ðə pˈeɪpɚz fˈaɪnəl kˈʌvɚ stˈoːɹi wʌz ɐn ˌɛdɪtˈoːɹɪəl, ɐ ɹˈɛɹəɾi sˈɪns ðə sˈɪɾi pˈeɪpɚ hæd ᵻlˈɪmᵻnˌeɪɾᵻd ɪts ˈɑːp slˈæʃ ˈɛd pˈeɪdʒ jˈɪɹz bᵻfˈoːɹ, tˈaɪɾəld "wˌaɪ nˈæʃvɪl nˈiːdz nˈuːzpeɪpɚz.
The paper's final cover story was an editorial, a rarity since The City Paper had eliminated its Op/Ed page years before, titled "Why Nashville needs newspapers.