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DECEMBER 22, 2022 | VOLUME 34 | NUMBER 48
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PHOTO BY MATT MASTERS
7th Congressional District Rep. Mark Green speaks at the 2022 Williamson County Reagan Day Gala on July 16, 2022.
Rep. Mark Green messaged Free music, fireworks set for Mark Meadows about efforts to New Year’s Eve at Nashville’s overturn 2020 election
Bicentennial Capitol Mall STAFF REPORTS
Music City will see countless New Year’s Eve celebrations of all sizes, with the biggest celebration set to take over Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park. The free five-hour event will see fireworks, the Music Note Drop and live performances from some of music’s biggest stars including Jason Aldean, Jimmie Allen, Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan, King Calaway, Sheryl Crow, Flo-Rida, Kelsea Ballerini, Brooks & Dunn,
Little Big Town, the Zac Brown Band, Riley Green, Elle King, Ashley McBryde, Steve Miller, Thomas Rhett, Darius Rucker, Lainey Wilson, and The War And Treaty. New Year’s Eve Live: Nashville’s Big Bash will begin at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 31. Attendees are encouraged to plan their trip ahead of time, including reviewing transportation and parking options, the event schedule and map, as well >> PAGE 2
BY MATT MASTERS
Tennessee’s Rep. Mark Green — whose 7th Congressional District now includes parts of Nashville thanks to Republicanled gerrymandering — was in direct communication with then-Trump White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows about overturning the 2020 presidential election. Talking Points Memo issued a story on Monday with the headline “Mark Meadows Exchanged Texts With 34 Members of Congress About Plans to Overturn The 2020 Election,” which is part of a larger series —
“The Meadows Texts: A Plot to Overturn an American Election.” Included in the story are text messages, as uncovered by the Jan. 6 Select Committee, between Meadows and lawmakers that occurred following the 2020 general election and surrounding the events of the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection. According to TPM, Green sent the following text to Meadows, followed by a link to a Newsmax segment theorizing how the election could be turned to thenPresident Donald Trump’s favor: >> PAGE 3
TDOT to suspend lane closures during Christmas and New Year’s holidays STAFF REPORTS
The Tennessee Department of Transportation will suspend all lane closures on state highways and interstates during the Christmas and New Year’s holidays in anticipation of higher traffic volumes across
the state. All temporary construction-related lane closures will be stopped beginning at 6 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 23, through 6 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 2, 2023.
According to a TDOT news release, AAA expects an estimated 2.6 million Tennesseans to travel between December 23 and January 2 with most of them driving. “With so many people expected to travel
Tennessee roadways during the Christmas and New Year’s holidays, keeping traffic moving and getting everyone to their destinations safely is our top priority,” TDOT Commissioner >> PAGE 2
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