NASHVILLE — Just months after opening its doors in downtown Nashville, the Museum of Christian & Gospel Music is gaining attention for highlighting an often-overlooked part of Civil Rights history — the role gospel music played in fueling and sustaining the movement. The museum, which opened in October 2025, was recently designated as a site on the U.S. Civil Rights Trail by the Tennessee Department of Tourist Development. While the designation was announced earlier this year, museum leaders say the attraction itself offers visitors a new opportunity to experience the intersection of music, faith and social justice through immersive exhibits…
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As families across the country gather this Memorial Day to honor the brave men and women who gave their lives in service to our nation, Better Business Bureau is warning consumers to stay alert for scams that exploit patriotic themes, military service, and charitable giving. Scammers often use holidays like Memorial Day to prey on emotions and create a false sense of trust. Military members, veterans, and their families are frequently targeted through fraudulent schemes involving fake discounts, phishing emails, moving scams, and questionable charity solicitations. “Scammers know Memorial Day is a time when Americans want to support military families and charitable causes,” said Robyn Householder.…
Franklin, TN – The City of Franklin will mark a major construction milestone with a Topping Out Ceremony for the new City Hall on Thursday, June 4, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. on the historic Public Square in downtown Franklin. The community is invited to attend and be part of history. The topping out ceremony is a cherished construction tradition marking the placement of the final structural steel beam at the highest point of a building. The beam will be signed by city officials, construction crews, and members of the public before being set in place — a symbol of the community’s shared investment in…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee halted the execution of death row inmate Tony Carruthers on Thursday after the person responsible for administering the lethal injection was unable to find a vein, stalling the execution indefinitely, according to a witness to the procedure. Carruthers had been scheduled to die Thursday morning at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville. The execution was initially delayed while attorneys awaited a decision from the U.S. Supreme Court on an emergency stay request filed by the American Civil Liberties Union. The court denied the request, allowing the execution process to move forward before complications arose. According to…
NASHVILLE — Fisk University Athletic Director Valencia Jordan has been named HBCU Athletic Conference Athletic Director of the Year, according to a social media announcement from the university. “I am humbled to be honored by my peers to be voted the HBCU Athletic Conference AD of the Year,” Jordan said in a statement. “We have some outstanding leaders in the conference so I will cherish this. This is a shared award with our staff, coaches, student-athletes and the support of President Clark and her staff.” Jordan was named director of athletics at Fisk on Oct. 6, 2023. During her first…
By Cassandra Stephenson, Anita Wadhwani, Sam Stockard and Adam Friedman MEMPHIS, TN — Democratic U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen will not run for reelection in any of the three gerrymandered districts that now include Memphis after the Tennessee Legislature passed a new map last week, splitting up the region he served for more than 19 years. “Last week, Tennessee Republicans silenced the Black vote here in Memphis to make Republican victories likely,” Cohen wrote in a statement Friday. “We are still fighting, and if we prevail in the courts and the 9th District remains intact, I will remain a candidate and…
NASHVILLE – The National Football League announced that Nashville will host Super Bowl LXIV in 2030 in the new Nissan Stadium, a historic event that will drive economic growth and global exposure for Music City. The announcement was made earlier today at the NFL Spring League Meeting in Orlando, following a review of the proposal by the NFL’s Fan Engagement & Major Events Committee and a vote by full ownership. “Hosting the Super Bowl, one of the largest events in the world, is a milestone moment for Nashville and Tennessee and reflects how far our city has come over the last…
by Sam Stockard, Tennessee Lookout This story has been republished with permission from Tennessee Lookout. Read the original story here. Tennessee’s Republican House speaker is punishing Democrats for participating in a chaotic end to the special session lawmakers used to redraw congressional maps to bolster a GOP candidate in the midterm election. House Speaker Cameron Sexton sent a letter Tuesday to House Minority Leader Karen Camper notifying her that Democratic Caucus members will be removed from all standing committees and subcommittees except in cases where their membership is required by House rules. Letters to individual members told them to contact Camper for…
By O.J. Early More than 50 years after leaving ETSU to care for his family, a 73-year-old graduate returned to campus and crossed the Commencement stage. Amid the joyous shouts and happy tears at Commencement, Homer Eugene Henley Jr. quietly crossed the graduation stage. At 73, it was a walk more than half a century in the making. Henley first arrived at East Tennessee State University in the early 1970s. He was a bright, hopeful young student immersed in campus life. He played drums in the marching band, lived in Clement, Taylor, and McCord halls, and carried the kind of dreams that…