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Julianne Akers

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Journalist covering state & metro politics, legal news, higher ed + much more for @nashvillepost.com & @nashvillescene.com. Southeast Georgia native, occasional critic, always pondering. Reach me at jakers@fwpublishing.com 🗣️

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Steven Hale @iamstevenhale.bsky.social · 12h
"Where am I?” Pike said, according to her legal team after waking up Tuesday. "And who are you?"
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Nashville Scene @nashvillescene.com · 13h
“Anything that was in the actual room” relevant to the failed execution of Christa Pike must be immediately preserved, according to Chancellor I’Ashea Myles, along with related documentation and communication.
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Judge Orders State to Preserve Pike Execution Evidence
Needles, IV lines and medical labels — “anything that was in the actual room” relevant to the failed execution of Christa Pike — must be immediately preserved, according to Chancellor I’Ashea Myles, a...
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Nashville Scene @nashvillescene.com · 12h
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Nashville Scene @nashvillescene.com · 11h
Davidson County Sheriff Daron Hall is set to step down this month after 24 years in the position.
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Davidson County Sheriff Daron Hall to Enter Private Sector
Davidson County Sheriff Daron Hall is set to step down this month after 24 years in the position. Hall announced his looming transition Wednesday, saying he has a “rare opportunity” to work within the...
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Nashville Scene @nashvillescene.com · 11h
A federal court has largely dismissed a lawsuit brought by Atlanta-based tech developer DC BLOX over the Metro Council’s recently passed moratorium on permits for data centers.
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Federal Judge Dismisses DC BLOX Lawsuit Against Metro
A federal court has largely dismissed a lawsuit brought by Atlanta-based tech developer DC BLOX against the Metro Nashville government over the Metro Council’s recently passed moratorium on permits fo...
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Julianne Akers @julianneakers.bsky.social · 11h
Sometimes I wonder if it’s me breaking the news or the news breaking me.🧍‍♀️
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Julianne Akers @julianneakers.bsky.social · 11h
A federal court has largely dismissed a lawsuit brought by Atlanta-based tech developer DC BLOX against the Metro Nashville government over the council’s recently passed moratorium on permits for data centers. www.nashvillepost.com/politics/fed...
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Federal judge dismisses DC BLOX lawsuit against Metro
Scathing court opinion contends tech company does not have legal backing for its claims
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Julianne Akers @julianneakers.bsky.social · 11h
Davidson County Sheriff Daron Hall is set to step down this month after 24 years in the position. Hall announced his looming transition Wednesday, saying he has a “rare opportunity” to work within the private sector. www.nashvillepost.com/politics/peo...
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Davidson County Sheriff Daron Hall to enter private sector
Veteran correction industry official — who was reelected to a four-year term in August — will step aside Oct. 19 after 24-year run
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manaen @themanaen.bsky.social · 12h
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Nashville Scene @nashvillescene.com · 17h
The Metro Council has once again delayed its vote on a plan to prohibit vehicles from turning right at red lights at certain intersections in Davidson County.
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Metro Council Delays Vote on Right-on-Red Restrictions
The Metro Council has once again delayed its vote on a plan to prohibit vehicles from turning right on red lights at certain intersections in Davidson County.
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Julianne Akers @julianneakers.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
I spoke with Affordable Housing Resources CEO Eddie Latimer about Nashville's changing housing needs. Written for @nashvillepost.com's anuual Boom series. www.nashvillepost.com/magazine/boo...
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Q&A: Talking with Eddie Latimer on housing challenges in Nashville
Affordable Housing Resources CEO discusses city’s changing housing needs, along with potential solutions
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Nashville Post @nashvillepost.com · 05/10/2026
Ten years after “Blurred Lines” copyright infringement case, Adams & Reese discusses technology related to legal considerations www.nashvillepost.com/business/nash…
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Nashville attorneys study AI impact on music copyright law
Ten years after “Blurred Lines” copyright infringement case, Adams & Reese discusses technology related to legal considerations
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Nashville Post @nashvillepost.com · 06/10/2026
Music City Loop construction progresses, the Boring Company says in latest blog post www.nashvillepost.com/working-third…
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Third tunneling machine launch set for late October
Music City Loop construction progresses, the Boring Company says in latest blog post
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Nashville Post @nashvillepost.com · 06/10/2026
Also: Judge blocks Trump effort to withhold funding; Bass, Berry & Sims hires chief business development and marketing officer www.nashvillepost.com/politics/lega…
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Legal Notes: Court dismisses case challenging Tennessee ‘human smuggling’ law
Also: Judge blocks Trump effort threatening to withhold funding from municipalities; Bass, Berry & Sims hires chief business development and marketing officer
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Evan Mealins @evanmealins.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Christa Pike is conscious and speaking.
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Christa Pike conscious and speaking days after failed execution, attorneys say
Christa Pike is conscious and speaking after surviving the state's attempt to execute her, her attorneys said in an emailed statement sent Oct. 6.
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Nashville Scene @nashvillescene.com · 06/10/2026
Darden Copeland, Democratic candidate in Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District, has filed an ethics complaint against his Republican opponent, incumbent U.S. Rep. Matt Van Epps.
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Copeland Files Ethics Complaint Against Congressional Opponent Van Epps
Darden Copeland, Democratic candidate in Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District, has filed an ethics complaint against his Republican opponent and incumbent, U.S. Rep. Matt Van Epps.
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Julianne Akers @julianneakers.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Darden Copeland, Democratic congressional candidate for Tennessee’s 7th District, has filed an ethics complaint against his Republican opponent and incumbent congressman Matt Van Epps. www.nashvillepost.com/politics/cop...
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Copeland files ethics complaint against congressional opponent Van Epps
Filing alleges House member's senior adviser was never taken off campaign payroll, used taxpayer dollars toward incumbent's reelection efforts
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Julianne Akers @julianneakers.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The company has not responded to any of my requests for comment or interviews since the Music City Loop was first announced over a year ago.
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Nashville Scene @nashvillescene.com · 05/10/2026
The Boring Company has said it prefers to give the public updates via blog posts every two months rather than speaking to the media. The company also claims to have responded to more than 220 submitted inquiries.
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Third Boring Company Tunneling Machine Launch Set for Late October
A third boring machine will launch in late October, though The Boring Company is not clear where exactly it will begin tunneling. The first two machines began operating at a state-owned downtown parki...
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Julianne Akers @julianneakers.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
A federal court recently dismissed a case challenging a 2025 Tennessee law making it illegal to “harbor” or “smuggle” undocumented immigrants. www.nashvillepost.com/politics/leg...
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Legal Notes: Court dismisses case challenging Tennessee ‘human smuggling’ law
Also: Judge blocks Trump effort threatening to withhold funding from municipalities; Bass, Berry & Sims hires chief business development and marketing officer
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Nashville Scene @nashvillescene.com · 04/10/2026
Just days after the Nashville Symphony suspended its 2026-27 season, technology industry behemoth Oracle has announced it will sustain the embattled nonprofit with a $10 million investment.
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Oracle Commits $10 Million to Sustain Nashville Symphony
Financially embattled nonprofit now to conduct 2026-27 season, pay staffers and musicians with tech giant's investment
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Nashville Scene @nashvillescene.com · 03/10/2026
The head of the Tennessee Department of Correction is stepping down following two failed lethal injections this year.
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State Correction Department Leader Resigns After Botched Execution
Frank Strada steps down after failed lethal injection of Christa Pike; Gov. Lee to appoint interim leader
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Julianne Akers @julianneakers.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The head of the Tennessee Department of Correction is stepping down as an investigation is set to begin regarding the state’s execution protocol following two failed lethal injections this year. www.nashvillescene.com/news/pithint...
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State Correction Department Leader Resigns After Botched Execution
Frank Strada steps down after failed lethal injection of Christa Pike; Gov. Lee to appoint interim leader
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Julianne Akers @julianneakers.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
A decade after a court ruled in favor of musician Marvin Gaye’s estate in a landmark music copyright case involving Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams’ 2013 song “Blurred Lines,” AI is raising new questions around the intersection of music and law. www.nashvillepost.com/business/nas...
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Nashville attorneys study AI impact on music copyright law
Ten years after “Blurred Lines” copyright infringement case, Adams & Reese discusses technology related to legal considerations
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WPLN News - Nashville Public Radio @wpln.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Christa Pike was on a ventilator and unconscious after failed Tennessee execution, attorneys say wpln.org/post/christa...
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Christa Pike was on a ventilator and unconscious after failed Tennessee execution, attorneys say
Christa Pike's attorneys say she remained in a hospital where she was placed on a ventilator and unconscious hours after her failed execution in Tennessee. Her lawyers said in a court filing Friday th...
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Nashville Post @nashvillepost.com · 29/09/2026
Nashville Gordon Jewish Community Center complaint against Goyim Defense League advances after judge denies motion to dismiss www.nashvillepost.com/business/lega…
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Court proceeds with Jewish center lawsuit against neo-Nazi group
Nashville Gordon Jewish Community Center complaint against Goyim Defense League advances after judge denies motion to dismiss
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Nashville Post @nashvillepost.com · 02/10/2026
Governor weighs in on Correction Department twice failing to kill Christa Pike by lethal injection Wednesday night www.nashvillepost.com/politics/bill…
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Lee ‘highly disappointed’ in botched execution; Blackburn calls for electric chair
Questions continue to swirl around Tennessee’s multiple failed attempts to execute Christa Pike by lethal injection on Wednesday — the second botched execution by the state this year.
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Julianne Akers @julianneakers.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Republican U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn is suing the U.S. Department of Justice and former special counsel Jack Smith over a subpoena of her phone records during a probe into President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election. www.nashvillepost.com/politics/bla...
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Blackburn sues DOJ, former counsel over phone logs subpoena
Tennessee Republican alleges department, Jack Smith violated her civil, constitutional rights as a member of Congress
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Julianne Akers @julianneakers.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Amnesty International (@amnesty.org) weighs in on Tennessee's botched execution of Christa Pike.
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Julianne Akers @julianneakers.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Pike's legal team is emphasizing she is "alive right now." "Christa is alive right now. We don't have a sense of her prognosis or much update on her health at the moment, but we do know that she is alive right now and receiving life-saving medical care." www.nashvillescene.com/news/pithint...
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Lee ‘Highly Disappointed’ in Botched Execution, Blackburn Calls for Electric Chair
Questions continue to swirl around Tennessee’s multiple failed attempts to execute Christa Pike by lethal injection on Wednesday — the second botched execution by the state this year.
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Julianne Akers @julianneakers.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
As the long-awaited East Bank development slowly comes to fruition, it’s also becoming more clear what the future neighborhood’s street network may look like -- including the highly-debated East Bank Boulevard. www.nashvillepost.com/politics/pla...
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Planning Commission advances vision for Wasioto Bend street network
Amendment approved related to Major and Collector Street Plan, outlining possibilities for future East Bank Boulevard
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Nashville Scene @nashvillescene.com · 01/10/2026
Gov. Bill Lee on Wednesday called for an independent review of Christa Pike's failed execution. Meanwhile, Sen. Marsha Blackburn is calling for use of the electric chair.
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Lee ‘Highly Disappointed’ in Botched Execution, Blackburn Calls for Electric Chair
Questions continue to swirl around Tennessee’s multiple failed attempts to execute Christa Pike by lethal injection on Wednesday — the second botched execution by the state this year.
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Steven Hale @iamstevenhale.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
At an ongoing press conference, Christa Pike’s attorneys say she is alive right now although they don’t know her prognosis. @nashvillebanner.bsky.social
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Nashville Post @nashvillepost.com · 01/10/2026
Commission OKs amendment to the Major and Collector Street Plan, outlining possibilities for future East Bank Boulevard www.nashvillepost.com/working-metro…
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Planning Commission advances vision for Wasioto Bend street network
Amendment approved related to Major and Collector Street Plan, outlining possibilities for future East Bank Boulevard
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Nashville Scene @nashvillescene.com · 01/10/2026
Via the @nashvillebanner.bsky.social: Christa Pike is the state’s second death row inmate in a matter of months subjected to an unsuccessful attempt at a lethal injection.
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Christa Pike Transported to Hospital Following Two Failed Lethal Injection Attempts
Christa Pike was set to be the first woman executed in Tennessee in more than 200 years. Instead, she is the state’s second death row inmate in a matter of months subjected to an unsuccessful attempt ...
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NPR @npr.org · 01/10/2026
Tennessee officials were unable to put Christa Gail Pike to death Wednesday for a 1995 murder after administering two doses of a lethal drug. Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee halted the remaining execution for the year. trib.al/vq2ElQr
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Tennessee governor halts executions after Christa Gail Pike survives lethal injection
Tennessee officials were unable to put Christa Gail Pike to death Wednesday for a 1995 murder after administering two doses of a lethal drug. Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee halted the remaining execution for the year.
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Sarah Grace Taylor @sarahgracetaylor.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Nashville Banner @nashvillebanner.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Christa Pike, who was supposed to be the first woman executed in Tennessee in more than 200 years, is still alive after the state tried and failed to execute her on Wednesday. TDOC officials refused to comment after the state’s second failed execution this year. nashvillebanner.com/2026/09/30/c...
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Christa Pike survives botched lethal injection attempt - Nashville Banner
Tennessee attempted to execute Christa Pike for a 1995 murder, but the lethal injection failed. Pike survives and was moved to a medical facility.
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Holly McCall @jhollymc.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This is the second execution since May that Tennessee has botched. We are unclear now what Pike's medical status is.
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Steve Cavendish @scavendish.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Witnesss: Pike, at one point, told people in the execution chamber that "the vein in my arm feels like it's about to bust"
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Steve Cavendish @scavendish.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Ambulances have now arrived at the prison, presumably for Pike
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Julianne Akers @julianneakers.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This makes for two botched lethal injections carried out by the state of Tennessee in the last 5 months.
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Steve Cavendish @scavendish.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
A lawyer for Christa Pike confirmed to the Banner that she had been administered both doses of pentobarbital and was still alive. It appears the State of Tennessee has another botched lethal injection.
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Nashville Post @nashvillepost.com · 30/09/2026
New elementary school, fire stations, jail complex, make up Mayor Freddie O’Connell annual allocations for city projects across Davidson County www.nashvillepost.com/schools-publi…
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Schools, public facilities, roads at center of mayor’s $544.7M spending plan
New elementary school, fire stations, jail complex, make up Mayor Freddie O’Connell annual allocations for city projects across Davidson County
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Nashville Scene @nashvillescene.com · 30/09/2026
Christa Pike's fate is uncertain today after a last-minute execution stay. Last week, @julianneakers.bsky.social reported on advocates' arguments for commuting her sentence to life without parole. 🧵
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Advocates Plead for Christa Pike Death Sentence Commutation
Just days before Christa Pike’s scheduled Sept. 30 execution via lethal injection, youth advocates and trauma experts are urging Gov. Bill Lee to commute her death sentence to life without possibility...
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Nashville Scene @nashvillescene.com · 30/09/2026
Stand Up Nashville wants Nashville’s businesses to pay wages that keep up with rising costs.
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The Nonprofit Acting as a Watchdog for Wages
Stand Up Nashville wants Nashville’s businesses to pay wages that keep up with rising costs
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Holly McCall @jhollymc.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
From @friedmanadam5.bsky.social: A three-judge panel of the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily halted the execution of Christa Pike about an hour before it was set to take place on Tuesday. The judges agreed with Pike'd lawyers that they need time to investigate her history of sexual abuse.
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Federal court temporarily halts execution of Tennessee woman on death row • Tennessee Lookout
​A federal appeals court has temporarily stopped the execution of a Tennessee woman set to be the first female put to death in the state in nearly two centuries. ​Christa Pike, 50, was set to be execu...
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Nashville Scene @nashvillescene.com · 30/09/2026
Via the @nashvillebanner.bsky.social: A panel of judges on the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals granted an 11th-hour stay of the planned execution of Christa Pike in Nashville Wednesday morning.
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Appeals Court Grants Last-Minute Stay of Christa Pike Execution
A panel of judges on the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals granted an 11th-hour stay of the planned execution of Christa Pike in Nashville Wednesday morning.
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Nashville Scene @nashvillescene.com · 30/09/2026
Mayor Freddie O’Connell proposed his annual capital spending plan, which puts a focus on schools, public facilities and transportation infrastructure.
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Schools, Facilities, Roads at Center of Mayor’s $544.7 Million Spending Plan
New elementary school, fire stations, jail complex make up O’Connell's annual allocations for city projects across Davidson County
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Liliana Segura @lilianasegura.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
This week Tennessee plans to execute Christa Pike, a woman who became so infamous at 18, her own defense attorney was planning to write a book about her while failing to adequately represent her at trial. New from me @theintercept.com:
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The “Satanic Panic” Made Her a True-Crime Obsession. The Truth Is More Haunting.
After 30 years on death row, Christa Pike faces execution for a grisly murder she committed at 18.
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