'Big Bill' Powell Takes the Stand
On May 24, 1968, William E. Powell, general manager of Capitol Chevrolet, borrowed a black Chevrolet from the dealership and invited 72-year-old W. Haynie Gourley, Capitol’s founder, to take a
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On May 24, 1968, William E. Powell, general manager of Capitol Chevrolet, borrowed a black Chevrolet from the dealership and invited 72-year-old W. Haynie Gourley, Capitol’s founder, to take a
WVLT News sat down with the men and women involved in the first-of-its-kind investigation into former Gov. Ray Blanton and the scandal that stained his administration.
The 1968 murder of W. Haynie Gourley, founder of Capitol Chevrolet, remains one of the most notorious unsolved crimes in Nashville history. In a summer of heated conflicts, assassinations and
Through a pandemic and a change in ownership, shopkeepers in the iconic downtown shopping mall continue to hang on
Judge Gil Merritt was a fixture in the Nashville and Tennessee judiciary for more than 40 years.