January 11, 2024

LEGISLATIVE SESSION

FRIEDMAN’S CLOSING

JANUARY 11, 2024 | VOLUME 36 | NUMBER 1

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Tennessee bill aims to ban Pride flags from public schools

BY MATT MASTERS

District 59 Rep. Caleb Hemmer

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Rep. Hemmer to focus on gun safety, Metro-state relationship in next legislative session

A new bill aiming to ban Pride flags from public schools will be debated during the upcoming session of the 113th Tennessee General Assembly, sparking concerns among some LGBTQ students and allied community members.

As introduced, House Bill 1605, sponsored by District 61 Rep. Gino Bulso (R-Brentwood), would ban the display of any flags other than those of the United States and the state of Tennessee from public schools and public charter schools.

While the bill’s language doesn’t explicitly mention Pride flags, Bulso is open about the origins of the bill, telling The News he has received numerous complaints from Williamson County constituents — including parents and a school board member — specifically about the display of Pride flags in schools.

“Flags that are there to present a political viewpoint, that are really not for any educational purpose, but really simply to indoctrinate students with regards to a particular political point of view,” Bulso said.

“We’re going to be expanding the bill to add some substance to address >> PAGE 2

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District 59 Rep. Caleb Hemmer is entering his sophomore year in the state legislature where he will continue to focus on “common sense gun safety measures” and repairing the strained relationship between the state and Metro Nashville.

Last year, Hemmer and District 21 state Sen. Jeff Yarbro introduced legislation that pushed for “accountability” for those who leave guns unsecured in vehicles, but

despite guns and public safety becoming the dominant issue in Tennessee following the Covenant School shooting that killed three children and three adults in Green Hills, government action on the numerous gun issues fell flat.

“We’ve had our national tragedy in our backyard, so we just want to do what we can do to effectively create smart, evidencebased common sense policies that protect

our citizens and keep guns out of the hands of criminals and the mentally ill,” Hemmer told The News, characterizing his chaotic freshman year in the House as “drinking out of a firehose, while dancing backwards.”

“We’re looking to refine the language we had from last year’s bill in order to get more support, potentially looking at ways to take off the preemption that will enable counties to create their own civil >> PAGE 3

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Pride flag at Franklin Pride in 2022

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other types of flags that can very properly be displayed without anyone trying to make a political statement, and we’ll be adding something of a procedural effect with regard to how it may be enforced and by whom.”

Potential amendments will include exceptions for flags of other states, countries, provinces, other organizations such as a school’s ROTC programs, flags honoring U.S. service members who are missing in action or held as prisoners of war, or “anything that has historical context.”

“There’s going to be an effort made to make sure that there are not any unintended consequences from the bill, because welldrafted legislation does not have unintended consequences,” Bulso said, adding that he wants to “continue to keep schools as a place to learn and not a place to be indoctrinated.”

Pride flags in schools have been a hot topic for months during public comment portions of Williamson County Schools board meetings, setting the groundwork for the legislation. Opponents of Pride flags in schools, including some parents and students, have argued during school board meetings that the flags are “inappropriate” tools of “indoctrination” and “political activism” that “push an agenda.”

Other parents and students have argued that the flags communicate to vulnerable students that there are accepting and supportive teachers and staff members who provide safe spaces for LGBTQ+ students.

As reported by The Trevor Project’s 2023 U.S. National Survey on the Mental Health of LGBTQ Young People, LGBTQ students are at a high risk for harassment and mental health challenges related to their sexual or gender identity.

“To just send the message that queer people are inappropriate for schools is wild, because I’m a queer person in school,” Brentwood High School senior Amelia Croney told The News.

Croney serves as the student leader of the BHS chapter of Wilco Iris, a nonprofit, “student-led, adult-facilitated safe space for LGBTQIA+ teens and their allies, grades 9-12, in Williamson County.”

Croney has attended WCS since kindergarten, is a National Merit Semifinalist and is on track to serve as class salutatorian.

“I am Williamson County’s poster child, and they still are trying to pass these laws that would harm me and make my educational journey less successful,” Croney said.

Just prior to becoming a freshman, Croney came out, but said recent antiLGBTQ legislation in Tennessee has made 2023 “really terrifying,” both in and outside of school.

Croney said that while some Pride flags or images of Pride flags are present in WCS schools, they are not as prevalent as some make it seem, telling The News that they are often found on the doors and in the offices of counselors, in some teachers’ work areas or on the clothing or property of students.

She said some teachers display other small symbols to show they are inclusive, adding that other teachers have expressed that they choose not to display Pride flags for fear of complaints from parents.

Croney also said that one BHS teacher also displays two Gadsden flags, a symbol that, while rooted in the American Revolution, has since been co-opted by the American far right.

“They know that it will be enforced very selectively to be used specifically against marginalized communities,” Croney said of the legislation, adding that the Pride flags in classrooms can act as a deterrent to would-be bullies who know harassment won’t be tolerated.

“We certainly want to make sure that anytime anyone hears any suggestion that a professional teacher might be talking about

their personal opinions, let us know, we will certainly investigate that, and we talk about that regularly,” Williamson County Schools Superintendent Jason Golden said during the board’s November meeting. “Also, we want to make sure that we respect that teachers do have that personal space as well and can have some personal items related to that, so it is that difficult professional balance that has been a longstanding standard in this [county] for decades that we honor.”

“For our kids who are marginalized at schools, the small little Pride flags kind of send them a message of that inclusivity and safe space, and that there’s people that you can trust at school,” Wilco Iris president and adult founding member Eve Boger told The News. “When that is actively removed and not allowed and has to have a law put in place to officially ban it, that sends a message that our community of queer youth is not worth being celebrated or protected, and I’m concerned it really puts them at risk of further bullying and not being in a safe space.”

Critics of the flags include members of the Williamson County chapter of Moms for Liberty, a right-wing activist group that has seen some of its members speak out against the flags during school board meetings.

“Allowing only the state and U.S. flags to be flown in taxpayer-funded schools removes the potential for distraction or conflicts that take time away from the educational mission of our school system,” Moms for Liberty Tennessee legislative chair Elizabeth Story told The News.

“Having a clear state policy will also remove pressure from the schools to mediate flag-related conflicts.”

Story said that while Moms for Liberty support the current state of the bill, they will be following the progress of, and any potential amendments to, the legislation throughout the session. The group says it will also continue to focus on and advocate for “ensuring content in K-12 schools is age-appropriate and focused on educational growth without harm.”

In August, Bulso, who is also an attorney, filed a lawsuit against WCS on behalf of parents over the presence of several books in school libraries that they call “obscene materials.”

Bulso pushed back against those who say that banning Pride flags from schools will cause harm or distress to LGBTQ students, telling The News that he wants schools to be welcoming to all students.

“In everything that every teacher or counselor or administrator does, they need to make clear that our schools are welcoming and open and nurturing for everyone,” Bulso said. “There is no need to use a political flag to make that point; that point should be made by the way that they conduct themselves in class.”

MNPD reassigns 10 officers questioned in Covenant School shooting leak

BY MATT MASTERS

Ten Metro Nashville Police Department officers who were previously questioned following a leak of writings from the Covenant School shooter will be reassigned next month. As first reported by WKRN, the 10 unidentified officers currently work in MNPD’s Threat Section of the Specialized Investigations Division.

“Ten individuals from the Threat Section of the Specialized Investigations Division will transition out of the Division next month,” reads an MNPD statement in part. “This is a reassignment, period.”

An MNPD spokesperson tells the Scene they do not have information on what division the officers will be reassigned to in February.

Shooter Audrey Hale killed three children and three staff members at the Covenant School in Green Hills on March 27 of last year. In December, Metro police said the department had “exhausted all available investigative avenues” in identifying who leaked three photographs of handwritten notes by Hale. The photos were published online by right-wing podcaster Steven Crowder in November.

That leak sparked an investigation during which seven officers were temporarily reassigned to administrative roles.

“The investigation has not identified current MNPD employees, or employees of any partner agency, as engaging in the unauthorized release of the images,” MNPD said in December, also noting that an unidentified former MNPD detective who “possessed the images as part of his official duties” would not sit for an interview with police.

“That person declined and is no longer a member of law enforcement. The department does not have the ability to compel statements or cooperation from former employees.”

Hale’s writings have been the subject of an ongoing court case that seeks the release of the documents. Right-wing activists and media figures have been pushing for the public release.

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penalties for this area since it’s happening in mainly certain areas, particularly urban, suburban areas.”

According to the Metro Nashville Police Department, 1,563 guns were reported stolen in Davidson County in 2023, 1,203, or 77 percent, of which were stolen from vehicles, a 13.5 percent decrease from the number of reported guns stolen from vehicles in 2022.

“So far, the data has shown some moderate decrease in this issue, but we’re still by far away worse in the country and still have much more work to do,” Hemmer added.

“Senator Yarbro and myself are taking the lead in those discussions and hope to have some solutions that we can get bipartisan consensus on in order to combat this epidemic, which is guns being stolen from cars in Tennessee.”

In Sept. 2023, the Biden administration launched the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention, which was attended by Covenant School parents, discussions which included some Tennessee Democratic lawmakers.

Hemmer also pointed to a 2023 Vanderbilt University poll and a Tennessean poll that both showed public support for some level of gun safety reform.

“That is a clear message from Tennesseans that they want common sense gun safety measures,” Hemmer said, adding that he has been in contact with representatives from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and Federal Bureau of Investigation and researching “efficiencies and effective policies” regarding background checks.

“I’m a gun owner, I’m an outdoorsman, and I see a lot of people have trepidations about this subject, but, at the end of the day, I think everyone understands it’s a big responsibility owning a firearm.”

Freddie O’Connell, who has served just over 100 days in office. The ongoing battles between the city and the state have included lawsuits over the Metro Nashville Airport and the Metro Sports Authority.

“As Davidson County and Nashville are the economic engine for the state, it’s in everyone’s best interest that we are successful,” Hemmer said.

“Our fates are intertwined in so many ways, so I want us to get back to promoting Nashville, not punishing national, and expect to take a leading role in ensuring that happens.”

School Vouchers and ‘Choice Lanes’ Hemmer told The News that he is not supportive of Gov. Bill Lee’s statewide school voucher expansion, calling the move “very destabilizing to the K-12 education system.”

“In essence, it is a tapeworm for our future funding for state schools, and it’s diverting funds from the neighborhood public schools.”

“For my constituents, I’m very skeptical for the benefits,” Hemmer said. “The toptier private schools in my district, MBA, CPA, Hapeth Hall, FRA, etc., they’re not accepting these vouchers.”

Hemmer is also not yet supportive of the state’s recently unveiled plans for “choice lanes,” but said he’s pleased that State Route 11 (Nolensville Pike) will soon see upgrades following a U.S. Department of Transportation grant.

“I look forward to getting investment,” Hemmer said. “I wish we were using normal state federal funds for these projects and not making people pay extra through the toll lane. However, that was not my decision, that was the decision of the majority, and now our job is to just ensure we are planning appropriately for the growth and for the strategic planning that we need to do in order to fulfill our growth.”

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That same Vanderbilt poll also showed a decline in approval of the state legislature following the August 2023 special session.

Hemmer said that despite the poll results, lawmakers need to work together.

“It behooves all of us to get along, to create an atmosphere and a culture of open dialogue, allowing people to speak their minds, speak for their constituents, and promote things that they feel best for their district,” Hemmer said. “While we all won’t agree on everything, allowing that open dialogue and debate is paramount to democracy and how we should promote ourselves in a free and open society.”

Hemmer serves as the chair of the Davidson County Legislative Delegation.

He said that part of his focus this session will be to “help restore the balance and promote the interest of Davidson County and [form] better relations with the state.”

That relationship building includes the new Metro Council and Nashville Mayor

2023 saw plenty of debate and protests, as well as a physical altercation between House Speaker Cameron Sexton and District 86 Rep. Justin Pearson, an example of rising political tensions throughout the U.S. Hemmer said that he is concerned about the increasing divisive rhetoric on both sides of the aisle, as well as politically fueled threats against citizens, journalists and public officials that have taken place in Tennessee and across the nation, a nation which has now entered into the most challenging election year in contemporary U.S. history.

“We can have [political] fights and have disagreements, but when you have threats, intimidation and violence, it’s really uncalled for,” Hemmer said.

“It’s a very, very sad state of affairs, I would say, just hope that this is a fading moment in time and most people get back to being normal and being able to have civil discourse with their public officials.”

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State preemption and the coming legislative session

BY CONNOR DARYANI, NASHVILLE BANNER

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This story is a partnership between the Nashville Banner and The News. For more information, visit NashvilleBanner.com.

As the second half of the 113th Tennessee General Assembly approaches, local elected officials around the state are working to flip the preemption narrative, hoping to make some headway in reclaiming local control.

One of the most significant outcomes of 2023’s legislative session was the onslaught of so-called “attacks on Nashville.” From an attempt to cut the Metro Council in half to takeovers of the city’s sports and airport authority boards, the Republican supermajority made multiple attempts at state preemption that courts have ruled against. But while the battle between the state and Nashville may occupy the majority of conversations around preemption, one study shows state interference reaches far beyond the boundaries of Davidson County and other blue cities in Tennessee. With that in mind, local leaders hope to find common ground and move forward on bipartisan solutions to bring back local control.

But while some areas may offer a glimmer of hope, Tennesseans shouldn’t expect any drastic reclamations of local control anytime soon.

“I think with any supermajority, you have to work slowly and build those relationships over time and be really engaged at all levels of politics,” says Vice Mayor Stefanie Dalton of Red Bank, Tenn.

State preemption touches just about every aspect of the work local jurisdictions do, creating a complicated maze for local officials to navigate. The affordable housing issue has recently dominated headlines in Nashville, with much of the Metro Council and Mayor Freddie O’Connell making it their central campaign issue during election season. But

as much as local officials might want to do something about affordable housing, they are limited in what they can do without changes to state law.

“State interference into local zoning means that local governments are not able to address community concerns about shortterm rentals and their negative impacts, guarantee that affordable housing units are built into new developments, or regulate the development of new utility and energyrelated infrastructure,” reads a study from We Decide Tennessee, a statewide coalition of community organizations and local elected officials created to fight back against state preemption.

Inclusionary zoning is one strategy the state legislature has banned. Studies show the practice of inclusionary zoning, which requires new developments to have a certain percentage of affordable housing units, greatly increases affordable housing options.

But after Nashville passed an inclusionary zoning ordinance in 2016, the state legislature swiftly passed legislation banning the practice.

But while the zoning strategy may be off the table, Dalton hopes there could be room for a compromise.

“They are going to be looking potentially at some legislation that would make it legal for cities to offer voluntary incentives to developers to include sub-market-rate housing in their housing development,” says Dalton. “Because affordable housing is an issue across this nation. But we don’t even have any option to offer voluntary incentives right now; it’s illegal to do that.”

Red Bank is a small city surrounded

by Chattanooga. Dalton says that while Red Bank isn’t one of the four big cities seen as the usual suspects when it comes to being preempted by the state, it frequently runs into issues brought on by state laws

interfering with the city’s ability to operate.

One action Dalton is apprehensive about is the possibility of the state capping local property taxes.

“That would be absolutely devastating to our cities, especially our smaller cities like us in Red Bank,” says Dalton. “We’re about six-and-a-half square miles, and we’ve got 12,000 residents … and because we’re so small, we have a pretty small commercial corridor. So we are heavily dependent on property tax revenue.”

The ability to raise revenues is an essential part of what allows cities to provide services to their constituents. Everything from fixing potholes to maintaining parks and improving public infrastructure depends on a city having needed revenues. And while Dalton hopes that one piece of legislation that would rewrite the formula for how sales taxes are redistributed to cities could increase revenues, recent rhetoric from Republican leadership has primarily centered on potential cuts.

State preemption is not just a Tennessee problem. The National League of Cities conducted a study in 2019 showing that every state in the country other than Hawaii has passed legislation preempting local jurisdiction. The study looked at 12 different legal domains and found seven preempted in Tennessee. Tennessee, like other states with supermajorities in the legislature, is on the higher end when it comes to preemption.

“I have spoken with county and municipal officials from Memphis to Mountain City, and what I hear over and over is that the state is an impediment to raising revenue for basic public services like new schools or infrastructure,” says Isaac Swafford, the primary organizer at We Decide Tennessee.

“Meanwhile, the state sits on huge budget surpluses while giving away huge tax subsidies to corporations and threatening to refuse federal education monies.”

The refusal of federal funding for education in Tennessee looks increasingly unlikely. A working group created by Republican leadership to explore the rejection of federal funding for education met multiple times in November, with little to show why it would be a good idea. Almost immediately following the conclusion of those meetings, Gov. Bill Lee began a push to expand a controversial school voucher program statewide. Critics argue this measure would divert much-needed funds from public schools, which are already stretched thin.

The elephant in the room remains the battle between the state and Nashville. But with the O’Connell administration’s hiring of Rep. Darren Jernigan (D-Nashville) as the director of legislative affairs and lots of rhetoric surrounding new beginnings with the state, local officials hope the coming session will be less combative.

“We have a new mayor, we have a new vice mayor, 50 percent new council — it is a reset moment and a time to build back relationships,” says Nashville Vice Mayor Angie Henderson.

Some legal battles over state preemption have carried over from the previous administration — top of mind is a battle over legislation that allowed the state to take over the airport authority board. In the first months of O’Connell’s administration, a three-judge panel ruled that bill unconstitutional, leading to a dramatic reversion to the old Metro-appointed board.

But not only has the state already expressed its intent to appeal the ruling, Sen. Paul Bailey (R-Sparta) has already said he plans to file legislation to take over other airport authority boards around the state, which would sidestep the Home Rule provisions that Metro Legal has used to argue against legislation targeting Nashville.

But while some issues may already be under litigation, Henderson hopes that other less dramatic but arguably more impactful issues may present opportunities for bipartisan action.

“I would like to see us, as a region, make some clear advancements on transportation,” says Henderson. “Just a few weeks ago, the mayor and I were together at the Transportation Policy Board meeting there, chatting with and talking to folks in leadership at TDOT, so I think we have a lot of opportunities in some of our shared spaces and corridors.”

Earlier this month, Chattanooga was awarded a grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation to fund a study of what it would take to install an Amtrak line linking Memphis, Nashville, Chattanooga and Atlanta. This came following the conclusion of a Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations study in June that, aside from pursuing the grant, also recommended various actions the General Assembly could take to prepare the state for regional transit, including establishing a public transit office. The idea was met with bipartisan enthusiasm.

O’Connell and Dalton both sit on the board of the Tennessee Municipal League, an organization that promotes legislation deemed good for local control, and fights back against legislation that could be preemptive. Dalton says the league has been in conversation with legislators on both sides of the aisle in preparation for the coming session.

“I would hope that as we build relationships, folks in service at the state would be in dialogue with us to get our perspective as a city,” says Henderson.

“Coalition building, I think, is really important all across the state, because state policy absolutely does affect and have local results — for the good and the bad.”

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The Nashville area saw 33,349 home closings in 2023 — a 16 percent decrease compared to the figure of 2022, when 39,831 closings were recorded.

According to a Greater Nashville Realtors release, the area registered 2,463 home closings in December, down 4 percent compared to the mark of the same month in 2022. Similarly, the November figure dropped 4 percent in relation to the November 2022 number.

The fourth quarter saw 7,543 closings for the Middle Tennessee region, also a 4 percent decrease. The area registered 7,893 closings during the fourth quarter of 2022.

Realtor.com is forecasting area home prices to drop about 5 percent this year.

Kevin Wilson, Greater Nashville Realtors president, said in the release that 2023 was “defined by the highest interest rates that we have seen in more than 20 years. Although homes sales for the year were down 16 percent, median single-family home and condo prices remained steady.”

The median price for a residential singlefamily home in December was $470,000; for a condominium, it was $340,000. The single-family figure is similar to that of November ($472,370). In contrast, the condo mark is a down from the November figure of $348,510.

Inventory at the end of December was 8,727, according to the release. The figure indicates a 6 percent increase from the 8,204 active listings reported for the same month in 2022. GNR reports three months of available December inventory after having recorded 3.5 month of inventory in November and five months of inventory in October.

There were 1,704 sales pending at the end of December, compared to 1,462 pending sales for the corresponding month in 2022.

The average number of days on the market for a single-family home in December was 50. November saw an average number of days on the market of 43, while both October and September recorded averages of 47.

The GNR data was collected from Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Maury, Robertson, Rutherford, Sumner, Williamson and Wilson counties.

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Lawmakers propose changes to Tennessee abortion laws

BY HANNAH HERNER

Pro- and anti-abortion advocates at the Tennessee legislature in 2019 PHOTO BY STEPHEN ELLIOTT

In the upcoming legislative session, Democrats have teamed up to introduce a bill that would fully legalize abortion, while a Republican senator looks to focus on exceptions to Tennessee’s abortion ban for fatal fetal anomalies.

The “Fundamental Right to Reproductive Health Care Act,” (HB1626/SB1590) was introduced by Sen. London Lamar (D-Memphis) and Rep. Aftyn Behn (D-Nashville) last month.

When asked by news outlets if they thought the bill was practical, both lawmakers let out a nervous laugh — Lamar on WKRN earlier this month, and Behn when she spoke with the Post last week.

The bill would repeal 19 laws, and Behn described it as “a narrative piece to show just how draconian our abortion ban is.”

“The purpose of this bill is to radically reimagine what’s possible in this state and to

offer people that vision,” Behn said.

Meanwhile, Sen. Richard Briggs (R-Knoxville) has teased what he calls the ”Freedom to Have Children and a Family Act,” which highlights the potential for complications during pregnancy that could prevent future pregnancies. He’s working with Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s government relations team and the Tennessee Medical Association on the bill, which he said is not yet finalized.

“Our organization would support efforts that provide greater clarity in the law and allow physicians to take appropriate medical actions,” said Russ Miller, a spokesperson for the TMA. Added Kylie Avery, a spokesperson for VUMC: “VUMC is working with numerous members of the Tennessee General Assembly to inform legislation that will protect women who are pregnant with a fetus that cannot

survive after pregnancy. In these limited circumstances, physicians need to be able to act to preserve fertility options for a woman who would like to have a family in the future.”

Briggs notes that some babies with fatal anomalies may live for a few days or hours, and some parents may not want to carry that pregnancy to term.

“If you’re carrying a child, you’re a parent. You’re the parent of an unborn child,” Briggs said. “Why shouldn’t that be a parent’s decision and not the government’s decision? Republicans, of course, talk a lot about parents that know what’s best for their children.”

Briggs may not be the one to sponsor the bill, he said. Instead, a Senate leader may take it up in an effort to gain support from other senators on the fence.

Briggs also introduced abortion-related laws in the 2023 session. Some clinicians supported his SB0745 when it was introduced, at which point it allowed doctors to use their “good faith judgment” when treating a patient. (The current law allows “reasonable medical judgment” to prevent the death or irreversible impairment of a patient.) Briggs and his collaborators are still deciding whether to include a specific list of fatal conditions or keep it vague, but “good faith” medical judgment could come up again, he said.

Last year’s bill ultimately became what Republican legislators referred to as a “compromise bill” to appease anti-abortion organization Tennessee Right to Life.

Briggs said Tennessee Right to Life shouldn’t be a threat to his party. In polls he’s administered to Republicans in his district, he said he found support for exceptions for rape and incest, and even some support among Republicans for a return to the law of the land under Roe v. Wade. He estimates 81 percent of the Republicans he polled support some form of abortion ban exception.

“I don’t think [Tennessee Right to Life] can turn the base, but they’ll make lawmakers think they can,” he said. “My polling shows they can’t. I felt pretty comfortable doing what I did last year.”

A recent Vanderbilt University poll found

that 77 percent of registered Tennessee voters believe abortion should be legal in cases of rape or incest, including 65 percent of Republicans and 94 percent of Democrats.

In cases where the fetus could not survive outside the womb, 78 percent said abortions should be permitted, including 62 percent of so-called non-MAGA Republicans, 71 percent of MAGA Republicans (those who identify with former President Donald Trump’s “Make America Great Again” philosophy) and 96 percent of Democrats.

Last year’s bill, Briggs said, “took the roughest edges” off the ban, ridding it of an affirmative defense clause requiring physicians to prove their innocence and allowing abortions in instances of ectopic and molar pregnancies.

“I’m hoping we could add to the purely medical reasons this year,” he said. “Then next year start looking at some of the more sensitive ones, either rape and incest, which the majority of Republicans would support, or doing what they do in Europe and saying we’ll allow abortions up to 12 weeks or 15 weeks.”

In the last session, a bill that would add exceptions for rape or incest was shelved, despite support from GOP House Speaker Cameron Sexton.

“On the rape and incest thing, I’m not going to take a stand on it, because I know what Right to Life will say,” he said, apparently not immune to Tennessee Right to Life’s influence. “‘What Briggs really wants to do is bring back abortion for everybody and this was just a ruse, calling it medical.’ I don’t want that to be out there.”

Behn, the Nashville Democrat, said she’ll play ball with Briggs’ hypothetical bill.

“If I was a legislator two or four years ago, I would not not be voting for these exemption bills,” she said. “However, since we have a full abortion ban, it’s one of the most extreme in the country and now we’re just trying to whittle back to a point where there are some exemptions for women or for people who do get pregnant, then I would vote for them.”

This story was first published by our sister publication Nashville Post.

Mayor’s office announces more director-level hires

BY STEPHEN ELLIOTT Mayor Freddie O’Connell on Friday announced two more director-level hires as his new administration continues to grow.

Watechia Lawless is joining the mayor’s office as director of child and youth initiatives.

For the past year-and-a-half, Lawless has been a community superintendent for Hamilton County Schools.

Prior to moving to Chattanooga she was executive principal at Napier Elementary

School, where she oversaw the school’s turnaround from among the state’s lowestperforming to a “reward school.” Napier was in O’Connell’s Metro Council district prior to his election as mayor earlier this year.

Lawless has a bachelor’s degree from Spelman College, an MBA from Belmont University, an M.Ed. from Vanderbilt University and an Ed.D. from Lipscomb University.

O’Connell also announced the appointment of Clifton Peay as director of performance management. Peay has spent the past seven years working for the state of Tennessee, most recently as director of customer-focused government, the state’s internal consulting office.

He has previously worked for KPMG, McCalla Raymer Pierce and Bear Stearns & Company and was senior finance manager

for the city of Atlanta.

Peay has a bachelor’s degree from Morehouse College, a master’s in information systems from Virginia Commonwealth University and and MBA from Georgia Tech.

This story was first published by our sister publication Nashville Post.

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16th annual Middle Tennessee Regional Student Art Exhibition returns to Parthenon in January STAFF REPORTS

‘Crossing the Street’ by Nolensville High School student Annabelle Mullenix was awarded ‘Best of Show.’

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The 16th annual Middle Tennessee Regional Student Art Exhibition will return to the Parthenon in January 2024.

Selected works will be on display from Jan. 21-March 3 in various mediums including drawing, painting, mixed media, printmaking, photography, ceramics, sculpture and digital media. An awards ceremony honoring the selected artists will take place on Jan. 25 from 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Admission is free to the ceremony, but guests must RSVP online.

More than 600 pieces from public, private and home-schooled students were submitted for consideration by a three-judge panel based on “originality, technical skill and emergence of a personal vision or voice.”

“It is so important to us at The Parthenon and Centennial Park Conservancy to support, encourage, and inspire young artists,” Parthenon curator Jennifer Richardson said in a news release.

“Showcasing student artwork harkens back to the Nashville Parthenon’s original function as the Fine Art Building at the Tennessee Centennial Exposition. We felt that this was the perfect opportunity to welcome families and young artists from Middle Tennessee into the museum.”

The show is put on in conjunction with Centennial Park Conservancy and Tennessee Art Education Association.

“For young visitors, seeing artwork created by people of the same age can have such a strong impact,” Richardson said.

“Artwork created by their peers can speak to them in a way that is different and more direct than many of the works made by more established, mature artists. These young artists are putting forward images, ideas, and issues that are important to them, and we all can benefit from their insights.”

Best of show winners from across the mediums will also be displayed at Belmont University in the Best of the Best Statewide Exhibition during the Tennessee Arts Academy program in July 2024.

‘Crossing the Street’ by Nolensville High School student Annabelle Mullenix was awarded ‘Best of Show.’

‘Losing My Marbles’ by Harpeth Hall student Lilly Cashen was awarded ‘Best of High School.’

‘Self Portrait in Paper Hat’ by Montgomery Bell Academy student Caleb Perry was awarded ‘Best of Middle School.’

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‘New year, same goal: an economy that works for everyone’

BY BILL FREEMAN

Labor Secretary Julie Su

PHOTO BY U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Jobs. Inflation. Unemployment. Interest rates. Price of goods. Pick your indicator — they all show that President Biden’s strategy to stabilize and strengthen the U.S. economy is moving full steam ahead. He is keeping his promises with a new theme: “New year, same goal: an economy that works for everyone.”

Take jobs, for instance. The Department of Labor’s December jobs report showed that the U.S. added another 216,000 jobs last month. Last week, acting U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Julie Su said: “Today, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the American economy added 216,000 jobs in

December, and the unemployment rate held steady at 3.7 percent, continuing the longest stretch of unemployment below 4 percent in more than 50 years.”

President Biden also shared some powerful words on the accomplishments evident from the jobs report: “This morning’s report confirms that 2023 was a great year for American workers. The economy created 2.7 million new jobs in 2023 — a year when the unemployment rate was consistently below 4 percent — more jobs than during any year of the prior administration.”

Some remarkable feats are tucked

quietly into those statements. Longest stretch of unemployment below 4 percent in more than 50 years? More jobs created in 2023 than in any year of the Trump administration? President Biden is continuing his commitment to do the hard work necessary to keep America great. To borrow a country lyric, he’s also doing so with “a little less talk and a lot more action.”

Jobs are up. Unemployment is down. The good news keeps rolling in. By nearly every indicator, our country’s economy is continuing to stabilize, improve and strengthen.

“The stable economic growth of 2023, along with evidence pointing to a broad and equitable recovery, was not preordained,” continued Labor Secretary Su. “It is the result of President Biden’s vision that when we do right by workers, our economy does well, and our country gets stronger.”

Next up for discussion: inflation.

The entire globe has been challenged with rising inflation over the past few years, and the U.S. has not been immune to this hard reality. However, as President Biden stated in August: “While we have more to do, inflation is down by two-thirds. Inflation is now down close to 3 percent, the lowest among the world’s leading economies, with wages growing faster than inflation. This matters to ordinary people.” The fact that America leads the world with the lowest inflation is a considerable accomplishment!

The price of goods is another economic indicator, and there’s good news to report there as well. As President Biden noted recently: “The strong job creation continued even as inflation fell to the pre-pandemic level of 2 percent over the last six months, and key prices have fallen over the last year — for a gallon of gas, a gallon of milk, toys, appliances, car rentals and airline fares.

American workers’ wages and wealth are higher now than before the pandemic began, adjusting for inflation.”

When President Biden first spoke to the American people after winning the 2020 presidential election, he spoke clearly of his promises. “I pledge to be a president who

seeks not to divide, but to unify,” he said in November 2020. “Who doesn’t see red and blue states, but a United States. And who will work with all my heart to win the confidence of the whole people. For that is what America is about: the people. …

I sought this office to restore the soul of America. To rebuild the backbone of this nation — the middle class. To make America respected around the world again and to unite us here at home.”

Those are big goals and big promises.

President Biden is keeping them.

America is better for it.

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THE REPUBLICANS CAN’T OR WON’T GOVERN It wasn’t too many years ago that the “long-haul” truckers really enjoyed driving through Tennessee, because we had the best, well-maintained roads of the surrounding states. Now, the Republicans have a

supermajority in our state government and they want to charge us to use our highways which are crumbling around us. It’s as plain as the nose on your face that these Republicans cannot govern. And in some instances they will not. For example, Republican lawmakers refuse to take up any logical gun legislation

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OPINION TICKED OFF! thousands are without healthcare and rural hospitals are closing causing healthcare deserts throughout our state.

Now our Republican led Tennessee legislature is in the process of destroying the public school system with vouchers, which take money away from public education and puts it towards the charter schools. And they are in the process of debating whether or not to reject all federal school educational dollars, because “the money comes with too many strings attached.” In reality what they’re trying to do by this move is to force their morality on us, the taxpaying public.

One part of “the strings” is religion, 84% of charter schools are religious based (and failing academic standards miserably).

Because of the separation of church and state defined in the Constitution, the Bible cannot be taught in public schools, nor can prayers be given. Also, in public schools, all children/people are to be treated equally, with respect and never feel threatened.

So, if a child is having trouble with his/ her sexual identity, he/she should not be bullied or mocked or threatened. Instead of reaching out to these children and asking experts about the best paths forward, our legislators have ignored the advice of medical professionals and created laws to block healthcare for these individuals – and then demanded Vanderbilt to turn over the list of children that they were treating.

That is not governing. That is controlling.

And it is illegal and they know it. They don’t care. They have put thousands of dollars into a special fund in the state’s budget to pay for the lawsuits that they know they are going to cause by their ridiculous actions which are a waste of time, money and effort.

That is not what our legislators were chosen to do. Why not put money towards the infrastructure so we can have safer, better roads? Why not put more money towards teacher salaries so that we can get and retain better teachers? Why not accept the federal

ACA money for healthcare? Why not treat gender confused children with respect? And why not make some sensible regulations concerning guns?

It is obvious they cannot or will not govern. It is obvious they choose not to.

LIFE BEGINS AT FIRST BREATH So, I’m wondering if there is anything in the Bible about when life begins. And right there in Genesis 2:7 it says, “Life begins at first breath.” Now I am wondering why all these devout Christians who believe in the Bible do not believe in this sentence.

The Bible does not say that life begins at conception; it says, “Life begins at first breath.” That means when the fetus is viable outside of the womb; at that point, the fetus becomes a baby. Therefore, abortion is not killing a baby. Even with all of the advances in medicine, the fetus cannot exist outside of the womb prior to the third trimester, which begins at 24 weeks. This happens to coincide with the exact ruling of Roe V Wade – that abortions may be performed within the first or second trimester. “Life begins at first breath.”

DISTRACTED DRIVING LAW Am I to understand that the law only affects teens under 18 years old? Sounds like it from what I’m hearing. Again, the numbskull legislators have their heads up their butts. Are they so naive that they think only teens are the ones driving distracted? The law should be directed to ANYONE found driving distracted. There are more moron adults driving with their phones in their hands than teens under 18.

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CITY OF BELLE MEADE INVITATION TO BID Sealed bids will be received at Belle Meade City Hall, Public Works Office, 4705 Harding Road, Nashville, TN 37205 until 2:00 p.m. CDT, on February 1, 2024, at which time they will be opened for the following: City of Belle Meade Stormwater Infrastructure Improvements – Walnut Drive By the Public Works Office, City of Belle Meade Copies of the Engineering Plans and Specifications may be inspected at the Belle Meade City Hall, 4705 Harding Road, Nashville, TN 37205 starting Monday, January 8, 2024. Digital copies of the Plans and Specifications may be requested directly through Civil & Environmental Consultants (CEC) by emailing cguybaker@cecinc.com. A full-size, hard copy may also be requested through CEC for a fee of $50.00. Additionally, copies of the bid packet are available online at www.citybellemeade.org, under “Doing Business with the City”. A mandatory pre-bid conference will be held at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, January 18, 2024 at Belle Meade City Hall.

The City of Belle Meade reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive formalities.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The City of Oak Hill Board of Commissioners will hold a Public Hearing on January 23rd, 2024, at 6:00 PM. at the City of Oak Hill Offices, 5548 Franklin Pike, Nashville, TN 37072.

The Public Hearing will be held to hear from citizens concerning the following Ordinances: 1. Ordinance 2023-04 - AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF OAK HILL, TENNESSEE AMENDING THE MUNICIPAL CODE: CHAPTER 14 – ZONING AND LAND USE CONTROL PART 1 – ZONING, PART 3 – PLANNING COMMISSION, AND PART 9- TREE MANAGEMENT AND PROTECTION 2. Ordinance 2023-05 - AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF OAK HILL, TENNESSEE AMENDING THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF OAK HILL AND CHAPTER 14 – ZONING AND LAND USE CONTROL, PART 1 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF OAK HILL You may view the entire Ordinance Documents at the City’s Website at www.oakhilltn.us For additional information you may visit the city’s website at www.oakhilltn.us or by calling 615. 371.8291

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Four candidates running for Davidson County family court seat

BY NICOLLE S. PRAINO Four candidates are vying for the Davidson County Fourth Circuit Court judicial seat in the March 5 county primary election.

The court oversees family law cases like divorces and adoptions. Tusca Alexis, Audrey Anderson, Stan Kweller and Stephanie Williams are all running in the Democratic primary, with the deadline for ballot qualification having passed earlier this month. With no Republican challengers for the seat, the primary will determine who fills the seat ahead of the county general election on Aug. 1.

All four previously applied for the job in 2022 following the death of former Judge Philip Smith. Kweller was appointed to the position in January 2023 by Gov. Bill Lee to fill the vacancy until the 2024 election.

TUSCA ALEXIS Alexis submitted a release announcing her candidacy to The Tennessee Tribune.

According to the release, she has more than 30 years of experience and has worked as a public defender and in private practice.

Alexis practiced family law, criminal defense, medical malpractice, worker’s compensation, personal injury and wrongful death cases with Luvell Glanton until 2010 when she started her own practice. She added immigration cases to her practice and began mediation in 2015.

She was born in the Caribbean and grew

up in New York, graduating from Adelphi University in Long Island and then attending law school at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa. She moved to Nashville in 1989 and passed the bar a year later.

“It has been a blessing and privilege to represent the people of Davidson County, I have held that job with honor, integrity and an unblemished record,” Alexis said in the release. “As Judge, I would like the opportunity to serve our beautiful and diverse population in Nashville, and I will hold that job with equal honor and integrity.”

AUDREY ANDERSON Anderson has been a divorce and family law attorney for nearly 25 years, according to her campaign website. She is from rural Missouri and attended Washington University in St. Louis for her bachelor’s degree. Anderson earned her law degree from Chicago-Kent College of Law and moved to Nashville after passing the bar exam in 1998.

Anderson has worked in local law offices Roberts and Associates, Blackburn & McCune and Helen Rogers & Associates. In 2005, she opened her own law practice. She also became a mediator in 2014. In May, Anderson announced her candidacy and told the Post she would prioritize Rule 53 collaborative law and Rule 31 mediation for simpler divorce cases.

“I really understand the plight that litigants face,” Anderson said in May. “I want

to create an equitable environment in the courts. I want people to be heard. I want to have understandable decisions so that people don’t walk out there and say ‘what just happened?’ I want them to feel like they got their day in court, and I believe we can do that in Nashville.”

STAN KWELLER Kweller has served as Davidson’s Fourth Circuit Court Judge since his appointment in January. Previously, he was an attorney at Watkins & McNeilly. He has 45 years of legal experience including family practice.

His career began as an associate attorney with Gore and Hillman in Bristol. Later, he joined the Second Judicial District in Sullivan County as an assistant district attorney.

In 1986, Kweller moved to Nashville and joined Flynn & Neenan. He then began practicing with Robert L. Jackson & Associates, which later became Jackson, Kweller and Hayes. He practiced cases in domestic relations such as divorce, child custody, parenting issues and child support. In 2022, he moved his practice to Watkins & McNeilly.

Kweller earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees at Emory University in Atlanta and attended law school at the University of Tennessee College of Law. “In my current capacity, I am making decisions for individuals who may be unable to make choices for themselves,” Kweller said in a release. “Recognizing the gravity

of this responsibility, I understand the imperative of discernment, impartiality, and a comprehensive understanding of the law.

These qualities are the cornerstone of my approach from the bench.”

STEPHANIE WILLIAMS Williams has more than 20 years of family law experience, she said in a release.

She attended law school at the University of Tennessee College of Law. She started her career at the Law Office of Richard Manson.

In 2005, she founded the Family Justice Center and represented hundreds of family law cases at reduced rates, she said. Most recently, Williams was the special master of the Fourth Circuit Court under former Judge Philip Smith. According to the release, she created more efficient systems for selfrepresented litigants in uncontested divorce cases and adoption cases. She chose to resign from the special master position to campaign full-time for the judicial seat.

Williams said she “pledges to make the family court system more accessible and affordable to litigants, using technology to conduct certain hearings remotely and creating more streamlined systems to handle cases more efficiently.”

This story was first published by our sister publication Nashville Post.

Court sides with Nashville in sports authority battle

BY ELI MOTYCKA

Nissan Stadium

PHOTO COURTESY OF THE TENNESSEE TITANS

A three-judge panel sided with Nashville in the ongoing battle over the city’s sports authority, according to a ruling issued Friday morning. Earlier this year, state lawmakers passed legislation aiming to allow the governor and the speakers of the House and Senate to make appointments to the board, which the court declared unconstitutional in its unanimous opinion. Unlike legislation related to the airport authority, for which state leaders sought a majority of appointments, the sports authority legislation gives state leaders fewer

than half of the seats.

Republicans initially pushed for greater control of the Metro Sports Authority after passing a $500 million subsidy to support a new Titans stadium, referenced in the judges’ decision with direct quotes from state Rep. Ryan Williams and state Sen. Paul Bailey. The judges said that such a directed law violates constitutional Home Rule protections, which prevent the state from making laws that target a specific municipality, and protections against so-called “ripper bills,” meant to remove

officials from public office. The judges also agreed that the attempted takeover violates Nashville’s Guarantee of Equal Protection, codified in the Tennessee Constitution.

The injunction marks yet another court victory for Nashville against attempts at state overreach this year. Nashville has scored injunctions against state attempts to land a NASCAR deal, usurp city control over the Nashville airport and now vacate and reconstitute the city’s sports authority. The Metro Sports Authority is the city’s gobetween for professional teams like the Titans, Nashville SC and the Nashville Predators, and their facilities, like Bridgestone Arena and Nissan Stadium.

“Four different three-judge panels — with judges from across Tennessee — have all ruled unanimously that the legislature violated the Tennessee Constitution four different times when it passed legislation that targeted only Metropolitan Nashville,” said Metro legal director Wally Dietz in a statement. “We do not enjoy suing the State. But we remain ready to protect the rights of Metropolitan Nashville and the people who live here in the hope that 2024 results in an improved relationship between the State and Metro Nashville.”

Friday’s ruling quoted the October injunction issued by a different three-judge panel against the state’s airport takeover, a decision that was recently appealed by the state. Both cases hinge on the legal principle that boards created by the city (and staffed with its appointees) are arms of the city government rather than independent entities.

Both panels decided that these authorities are arms of the city and therefore protected by its constitutional Home Rule protections.

“I would say right now I’m cautiously optimistic that in the upcoming session we can get to something that feels a little more like an equilibrium and a little less like an adversarial scenario,” Mayor Freddie O’Connell told reporters shortly after the ruling. The fraught city-state relationship was a central issue in this summer’s mayoral race. “These are large local assets that frequently have bonds issued in the names of Metro taxpayers, so I think it’s totally appropriate that we defend our right to appoint them.”

Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti has a 30-day window in which he can appeal Friday’s ruling.

This story was first published by our sister publication Nashville Scene.

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City continues Second Avenue recovery three years after bombing

BY NICOLLE S. PRAINO

Rendering

PHOTO COURTESY OF MDHA

In early 2024, construction is set to begin on the south block of the Second Avenue area that was destroyed three years ago in the Christmas Day bombing.

The Metro Development and Housing Agency said in a release the first phase of south block construction is expected to be completed in one year. Private recovery efforts have been ongoing with buildings in the area like AT&T’s commitment to fund the redesign of its building facade.

The scope of MDHA’s plans will include

roadway, tree preparation and underground utility work including separating stormwater from the combined sewer system as a part of Metro Water Services’ Clean Water Nashville initiative. Traffic changes and road closures are expected to begin on the segment of Second located between Commerce Street and Broadway in January 2024.

MDHA said it is about halfway done with the construction on the north block between Church and Union Streets and that began in May. It is finishing grading

roadways after the installation of the new storm drain infrastructure as well as finishing the hardscape on the east side of the sidewalk, including installing brick pavers.

Tree soil cells have been in the works to support crossings, manage stormwater and promote tree growth.

Once the east sidewalk is ready for pedestrians and the roadway work is complete, work will begin on the west side sidewalk, which will include demo work, new utilities and new hardscape similar to that of the east side. Traffic changes and closures will continue in the north block until construction is complete in spring 2024. All buildings and businesses have remained and will remain open during construction.

Metro’s design plans include recommendations from citizens, business owners and members of the Urban Land Institute Advisory Services Panel.

The total cost of the city’s Second Avenue rebuild is more than $39 million with funding supplied by Metro’s capital spending plan. Metro Council voted in favor of former Mayor John Cooper’s $20 million capital funds to start the recovery effort in December 2021. The Convention Center Authority also provided funds for the rebuild

project according to MDHA. The Post reported in November that four heavily damaged Second Avenue buildings are for sale. MDHA said the potential sale of those buildings does not affect its work. The owners of those buildings said in litigation that it is “impossible or not feasible to repair or reconstruct the buildings using all the remaining insurance proceeds.” No on-site work is being done but the owners previously received Metro Historic Zoning Commission approval for a selective demolition permit.

Insurance disputes over building damage in the area have also hindered private recovery efforts in the area.

For the north and south block work, Nashville construction company Reeves Young is serving as construction manager, with MDHA, the Nashville Department of Transportation and Multimodal Infrastructure and the Metro Planning Department also participating.

The designs were completed by the local office of Raleigh-based engineering and land-planning company Kimley-Horn and the renderings are from Nashville architectural firm ESa. This story was first published by our sister publication Nashville Post.

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‘Nashville’ TV show home sells for $7.35M

BY WILLIAM WILLIAMS

1358 Page Road

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Two local real estate investors have paid $7.35 million for the Forest Hills home and land that was a key setting of the television series Nashville — and that has hosted international celebrities and high-profile galas.

Via a Platinum Luxury Auctions auction, an LLC affiliated with Taylor Preston and Joe Porter acquired the six-acre property and the 20,500-square-foot Georgian-style house that anchors the wooded site. The address

Ex-Highwoods leader joins Green Hills firm

BY WILLIAM WILLIAMS

Magnolia Investment Partners has announced the addition of local commercial real estate industry veteran Brian Reames as partner.

According to a release, Reames will serve as co-manager of the Green Hills firm’s newly formed Magnolia Strategic Opportunity Fund.

Reames most recently led Highwoods’ Nashville office for 26 years, leaving in early 2022 as senior vice president. At Highwoods, he was responsible for the acquisition and development of land with buildings representing a collective more than 5 million square feet. These include the headquarters for Lifepoint Hospitals, Mars Petcare, Asurion and Bridgestone North America.

During his time at the area office of Raleigh-based Highwoods, Reames also held regional responsibility for the Charlotte, Memphis, Greenville, S.C., and Columbia,

S.C., markets.

Prior to working with Highwoods, Reames held stints with The Hunter Company and Eakin & Smith (now Eakin Partners). He is a co-founder and current board member of SourceMark Medical and an advisory board member of Hall Capital.

Reames is a graduate of Vanderbilt University.

“Brian has been an integral part of Nashville’s commercial real estate industry for 35 years, and we welcome his leadership and enthusiasm,” Ben Bonner, Magnolia managing partner, said in the release. “His passion and reputation are unmatched and he brings a unique perspective that will allow Magnolia to continue to serve our clients in a first class manner. We are thrilled with this addition to our growing team.”

This story was first published by our sister publication Nashville Post

of the property, located near Belle Meade, is 1358 Page Road.

The seller was a trust that included Lucius E. Burch III (a local investor and entrepreneur) and Lucius E. Burch IV.

The property was listed in 2010 for $22.5 million and has been for sale intermittently since then.

Opened in 1999, the home on the grounds offers six bedrooms, eight full bathrooms, two half-bathrooms and a climate-controlled wine cellar that can accommodate 3,000 bottles. The property also includes a barn with two horse stalls and parking spaces for about 100 vehicles.

Fans of the show Nashville, which ran six seasons (four on ABC and two on CMT) from 2012-2018, will recall the character Rayna James lived in the home. High-profile entertainers such as Adele, Big N Rich, Jackson Browne, Luke Bryan, Ed Sheeran, Paul Simon and Steven Tyler (the latter in a Skittles commercial for Super Bowl 50 in 2016) have visited the home.

In addition, the property has accommodated numerous television shows, including the CMT Music Awards, and private galas and events.

Preston, known for his work with storage facilities in urban Nashville locations, declined to disclose what he and Porter have planned for the property.

A trust that included local philanthropist Sylvia Roberts acquired the then-raw land in 1997 and had the site developed with the home via builder Will Andrews. The architect was Mark Harrison.

This story was first published by our sister publication Nashville Post.

Investor pays $24M for White Bridge apartments

BY WILLIAM WILLIAMS Local real estate investor Jack May has paid $24 million for a West Nashville garden-style apartment complex.

According to a Davidson County Register of Deeds document and via an LLC, May now owns Fountains at Belle Meade, which is located at 97 White Bridge Pike.

The seller of the 106-unit multi-building residential property was White Bridge Multifamily Partners LLC, which acquired the apartment complex in December 2021 for $17.3 million and, later, upgraded it.

The transaction is the equivalent of about $226,400 per apartment.

The deal follows May having paid $19.65 million earlier this month for West Nashville garden-style apartment complex Park West at Hillwood, located at 6319 Charlotte Pike. That transaction (read here) was the equivalent of about $192,650 per apartment.

Previous similar apartment sales of the past

approximately 12 months have yielded lesser per-unit figures.

May most recently garnered headlines in July when he and some family members sold the Belle Meade Plaza shopping center, eyed for a high-profile mixed-use development, for $87 million. An LLC affiliated with Nashville-based Adventurous Journeys (AJ) Capital Partners was the buyer and will undertake that project.

Opened in 1965 and sitting on 4.1 acres, Fountains at Belle Meade apartments range in size from 465 square feet to 980 square feet and in monthly rent from $1,579 to $1,899.

The Post was unable to determine if brokers were involved in the deal.

This story was first published by our sister publication Nashville Post

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Iconic Hillsboro Village retailer to close

BY WILLIAM WILLIAMS

Freidman’s Army Navy Store

COURTESY OF CHARLES HAWKINS COMPANY

Longtime local retailer Friedman’s Army Navy Store — in operation for more than 50 years at its Hillsboro Village-area site — is slated to close on June 30.

A Friedman’s official confirmed the

closing date and said the business will not relocate to another building in Nashville. The representative declined further comment.

The building that accommodates the family-owned Friedman’s is located at 2101

21st Ave. S. Doric Building Company Inc. has owned the property since 1949, having paid $9,500 for it, according to Metro records.

Doric Lodge No. 732 operates from the upstairs space of the structure, which is recognized for a mural on its north face at Bernard Avenue and sits near the building home to Brown’s Diner.

A real estate listing notes the 9,578-squarefoot space housing Friedman’s is available for lease for a rent price of $40 per square foot, with any future tenant to also pay utilities, insurance, maintenance and taxes.

In addition to military clothing and small firearms, Friedman’s sells camping, hunting/ fishing and outdoor clothing, accessories and supplies. Some employees who have worked at the retail business for 20 years and longer.

Friedman’s began operations in 1972 in the 21st Avenue South building, which opened in 1952 and originally accommodated a Kroger grocery store,

Christian music group plans downtown museum, hall of fame GMA to open facility in 2025 in a mixed-use building anchored by Lipscomb University’s Spark Campus

BY WILLIAM WILLIAMS

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COURTESY OF GMA

The Gospel Music Association will open a museum and hall of fame in spring 2025 in downtown Nashville.

To be called the Dove Center, the facility will take space in a mixed-use building anchored by Lipscomb University’s Spark Campus and that previously housed café The Well. The address is 147 Fourth Ave. N. The nonprofit recently released a video with some images and basic details of the future cultural facility. An image shows multiple spaces, including those to accommodate a Dove Awards Theater, a stage and offices.

In addition, the Dove Center — with a main entrance to face Commerce Street — will feature themed spaces such as Lift Your

Voice, Creating for a Higher Power and Divine Inspiration.

Jackie Patillo, GMA president, could not be reached for comment.

“Developed to preserve the history legacy of our past, support the impact of today’s artists, and plant seeds for the future, we believe the Dove Center will be a ... key part of the GMA’s mission to expose, promote and celebrate the gospel through music,” she said in the video.

To date, the Gospel Music Association has offered no permanent museum and hall of fame facility, though its website references a hall of fame and event space, started in 1971, located in Music Row. No address is given.

An LLC affiliated with Nashville commercial real estate company Eakin Partners owns the building, which also offers a parking garage. The company paid $6.65 million for the modernist structure in 2009, Metro records show.

According to Eakin Partners, GMA will sublease the space from Lipscomb. Jason Holwerda, a partner with the local office of Orlando-based Foundry Commercial, represented GMA in the lease deal.

Founded in 1964 by the late J.D. Sumner, the GMA operates its headquarters at 4012

Granny White Pike. The association’s hall of fame members include Johnny Cash, Aretha Franklin, Amy Grant, Dolly Parton, Elvis Presley, Michael W. Smith, Fisk Jubilee Singers and The Winans.

In 2017, Lipscomb launched its first-ever graduate business classes via the university’s Spark initiative. The 20,100-square-foot space is located on the main level of the building’s southeast corner (and in a space adjacent to the future GMA facility). Spark launched in Cool Springs in November 2012 and ceased operations in Williamson County in 2022.

Downtown is home to five music museums: the Country Music Museum and Hall of Fame, the Johnny Cash Museum, the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum, the National Museum of African American Music and the Patsy Cline Museum. The Glen Campbell Museum closed earlier this year and will relocate, according to its website, to a space for which the address has not yet been announced. A downtown museum and bar devoted to George Jones closed in 2021.

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according to the Friedman’s website.

The first Friedman’s Army Navy Store was located on Fourth Avenue downtown.

In 1952, the Friedman family opened a second store at 2617 Nolensville Road in a building that later housed La Hacienda Mexican restaurant.

Davidson County is home to at least three other retailers that specialize in offering military surplus items.

Doric Building Company has enlisted Stephen Prather and Michael Groos — first vice president and senior vice president, respectively, with Nashville’s Charles Hawkins Company — to handle the marketing and leasing of the Friedman’s space.

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Green Hills retail building sells for $2.81M

BY WILLIAM WILLIAMS

A Green Hills commercial building long known as the home of The Lamp Store has sold for $2.81 million.

According to a Davidson County Register of Deeds document, the new owner is an LLC affiliated with Nashville commercial real estate company Magnolia Investment Partners.

The seller was a trust affiliated with Nashville’s Shuster family, which owned the since-closed The Lamp Store. The Shusters paid $750,000 for the two-story building, which opened in 1973 and offers no tenants, and the 0.41 acres on which it sits in 1988, Metro records show.

The address of the property is 2213 Bandywood Drive, with the building offering about 11,325 square feet. The site also includes a small building positioned at its back. Adjacent to the property, and to the immediate east, sit the buildings accommodating The Food Company and Green House Bar. Previously, furniture store Home Inspired and women’s clothing boutique Mignon’s operated from the building.

The acquisition follows Magnolia’s having in October announced the addition of Charles Warner as a partner and director of retail properties.

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Fellow Lipscomb alum, GCA product Malachi Jones selected eighth

BY LOGAN BUTTS

Tyrese Spicer

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Last month, Lipscomb forward Tyrese Spicer made history on Tuesday afternoon by being selected as the number one overall pick by Toronto FC in the 2024 MLS SuperDraft.

Spicer became the first-ever MLS SuperDraft selection in program history and the first-ever MLS number one overall draft pick to come out of the Atlantic Sun Conference.

Earlier this month, Spicer was named a first-team All-American by the United Soccer Coaches as well as a semifinalist for the MAC Hermann Trophy, college soccer’s equivalent to the Heisman trophy. It is the second-consecutive season Lipscomb has had someone achieve both of those honors,

following Noah Golden in 2022.

During his prolific 2023 campaign, Spicer was named first-team all-region and earned the ASUN Player of the Year award after compiling an ASUN-leading 14 goals and added three assists for a conference-best 31 points.

The Trinidad and Tobago native led the nation in goals per game and was ranked in the top 10 in goals, points, and points per game while leading Lipscomb to a thirdconsecutive NCAA Tournament appearance.

The redshirt-junior finished his Lipscomb career with 29 goals, 18 assists, and 76 total points.

Shortly after Spicer was taken first overall,

fellow Lipscomb Bison Malachi Jones was selected at 8th by New York City FC to become the program’s second-ever MLS SuperDraft pick.

Jones, a star at Franklin’s Grace Christian Academy in high school, joined Spicer as a first-team all-region and first-team allASUN selection.

The sophomore scored five goals and dished out a conference-best nine assists for 19 total points this season. His assist total ranked third in the nation.

For his career, Jones has compiled 12 goals, 15 assists and 39 total points.

National Signing Day 2023

Find out which local football seniors signed to play at the next level

BY LOGAN BUTTS A number of local seniors made their official decision on where to play at the next level during the early signing period.

Check out the list of Nashville-area signees below to see where they will be headed for their college careers..

Jackson Fisher, BGA, Washington University in St. Louis

Nigel Maynard, Stewarts Creek, Pittsburgh

Zeion Simpson-Smith, Pearl-Cohn, Middle Tennessee

Elijah Groves, East Robertson, North Carolina State

Luke Masterson, FRA, North Carolina

Beau Smith, Lipscomb Academy, Brown

Jackson Bandy, Nolensville, Lamar

Leroy Harris, CPA, UT-Chattanooga

Jackson Mathews, CPA, Tennessee

Korey Smith, Oakland, Toledo

Grace’son Beach, Pearl-Cohn, Austin Peay

Duce Hewitt, Oakland, Liberty

Chase McConnell, Watertown, Eastern Illinois

Edwin Spillman, Lipscomb Academy, Tennessee

Kaleb Beasley, Lipscomb Academy, Tennessee

Veguer Jean-Jumeau, Jr., Hillsboro, Tennessee State

Brock Montgomery, Riverdale, Connecticut

Charlie Becker, Father Ryan, Indiana

Tre Johnson, Oakland, Davidson

Ronan O’Connell, Page, Clemson

Braden Streeter, CPA, Delaware Spence Tankersley, Forrest, Austin Peay

Grant Chadwick, Tullahoma, Middle Tennessee

Ashton Jones, Oakland, Middle Tennessee State

John Wayne Oliver, CPA, Ole Miss

JoJo Crump, Father Ryan, VMI

Thomas Jones, Smyrna, Vanderbilt (preferred walk-on)

Jason Overton, Pearl-Cohn, Middle Tennessee

Ethan Cunningham, Page, North Alabama

Tucker Kyne, Cannon County, Tennessee State

Jesse Perry, MTCS, Tennessee

Mason Curtis, Ensworth, Michigan

Crews Law, CPA, North Carolina

Jake Riggs, Oakland, UTEP

Stephen Ellison, Oakland, Austin Peay

Dillon Lorick, Lipscomb Academy, East Carolina

Glenn Seabrooks, Davidson Academy, Vanderbilt

Nate Clifton, Brentwood Academy, USC (Vanderbilt)

Ondre Evans, CPA, Georgia

Jackson Lowe, Brentwood, Middle Tennessee

Jaren Sensabaugh, Ensworth, Missouri

London Humphreys, CPA, Georgia (Vanderbilt)

Jaylen Thompson, Riverdale, Michigan State Hank Weber, Brentwood Academy, Wisconsin Keshawn Williams, Riverdale, Michigan State In addition, several local alums in the transfer portal committed to new schools this week.

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SPORTS

Green Hills man charged in New Year’s murder of his wife STAFF REPORTS

CPA football seniors. Bottom row, John Wayne Oliver, Middle row, Ondre Evans, Top row, Crews Law PHOTO BY MATT MASTERS Steven Losoya, Overton, Vanderbilt (Mississippi State) Jayson Lowe, Brentwood, Middle Tennessee (Lindenwood) Carter Miller, Ravenwood, Louisiana-Monroe (James Madison)

Luther Richesson, Lipscomb Academy, Middle Tennessee (Cincinnati) Destin Wade, Summit, Colorado (Kentucky) Keaten Wade, Summit, Colorado (Kentucky)

Joseph Glynn

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A Green Hills man has been arrested after his missing wife’s body was found buried in Dekalb County.

76-year-old Jackie Glynn was last seen on Jan. 1, 2024, and was the subject of a Tennessee Bureau of Investigation missing persons alert on Friday, Jan. 5.

Later that day, investigators unearthed Glynn’s body from a Dekalb County property owned by her and her husband, 70-year-old Joseph Glynn, who has now been charged in what police have called a “domestic-related murder.”

On Saturday, Glynn, was charged with criminal homicide, abuse of a corpse, and evidence tampering and is being held on $1,030,000 bond.

According to a Metro Nashville Police news release, Glynn allegedly admitted to striking his wife in the head with a hammer inside of their Abbott Martin Road home on the evening of Jan. 1, before disposing of her body on Jan. 2.

“During the week, Joseph Glynn told his wife’s children that she had decided to leave home because she was terminally ill.

Her medical provider told them that wasn’t true,” the news release reads, adding that the Glynn’s children have been working with police throughout the investigation.

Glynn is scheduled to appear in court on Jan. 9.

New opioid treatment to launch at Nashville General

BY HANNAH HERNER

Emergency departments see patients who are dealing with opioid use disorder on a daily basis.

The Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services and the Tennessee Hospital Association have partnered to bring medication-assisted treatment to emergency rooms statewide.

Nashville General Hospital has joined the second cohort of the program, with plans to implement medication-assisted treatment in early 2024.

The city’s safety net hospital will receive $250,000 to spend on buprenorphine, naloxone, transportation for patients and incentives for doctors to get involved in the program.

From Jan. 1 until Sept. 30, 520 people died from drug overdose in Davidson County.

Dr. Deann Bullock, emergency department medical director at Nashville General Hospital, told the Post that the hospital sees multiple patients with opioid use disorder each day. Some patients come to the department with withdrawal symptoms, some are actively under the influence, and some come for other health problems. She said emergency room providers refer patients to addiction services when they can.

“The few places that we can refer to at times may not have availability, it may be the weekend, it may be the night,” Bullock said.

“There’s no consistency in it, and it is not something that’s required of our providers, nor is it something that is universally

implemented across the board.”

As part of the program, emergency room patients will get their first doses of buprenorphine, a drug that is Food and Drug Administration-approved to treat opioid use disorder, in the ER at no cost to them. Then, they will be referred to area resources to continue recovery. In the three-year program, the amount distributed decreases gradually each year with the hope that the hospital can sustain the program in the fourth year and beyond.

Bullock said Nashville General’s goal is to establish a structure for physician training, referral and treatment, but its success is still limited by available area services.

“I think any time you’re dealing with some of this population, resources are limited,” she said. “This is providing an opportunity for us to develop what works for us, what works for our community, what works for our patients.”

In the first contract period, three hospitals (Jackson-Madison County General Hospital, Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford and UT Knoxville Medical Center) administered buprenorphine to 306 patients, 533 patients left the emergency department with naloxone in hand, and 1,755 were referred to recovery navigators.

The medication-assisted treatment program builds off of the Tennessee Recovery Navigators initiative, a peer recovery program that TDMHSAS introduced in 2018. Navigators with lived experience help

connect patients to available resources and follow up with them in the days and months following an incident.

Jessica Youngblom, director of strategic initiatives at TDMHSAS, said in the first cohort she saw strengthened coordination between hospitals and area addiction service providers, and the program helped decrease stigma for those with opioid use disorder and the use of medication-assisted treatment throughout the emergency department. “[Participating physicians] said it actually revitalized them to have something they can actually do with patients coming in with opioid use disorder,” Youngblom said. “A lot of times an individual is handed a resource sheet. Most of the time it’s outdated. They don’t really feel like they’re helping and they felt like this was actually giving them a tool to help individuals who need the service.”

Youngblom said she has fielded concerns that emergency rooms will become nothing more than a medication-assisted treatment clinic. In 2024, hospitals involved in the project will begin tracking if individuals they serve come back within seven days.

“This program is so much more than just providing a medication,” she said. “It’s really being able to treat people at the right time when they’re ready, no matter what environment they’re showing up in, and then making sure that they’re getting connected to this community-based treatment so that they continue their recovery journey. I think something about this project that I want

people to hear loud and clear is that it’s not just giving medication. It’s so much more than that.”

An initial goal for the project was to increase the number of physicians who had completed a federally-required training called the X waiver to administer buprenorphine (eight hours of training for doctors and 24 hours for other medical professionals). In December 2022, President Biden signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, which eliminated additional federal requirements for physicians to prescribe buprenorphine.

Physicians are also no longer limited in the number of patients they can provide medication-assisted treatment.

Nashville General is still evaluating what training they will require to get physicians comfortable with administering buprenorphine, Bullock said.

Medication-assisted treatment is also set to be part of the 15-month pilot program chosen by the Nashville-Davidson County steering committee tasked with spending a total of $23 million in opioid abatement funds. At the latest Metro Behavioral Health and Wellness Advisory Council meeting, committee members said the request for proposal for that pilot program is expected to be released in late January or early February.

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Headline Homes: November 2023

BY AMANDA HAGGARD

expand their Pastabilities options to include more health-conscious options. Maybe they sold this abode to help accomplish that goal. (Consider the Pastabilities!) Their former Belle Meade home includes four bedrooms, four full bathrooms, four half bathrooms, a media room, a study and a recreation room. Outside, there’s a spa diving rock at the extremely private, fenced backyard prime for entertaining.

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It used to be that this list was getting closer and closer to being an exclusively Williamson County feature. But in November, seven of the 10 top priciest houses sold in the general area are located in Davidson County. The buying and selling honors this month go to several trusts, of course, along with a bank executive, a high-profile Republican lawyer and pasta magnates, among others.

Below are November’s top 10 home sales in Nashville and the surrounding counties, ranked by sale price.

1. Chickering Road, Nashville 37215 Buyer: Chickering Road Trust Sale price: $12.5 million Seller: Elizabeth Stern Seller’s agent: Erin Krueger, Compass Tennessee Buyer’s agent: Chip Wilkison, Engel & Voelkers Nashville A pandemic purchase by Elizabeth Stern was bought by a trust in November. The coveted Chickering Road abode sits on 8.4 acres — “a rare opportunity to own a private in-town estate in a prime location.”

The home was designed by Pfeffer Torode and renovated by Joshua Builders, and the listing says the “interiors blend color and texture with classic elements to create a jewel box of a home.” The main home is a single level with a large office with its own full bathroom. There’s also a 1,300-square-foot guest suite onsite. Outside, there’s a pool and spa, a fruit orchard, kitchen garden and a greenhouse, as well as a large black Dutch barn outfitted with studio space, a “stylish chicken coop” and several horse stalls.

2. Buchanan Lane, Franklin 37064 Buyer: 4445 Buchanan Lane Trust Sale price: $6,175,000 Sellers: Brooke Little and Ryan Little

Sellers’ agent: Tristan Kinsley, Compass RE Buyer’s agent: Erik Levin, Benchmark Realty This custom home in Franklin sits on 10 acres and was sold by Ryan and Brooke Little — Ryan works for real estate developer HRP. When it was built in 2021, custom touches ensured a view of rolling Tennessee hills in addition to a large media den and a glasswalled car showroom. There are also five bedrooms, six and a half bathrooms and an enormous covered porch and outdoor pool area outside. It was sold to a trust.

3. Vaughn Crest Drive, Franklin 37069 Buyers: David M. and Cristina M. Pelka Sale price: $5.43 million Seller: Garrett R. Hegel Seller’s agents: Marsha Simoneaux and Tami Siedlecki, Fridrich & Clark Realty Buyers’ agent: Erin Krueger, Compass Tennessee Former Compass Bank executive Garrett Hegel sold this European-style manor in the Laurelbrook subdivision for just under $5.5 million. In Franklin, the 10,000-square-foot stone manor has elevators providing access to all three floors. Out back, there’s a private backyard pool area tucked into the less than two-acre property.

4. Lynnwood Lane, Nashville 37205 Buyer: Gustavus Puryear IV Sale price: $4.8 million Sellers: John and Carey Aron Sellers’ agent: Allen DeCuyper, PARKS Buyer’s agent: Barbara Keith Payne, Pilkerton Realtors This home on Lynnwood Lane is about to experience a major vibe shift: Novelty pasta company Pasta Shoppe owners John and Carey Aron sold it to Gus Puryear, general counsel for Asurion and former lawyer for CoreCivic. In late October of this year, the Arons were seeking capital to

5. Waterstone Boulevard, Franklin 37069 Buyer: Darren S. Hanifl 2016 Irrevocable Trust Sale price: $4.5 million Seller: Steve Reindl Seller’s agent: Ryan Long, PARKS Buyer’s agent: Rick French, French King Fine Properties Pennzoil SVP Steve Reindl sold this 8,400-square-foot Georgian-style manor to a trust. The home has five full bedroom suites — one on the main level and four on the upper floor. There’s also a film screening room, two separate two-car garages and a guest suite with two bedrooms. “Your guests will never want to leave,” the listing says.

6. East Ashland Drive, Nashville 37215 Buyer: William Walter Welsh, trustee of 5929 East Ashland Drive Trust Sale price: $4.5 million Seller: Ashland Hills LLC Seller’s agents: Lacey Newman and Jonathan Heard, Compass RE Buyer’s agent: Ashley Boykin, Coldwell Banker Barnes This new build — painted white brick, of course — is outfitted with gas lanterns and cedar corbels. It sits on two acres with mature trees and “enough space for a future pool and pool house (subject to BZA approval).” Inside, the house is outfitted in Hamptons-style navy and brass accents and includes a wood-burning fireplace, dual primary closets and a study. There is a main suite and guest suite on the main level and a smaller suite on the second.

The 1,200-square-foot walkout basement includes flexible space for either a home gym, media room or other upgrades.

7. Fredricksburg Drive, Nashville 37215 Buyer: 126 3rd Ave Property Trust Sale price: $4.25 million Seller: Jennifer Lynn Turner Revocable Living Trust Seller’s agent: Steve Fridrich, Fridrich & Clark Realty Buyer’s agent: Brianna Morant, Benchmark Realty Originally built in 1968 and at just more than 4,100 square feet, this home is a little smaller than the average Headline Homes listee. It offers a single level atop a hill on 1.6 acres with views of downtown Nashville.

8. Woodlawn Drive, Nashville 37215 Buyer: Jeffrey S. Hopmayer Sale price: $3.99 million Seller: Volunteer Builders LLC Seller’s agent: Scott Cornett, PARKS Buyer’s agent: Will Andrews and Brandon Knox, Compass RE Purchased by beverage entrepreneur Jeff Hopmayer, this home was listed as a “beacon of understated sophistication and design” that surpasses all expectations.

The home includes a gourmet kitchen with double opens, separate prep kitchen and an oversized island for entertaining and display. The kitchen also offers an au pair suite with its own external door and laundry. There are several covered porches that have fireplaces on both the main and lower level, though the lower level also opens up to the back lawn.

9. Skyline Drive, Nashville 37215 Buyers: Garrett R. Hegel and Sharon S. Hegel Sale price: $3.8 million Seller: Vintage South LLC Seller’s agent: Clint Atkins, PARKS Buyers’ agents: Tami Siedlecki and Marsha Simoneaux, Fridrich & Clark Realty Garrett and Sharon Hegel bought this home and sold No. 3 in the same month.

The new house is located on a quiet street in Green Hills and has both a primary and in-law suite on the main level. Both suites are accessible through their own entrance.

The first floor also includes dedicated office space in each bedroom and there’s a media, recreation room and more bedrooms upstairs.

10. Greeley Drive, Nashville 37205 Buyers: Lee Frantz and Paul Frantz Sale price: $3,625,000 Seller: GardWill LLC Seller’s agent: Alex Helton, Helton Real Estate Group Buyers’ agent: Unknown GardWill LLC built this 7,300-squarefoot home in Hillwood Estates for Lee and Paul Frantz. The new home boasts the convenience of “living near the heart of the city while still experiencing the tranquility of a residential neighborhood all while being walking distance to Hillwood Country Club.” It doesn’t get much better than that.

This story was first published by our sister publication Nashville Post.

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Thomas Frist sells Belle Meade home for $32M

BY WILLIAM WILLIAMS

Dr. Thomas Frist Jr. — HCA Healthcare co-founder and a veteran local philanthropist and businessman — has sold his Belle Meade estate for what is believed to be a Tennessee record price of $32 million.

According to a Davidson Country Register of Deeds document, the new owner, via a trust, is Christopher Redlich.

Online real estate publication Mansion Global reports Redlich serves as chairman of Reno, Nev.-based Healing Healthcare and is a retired shipping executive with a West Coast background.

Located at 1304 Chickering Road less than one mile southwest of Metro’s Percy Warner Golf Course, the just-sold 49.7acre estate’s 19,811-square-foot home includes five bedrooms, six full bathrooms and four half baths, according to a release from Fridrich & Clark Realty. The local residential real estate firm represented both the buyer and the seller in the transaction and described the buyer as “a Middle Tennessee resident.”

New York architecture firm Ferguson & Shamamian designed the home, which saw its construction finished in 2001. Interior designer Bunny Williams (whose Williams Lawrence design company is located in New York) created the home’s “elegant Southern aesthetic,” the release notes.

Steve Fridrich, who represented Frist, said Fridrich & Clark Realty research shows the $32 million figure is a record for a Tennessee residential property.

Frist and his late wife, Patricia Frist, purchased the property in 1993 (with Fridrich representing the couple) for $2.2 million, according to Metro records. The couple later had the home designed and built.

“This is one of the most exceptional properties in Middle Tennessee,” Fridrich said in the release. “The home’s unmatched craftsmanship, thoughtful design detail and luxury finishes coupled with its location and surrounding acreage make it extremely unique.”

The property, according to the release, was originally listed for $50 million and included multiple adjacent parcels before the offering was split: the 49.7-acre property that included the Frist home and that was listed for $40 million and a 9.6-acre property (with a separate address) that remains listed for sale for $10 million.

Frist, the brother of former U.S. Sen. Bill Frist, co-founded HCA with father Thomas Frist Sr. and Jack Massey, both of whom are deceased. Forbes ranks Frist Jr. as Tennessee’s wealthiest individual.

Belmont University has named its College of Medicine to honor Frist, 85, who

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Fridrich & Clark Realty agent Christy Reed represented the buyer, the release notes.

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THINKING OF DOWNSIZING?

Spectacular Views Custom Built All Brick Home on 6.70 Acres Walk to the schools!

20 minutes to BNA 7131 SF - 5 BR - 5.5 BA Stunning Views of sunsets + Rolling Hills Full finished daylight basement featuring 5 additional rooms, full bath, small kitchenette and a large covered patio and a private entrance.

246 E Kingston Springs Rd | $2,200,000 M: 615.319.7144 | O: 615.327.4800

Cheryl Ewing cherylewing01@gmail.com

Life changes.

Helping people through real estate lifestyle transitions is what I do best!

Elaine Reed

Senior Real Estate Specialist Designation

Making people happy one key at a time M: 615.294.0612 | elainereed.home@gmail.com

704 EstEs Road GREEn Hills

Upscale Corner Condo in Historic Werthan Lofts located in Germantown gated entry 1 bedroom 1 bath 712 sf

3873 SF | 5 beds | 4 full, 1 half bath | $1,695,000 | MLS #: 2577798

$454,900

• Gorgeous interiors • Living room with fireplace • Stunning kitchen with large island • Beautiful primary suite • Screened porch with fenced backyard • Two car garage and whole house generator

1350 Rosa L Parks Blvd #369

14’ ceilings, 1800’s exposed brick walls, large windows providing beautiful light, original mill hardwood flooring throughout. Kitchen opens to living area with an outside balcony. MLS #: 2577985

JENNIE GARTH LOVVORN

M: 615.308.7653 | O: 615.327.4800 | lovvjg@hotmail.com

Amenities include: 2 saltwater pools, dog run, large fitness/yoga room, bocce ball, canopied grilling area.

Nancy Tice M: 615.207-3758

2 Offices to Serve You Green Hills 615.327.4800 | Williamson Co. 615.263.4800 www.FridrichandClark.com

2023 Sales 108 Bellebrook Circle 5620 Burgess Avenue* 1912 Cedar Lane 108 Lafayette Court 4405 Nevada Avenue* 1817 Cedar Lane* 4307 Dakota Avenue* 4018 Copeland Drive

508 Brighton Place 4208 Nevada Avenue* 3002 Overlook Drive 300 Garrett Drive* 712 Harpeth Trace Drive* 4500 Post Road 711 Cantrell Avenue* 140 Steeplechase Lane*

Represented Buyer*

4915 Timberdale Drive* 516 A Moore Avenue 3712 Wimbledon Road 4337 Beekman Drive* 104 Steeplechase Lane 373 Sims Lane* 3608D West End Avenue The Manning - UNDER CONTRACT*

I am so grateful for all my blessings in 2023. I want to give my heartfelt thanks to all my wonderful clients.

Thank you family and friends for your referrals and continued support.

Cheers to 2024!

- Cheryl Macey GNR Awards of Excellence Diamond Award Recipient

On List of Top 100 Real Producers in Nashville

Cheryl Macey O: 615.327.4800 | M: 615.424.8048 cheryl.macey@gmail.com

Interested in buying or selling in the new year? Call me!

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Care Giver

I am super personal assistantHousehold / pet management, driver, security, business / legal consulting, problem solver. $50 / hr. Stellar References.

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old-Fashioned House Cleaning meticulous hardworking, trustworthy, dependable, flexible Reasonable rates.

Excellent references.

(615) 636-7639 Residential Cleaning Where Quality & Respect Come First!

www.lighthousecleaningservice.net

(615) 957-7661

Licensed, Insured & Bonded

HistoriC CeMetery Repair & Restoration BRICK & STONE Walls • Steps • Walks • Etc. Build • Repair • Restore Tuck Pointwork Custom Entrances Small Job Specialist FIREPLACE REPAIR “For those who want it right the first time!”

W.J. Miller (615) 890-0533 Buy American

P & t Concrete Driveways - Sidewalks - Patios Landscaping, Mulch and Bobcat Work. Free Estimates Richard’s Cell: 1 (615) 670-2273

(615) 755-3509

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KEN R. FRYE

CONCRETE DRIVEWAYS, PATIOS, PATIOS, DRIVEWAYS

GARAGES, SIDEWALKS SIDEWALKS GARAGES,

“all types of concrete finishings”

615-975-7970

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Goodfred Window Cleaning Auction Gutter Cleaning February 17, 2024 @11:00am Gutters • Downspouts Cleaned Located at Elm Hill Marina • Debris Removal 3361 Bell Road Nashville, TN 37214 • Gutter Guards • Gutter Repair The following list of boats will be (615) 382-5127 set for auction: 1. 1974 Erickson Sailboat 1975 TN # TN 1511 CC Hull ID: 125 (unsure) 2. 1972 Erickson Sailboat Complete Home repair 1973 TN #: TN 8576 KD & improvements Hull ID: unknown Native Nashvillian in business 3. 2016 Bennington Pontoon since 1992.

TN # 2375GCW Additions, Decks, Hull ID: ETWD 3749 D616 Window Replacement, 4. 1990 Sea Ray Cabin Cruiser Furniture and Playground 1991 TN #: TN 7607 BE Equipment Assembly.

Hull ID: SERM 6335 F990 All Types of Repairs.

5. 1982 Sea Ray Runabout Licensed, Bonded, Insured 1983 TN #: TN 1955 DK Call Bob (615) 300-5558 Hull ID: BL4A 11CC F788 or BL4A 11CG F788 6. 2019 Sundancer Center Console No TN # 5620RA Hull ID: SVTB 8726 E718 THE REMODELING SPECIALISTS 7. 1998 Tahoe Pontoon 42 3 7 Years Y e ar s of of Remodeling Re mo de li ng Experience E x pe r ie nc e TN #: TN 2256 CF For All Of Your Home Hull ID: DVN 2798 1D848 8. TN2916DR Renovation Needs Hull S001430778-S25 • Extensive reference list • Licensed & Insured H52 1978 Santana 9. TN6406EK Hull RAY263840173 1973 Ranger 10. was last TN registered www.broderickbuilders.com owner in 2017. Unknown brand, “Scotian” TN# TN8836BU HIN# HUN54475M79H-27

HoMe iMProveMent

615.385.3210

eleCtriCal svCs. eleCtriCian Priced Right!

New Work, Old Work & Service Calls.

10% senior discount.

Licensed-Bonded-Insured (615) 522-1339 BBB Accredited w/ Reviews 20 year advertiser!

loCksMitH

Green Hills lock & key Servicing the area since 1974!

Deadbolts Installed Locks Re-keyed • Lockouts Locks Repaired & Serviced (615) 269-3616

landsCaPe

i Haul anytHinG - since 1990 Deliveries, Estate Property Clean Outs, Brush & Appliance Removal, Construction Waste, Demolition & more...

No Job Too Small!

Wyatt Mallonee (615) 499-2218

kyle’s Pressure Cleaning Property Pressure Washing: Driveways, Back Decks, Front Porch, Swimming Pool, Concrete & more. (615) 424-5354

W E BU Y R E C O R D S 45’S, 78’S, LP’S We pay more than any store!

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Also Buying Old Windup Phonographs

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tree serviCe

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Gets Results

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Paying TOP DOLLAR Over 45 Years

ERIC’S

(Formerly Branch Busters Tree Service)

INTERIOR • EXTERIOR • PRESSURE WASHING FINISH CARPENTRY • DRYWALL REPAIR TRIM REPAIR • CEILING DOCTOR

Excellent local references FREE ESTIMATES Michael Ferrera Ferrera Michael

615-308-0211 615-308-0211

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Carter Plumbing Commercial & Residential

New Installation & Repair Service

Drain Cleaning Service Licensed, Bonded & Insured All Work Guaranteed!

(615) 232-9051

Prayer need Prayer?

If you are in need of prayer, call 888-388-2683 The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association will have prayer partners available to talk 24/7.

Licensed & & Insured Licensed Insured Call Eric for a Free Call Eric for a Free Estimate Estimate

(615) 779-1870 779-1870 (615)

We buy Vinyl Records, Comic Books, CDs, Blu-Rays, DVDs, Toys, Video & Role-Playing Games, CCGs, Stereo Equipment, Music & Movie Memorabilia, and much more. In business 40+ years; No collection too large or small.

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BUY - SELL - TRADE the Great escape Call 615-364-3029 TheGreatEscapeOnline.com

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bulldog tree service • Topping / Deadwooding • Stump Removals • Trimming • Lot Clearing Free Estimates. Insured.

Call John 24 / 7: (615) 300-6254 (615) 313-7375

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WiCker rePair

Chair caning and all styles of weaving. Wicker repair available. Pick up and delivery. the Cane-ery (615) 269-4780 / 414-5655

Wood

tree service

formerly Gist Tree Service Trees Trimmed / Removed Stump Removal, Great Clean-up 24/7 EMERGENCY SERVICE HAZARDOUS WORK Senior & Single Parent Discount Licensed & Insured, Free Estimates All Major Credit Cards Accepted

615-456-9824

Any Size Collection No Problem

Call Paul 615-953-7388

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TREE SERVICE LLC

www.gisttreeservice.com

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Hardwood floors, cleaned, waxed, buffed, sanded and/or refinished. Over 75 years in flooring.

Corlew & Perry, inc.

(615) 832-0320

Wanted

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WindoW Clean all seasons Window Cleaning Specializing in residential windows.

Serving Nashville over 38 yrs!

Licensed - Bonded - Insured Free Estimates Low Prices (615) 889-9164

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Closet Clean Out

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