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Seventh Sounds of Summer concert to feature Second Wind Band
Friendly City Festivals has announced the sixth concert in the 2024 Sounds of Summer season will showcase Second Wind Band. The concert will be held at Market Park Pavilion, located at 106 South Jackson Street in Downtown Athens, starting at 7 p.m. on Friday, July 26. Concertgoers are encouraged to bring their lawn chairs and blankets. Food trucks for the evening will include Kona Ice, Magnolia Cookies, Grandma’s Bakery and Roots Puerto Rican Food. ...
NashVillager Podcast: Tennessee’s Father of the United Nations
On the anniversary of his death, a reminder of why we should probably all know more about who Cordell Hull was. Plus the local news for July 23, 2024 and a debut album that was years in the works. Credits:. This is a production of Nashville Public Radio. Host/producer: Nina...
Tennessee among top U.S. states with people in financial distress, study says. Here's what that means.
Tennessee is among the top five states in the country with the most amount of people in financial distress, a new study from WalletHub shows. According to WalletHub, an account in distress is defined as a credit account that is in forbearance or has its payments delayed, meaning the account holder is...
Private prison operator holds close ties with lawmakers as it sidesteps state law
Flush with donations from CoreCivic, Tennessee’s lawmakers have spent the past three years enacting tough-on-crime policy that could help the state’s private-prison operator in spite of complaints that profiting on the backs of inmates is bad business. Moves to create laws that require teenagers to be tried as adults for certain crimes and remove rewards […] The post Private prison operator holds close ties with lawmakers as it sidesteps state law appeared first on Tennessee Lookout.
Tennessee Student with Disability Sues School for Graduation Discrimination
A former student with disabilities has sued the Weakley County Board of Education, alleging discrimination and mistreatment during her time at Greenfield High School. RELATED STORIES: Wisconsin Superintendent Who Was Pushed By Parent During Graduation Ceremony Speaks Out Kennedy Lee, who has postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) and a functional neurological disorder, claims the school ... Read more The post Tennessee Student with Disability Sues School for Graduation Discrimination appeared first on Hollywood Unlocked .
GOP Rep. Burchett calls Harris a ‘DEI hire’
Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) on Monday doubled down on previous claims that Vice President Kamala Harris is a diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) hire, blasting her a day after becoming the frontrunner to replace President Biden as the Democratic nominee following his historic exit from the race. “The incompetency level is at an all-time high in…
APSU political science chair contributes to Tennessee voting rights report
CLARKSVILLE, TN − The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, established by the Civil Rights Act of 1957, appointed Phillips to its Tennessee Advisory Committee, which includes Democratic, Republican and independent members. The committee issued a report on voting rights in Tennessee this month. “The main thing you do as...
BlueCross BlueShield and VUMC announce long-term agreement
BlueCross members with employer-based or individual coverage in both Network P and S have access to care at all Vanderbilt Health hospitals. BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee (BlueCross), Tennessee’s largest health benefit plan company, and Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC), Tennessee’s major quaternary health care provider, announce a new long-term network agreement.
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