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Ascend Federal Credit Union Makes $25,000 Donation to Monroe Carell Jr....
TULLAHOMA, Tenn. – (TN Tribune) – Ascend Federal Credit Union, the largest credit union in Middle Tennessee, announced today a donation of $25,000 to Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at...
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Another Child Dies in DCS Foster Care
CLARKSVILLE, TN – The Tennessee Department of Children’s Services (DCS) took Lacreesha Hill’s children away on January 29, 2021. They said the reason was exposure to drugs and lack of supervision....
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U.S. Attorney-Nashville- Owner Of Telemedicine Company Pleads Guilty To...
NASHVILLE – A Kentucky woman pleaded guilty yesterday in U.S. District Court in Nashville, to conspiracy to pay and receive health care kickbacks, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Mark H. Wildasin for...
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Diverse Food Tour Returns to Nashville: Experience Ethnic Flavors Through...
NASHVILLE, TN – Nations in Our Neighborhood is relaunching its passport program. For a limited time, guests can purchase a “passport” for $50.00 and receive a chef’s sampler plate at eight...
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Walker Named Chair of Emergency Medicine at UTHSC
MEMPHIS, TN — J. Richard Walker III, MD, MS, FACEP, has been named chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. He is also the founder and...
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Centenarians Celebrated: “We’re Still Here”
By Vivian ShipePart 1 of a 2 Part Series KNOXVILLE, TN —What must it be like to live through not one, but two pandemics, 34 wars around the world, segregation, winning the right to vote and the...
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Vanderbilt Poll 2021: Approval Drops for TN’s Elected Leaders, Second Trump...
NASHVILLE, TN — Results show most Tennessee voters are less concerned about contracting COVID-19 but remain dissatisfied with Gov. Bill Lee’s handling of pandemic while also questioning leadership on...
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Local Startup Offers Second Chance for Inmates
By Ashley Benkarski NASHVILLE, TN — Underguard Teleservices is a fairly new private business with an interesting pitch: their call center outsourcing employees are inmates. Sibling duo Kyle and Kelly...
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MDHA Celebrated Grand Opening of Newest Residential Development at Cayce Place
NASHVILLE, TN — Mayor John Cooper, Sen. Brenda Gilmore, Rep. Bill Beck, Cayce Place residents and stakeholders joined the Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency (MDHA) for a ribbon cutting and...
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UCLA Medal Awarded to Activist Rev. James Lawson for Contributions to Civil...
By Megana Sekar An acclaimed civil rights activist received UCLA’s highest award for his contributions to civil rights and talked about the urgency of ending violence in America at the award ceremony...
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John Manson to Run for 7th Circuit Court Judge
NASHVILLE, TN — John Manson, current Presiding Night Court Magistrate, submitted his resignation and he announced his intention to run for Judge of the 7th Circuit Court, the Probate Court in...
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President Bident Pleadges 500 Million Free Virus Tests to Counter Omicron...
By Josh Boak and Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar WASHINGTON, DC — Fighting the omicron variant surging through the country, President Joe Biden announced Tuesday that the government would provide 500...
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Breaking News: Waste Management has Filed for Rezoning of 17.25 Acres, Fees...
Nashville, TN (TN Tribune)– Waste Management has filed for rezoning of 17.25 acres and the fees were waived. It is a downzoning from Industrial Restrictive (IR) to Office Limited (OL), but Office...
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Another Child Dies in DCS Foster Care
CLARKSVILLE, TN – The Tennessee Department of Children’s Services (DCS) took Lacreesha Hill’s children away on January 29, 2021. They said the reason was exposure to drugs and lack of supervision....
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Nashville Whataburger Opening January 5th
Nashville, TN (TN Tribune)–Nashville’s first Whataburger location is now scheduled to open January 5, 2022. Located at the corner of Old Hickory Blvd and Juarez Drive in Hermitage, the Texas staple...
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‘My Name Was Cleared’: Civil Rights Pioneer Claudette Colvin’s Arrest Record...
Claudette Colvin no longer has a criminal record stemming from her 1955 arrest in Montgomery, Alabama. “My name was cleared. I’m no longer a juvenile delinquent at the age of 82,” were Colvin’s proud...
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Alan Lequire Installs Memphis ‘Equality Trailblazers’ Monument
‘Equality Trailblazers’ is Alan LeQuire’s fifth monument, in three cities commemorating Woman Suffrage. This public memorial honors activists from Shelby County, TN who participated in the nonviolent...
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DCS Needs a Major Overhaul
For several years running, the Tennessee Department of Children’s Services placed more children in foster care than kids it returned to their families. In 2014-15, 3,078 children of 8093, in 2015-16,...
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North Carolina Black Santas Bringing Diversity to Christmas
ByChris Lumsdenvia GMA A North Carolina man is on a mission to spread Christmas cheer in a diverse way. Photographer Stafford Braxton founded Santas Just Like Me in 2013 to help bring a more diverse...
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Desmond Tutu, Who Helped End Apartheid in South Africa, Dies
(CNN) Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the Nobel Peace Prize-winning Anglican cleric whose good humor, inspiring message and conscientious work for civil and human rights made him a revered leader during the...
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