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Tennessee House Passes Anti-Refugee Resolution

Resolution condemns Governor Lee’s decision to welcome refugees, challenges authority to do so. NASHVILLE – The Tennessee House of Representatives voted 72 to 25 (2 present but not voting) to pass...

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Online Updated Statement on Tornado Recovery

Updated Statement from Butch Spyridon, President and CEO, Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp: “We are grateful for the outpouring of support and concern since the devastating tornado. While our...

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CFMT’s Middle Tennessee Emergency Response Fund Attracts More Than $2.1M To...

Titans Foundation Gives $1M, NFL Foundation Donates $250K NASHVILLE, TN — The Middle Tennessee Emergency Response Fund, activated by The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee in the wake of a...

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Local Company Offering FREE SUPPLIES to Assist with Tornado Recovery

Help with Relocation with Moving Services After this week’s tragic tornado in Nashville, Bellhops, a fast-growing moving company serving Nashville, will be on the ground in the city to hand out to...

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Jesus Christ Superstar 50th Anniversary @ TPAC

[player id=24608] There’s still time left to see the final shows of the award-winning classic musical JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR! Following critically acclaimed, sold-out engagements in the United Kingdom,...

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Biden Says Black Vote Will Determine the Nominee

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA NEWSWIRE — “I got started in the African American community. I got involved in the Civil Rights Movement when I was a kid. I helped de-segregate a movie theater, that kind of...

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BNA Addresses Coronavirus in Tennessee

NASHVILLE, TN — Nashville International Airport (BNA) is providing the following update in reference to the announcement of the first case of the coronavirus in Tennessee. As reported by medical...

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Remembering John A. Simpson of the Memphis State Eight

By Wiley Henry     MEMPHIS, TN – In the fall of 1959, eight African-American students broke the color barrier and integrated the former Memphis State University (now the University of Memphis). Known...

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Don’t Sell Out North Nashville

Community Leaders Urge Home Owners to Beware of Property Scams By Cynthia Yeldell Anderson NASHVILLE, TN — There is growing concern in North Nashville about predatory practices targeting landowners...

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Greater Warner Serving As a “Lighthouse” for 175 Years

By Vivian Shipe KNOXVILLE, TN — It has been a beacon of hope since it was part of the Underground Railroad. It has been referred to as the “freedom church”and was part of the abolitionist movement. For...

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Big Ears Festival Now cancelled

By Ron Wynn Less than 48 hours after announcing that the much anticipated annual Big Ears Festival in Knoxville would proceed in two weeks, the festival organizers announced Wednesday they were indeed...

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CDC Director Rejects Label “Chinese Virus” After President Trump, McCarthy...

By  Colby Itkowitz   The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday that attaching Chinese to a description of the coronavirus was wrong after both President Trump and the...

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Top Consumer Fraud Scams of 2019

NASHVILLE, TN – Scams can victimize anybody and everybody. “We have a sense that it happens to someone else,” said Monica Vaca, Associate Director, Federal Trade Commission of Consumer Response and...

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MAYOR JOHN COOPER ISSUES STATEMENT REGARDING EMERGENCY MEETING OF METRO BOARD...

NASHVILLE, TN — Sunday Mayor John Cooper released the following statement regarding today’s emergency meeting of the Metro Board of Health scheduled for 5:00 PM: “At my request, the Metro Nashville...

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Maritime Captain Allan Michael, Civil Rights Pioneer, Dedicated to Ending Racism

By Alice Bernstein Tennessee Tribune Correspondent I want people to know about Allan Michael (1958-2020), who broke new ground as one of the earliest maritime captains of color in New York Harbor, and...

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Historic Marker Honors Franklin’s Green Book House

Home at 253 Natchez Street was a Green Book Entry from 1956-1961 By Cynthia Yeldell Anderson FRANKLIN, TN — The Oscar-winning 2019 movie “Green Book” brought renewed attention to the Negro Motorist...

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Nashville SC Wins Big Match in Court

By Peter White NASHVILLE, TN – Chancellor Ellen Hobbs Lyle dealt a blow to Fairgrounds preservationists last week, ruling that Expo buildings can be knocked down to make way for a MLS soccer stadium...

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Trump Says Coronavirus Crisis May Last All Summer

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Americans over the next 15 days should not gather in groups of more than 10 and avoid bars, restaurants, food courts, gyms and crowds. Mr. Trump said at the White House the country...

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Mayor Cooper Announces New Measures in Virus Response

NASHVILLE, TN — Mayor John Cooper Monday joined Dr. Alex Jahangir, Director of the Coronavirus Response Taskforce, Dr. Michael Caldwell, Director of Health, Collin Reed, Chairman and CEO, Ryman...

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Piedmont Natural Gas Takes Steps to Protect Customers and Employees During...

CHARLOTTE, NC — Piedmont Natural Gas today implemented additional steps to protect customers and employees in the communities it serves during the COVID-19 pandemic. The actions taken by the company...

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