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State Board of Education Seeks Public Feedback on ELA Standards
The Tennessee State Board of Education (SBE) is seeking public feedback on the current English/Language Arts standards. This review comes as the SBE prepares to implement new standards for the 2029-30 school year. According to the SBE, each review process follows an almost two-year rigorous, legislatively outlined procedure to promote collaboration and transparency.
Amazon Housing Equity Fund Opens New Round
Amazon is starting a new round of funding to help developers create or preserve multifamily affordable housing across the company’s hometown communities—Washington state’s Puget Sound region, the Arlington, Virginia-Washington, D.C., area, and Nashville, Tennessee. The internet giant has reopened the application portal for Amazon Housing Equity Fund...
Tennessee Crystal Ball: Predicting every game of the 2024 season
Editor’s note: Saturday Down South’s annual Crystal Ball series continues today with Tennessee. We’ll go in alphabetical order through the 16-team SEC. Previously: Alabama | Arkansas | Auburn | Florida | Georgia | Kentucky | LSU | Mizzou | Mississippi State | Oklahoma | Ole Miss| South Carolina.
Cookeville Regional Medical Center named America’s 50 best for outpatient orthopedic surgery and top 5% in the nation
Pictured above from left: Luke Hill, Chief Legal Counsel at CRMC; Tim McDermott, Chief Information Officer at CRMC; Dr. Bruce Johnson, Chief Medical Officer at CRMC; Buffy Key, Chief Executive Officer at CRMC; Tommye Rena Wells, Chief Financial Officer at CRMC; Amy Rich, Chief Nursing Officer at CRMC; Chevelle Johnson, Associate Chief Nursing Officer at CRMC; and Angel Lewis, Chief Human Resource Officer at CRMC.
Former governors host live podcast in Chattanooga
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Two former Tennessee Governors held a unique meeting Thursday at the Chattanooga Rotary Club. A live podcast discussing the state of political discourse. Former Governors Bill Haslam and Phil Bredesen have co-hosted the “You Might Be Right” podcast since 2022, and have discussed a variety of political...
Family Says Goodbye To Salt and Pepper Lady
Family members and friends said goodbye Wednesday to Sparta’s Ms. Ernestine McPeak Boyd, a 60-year collector of salt and pepper shakers. The 97-year old accumulated an estimated 14,000 shaker sets. Boyd’s daughter Gail Blankenship said she never really knew where her mother’s interest originated. But a speaker at her mother’s funeral got her thinking.
Tennessee Announces Season Opening Uniform Combination
Tennessee Football is set to break out their new Smokey Grey uniforms for the season-opening game against UT Chattanooga next Saturday in Knoxville. The Vols revealed the Smokey Grey “Volunteer State” uniforms on July 13 and, as it turns out, the wait to see the new look in action won’t take long.
Mookie Betts Surprises His Dad With Home Makeover In New Episode Of ‘Secret Celebrity Renovation’
EXCLUSIVE: Los Angeles Dodgers star Markus “Mookie” Betts is surprising his father with a home makeover in an upcoming edition of CBS’ Secret Celebrity Renovation.Democratic National Convention Retains Audience On Night 2, Averaging 20.8M Viewers The special episode of the reality series is set to air on September 20, with Nischelle Turner returning as host. The design team includes home improvement contractor and television personality Rob “Boston Rob” Mariano and interior designer Sabrina Soto. Together, the team will help Betts, fresh off the heels of his return to the Dodgers starting lineup, trade in his baseball bat for a sledgehammer as he returns to...
High School Sports Schedule for Tonight
Here is the high school sports schedule for Thursday, Aug. 22. University Heights Academy vs. Fort Campbell, 5:30 p.m. Hopkins County Central vs. Hopkinsville, 7:00 p.m. University Heights Academy vs. Caldwell Co. (At FCHS), 7:30 p.m. Madisonville-North Hopkins vs. Hopkinsville, 5:30 p.m. In volleyball:. Christian County vs. Fort Campbell, 6:30...
Lady Falcons top Lady Cols in district soccer match
Fort Campbell and Christian County met in a key District 8 soccer game Wednesday night at the Stadium of Champions. The Lady Falcons scored three times in the opening 10 minutes and earned a 7-1 win over the Lady Colonels. Carlie Hobson scored the lone goal for Christian County, which...
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