In a new filing in the Uncle Nearest, Inc. lawsuit, Fawn and Keith Weaver are seeking an expedited court hearing to determine whether a court-appointed receivership should continue. The filing contends that uncertainty surrounding ownership and governance, along with operational decisions made during the receivership, have coincided with declining sales.

One member suggested lowering sewer rates for the second time in less than a year, but the issue failed to come to a vote at the MUD Board’s January meeting.

The judge presiding over Metro Council member Peggy Blackburn’s animal cruelty case recused himself Tuesday during her first court appearance, though no specific reason was stated on the record. Judicial recusals are a standard legal practice intended to preserve impartiality and public confidence in the court system.

Questions about growth, land use, and water capacity continue to dominate discussions during Monday’s Metro Council meeting.

From teaching nonviolent protest tactics in Nashville to marching for wage equality—and ultimately his assassination in Memphis—the story of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is forever intertwined with Tennessee.