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Focused ultrasound to treat tremors, Parkinson’s available soon at VUMC
Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) in Nashville will soon treat movement disorders such as tremor and Parkinson’s disease using a minimally invasive technology called focused ultrasound (FUS) that delivers sound waves to specific regions in the brain. The approach, expected to become available in late summer or fall, uses...
Attend the 10th Annual Charlie Daniels Patriot Awards Dinner
It is a significant milestone for the Charlie Daniels Patriot Awards Dinner, which will be held on September 11, 2024, at City Winery Nashville. Tickets are available now here. The awards dinner is a program of The Charlie Daniels Journey Home Project, a 501c3 that supports military veterans and their...
Spanish-speaking church becomes Nashville's newest, largest Catholic parish
Quieres leer esta historia en español? Encuentra la traducción aquí. Antonio Figueroa stood by the doors and greeted members as they walked into the church. No one there spoke English — not even the visiting priest, who offered Mass completely in Spanish. Figueroa waved at kids he recognized and gave directions to people...
Fall matchup set between ‘Tennessee Three’ Democrat Gloria Johnson and GOP US Sen. Marsha Blackburn
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn, a top Republican ally of former President Donald Trump, will square off this fall in Tennessee against Democratic state Rep. Gloria Johnson, whose progressive profile rose nationally when her GOP colleagues tried to boot her from office over a gun control protest on the chamber floor.
Report: Tennessee ranked last in voter turnout in '22, low in registration too
(The Center Square) – Tennessee ranked 42nd in voter registration and last, 51st, in voter turnout in the 2022 midterm election, according to a new report from ThinkTenessee. Tennessee is scheduled to have its primary for both federal and state posts Thursday. The report showed those rankings were 41st and 27th in 2020 for the 2020 presidential election and ranked 45th and 49th in the 2016 presidential election of the...
HealthTrust Performance Group Announces Executive Appointments
NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 31, 2024-- HealthTrust Performance Group, a leading improvement organization for healthcare with decades of experience in supply chain optimization, today announced two executive appointments. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240731031769/en/ Guy W. Wagner (Photo: Business Wire)
What each Murfreesboro high school football team needs for success in 2024 TSSAA season
With practice in full pads under way and the regular season beginning Aug. 22, here are the keys to success for each Murfreesboro area high school football team in the 2024 TSSAA season: Blackman ...
Three more MNPS football teams adding turf fields in 2024
Three more Metro Public School football teams will have artificial surface fields this season with McGavock, Maplewood and Stratford in the process of getting turf. Those three will join East Nashville, Pearl-Cohn and Whites Creek − which had their fields transformed in 2023. Installation of the fields at McGavock, Maplewood and Stratford is...
How new NCAA rules could impact Vanderbilt football, basketball, baseball rosters
As part of a settlement for several court cases, the NCAA enacted a settlement Friday that allowed for revenue sharing and direct payment to athletes by their schools. Another part of the settlement involved removing scholarship limits but instead enacting a roster limit for each sport beginning in 2025-26. Teams cannot have more players than the overall roster limit, but they can choose to give full scholarships to every player on the roster if they choose. The...
How Georgia football commit Jaylan Morgan overcame loss of dad, injury to step dad to be SEC recruit
Jonathan DeBerry is one of Rockvale football senior safety and Georgia commitment Jaylan Morgan's biggest fans. His perseverance has also been a teaching lesson for Morgan, his stepson. DeBerry lost his right arm in an ATV accident in June 2015, about a year after he married Morgan's mother, Jamara. That was a lot...
Tenn. lawmaker proposes GPS monitor devices for repeat offenders, violent criminals
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - In a new initiative to promote public safety, Tennessee State Rep. G.A. Hardaway proposes using an electronic GPS monitoring system to keep up with violent and repeat offenders out on bail. “Everyone has a stake in this, and they need to make sure that they invest...