Articles for Williamson County

Singer Jamey Johnson arrested days after dropping his first album in more than a decade
1 month ago

Singer Jamey Johnson arrested days after dropping his first album in more than a decade

LA Times  

Jamey Johnson released his fifth studio album, “Midnight Gasoline,” earlier this month. A little over a week after releasing his first album since 2011, singer Jamey Johnson was arrested Sunday just outside of Nashville. Ahead of the album’s release, he dropped six singles including “Sober” — in which the Grand Ole Opry member speaks about his struggle with sobriety in …

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Presidential politics casts pall over voters in this purple Texas county
5 months ago

Presidential politics casts pall over voters in this purple Texas county

Raw Story  

ROUND ROCK – On a scorching summer day, Tony Grady sat in the shade outside of the city plaza, watching passersby pop in and out of local restaurants and boutiques and parents chase their children at a nearby splash pad. Credit: Eli Hartman/The Texas Tribune In 2018, Williamson County voted for Democrat Beto O’Rourke over Republican U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz …

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Two former Texas deputies have been acquitted in the death of a motorist following a police chase
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Two former Texas deputies have been acquitted in the death of a motorist following a police chase

Associated Press  

Two former Texas deputies have been acquitted in the death of a Black motorist who was shot several times with a stun gun following a police chase that was filmed by the now-canceled real-time police TV series “Live PD.” A Travis County jury on Thursday found former Williamson County deputies Zach Camden and J.J. Johnson not guilty on manslaughter charges …

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Nazis bullied a conservative Tennessee town. Locals punched back. Trump should be worried.
1 year, 1 month ago

Nazis bullied a conservative Tennessee town. Locals punched back. Trump should be worried.

Raw Story  

FRANKLIN, Tenn. — Diners lined the sidewalk to snag one of the coveted tables at Puckett’s Grocery on Sunday as this small city south of Nashville hummed through one of the last perfect days of autumn. More recently, during his Veterans Day speech in New Hampshire on Nov. 11, Trump vowed that, if reelected, he will “root out… the radical …

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Tennessee parents say lesson plan make students ‘feel discomfort’ because they’re White. They say a new law backs them up–
3 years, 2 months ago

Tennessee parents say lesson plan make students ‘feel discomfort’ because they’re White. They say a new law backs them up–

CNN  

Williamson County, TN CNN — Robin Steenman pulled her daughter out of public school over a mask mandate last year. They have attacked a high school LGBTQ pride float – one tweet wondered if students passing out pride literature were doing “recruitment.” And another meeting featured a tirade by a Moms For Liberty member against a children’s book about the …

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Far-right 'Moms for Liberty' group demands schools stop exposing kids to 'sexy' pictures of seahorses
3 years, 3 months ago

Far-right 'Moms for Liberty' group demands schools stop exposing kids to 'sexy' pictures of seahorses

Raw Story  

On Friday, The Daily Beast reported that a far-right group in Williamson County, Tennessee, is demanding schools censor a number of books and subjects — including an unusual demand regarding pictures of marine life. "Registering its website in late 2020, the group 'Moms For Liberty' is one of a series of conservative education groups to spring up in the wake …

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Williamson County, Tennessee: Some parents lash out at board that reinstated mask mandate in elementary schools
3 years, 4 months ago

Williamson County, Tennessee: Some parents lash out at board that reinstated mask mandate in elementary schools

CNN  

CNN — Heated arguments spilled into the parking lot Tuesday night after a school board in a suburban Tennessee county approved a temporary requirement for masks in elementary schools due to the Covid-19 pandemic. “At my hospital, we’re seeing otherwise healthy people in their 30s and 40s getting sick, and the case counts are going up exponentially and some are …

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