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The following corrections and clarifications have been published recently on stories produced by The Tennessean's newsroom:
January 2024
Features: Randy Rayburn began ownership of Midtown Cafe in 1997, 10 years after the restaurant opened. Also, the full name of one of the owners of Party Fowl restaurant is Austin Smith. The first name was omitted and the year was incorrect in a story on Page 4C Jan. 14.
December 2023
News: Arlan Coty, 10, died in Clarksville from Saturday’s storms. A story on page 1A on Dec. 12 misstated his last name.
News: Mary Joyce is from the Green Hills area of Nashville. Her location was incorrect in a story on Page 1A on Dec. 10 about the mental health struggles of survivors of the Covenant School shooting.
November 2023
News: A story about RSV on Page 1A on Nov. 7 incorrectly described a monoclonal antibody treatment as a "vaccine." While it is a preventative medical intervention, strictly speaking, it's not a vaccine.
October 2023
News: While billions of dollars go into professional development for public school teachers nationwide every year, the exact amount that goes toward diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives yearly is not clear. The amount was misstated in a story on Page 5A on Oct. 9.
News: The column on the Faith & Values page Oct. 8, “God clearly calls us to welcome all and to be the Samaritan,” was written by Brentwood attorney Keltner Locke. Because of a production error, the column was published with the wrong writer credit and photo.
September 2023
News: Martin Thielen wrote the column “Consider these 5 essentials to find good life” in the Sept. 24 Tennessean. Because of a production error, the column was published with the wrong writer credit and photo.
July 2023
News: Due to an editing oversight, Nolensville was misspelled in a headline on Thursday's front page.
June 2023
News: The names of Tulsi Patel and Amit Patel were incorrectly spelled in a story about new development and road improvements along Benders Ferry Road in Mt. Juliet on Page 14A on June 21.
News: Walter Simmons is senior pastor of Empowerment Community Church. His title was incorrect in a story on Page 9A on June 12 about a Franklin alderman’s criticism of the Franklin Justice and Equity Coalition and its upcoming Juneteenth event. Simmons is the creator of the coalition.
Features: Mandolin player Wyatt Ellis is 14. A story on Page 1C on June 2 misstated his age.
Opinion: An earlier version of this guest opinion column (by Maury County Mayor Sheila Butt) incorrectly identified Public School Partners leaders as teachers’ union operatives. The article has been updated to communicate that the group has ties to the union.
May 2023
Features: Tina Turner was born in Brownsville, Tennessee, and grew up in Nutbush, Tennessee. Her hometown was misidentified on Page 1A on May 27.
News: Belle Meade chose not to become part of Metro government in 1963 when several smaller satellite cities did so, and thus it does not have a Metro public library. The information was incorrect in a story on Page 5A on May 10.
April 2023
News: The Drive Away Hunger Challenge has collected more than 1.4 million pounds of food for local pantries. The amount collected was incorrect on page 3A of The Fairview Observer on April 25.
News: A proposed $1.26 billion state and local bond contribution for a new Nashville stadium would be the largest public spend on a stadium in NFL history. The proposed stadium is expected to cost $2.1 billion overall. The information was incorrect in a story on Page 1A on April 20.
News: The Franklin Pride festival is June 3 at Harlinsdale Park in Franklin. The date was incorrect in a story on Page 3A of April 14's Tennessean and page 3 of the April 19 Williamson section.
March 2023
News: A story about legislation targeting Nashville's Music City Center on page 10A on March 23 misstated the contents of a bill delayed in the state Senate until 2024. SB 1415 would have reduced the collection of tourism taxes in downtown areas, including in Nashville, until next year. SB 648, which targets the tax structure of Nashville's convention center, was delayed one week and was scheduled to go before the Senate State and Local Government Committee on March 28.
February 2023
Business: Amazon began hiring in Nashville in 2021 and so has a Jan. 1, 2029, deadline to claim incentives for creating 5,000 new jobs here. An article on Page 1A on Feb. 9 mistakenly said the company was taking advantage of a one-year COVID 19-related extension to get the grants.
January 2023
News: Joshua Cody Lloyd’s name was misspelled in a story on CoreCivic on Page 5A on Jan. 31.
Features: Chef Erik Niel’s name was misspelled in a column on page 7C on Jan. 29.
News: A story on the Ligon farm in Mt. Juliet on Page 1A on Jan. 18 included a mistaken reference to community leaders. It should have read: “As Mt. Juliet leaders surveyed their community, engineers laid out a proposal: cut into a part of the Ligon farm off of Tate Lane, an area used to supply hay for the family’s livestock and other farms.”
News: Serial killer Ted Bundy’s attack that killed two Florida State University students was in 1978. The year was incorrect in the Today in History feature on Page 2A on Jan. 15.
News: Professor Nino Testa works for Texas Christian University. His academic affiliation was incorrect in a story about the history of drag on Page 1A on Jan. 3.
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