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Local crisis call center meets national standard for in-state answered calls
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL)—Inseparable, a mental health advocacy group, shared a report showing how many 988 calls are answered in the state. 988 is the shortened number for the national suicide prevention hotline. According to the report, Tennessee receives about 89% of its calls in-state. The other 11% are rolled over and answered by overflow […]
Voting open for Top Adventure Towns contest; three regional places nominated
TRI-CITIES (WJHL) – The Blue Ridge Outdoors team nominated three regional places for its Top Adventure Towns contest. There are four categories: tiny, small, medium and large towns. According to the competition’s official website, “They are mountain biking meccas, whitewater oases, climbing paradises, and hiking dream destinations. Some are long established while others are quickly […]
Justin Pearson on the Tennessee Three at the DNC: Lift voices for gun control
Ahead of taking the Democratic National Convention stage on Thursday, Rep. Justin Pearson said the “Tennessee Three” will use their time to call for measures to end gun violence. Pearson, D-Memphis, will speak Thursday night alongside Tennessee state Reps. Justin Jones, D-Nashville, and Gloria Johnson, D-Knoxville. The trio rocketed to national prominence after Republicans Tennessee’s state legislature sought to expel them in retribution for a gun control protest the three held on the House floor after the deadly...
Stories of Technology, Innovation, & Entrepreneurship in the Southeast
Hardy Beverages’ growth and use of robots are energizing West Tennessee. The TNECD, TMEP, and other local manufacturing partners visited the thriving female-owned local facility. In support of National Black-Owned Business Month and overall recognition of excellence, the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development (TNECD) and the Tennessee...
MTSU will house the personal archives of legendary state conservationist
MURFREESBORO — He became Tennessee’s first official state archaeologist and later its first state naturalist. He was also the driving force behind adding the Savage Gulf State Natural Area and others to the Tennessee State Parks System. Now, the general public can access Mack Prichard’s personal archives at Middle Tennessee State University’s (MTSU) Walker Library.
Tennessee researchers developing better flood prediction model
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - After seeing the floods in Waverly that killed 20 people, Oak Ridge National Laboratory researcher Dr. Shih-Chieh Kao and his team started developing a new model to better predict flooding. “When we get a forecast, we can be able to produce the corresponding inundation in a...
Expect Republicans and Democrats to compete in eight Tennessee state races this November
Sen. Heidi Campbell, pictured with other legislators, is facing a challenge from Nashville Republican Wyatt Rampy. (Photo: John Partipilo) With less than 100 days until the election, state Republicans and Democrats have narrowed their election maps to a handful of seats as each party sees a chance to add members to next year’s General Assembly.
Tennessee now has 9 distressed counties, up 1 from a year ago
(The Center Square) – Tennessee now has nine counties that are considered distressed, up one from a year ago and now including Haywood County, the home of Ford’s Blue Oval City project. A distressed county is one among the 10% most economically distressed in the nation, as determined by the Appalachian Regional Commission. This year, Clay dropped off the list while Haywood and Grundy were added to the list. ...
The history, future and legacy of American Baptist College
In the 1960s, students from American Baptist College, like John Lewis and Bernard Lafayette, served on the front line of the Nashville sit-ins and Freedom Rides. But the legacy and impact of this small HBCU in Nashville often gets overlooked. Now, as ABC celebrates its 100th anniversary, we look at the college’s role in training generations of activists. How has it changed in the decades since the Civil Rights movement? And how can religion and theology be used to advance social justice causes in an increasingly secular world?
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