Morning Notes for Oct. 27: City Hall, Around town

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City Hall

• Public's Assistance Sought in Identifying Hit & Run Driver October 26, 2026 (City of Nashville)
• Where Racehorses Once Ran October 26, 2026 (City of Nashville)
• Homicide Detectives Investigating Sunday's Physical Altercation On 2nd Avenue North October 25, 2026 (City of Nashville)
• Homicide Unit Leading Investigation into Self-Defense Claim Involving Critical 5:20 a.m. Shooting on Bell Road October 25, 2026 (City of Nashville)
• Man Shot by Security Guard Outside Greyhound Terminal Will be Arrested Upon Hospital Discharge October 25, 2026 (City of Nashville)
• Nashville Fire Department to Break Ground on New Headquarters and Fire Station 2 October 23, 2026 (City of Nashville)

Around town

• Vanderbilt Center for Global Democracy hosts NYC discussion on resilient democracies Every September, the United Nations General Assembly brings the world’s leaders to New York. This year, a few miles from UN headquarters, Vanderbilt’s Center for Global Democracy c (Vanderbilt University)
• John Kuriyan reappointed as dean of Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Basic Sciences John Kuriyan has been reappointed as dean of the School of Medicine Basic Sciences for a second five-year term. Kuriyan, the Mary Geddes Stahlman Chair and University Distinguished (Vanderbilt University)
• Bold gift fuels Vanderbilt’s academic, athletic ambitions With a transformative gift to College of Arts and Science and Vandy United, alumni Meredith and Griffin Perry honor Vanderbilt’s mission of excellence. (Vanderbilt University)
• Outstanding Senior Caroline Ford on her powerful ties to Vanderbilt; meet all Class of 2027 nominees Learn the inspiring stories of Outstanding Senior Caroline Ford and other nominees. (Vanderbilt University) Morning Notes is a daily digest of what Nashville’s public bodies published, linked to the original. Have something for tomorrow’s Notes? Send a news tip.