selection in the Vanderbilt rape case in the Justice A A Birch Building in Nashville.
Davidson County shut down most in-person court proceedings March 2020 under a COVID-19 precautionary order from the Tennessee Supreme Court. 
We went through all the different scenarios, Trial Courts Administrator Tim Townsend said. We never felt comfortable enough with the numbers, the COVID numbers, to try to make that step.
© Larry McCormack / The Tennessean ....

Davidson County , United States , Larry Mccormack , Samuelm Simpkins , Sam Coleman , Glynda Jones , Tim Townsend , Court Administrator Kathy Sinback , Tennessee Supreme Court , Birch Building , Tennessee Supreme , Courts Administrator Tim Townsend , Tennessean Courts , Juvenile Court Administrator Kathy Sinback , டேவிட்சன் கவுண்டி , ஒன்றுபட்டது மாநிலங்களில் , லாரி ம்க்கார்மக் , சாம் கோல்மேன் , லிண்டா ஜோன்ஸ் , நேரம் டவுன்சென்ட் , டென்னசி உச்ச நீதிமன்றம் , பிர்ச் கட்டிடம் , டென்னசி உச்ச , டென்னஸியன் நீதிமன்றங்கள் ,