Transit Plan Not Likely to Pass in Donelson
By Peter White The Transit Plan is like a coat of many colors. It was made from bits and pieces of earlier plans like the AMP rapid transit proposal (2015) and the Metropolitan Transit Authority’s...
View ArticleMemphis Law Firm Opens Nashville Office
By Clint Confehr MEMPHIS, TN — McCullough Law — a civil law firm specializing in bankruptcy, personal injury, family law and other civil cases started in Memphis — recently opened a Music City office....
View Article29 Metro Council Members Back Briley for Mayor
NASHVILLE, TN —Twenty-nine Metropolitan Council members today announce their endorsement of Mayor David Briley for the mayoral special election on May 24. With 39 Council members seated, it means that...
View ArticleCandidate Sherry Jones Wants to Advocate for Kids as Juvenile Court Clerk
By Clare Bratten NASHVILLE, TN — Sherry Jones, a plain-spoken and apparently fearless Democrat, is running for Davidson County Juvenile Court Clerk after serving for years as a Representative from...
View ArticleNew Publishing Leader Ready For Challenges
By Reginald Stuart NASHVILLE, TN — As a child growing up in Nashville, LaDonna Boyd did not know she might someday rise to become chief executive of the R.H. Boyd Publishing Corp, the nation’s oldest...
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What’s Up Unc?!?! Personalizing My Passion For Youth…
Lonnell Matthews, Jr. – Your candidate for Juvenile Court Clerk We are one day away from election day for the May 1st Primary and I would like to share a personal story with you that I have shared...
View ArticleA 50-Year March in Time with Young and RFK, Jr.
By Patricia Bates NASHVILLE, TN — Through former UN diplomat Andrew Young, Jr., and environmental lawyer Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., a cleaner, safer world is possible 50 years after the idealism of 1968...
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Knoxville Area Urban League Celebrates 50th Year
By Vivian Shipe KNOXVILLE, TN — Fifty years ago the Knoxville Area Urban League opened it’s doors. In the last five decades, many organizations with good intentions to help the African American...
View ArticleSharon Hurt Named Permanent Director of Street Works
NASHVILLE, TN — Street Works, a non-profit providing education, prevention and care to those affected by HIV/AIDS in Nashville has promoted Sharon W. Hurt, removing the interim tag and naming her...
View ArticleDisqualification of 2nd Republican Candidate Raises Question of Open v....
By Kerri Bartlett, Managing Editor, Williamson Herald Article Submitted Franklin resident Raeshawn Sanchez, a state candidate in the 63rd House District, was disqualified Thursday to run in the Aug. 2...
View ArticleJudges Wiseman, Dinkins to be Honored at Luncheon
NASHVILLE, TN — The Francis S. Guess Bridge to Equality Award honors the memory of civil rights trailblazer and civic leader Francis S. Guess and recognizes those who spur innovation leading to...
View ArticleThe Good, the Bad and the Ugly: The State of Our Schools and Leadership
By Bill Freeman I am concerned with the painful challenges that the new public schools budget will cause. Despite board approval for a budget that will increase when other city department budgets are...
View ArticleState Lottery Officer Receives Award
From Staff Reports NASHVILLE, TN — The man who oversees Tennessee’s lottery gaming systems’ operations, electronic drawing systems and operations has received a lifetime achievement award. He’s Andy...
View ArticleDespite Bump, Briley Hopes to Rule
By Reginald Stuart NASHVILLE, TN — Interim Mayor David Briley may have a suffered a big voter rejection earlier this week of the $5 billion dollar–plus mass transit proposal. He’ll have little time...
View ArticleCarol M. Swain, Ph.D. Announces Mayoral Bid
NASHVILLE, TN. May 3, 2018 — Carol M. Swain, is running for Mayor of Nashville. The voters of Davidson County are tired of broken promises, underfunded schools, and cronyism that rewards those at the...
View ArticleActivist, Executive Carr Announces Run for Mayor
By Tribune Staff NASHVILLE, TN —After months of speculation, and on the heels of the largest referendum vote in the history of Metropolitan Nashville, it’s official: jeff obafemi carr, a longtime...
View ArticleBill Freeman Endorses Senatorial Candidate Howard Jones
NASHVILLE, TN. May 3, 2018 — District 19 State Senatorial Candidate Howard Jones has been endorsed by former Nashville Mayoral Candidate and prominent area businessman Bill Freeman. Freeman made the...
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Dedication of Mural Created by Mayor’s Youth Council
40-foot mural “Unity” is part of 10 projects to revitalize Nashville Nashville, Tenn. (May 9, 2018) – Nashville is celebrating its cultural diversity by dedicating a colorful and giant mural, titled...
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Two-Day “Stand Against Racism” Event Held in Nashville
NASHVILLE, TN — YWCA Nashville & Middle Tennessee hosted the annual Stand Against Racism April 27 and 28 with a community rally in Public Square Park and a Youth-Led Forum at the Downtown Nashville...
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Power of the People! Project Grad Saved
By Vivian Shipe KNOXVILLE, TN — It took three packed board meetings to show they meant business and the message that they were going to KEEP coming back, but in the end, the citizens of Knoxville...
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