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The Springfield Parks & Recreation Department announced the return of Free Movie Fridays. These free, family-friendly movie nights will take place at 6 p.m. on the third Friday of each month from June through September at Martin Luther King Jr. Park. The first movie of the season will be on Friday, June 21 with a showing of “The Super Mario Bros. Movie.”

An investigation led by special agents from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) has revealed that more than a dozen convicted felons unlawfully voted in Sumner County elections, officials announced Tuesday. According to the TBI, special agents began investigating the reports in January, which claimed that 15 convicted felons unlawfully voted in various elections in Sumner County between 2020 and 2022. During the investigation, agents said they determined that four of the individuals died before they began looking into the claims.

Gallatin City Council member Eileen George unexpectedly announced her resignation at the June 4 city council meeting. At the 6 p.m. meeting, streamed live on YouTube, George began by stating that she wished to clear up misinformation being spread about her. She then alleged that another council member, Pascal Jouvence, harassed and bullied her. She said the instances occurred over social media, text messages, voicemails, and even through physical confrontations. She also noted that her business partner at Golden Girls in Real Estate is stressed due to similar harassment.

A six-month special census conducted in Lebanon ended up landing the city some extra money. A concern by City of Lebanon employees of being undercounted in the 2020 U.S. Census led them to take matters into their own hands. The City Council approved funding for a special census. According to the 2020 U.S. Census, Lebanon’s population was 38,431. That number was just shy of the 40,000 mark, which would result in an extra $1 million each year until the next census. The final count from the special census came to 44,941 people, which is about a 17% increase from the 2020 result.

Tennessee students are now allowed to equip themselves with a lifesaving tool while in school in the fight against the opioid epidemic. A new state law, which went into effect with Gov. Bill Lee‘s signature, allows students, staff, and visitors to carry the overdose-reversing drug, naloxone in school. Naloxone is available for sale over-the-counter at most pharmacies, however, there are more affordable places to obtain the medication, and many organizations offer it free of charge.