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Women of Clarksville Expo features vendors, demonstrations, networking | PHOTOS
CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – The fourth annual Women of Clarksville Expo was held Saturday at The Emerald with vendors, demonstrations and more. Mayor Joe Pitts said the event has been growing and proven to be a big hit. “We encourage all women to get involved and promote their business, and that’s what the City of Clarksville wants,” he said.
First Alert Forecast: Dangerous heat ramps us as the weekend ends
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Five First Alert Weather Days are in effect for excessive heat next week. Sunday will be another hot day, but the humidity won’t be quite as oppressive as what we see next week. Expect plenty of sunshine with not much of a breeze. It will be dry for outdoor plans, just make sure you take breaks in the shade.
Nashville mayor introduces legislation aimed at safety and ‘protecting First Amendment rights’
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell has announced the introduction of four new pieces of legislation that he says are aimed at boosting public safety and protecting First Amendment rights. O’Connell said that this legislation comes during high political tensions and that it will help discourage behavior...
Local children participate in Tennessee Kids Serve Summer Challenge
NASHVILLE — Every summer for the past six years Gov. Bill Lee and First Lady Maria Lee have hosted Tennessee Kids Serve Summer Challenge, which is open to rising kindergarteners through sixth graders throughout the state. To participate, these students must complete community service hours in specific categories as an effort to encourage them to develop a heart for service. The challenge took place this year from June 1 through August 1. Every student who participated was asked to complete a minimum of two service...
Tennessee Heat Wave Continues: Mid-South Braces for 100-Degree Temperatures Next Week
Memphis, TN – The Mid-South will experience intense heat next week, with temperatures soaring near or above 100 degrees. The National Weather Service in Memphis forecasts a dangerous heat wave that will begin Saturday and extend into late next week. The hottest days are expected to start on Monday,...
A 10-Year-Old Pointed a Finger Gun. The Principal Kicked Him Out of His Tennessee School for a Year.
A 2023 state law requires a yearlong expulsion for any student who threatens mass violence on school property. But some students have been kicked out even when school officials determined that the threat was not credible.
Stockard on the Stump: Tennessee Rep. Ragan calls crossover voters ‘immoral’
The Tennessee Legislature’s most amiable (?) member is battling to keep his seat after a 258-vote loss in the House District 33 Republican primary where he claims Democrats voted illegally. Rep. John Ragan of Oak Ridge sees no conflict, either, between Tennessee’s standing as an open primary state and a new law requiring voters to […]
Tennessee to distribute additional $813M to broadband providers in effort to expand rural access
Tennessee is set to receive $813 million in federal funds to expand high-speed broadband internet into rural communities. The funds were approved by the U.S. Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration as part of a national effort to extend broadband to underserved communities throughout the United States. As Tennessee prepares to distribute $61M […]
Vols, never change Neyland Stadium name, says Pilot founder Jim Haslam | Toppmeyer
Jim Haslam recites Gen. Robert Neyland’s maxims accurate to the word, as if he’s envisioning the legendary Tennessee football coach writing them on a blackboard in front of him. Haslam’s favorite of Neyland’s seven maxims applied to more than football. He believes it spoke to his business career. “Play for and make the breaks....
Amazon Housing Equity Fund opens for developer applications in Nashville
Amazon's affordable-housing development fund that has already created and preserved 3,100 homes in the Nashville area since 2021 reopened its fund for applications to build or save more lower-cost homes, the tech giant announced this week. The Amazon Housing Equity Fund deploys grants and low-interest loans to affordable housing developers in the company's...
John Ragan explains his election results challenge
EDITOR'S NOTE: On Aug. 19, The Oak Ridger published a news story on Tennessee Rep. John Ragan's challenge to the results of the Aug. 1 election. Those results showed he lost the Republican Party nomination for the 33rd District seat to Rick Scarbrough. Here is the news release Ragan sent last Friday, Aug. 16, about the challenge. ...
100 Year Time Capsule Buried In Livingston
Livingston officials got their shovels out Friday to bury a 100-year time capsule on South Church Street. Livingston Downtown Development Commission Chairman Gene Gantt said the town felt like it was a good opportunity to do a time capsule with the ongoing project of revitalizing Church Street. Gantt said 100 years from now the town wants the citizens of Livingston to see the differences of Livingston.
Transfer Jakobe Thomas grew up a Tennessee football fan, but opener will be first Neyland Stadium game
Jakobe Thomas grew up a Tennessee Vols football fan in Tullahoma, but he never got the chance to go to a game at Neyland Stadium. Next weekend, he'll be running through the Power T as one of the Vols himself. Thomas, a Middle Tennessee State transfer, has been counting down the days until the season opener. ...
Gov. Bill Lee Champions Rural Advancement at Tennessee's 2024 Governor's Rural Opportunity Summit in Nashville
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee convened the 2024 Governor's Rural Opportunity Summit this week, underscoring his commitment to enhancing rural sectors of the state through strategic investments and workforce development. Echoing his aspirations for rural Tennessee, Lee stated, "Although rural America has been in decline for decades, rural Tennessee is proving to be the exception, thanks to historic investments in vocational, technical, and agricultural education that are shaping our state’s future workforce," in a report by the Governor's office. These remarks align with his broader strategy to prepare the local workforce for sustainable economic success.
U.S. accuses RealPage of helping landlords collude to raise rents
The Department of Justice on Friday filed an antitrust lawsuit against RealPage, a property management software company, for an alleged "unlawful scheme" to reduce competition in the apartment rental market and secure a monopoly for itself. Why it matters: RealPage uses a trove of data to help some of the...
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