HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — When the property known as Twitty City was damaged by the December tornado, the owners considered tearing it down.
Before the tornado, Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN) was already making plans to build a new production studio and housing for seniors somewhere on their property. They bought Twitty City and some of the surrounding buildings nearly 30 years ago.
The Christian TV network thought if it demolished the home that Conway Twitty lived in they could use that land.
On Tuesday night, TBN took a proposal to the Hendersonville Board of Mayor & Alderman. Officials expected it to include the elimination of most of the structures on the property including the Twitty’s house.
Surprisingly, the network had changed their plans last minute to save the well-known home.
“We heard the sentiment of the city,” said Frank Amedia of TBN. “We prayed about it. We…
