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1. NES adopts ratepayer protection pledge as utility fields increasing requests from large-load data centers (newschannel5.com) — Nashville Electric Service is adopting a new ratepayer protection pledge as data center projects drive up power demand across Metro Nashville, aiming to shield households and small businesses from higher bills tied to large users. NES and TVA will jointly review big power requests and are exploring data-center-specific rates and construction contributions to protect grid reliability.
2. Why former Titans coach Mike Vrabel was at Father Ryan football game in Nashville (tennessean.com subscription) — Former Titans coach Mike Vrabel was back in Nashville on Friday night, quietly watching Father Ryan's lopsided loss to Riverdale because his son Tyler is now a volunteer assistant on the Irish staff. The visit connects Vrabel's long Titans tenure and his family's ties to Father Ryan with his current role leading the New England Patriots.
3. After Nepal flooding tragedy, this is how Nepalese in Nashville are supporting their own (newschannel5.com) — Members of Nashville's Nepalese community are rallying to support loved ones after catastrophic flooding and landslides in Nepal, where hundreds are dead and thousands missing. Local families are checking on one another, organizing donations, and encouraging Nashvillians to give through Nepal's official relief website while a possible Nashville-based fund is considered.
4. Bricen Rivers gets life without parole in killing of Lauren Johansen (fox17.com) — A Mississippi man has received life without parole for killing Lauren Johansen, a case that drew intense scrutiny in Nashville after he was previously released on bond from a Davidson County case involving her. Johansen's father continues to criticize what he calls failures in Nashville's justice system and is pursuing a major civil lawsuit against local bonding companies.
5. Family of man shot, killed by Tennessee National Guard speaks out after autopsy (wkrn.com) — A Nashville grandfather is speaking out after an autopsy showed his 20-year-old grandson, killed by Tennessee National Guard members in Memphis over Fourth of July weekend, was shot in the back. He's questioning earlier police statements that the young man was facing troops when they fired, while state officials note crime reductions and the TBI continues investigating.
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