Maranda Whittington
WKRN
Nashville, TN, United States
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Recent articles by Maranda:
Nashville meat-and-three officially closes its doors after 31 years
Mr. Dan opened the doors of his restaurant Dandgure’s Cafeteria back in 1991, but after three decades he felt it was time to finally close the doors. → Read More
Family of man killed on Charlotte Pike speaks out
24-year-old Miles Slay was killed Friday June 24th while walking down Charlotte Avenue. → Read More
First Tennessee Buc-ee’s opens in Crossville
Crossville’s location between Nashville and Knoxville is what attracted Buc-ee’s founder Arch “Beaver” Aplin III to set up his 50th location. → Read More
Organizations come together to help families displaced by South Nashville apartment fire
Thursday morning the Hispanic Family Foundation were on site working to help these displaced families. → Read More
Mayor announces Google Fiber coming to Smyrna
Tuesday morning Mayor Mary Esther Reed announced Google Fiber had selected the town to be the first outside of Nashville to receive high speed internet. → Read More
Worker killed at Church Street construction site in Nashville
The worker was employed by Lee Company and was working a construction site project at 900 Church Street when the accident occurred. → Read More
Oaklands Mansion working to preserve stories of enslaved African Americans
The mansion is working to continue reaching out to the public to identify and preserve the stories of those who were enslaved there. → Read More
Owner of Bedford County donut shop destroyed by DUI crash speaks out
Tiredness caused Roscoe Williams to be ten minutes late to work Wednesday morning, and ultimately spared his life. → Read More
SporTran returns to amended riding schedule Monday, June 22
Riders will not have to wear masks but are strongly encouraged to. If people visit any terminals, they will be required to wear a mask to enter inside. → Read More
Juneteenth march and Blackout Festival Friday night in Shreveport
The march will take place outside of the Municipal Auditorium on 705 Grand Avenue in Shreveport starting at 6 p.m. → Read More
KSLA Salutes: Air Force veteran recalls protesting at Grambling State in 1967
“It’s amazing how you see some of the similarities historically" → Read More
Sunflowers are in full bloom along Gilliam’s sunflower trail
Go see the sunflowers! → Read More
Free COVID-19 testing in Bossier and DeSoto parishes
Each site will be open from 8 a.m. until 11 a.m. daily. Testing in Bossier Parish will end on Monday, June 29 and on Tuesday June 30 in Desoto Parish. → Read More
Film Prize Jr. holding annual festival online this year
This year Film Prize Jr. has decided to move its annual festival online due to COVID-19. → Read More
YMCA offering swim classes this summer
“With summer upon us, there was a big fear within the aquatics community that drownings would increase because kids didn’t get those lessons." → Read More
‘We the People’ showcase policy changes at Saturday’s protest
'We the People' plan to expand on these demands so they can push for the creation of these policies in October during the legislative period. → Read More
New Normal Drive-In Theater kicks off Friday, May 29th in downtown Shreveport
From Friday May 29th to Sunday May 31st the group will offer two different movie showings a night in the parking lot of First United Methodist Church. → Read More
Free drive-thru food distribution in Marshall and Longview on Thursday, May 28
Food will be distributed at the Marshall Convention Center from 10 a.m. to noon, and then at the Longview Convention Complex Fairgrounds from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. → Read More
KSLA Salutes: Shreveport VA hosts Memorial Day hot dog drive-thru Friday
The VA handed out around 600 hot dogs to veterans, and they also provided them with free reusable masks. → Read More
Marshall Restaurants discuss expanding to 50% capacity under phase two reopening
Restaurants operating at 25% capacity can also expand to 50% capacity Friday, but not every restaurant is on board with this plan. → Read More