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APSU raises over $12.6 million in 2024 fiscal year, topping national trend for 3 years
CLARKSVILLE, TN – Austin Peay State University received 6,094 gifts and pledges from 2,553 donors and achieved a fundraising total of over $12.6 million during the 2024 fiscal year. Over the last three years, APSU has had a 6.2% increase in its number of donors and a 39% increase in its number of gifts.
Get Set, Go--Murfreesboro City School's TEACHING SIGNING DAY Monday at Scales Elementary!
Murfreesboro, TN - Are you ready to hear the rumble? New Murfreesboro City School's (MCS) teachers will be signing their contracts, receiving their laptops, and grabbing supplies with the Principal, Director of Schools, family members and school mascots on Monday (7/22/2024). The event will be held at Scales Elementary at 2340 St. Andrews Drive in Murfreesboro.
Tennessee Football’s Most Important Players for 2024: No. 9
Now closing in on the beginning of preseason camp on July 31,. is speeding toward the start of the 2024 college football season. After a 9-4 campaign in their third season under head football coach Josh Heupel, the Vols enter a new era of the sport with an expanded SEC and the 12-team College Football Playoff heading in the right direction with 20 wins over the past two seasons, but while some position groups will be relying on a handful of veteran players, other units are turning the page to newcomers or the program’s crop of up-and-coming talent. With SEC Media Days in the books and the offseason nearing its conclusion, GoVols247 this month will be ranking Tennessee football's most important players for the upcoming season.
New Boutique Hotel Opens on Music Row
A new luxury boutique hotel, Motif (50 Music Square West), located in the heart of Music Row, officially opened its doors for business with a grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony. Members of the Nashville Chamber of Commerce and city dignitaries were in attendance, as well as many influencers and executives from throughout Music City.
Chattanooga Rescue Mission offers relief amid rising temperatures and drought
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — It's the only shelter in town that offers space at any given time. The Chattanooga Rescue Mission opens their doors to around 50 men and 16 women every night. "But after you get in, every successful night you return, you're guaranteed to keep your spot, and...
Price Slashed on Iconic Johnny Cash Family Estate for Sale — See Inside! [Pictures]
A historic estate that was a mainstay of Johnny Cash's family is up for sale, and the sellers have reduced the price for the iconic Tennessee property. The official listing from Compass Realty says the former Cash family residence is called Dogwood Estate, and it's located on 20 acres of pristine land on Cash Mountain in the Nashville suburb of Hendersonville, Tenn.
Jackson Holliday goes deep twice for Triple-A Norfolk in 12-11 win over Nashville
Top prospect Jackson Holliday homered twice to lift Triple-A Norfolk to a 12-11 win over Nashville on Friday in Harbor Park. Holliday (.278/.446/.498, 10 HRs, 35 RBIs at Norfolk in 2024) led off the bottom of the first with a homer, and went deep again in his next at bat, in the second inning, that one a three-run shot.
Things to do: Antiques Roadshow, Ice Cream Day, Cars and Coffee and Pup Pool Parties
This weekend could spell big money for some at Columbia's Roadshow, celebrate National Ice Cream Day, Cars and Coffee and Pup Pool Parties. 1. Columbia Antiques Roadshow Have a few...
Early voting ends next week
RHEA COUNTY — Early voting in Rhea County is moving full steam ahead. In Rhea County, there have been 482 total voters so far. Of that number, 245 voters have voted in Dayton and 237 voters have voted at the Spring City location, as of press time Thursday. Compared to previous voting periods, the turnout this year has been “extremely slow,” said Amy Birdsong, Rhea County Deputy Administrator of Elections. ...
55th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing with a Moonshot 2 Mars
55th Anniversary of the Moon Landing with a Moonshot to Mars. Nashville, TN, Bitcoin 2024 – Coming out of stealth mode, Battery Coin is announcing its plans to commemorate the July 20, 1969, Apollo 11 Moon Landing in which President John F. Kennedy boldly declared that the USA would put a man on the moon and safely return him to Earth within a decade,
Heupel says freshman Boo Carter has 'really grown' since joining Vols
During Tennessee football's appearance at SEC Media Days earlier this week, Vols head football coach Josh Heupel talked plenty about redshirt freshman quarterback Nico Iamaleava and some of his other players, including the three seniors who joined him in Dallas on Tuesday. But Heupel also fielded multiple questions on one of Tennessee's talented freshmen.
2024 Middle Tennessee Football Prediction & Preview With Betting Odds, Schedule, Key Returners & Outlook
Middle Tennessee is entering a new era with the arrival of Derek Mason as head coach. Mason replaced Rick Stockstill, who went 113-111 in 18 seasons guiding the Blue Raiders. Stockstill had his share of success, leading MTSU to a Sun Belt title in 2006 and a Conference USA East Division championship in 2018, along with 10 bowl appearances. Yet after consecutive bowl berths in 2021 and 2022, the Blue Raiders fell to 4-8 last season.
CPJI Hosts Evening with Civil Rights Activist Fred Gray
The Columbia Peace and Justice Initiative (CPJI) will be hosting an evening with Civil Rights activist and Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient attorney Fred Gray on Thursday, September 19 at 6 p.m. The event will be held at Maury Hills Church, located at 101 Unity Drive in Columbia. “It is...
Memphis, Shelby County leaders react to President Joe Biden dropping out of 2024 race
President Joe Biden has dropped out of the presidential race, he said in a post on the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, Sunday afternoon. "It has been the greatest honor of my life to serve as your President. And While it has been my intention to seek reelection, I believe...
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