Week ahead: Young Buck faces bankruptcy
Nashville hip-hop star Young Buck, whose real name is David Darnell Brown, is scheduled to appear in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Nashville at 9 a.m. Tuesday and is facing liquidation. Brown has been unable to get former mentor 50 Cent and his G-Unit Records to agree to either let Brown record or terminate his agreement with the label. Jeanne Burton, the trustee overseeing Brown’s estate, has filed a motion for the case to be converted from a Chapter 11 reorganization to a Chapter 7 liquidation, citing an inability to confirm Brown’s reorganization plan because 50 Cent, whose real name is Curtis Jackson, objects to it.
Metro Council meeting
The Metro Council will meet Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. on the second floor of Metro’s historic courthouse, 1 Public Square. The agenda includes the second of three votes on a plan to give hospital company LifePoint a property tax break in exchange for moving its corporate headquarters from Williamson County to Davidson County.
County unemployment rates
The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development will release county-level unemployment rates for November on Thursday. Those rates are expected to fall significantly, as the statewide figure fell from 9.5 percent in October to 9.1 percent in November.
Slaying suspect to enter plea
Jesse Knapp, the 23-year-old Cool Springs resident accused of stabbing his mother and younger brother last year, is expected in court Tuesday to enter a plea. Knapp’s brother, Joshua Knapp, 20, died and his mother, Dian Bridges, was injured. Authorities later arrested Jesse Knapp in Texas. He faces charges of first-degree murder and attempted murder.
Former school’s hearing set
Failed former charter school Nashville Global Academy might be facing bankruptcy liquidation. A hearing is scheduled for 9 a.m. Tuesday on the motion to dismiss Global’s Chapter 11 reorganization or convert it to a Chapter 7 liquidation. The school was closed in July 2010 with 155 students and debts of almost $500,000, including $149,000 owed to Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools for enrollment overpayment.
State Funding Board to meet
The State Funding Board will meet Monday at 1 p.m. in room 16 of Legislative Plaza. The board plans to update estimates of state revenue for the current fiscal year, figures that will be used in drafting next year’s budget for the state of Tennessee. Analysts have projected the state will collect between $200 million and $300 million more than expected this fiscal year.
School board meeting
The Williamson County School Board will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday in the Williamson County Administrative Complex Auditorium. The school board will hear the superintendent’s report and possibly vote on whether Ravenwood High School’s PTO can move forward with a project at that school.
Transportation commission
The Metro Transportation Licensing Commission will meet Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. in the jury assembly room of Metro’s historic courthouse, 1 Public Square. The agenda includes decisions on three applications to form new taxi companies.
Documentary screening
Dreaming Heaven, a documentary produced and written by Lee McCormick of Nashville, will be featured at the Belcourt Theatre on Wednesday. McCormick, the founder of Ranch Recovery Center, focuses on the Toltec spirit guides at the pyramids of Teotihuacan, Mexico. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., screening begins at 7:15 p.m. at 2102 Belcourt, Ave. There will be a panel discussion after the documentary at 8:45 p.m. Tickets are $7.
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