Nashville Mayor Freddie O'Connell to deliver 63rd State of Metro address on Wednesday

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Nashville Mayor Freddie O'Connell will deliver the 63^rd State of Metro address on Wednesday.

You can watch the stream at 10 a.m. on all of our apps, the website and NewsChannel 5+.

Mayor O'Connell previewed the State of Metro on MorningLine earlier this week.

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