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Judge Calloway to keynote NCRC luncheon
NASHVILLE, TN — Davidson County Juvenile Court Judge Sheila Calloway has been announced as the keynote speaker of the Nashville Conflict Resolution Center (NCRC) Mediation Matters Luncheon. NCRC will host the annual event on Sept. 26, 11:30 a.m. at Hillwood Country Club. A brief program recognizing community heroes Sara...
Former Nashville Wholesale Manager Guilty of Tax And Counterfeiting Charges
July 30, 2024 – The Special Investigations Section of the Tennessee Department of Revenue and the Metro Nashville Police Department conducted the joint investigation that led to last week’s guilty plea from Mohamad Amer in a Nashville criminal court. On July 18, Judge Angela Dalton accepted Amer’s guilty...
Garo Armen to Be Keynote Speaker for Inaugural Armenian-American Forum
COOKEVILLE, TN —The Hyeland Project announced recently the keynote speaker for the inaugural Armenian American Forum, set to take place during the first quarter of 2025 in Nashville, will be Garo Armen, an entrepreneur and philanthropist known for founding Agenus Inc., a biotechnology company focused on developing immunotherapies for cancer. He is also the founder of the Children of Armenia Fund (COAF), which aims to improve the lives of children and families in rural Armenia through education, healthcare, and community programs.
Tennessee Rep. candidates react to election results during watch party
JACKSON, Tenn.– Watch parties were held here in the Hub City for both political parties, as well as for Jimmy Harris and Chris Todd, we visited the locations to check in as results were announced. In downtown Jackson, at the Idea Factory and Business Center, the Jackson Republican Party...
Balaprakash chosen for Tennessee’s new AI advisory council
Prasanna Balaprakash, director of AI programs at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has been appointed to Tennessee’s Artificial Intelligence Advisory Council. The council, created this year by the Tennessee legislature, will provide recommendations and draw up an action plan for AI use in state government....
Mother of Waffle House shooting victim wins Tennessee House seat Democratic Primary
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Several candidates were on the ballot in House District 60 in Davidson County after Rep. Darren Jernigan, D-Nashville, chose not to seek re-election. One of those candidates was Shaundelle Brooks, who won the seat. Brooks’ son, Akilah Dasilva, was one of four victims killed in the...
Nashville transit referendum clears final hurdle, will appear on November ballot
Nashville's transit referendum cleared its final hurdle on Thursday to appear on the Nov. 5 ballot. After the Metro Nashville Council unanimously approved the referendum's ballot language last month, the last step was the sign-off of the Davidson County Election Commission. ...
Tennessee lawmaker wants real time GPS tracking for violent, repeat offenders out on bond
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) — In Operation Crime and Justice, Tennessee lawmakers are set to introduce a bill in the next legislative session aimed at tackling repeat offenders. The bill would require real-time Global Positioning System (GPS) tracking for violent and repeat offenders out on bail. As you can imagine,...
AAA urges drivers to stay alert as students return to school
As Tennessee students prepare to head back to school, AAA is reminding drivers to stay alert and avoid unsafe driving behaviors in school zones and at school bus stops. The early days of the back-to-school season are particularly dangerous due to the combination of young, inexperienced drivers, pedestrians and bicyclists who will all share the […] The post AAA urges drivers to stay alert as students return to school appeared first on www.elizabethton.com.
Member of 'Tennessee Three' hopes to survive state Democratic primary for Senate seat
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee’s primary election Thursday will decide whether state Rep. Gloria Johnson, who shot to national fame after surviving a Republican-led expulsion effort for her participation in a gun control protest, will become the Democratic nominee in a fall matchup for the seat held by Republican U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn, who must first clear her own primary contest.
In Tennessee, it’s a felony to camp on public land. This 87-year-old wanted to protest the law — and was arrested.
Earlier this summer, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that cities can ban people from sleeping or camping in public places. In Tennessee, sleeping in those places was already criminalized by a 2020 law that made it a felony to camp on most state-owned property. And, in 2022, legislators expanded that law to make it illegal to camp on all public property unless otherwise specified. What is now a class E felony comes with a penalty of up to six years in prison and a $3,000 fine.