Hotels Across Nashville Offering Discounted Rates for Locals Amid Widespread Power Outages, Dangerous Cold Temps

by Kaitlin Housler | Jan 30, 2026 | Culture, News, Tennessee, The South

Hotels throughout the Nashville area are offering discounted rates to local residents as widespread power outages persist and dangerously cold temperatures are expected through the weekend. As of press time on Friday, the Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp....

73,000+ Nashvillians Still Without Power Friday as National Weather Service Issues Cold Weather Advisory for Area

by Kaitlin Housler | Jan 30, 2026 | Culture, News, Tennessee, The South

On the sixth straight day of widespread power outages across Music City, more than 73,000 Nashville Electric Service (NES) customers entered Friday without electricity, as the National Weather Service warns of “dangerous cold temperatures” through the weekend. At 8:00...

Middle Tennessee Electric vs. Nashville Electric Service: A Tale of Two Electric Utilities

by Kaitlin Housler | Jan 30, 2026 | Culture, News, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, The South

On Thursday’s edition of The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, host and CEO of The Tennessee Star Michael Patrick Leahy and the outlet’s lead reporter Tom Pappert framed the aftermath of Winter Storm Fern as a tale of two electric utilities, sharply contrasting the response...

Pappert: NES Prioritizing DEI Consulting Contract Even as Power Outages Persist

by Kaitlin Housler | Jan 29, 2026 | Culture, News, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, The South

Tom Pappert, lead reporter at The Tennessee Star, said Nashville Electric Service (NES) was discussing internal diversity initiatives even as tens of thousands of customers remained without power following Winter Storm Fern. On Thursday’s edition of The Michael...

Woke NES CEO on Tree Trimming: ‘I Don’t Want Us Out Destroying the Canopy’

by Kaitlin Housler | Jan 29, 2026 | Culture, News, Tennessee, The South, TN LEAD

As Nashville Electric Service (NES) continues to face criticism for its storm preparedness and widespread power outages amid Winter Storm Fern, the utility’s President and CEO Teresa Broyles-Aplin just months ago praised the company’s prioritization of preserving...

Five Confirmed Dead in Tennessee from Winter Storm

by Kaitlin Housler | Jan 27, 2026 | Culture, News, Tennessee, The South

State officials have since confirmed five weather-related deaths across Tennessee following the powerful winter storm that moved into the state late last week, according to the Tennessee Department of Health and state emergency officials. As of Monday evening, the...