This week in The Dose: The NFL Draft, a massive opioid crackdown, a bike route that looks like Elvis

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This week's dose of news

32 Tennessee doctors, nurses and medical professionals indicted in massive opioid crackdown

A nationwide take down to combat the opioid crisis targeted physicians in five states — more than half of those defendants were in Tennessee.

Prominent Tennessee cases include charges against Dr. Darrell Rinehart, a Columbia-area doctor who relocated to Indiana after at least four patients died while taking his prescriptions.

Prosecutors have also alleged that Jeffrey Young — a man who calls himself "Rock Doc" who once tried to launch a reality show about his clinic in Jackson, Tenn. — traded sexual favors for "dangerous combinations" of opioids and other drugs.

What other Tennessee doctors were charged? We've got a list.

The NFL Draft is coming! The NFL Draft is coming!

Perhaps you've heard ... the NFL Draft is coming to Nashville. Like, next week. And the city is going nuts. So, first, here's everything you need to know about the 2019 NFL Draft in Nashville (as in, where it will be and how to get tix). And, now, here's more:

• Private bookings means fewer honky-tonks will be open to public: Some of the most popular honky-tonks, bars and restaurants, including Acme Feed and Seed or Hard Rock Cafe, are partially or fully booked for private events from April 25-27.
• Draft festivities will be spread across downtown: The main stage — as long as the width of a football field — will stretch along the Cumberland River. Directly across the river, a draft village will surround Nissan Stadium with games, live music, bars, player interactions and more. NFL team representatives will make draft selections at Schermerhorn Symphony Center.
• There is this awesome podcast about how Nashville scored the Titans and the NFL Draft: It features iconic voices like four-time NFL Pro Bowl running back Eddie George and former Gov. Phil Bredesen. And it's not to be missed!

Metro Nashville Public Schools chooses Adrienne Battle as first woman to lead the district after an exit deal ends Shawn Joseph's tenure

Shawn Joseph’s tumultuous tenure leading Nashville schools is over. After coming under criticism for how he handled contracts, sexual harassment allegations and human resources issues, the Metro School Board approved a buyout. Among the terms, the district will pay Joseph $261,250.

In his place, the Metro Nashville Public Schools board appointed, for the very first time, a woman to lead the 85,000-student district.

About Adrienne Battle: A community superintendent who has served in Nashville for more than two decades, Battle will take charge of the school system on an interim basis until board members can find a new director. 

She has much education experience on her resume, including four years as the executive principal at Antioch High School and two years as the academic principal and assistant principal at Glencliff High School.

'We must put children's interests first': After his exit, Joseph wrote an op-ed that was published in The Tennessean. In it. he said it is time for adults to grow up and put the children first in Nashville. Joseph also told The Tennessean he does not want another job in Tennessee.

Updates, quick hits and tidbits

Troopers kick out and threaten to arrest reporters during a Rep. David Byrd protest at the governor's office in the Capitol building: The situation on Tuesday is the second time this year Tennessee Highway Patrol troopers have prohibited Capitol press corps reporters from covering a protest.

There's a barbecue battle raging in Tennessee: A food writer from Memphis made some noise after Southern Living picked a spot in Nashville as having Tennessee's best BBQ. Nashville columnist Brad Schmitt points out that Music City holds its own when it comes to 'cue.

Tennessee hunter kills bizarre albino turkey in Rutherford County: It's being called the "turkey of a lifetime" by the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency.

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Numbers worth knowing

Nashville's coolest new bike route looks like Elvis playing the guitar

All morning it rained cats and hound dogs. 

Still, this trio of Vanderbilt biology researchers kept pedaling. From west Nashville to east, up and down street after street, they plotted out guitar strings, bell bottoms and one rockin' hairdo.

They rode with one goal in mind: create an image of Elvis.

The Music City-themed bike route is part of a global trend some call GPS doodling, or "Strava art." Rock 'n' roll, riders.

Here are some fun facts about the Elvis ride:

Total contiguous miles: 100.3 miles

Overall height of Elvis: 8.2 miles

Overall width of Elvis: 6.2 miles

Total time to complete: 10 hours, 36 minutes

Number of pedal strokes: 66,760

Number of flat tires: 2

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All the good feels

This 97-year-old country lawyer still goes to work every day

World War II veteran James L. Bass Jr. says his job gives him purpose and focus.

"When night comes, I know I put a day’s work in, and I can sleep well," he says.

That's why, even at age 97, he still dons a suit and tie and goes to work for the law office he opened in Carthage, Tenn, seven decades ago.

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Quote of the week

"Catfish are unique individuals who feel pain and fear, value their own lives and deserve our respect."

— PETA executive vice president Tracy Reiman said in a statement.

The People for Ethical Treatment of Animals discouraged Nashville Predators fans from bringing catfish — and throwing them on the ice, as is tradition — for the first-round playoff series against the Dallas Stars.

Instead, they handed out squeezable, green foam fish — which looked more like bass and had the words "respect animals" printed on them — before the series opener.

Oh, the things you should do!

Visit exhibit remembering black Civil War soldiers from Tennessee: The story of this Fort Negley exhibit includes a Union Army captain, a life-threatening illness and a tiny album of tintypes at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture that holds rare photos of black Civil War soldiers. It's there through June 19.

Volunteer for the Nashville Golf Open: Ever wanted to stand right next to a potential PGA Tour star and his caddie as they discuss strategy on how to play the next shot? Here's your chance. The fourth annual Nashville Golf Open benefiting the Snedeker Foundation will take place May 2-5 at the Nashville Golf & Athletic Club, and volunteers are needed. The greatest need is for walking scorers, where a golf enthusiast will walk inside the ropes and alongside the golfers to keep track of their strokes.

Take part in the Huddle Against Hunger: To commemorate the 100th season of the NFL, the pro football league is rallying fans to give 100 million minutes of service. The NFL is kicking off the initiative in Nashville during NFL Draft with a community food drive for Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee and The Bridge Ministry. More info: secondharvestmidtn.org/NFLHuddle.

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