Priscilla Presley looks over her notes before speaking during a press conference, at the Tennessee State Capitol building in Nashville, Tenn., Monday, March 10, 2025. (Photos by @nshester | @tennesseannews )
Nicole S. Hester
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Photojournalist at The Tennessean. I can barely keep up with Instagram but sure let’s try this Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/nshester/profilecard/?igsh=enl0Y2hvYjJxbGRy
Protesters with the 50501 movement march downtown to Broadway to protest project 2025 in Nashville, Tenn., Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. (Nicole Hester | @tennesseannews )
Tennessee legislators pack the elevator after the fourth and final day of special session at the Tennessee State Capitol building in Nashville, Tenn., Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025. Nicole Hester / The Tennessean
Lucky to get to work with a talented group of photographers. Some of their best photos of 2024. www.tennessean.com/story/news/l...
A thousand words: Tennessean photographers' top images of 2024
At the end of every year, The Tennessean asks its photojournalists to make their selections for our Pictures of the Year roundup.
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Scott County has long been Republican and was the home of the late-Sen. Howard Baker, Jr. It also is where Trump won by the highest percentage of the vote in TN. Kelly Puente and @nicolehester.bsky.social visited to hear what voters had to say about the future. www.tennessean.com/story/news/p...
In Tennessee's reddest county, Trump viewed with hope for a better economic future
Rural Scott County has voted for Donald Trump by the highest percentage of any county in the state for the past two presidential elections.
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Here in Tennessee, this is not just a national story for us but a local one too. @itsmelissabrown.bsky.social and @nicolehester.bsky.social spent time with the family over the summer and fall. www.tennessean.com/story/news/p...
Meet the Tennessee family behind the US Supreme Court's major transgender health care case
Tennessee's ban on medication and treatments for transgender youth goes before the U.S. Supreme Court on Dec. 4.
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In @usatoday.com, @itsmelissabrown.bsky.social and @nicolehester.bsky.social profile the Tennessee family at the center of the big US Supreme Court case on transgender health care. Oral arguments are set for tomorrow morning. www.usatoday.com/story/news/l...
Meet the Tennessee family behind the US Supreme Court's major transgender health care case
Here's a collection of stories to inform and inspire you this Friday.
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More throwbacks, it’s that time of year - Reyna Roberts stands in the studio at The Tennessean in Nashville, Tenn., Friday, March 29, 2024. Roberts was featured on Beyoncé’s 2024 country album, “Cowboy Carter”. (📸Nicole Hester | The Tennessean) #country #cowboycarter #reynaroberts
Throwback from my favorite red carpet event which was actually a pink carpet during Dolly Parton’s Pet Gala at NOZ Studios in LaVergne, Tenn., Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024. #dolly #dollyparton #dogs #pink #mentalbreak
