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Juvenile Judge and DCS Collusion Alleged
KNOXVILLE, TN – A custody case here highlights a big problem with child welfare in Tennessee: collusion between Juvenile Court judges and the Department of Children’s Services (DCS) and its foster...
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Chief Drake Directs MNPD Training Academy to Review Procedures & Tactics in...
Nashville, TN (TN Tribune)–Chief John Drake this afternoon directed that the MNPD Training Academy begin an immediate review of the response to Thursday afternoon’s multi-agency incident on I-65, as...
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FBI DIRECTOR CHRISTOPHER WRAY TO SPEAK AT THE RONALD REAGAN PRESIDENTIAL...
Simi Valley, CA (TN Tribune)–In honor of its current special exhibition, FBI: From Al Capone to Al Qaeda, Christopher Wray, the Director of the FBI, will deliver an address at the Reagan Library....
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Marcus Floyd Raises $82K in Bid for General Sessions Judge
NASHVILLE — Marcus Floyd has raised $82,025.81 in his bid for the open Division VII position on the General Sessions Court. “I didn’t have a lot growing up,” Floyd said. “Because of that, I never...
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Video: TN House Democratic Caucus Chairman Vincent Dixie Gives Prebuttal to...
Click below to watch video The post Video: TN House Democratic Caucus Chairman Vincent Dixie Gives Prebuttal to the State of the State appeared first on The Tennessee Tribune.
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Tennessee Launches ’22 Election Poll Worker Recruitment Push
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee officials are launching their push to recruit poll workers for this year’s elections. Secretary of State Tre Hargett’s office says poll workers must be at least 16 or...
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Nashville Airport Features African American Music During Black History Month
NASHVILLE – In celebration of Black History Month, Nashville International Airport®’s Arts at the Airport program is poised to delight travelers and guests with a spotlight on African American music....
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African American History Month Art Exhibit to Display in the Columbia, TN...
Columbia, TN (TN Tribune) – A new art exhibit celebrating African American History Month will display in the heart of Downtown Columbia at the Visit Columbia Welcome Center (713 N. Main St.). The...
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Tennessee Investing In Innovative Solutions To Serve Families
NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Human Services (TDHS) is accepting applications for Families First Community Grants through February 4, 2022. These grants will make up to $122 million in...
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Matthew Walker Comprehensive Health Center To Expand Dial Down Diabetes...
Expansion to include greater reach, a larger clinic food bank, and more January 31, 2022 – Nashville, TN – Matthew Walker Comprehensive Health Center (MWCHC), Nashville’s oldest non-profit health...
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Tanaka Vercher To Lead Nonprofit Advocacy Organization Focused On Educational...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (TN Tribune) — Opportunity Nashville, a nonprofit advocacy organization, has hired Tanaka Vercher to serve as its first executive director. She is charged with leading an effort to...
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Taxes Are Due April 18, 2022
NASHVILLE, TN – Spring is coming but tax season is already here. In a special briefing last week for ethnic news media, IRS Commissioner Charles P. Rettig noted some changes from last year. “It is our...
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MDHA to Open an Affordable Housing Waiting List for an Elderly Property on...
NASHVILLE, TN (TN Tribune) – The Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency (MDHA) will open the affordable housing waiting list for Edgefield Manor, an elderly property, on a first-come,...
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Tennessee Tech Director Of Bands Emeritus Inducted Into National Band...
Cookeville, Tennessee – When the National Band Association announced Joseph Hermann, Tennessee Tech University director of bands emeritus, as one of three people to be inducted into their Hall of Fame...
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Mayor Calls on Business Owners, Churches, and Citizens of Franklin to Help...
In his letter to the editor included in this issue, Mayor Ken Moore shares the impact GraceWorks has had in Franklin for its 26 years. GraceWorks is losing their 21-year lease in June of 2023 because...
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C.O.G.I.C. Mission Day Recognizes Community Leaders
By Vivian Shipe KNOXVILLE, TN — Children of God Church of God in Christ, a long time member of the Faith Leaders Church Initiative, recognized members of the community who had been helping in the...
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Nashville’s First Female African American Bus Driver to be Honored on Transit...
NASHVILLE, TN — On Friday February 4, 2022, WeGo Public Transit will celebrate Transit Equity Day at WeGo Central from 6 am – 6pm. The day commemorates the 109th birthday of Rosa Parks as well as...
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First Farmers Appoints Williams Director of Nashville Community Banking
COLUMBIA, TN — First Farmers and Merchants Bank—a community bank with 22 locations in seven Middle Tennessee counties—promoted Marcus D. Williams to Director of Nashville Community Banking. Williams...
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Bomb Threats Made to HBCUs Across the Country
By Jeff MartinAssociated Press WOODSTOCK, GA — At least a half-dozen historically Black universities in five states and the District of Columbia were responding to bomb threats Monday, with many of...
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NAACP, Others Support Widow of Man Killed in Police Shooting
By Ashley Benkarski NASHVILLE, TN — The Nashville Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People held a press conference Friday to condemn the police shooting death of an...
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