Claire Kopsky
NewsChannel 5
Nashville, TN, United States
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Black History celebrated through art in Cookeville Theatre Company original show
Cookeville Theatre Company is set to perform an original show during Black History Month titled 'I am my Ancestors' Wildest Dream' that is focused on celebrating Black History. → Read More
Gallatin community honors former Union High School students as part of Black History Month
Union High School graduates host Gallatin High School basketball players at their old high school ahead of an annual commemorative basketball game against Hendersonville High School. → Read More
High schoolers build fellow student a prosthetic hand in their engineering class
A team of high school students in Hendersonville, Tennessee, designed, 3D-printed and sized a prosthetic hand for a fellow student born without a fully formed right hand. → Read More
SweetAbility Bakery offers adults with special needs jobs to complement their abilities
A mother's bakery created to give her daughter with special needs a stable job after she left high school is set to expand to employ more adults with special needs. → Read More
College Leaps apps cuts through the clutter of the college application process
Nashville College Access Teachers created an interactive road map app for the college application process called College Leaps. → Read More
Tennessee Adult Brothers and Sisters grows to support more siblings of those with disabilities
During the coronavirus pandemic, Tennessee Adult Brothers and Sisters (TABS) grew to support more siblings of those with disabilities than ever before with monthly Zoom meetings. → Read More
Civil War sign honoring first Black soldiers in Tennessee to fight on front lines unveiled
More than 150 years after the Battle of Nashville, a sign honoring the first black combat soldiers was unveiled Thursday outside STEAM Academy. → Read More
More heart attacks during the holidays than at any other time of the year, AHA reports
The American Heart Association reports more heart attacks between Christmas and New Year's Day than at any other time of the year. → Read More
Elf on the Shelf visits Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital to spread Christmas cheer
The Elf on the Shelf visited children at Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt two weeks before Christmas to bring some magic back for kids staying in the hospital this Christmas. → Read More
Nashville organization encourages business members to pay employees 'living wage'
During International Living Wage Week, Nashville Living Wage is seeking more members in an effort to help more Nashvillians earn a "living wage" opposed to a minimum wage. → Read More
SongwritingWith:Soldiers celebrates 10 years helping soldiers heal through personalized songs
In time for Veterans Day, SongwritingWith:Soldiers is celebrating 10 years of pairing veterans with songwriters in one-on-one sessions to tell their heavy service stories through song. → Read More
Former Tennessee inmate returns to jail to inspire current prisoners
Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) hosted a former TDOC inmate to speak and motivate current inmates at Deberry Special Needs Facility. → Read More
Napier Elementary walking school bus helps boost attendance
After months of challenges in dwindling class attendance compounded by a chronically late school bus, MNPS instituted a walking school bus for Napier Elementary School. → Read More
Bus driver shortage leaves several counties in Middle Tennessee missing more than 10% of drivers
The national bus driver shortage is challenging the midstate with several counties missing more than 10% of their driving staff. → Read More
Opryland set to celebrate 20th ICE! Exhibit during the holidays following two-year hiatus
Gaylord Opryland set to open its 20th ICE! Exhibit November 11th after a two year hiatus due to the coronavirus. → Read More
We Rock the Spectrum gym opens in Madison for kids of all abilities
We Rock the Spectrum gym will celebrate its grand opening in Madison on Saturday, welcoming families of children with disabilities to learn and play at the gym. → Read More
Butter shortage predicted at big box stores ahead of the holidays
Ahead of the holidays, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Bureau of Labor Statistics are predicting a butter shortage. → Read More
McMinnville nonprofit builds tiny homes to help homeless back on their feet
In an effort to combat homelessness in their town, a group of friends in McMinnville formed the nonprofit HOME and build a tiny home community to offer homeless residents a temporary "hand up." → Read More
Big Ticket Mural features authentic tickets taking visitors down a music memory lane
A new mural dominates Fourth Avenue S. in the Wedgewood-Houston/Chestnut Hill neighborhoods with 5,775 square feet of concert tickets from the past. → Read More
Ukraine and Tennessee children become pen pals through card campaign
As the war in Ukraine continues on, kids in Middle Tennessee have become pen pals with kids still in Kyiv. → Read More