Davidson County News

It soon might start costing a little more to own a dog in Davidson County. Mayor Karl Dean's administration has proposed increasing Metro's dog license fee -- usually paid when dog owners visit veterinarians to get their pets' rabies shots -- from $4 to $6 as the city seeks additional revenue to restore a depleted Animal Care and Control division.

Photos by MICHAEL PATRICK/NEWS SENTINEL Patty Boardwine, chief victims witness coordinator, hugs Hugh Newsom after a jury said guilty of all counts Friday in the re-trial of George Thomas accused of taking part in the January 2007 kidnappings and killings of Channon Christian, 21, and Chris Newsom, 23.

Senior Judge Walter Kurtz listens as defendant George Thomas waives his right to testify during the fourth day of his retrial Thursday, May 16, 2013.

Jim Henry, the interim commissioner for the Tennessee Department of Children's Services, is taking some long-overdue steps to fix the broken agency.

The Music City Center is the largest public project in Davidson County's history.

Senior Judge Walter Kurtz told the jury of 16 Davidson County residents that the trial would go into next week, as the prosecution will continue calling for witnesses Wednesday.

A 13-month old was shot in the chest Sunday in Tullahoma which led to the arrest of the youth's father, who allegedly was maintaining a handgun when it fired one round, according to police.

On Saturday, the newly branded Global Mall at the Crossings in Antioch, formerly Hickory Hollow Mall, will make its official appearance with a daylong grand-opening event.

Four days after the Davidson County Election Commission fired its top administrator, the State Election Commission accepted the final version of the blistering review that led to his termination.

Records released by the state Department of Children's Services showing 42 cases where children died or nearly died after the agency had some type of involvement with them shows that half of the kids were under a year old.

West Nile virus is already circulating in Nashville, according to a statement issued this morning by the Metro Public Health Department.

George Thomas admitted he was there in the Chipman Street house where Channon Christian, 21, and Christopher Newsom, 23, were held captive after being carjacked.

Jenny and E.J. Kerr wanted a new house in the suburbs but dreaded the idea of long commutes and living miles from friends and everyday conveniences like shopping, dining and entertainment.

When the governor appointed Jim Henry to lead the Department of Children's Services three months ago -- after the abrupt resignation of his predecessor, Kate O'Day -- Henry stepped into an agency accused of repeatedly failing to protect and care for Tennessee's children.

Middle Tennessee is home to a growing number of immigrants. Thousands are eligible for citizenship but don't know where to start.

After reviewing dozens of Department of Children's Services records on kids who died or nearly died across Tennessee, a state judge on Friday suggested that crimes were committed against children but their abusers were never prosecuted.

Picture a mother and her preschooler transformed from passive, automatic behaviors such as watching television for more than six hours a day to active, intentional behaviors such as regularly participating in physical activity together at the Coleman Community Center, one of four Metro Parks and Recreation Regional Centers in Nashville.

The job description defense attorney Tom Dillard doled out Friday to a group of Davidson County residents was a weighty one.

A Hermitage woman was arrested Friday following her indictment by a Davidson County grand jury for the March 13 shooting death of her estranged husband.

A Nashville judge said after seeing case files of children who were killed as a result of abuse and neglect that it's clear that some social workers with the state Department of Children's Services dropped the ball and she wondered whether the young victims would ever get justice.