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Catherine Sweeney @catherinejsweeney.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

Latest on TN executions: - Harold Wayne Nichols scheduled for lethal injection Dec. 11 - His attorneys want records TDOC refuses to hand over. A Knox Co. judge wants to review the docs, gave a Dec. 3 deadline - TDOC fighting records release in a separate challenge - Media witnesses selected today

SELECTION OF OFFICIAL MEDIA WITNESSES

NASHVILLE – In accordance with state law, representatives from the following news media agencies have been selected to witness the execution of inmate Harold Wayne Nichols #146457. The witnesses were selected from seven applications received from recognized Tennessee news organizations to serve as statutorily required witnesses.
The witnesses are:
1. Travis Loller - Associated Press
2. Kirsten Fiscus Bodenbach - The Tennessean
3. Steve Cavendish - Nashville Banner
4. Nicholas Hill – WDEF
5. Michelle Heron – WRCB
6. Holly Lehren – WTVF
7. Catherine Sweeney - WPLN

The selection was conducted in accordance with the Rules of the Tennessee Department of Correction Adult Services Division, Chapter 0420-3-4, under the authority of TCA 40-23-116.

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Catherine Sweeney @catherinejsweeney.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

Been using a little app to keep track and learn about my new friends

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Catherine Sweeney @catherinejsweeney.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

Been getting into collecting (pictures of) mushrooms in the parks. If any Tennessee friends have recommendations, let me know! These are all at Beaman!

Fluffy, gilly mushroom growing out of the ground.

Lots of mushrooms growing off a tree and there’s some water in the background.

Mushroom that kind of looks like coral? Growing on a tree

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Catherine Sweeney @catherinejsweeney.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

I’ve never been able to have .ics files work on our outlook, so I have to add everything to my calendar manually. Spent about 10 minutes with Copilot, thinking it must be a user error. Eventually told it I quit. Why do I feel like I’m being hit on?

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Catherine Sweeney @catherinejsweeney.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Timeline cleanse. My baby when she was a baby.

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Catherine Sweeney @catherinejsweeney.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

Hosted/ran the board while still foggy brained from being sick thank you for your patience and for not heckling

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Catherine Sweeney @catherinejsweeney.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

I haven’t seen anyone share this part of the viral AI college article. I absolutely saw college as a few expensive years of meaningless assignments that stood between me and “real life.” Which, with my current worldview, I see as a tragic waste. nymag.com/intelligence...

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Catherine Sweeney @catherinejsweeney.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

Wild stuff. www.science.org/content/arti...

On a Nature news article reporting that NIH planned to suspend subawards for foreign collaborations:
"No, that's false. There's going to be a policy on tracking subawards. The NIH and the government should be able to see where the money's going."
"I'm really uncomfortable with this conversation, because you're like, actually spreading rumors that you don't know anything about.... Nature also is spreading rumors. Halt foreign collaborations, that's not true."
"We're working on the policy, Jocelyn. You shouldn't be reporting rumors. I know there's leaks all over here, but the leaks don't actually reflect what's happening. Don't write about rumors. It actually makes the things that you and I care about worse. Like it spreads panic."
Later that day, NIH released a policy that halted future subawards to foreign scientists and said they will need to apply directly for money under a system still in development.

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Catherine Sweeney @catherinejsweeney.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

The statewide rate has been dropping over the years, but not as quickly as the rate for Williamson.

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Catherine Sweeney @catherinejsweeney.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

Got my first COVID vaccine four years ago this week.

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Catherine Sweeney @catherinejsweeney.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

About 300 people are outside the Capitol in Nashville for the Stand Up For Science rally. Similar demonstrations are happening across the country. Here are their policy goals: standupforscience2025.org/our-policy-g...

A kid getting a piggyback ride, carrying a sign that says, “Our infection research spreads across the country.”

Wider crowd shot in front of the Capitol

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Catherine Sweeney @catherinejsweeney.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Here’s the letter. The committee was a subsection of the Hospital Authority Board. They made the recommendation to allow Webb’s contract to lapse, and the full board would decide whether to take that recommendation. There’s a board meeting this afternoon.

Dear Hospital Authority Board Members:
I am writing to formally notify you of my decision not to seek renewal of my employment
agreement as Chief Executive Officer of Nashville General Hospital (NGH)). After careful
consideration, I have determined that it is in the best interest of all parties involved to allow the
organization to move forward under new leadership. My departure date will be effective as of
March 14, 2025. I trust that my compensation and any other obligations, as outlined in my
agreement, will be fully honored as we navigate this transition.
Serving this hospital has truly been a pleasure and I extend my highest compliments to the
team of employees who have worked with me, over my 10-year tenure, to extend excellent
healthcare to the Nashville Davidson County community. The mission "to improve the health
and wellness of Nashville by providing equitable access to coordinated patient-centered care,
supporting tomorrow's caregivers, and translating science into clinical practice" has been
executed to its fullest. I am especially proud of the team's execution of transformational
innovative interventions such as:
• The Food Pharmacy
• The No-wait Emergency Department
• Hope Meds
• Congregational Health and Education Network (CHEN)
• Community Care Team
All of which have contributed to extraordinary outcomes such as:
• Achieving a positive Hospital Operating Margin in budget fiscal '23 -'24 for the first time
• Achieving an "A" in Quality Ratings from Leapfrog
• State, national, and international recognition for Innovative initiatives in patient care
The achievements we have m a d e are a t e s t a m e n t to t h e hard work and dedication of t h e entire
team, and I am proud of all of them for their group and individual contributions and sacrifices.
The opportunity to serve this community has been incredibly rewarding. I am grateful for the
support and collaboration of the hospital employees, the community, and the Board.

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Catherine Sweeney @catherinejsweeney.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

TennCare: “Examples of SDOH include safe housing, access to nutritious foods and transportation, education and job opportunities.”

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Catherine Sweeney @catherinejsweeney.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

The whole thing is wild, but even the most conservative states’ Medicaid agencies talk about addressing social determinants of health. vanderbilthustler.com/2025/02/04/v...

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Catherine Sweeney @catherinejsweeney.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

Not a ton of ways I think Nashville needs to be more like Oklahoma City but I do wish I could hit an HTea0 right now. I didn’t know how blessed I was

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Catherine Sweeney @catherinejsweeney.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

I’m outside the school, where police have taken over the intersection to guide traffic away. We’ll be getting an update shortly.

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Catherine Sweeney @catherinejsweeney.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

Coming at you live, asking for money (it’s winter fund drive)

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Catherine Sweeney @catherinejsweeney.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Didn’t realize how many instant coffee jars I had collected in a break room cabinet

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Catherine Sweeney @catherinejsweeney.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Putting stickers (very 2014) on a Camelbak (like 6+ generations of trendy water bottle ago) feels retro

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