WASHINGTON, DC — Tennessee’s top two youth volunteers of 2017, Mallory Fundora, 17, of Clarksville and Wills McAdams, 14, of Murfreesboro, were honored in the nation’s capital last night for their outstanding volunteer service during the 22nd annual presentation of The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards. Mallory and Wills – along with 100 other top youth volunteers from across the country – each received $1,000 awards and personal congratulations from Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps at an award ceremony and gala dinner reception held at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History. The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards program, sponsored…
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Special to the Tennessee Tribune By Othor Cain, Editor, Mississippi Link newspaper JACKSON, MS — In what is being billed as a surprise sweep, Democratic mayoral candidate Chokwe Antar Lumumba won an impressive, decisive and historic nine person race Tuesday to be become the Democratic nominee for mayor of Jackson. Lumumba avoided a runoff by pulling 55 percent of the vote in a crowded field that included current Mayor Tony Yarber. Yarber, who is serving the unfulfilled term of Lumumba’s father who died less than eight months after taking office, was never able to rise above the 5 percent mark,…
By Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Theodore Quintana, Navy Office of Community Outreach NORFOLK, Va. – A 2010 Rossview High School graduate and Clarksville, Tennessee native is serving with a U.S. Navy squadron that flies one of the Navy’s most advanced aircraft, one with an important mission: keeping watch over the skies and oceans of the world. Airman Kayla Godwin serves with Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 121, also known as the “Bluetails,” which operates out of Norfolk. Godwin works as an aviation structural mechanic, which is responsible for maintaining all aircraft main and auxiliary hydraulic power systems, actuating…
NASHVILLE, TN — The annual Stand Against Racism hosted by YWCA Nashville & Middle Tennessee took place on the steps of the Historic Metro Courthouse on Thursday, April 27. More than 250 women, men and children gathered in the grass of Public Square Park and heard from female political, social, and community leaders who are leading change in Nashville and beyond. The Stand Against Racism is a signature campaign of YWCA USA to build community among those who work for racial justice and to raise awareness about the negative impact of institutional and structural racism in our communities. More than…
Nashville, TN— Senior cohousing is gaining traction as an affordable and healthy investment at a time when the senior population is rapidly growing. Quimper Village, a newly built senior cohousing community in Port Townsend, WA, has seen first-hand the benefits and challenges in creating a senior cohousing community. Their experience inspired the all-day intensive Senior Cohousing: A Roadmap to Starting a New Community, which will be presented at the 2017 National Cohousing Conference on May 19. Cohousing is a concept brought to the U.S. in the late 1980s by architects Charles Durrett (cohousingco.com) and Kathryn McCamant (cohousing-solutions.com). Cohousing provides an…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice, today released the following statement after President Trump fired FBI Director James Comey: “I have said to my colleagues and to the public for over four months that FBI Director James Comey would do the right thing in the Trump-Russia investigation. I also believed President Trump wouldn’t fire him unless he felt that Director Comey threatened his presidency. This is sadly reminiscent of the Saturday Night Massacre when President Nixon fired Justice Department officials that threatened his presidency. Two days…
DJ Benji Rich, aka Benji Tankard, CEO & Founder of Pure Entertainment, USA, and star on Bravo TV’s hit show, Thicker Than Water, is pleased to announce the kick-off of Nashville DJ Truck. The mobile live music truck will be the first silent disco truck of its kind in the US. Mr. Tankard is stated that for the kick-off event scheduled for June 1, 2017, the Nashville DJ Truck will partner with the Nashville Scene’s “Movie in the Park” and feature a June artist showcase special. During “Movie in the Park” the mobile DJ truck will promote independent artists’ hit singles…
NASHVILLE, TNCountry music icon Charley Pride is pleased to announce his upcoming album, Music In My Heart, set for release July 7. The project marks the CMA “Entertainer of the Year” winner’s first new studio release in more than six years, and features 13 all-new recordings, produced by traditional singer-songwriter Billy Yates. Music In My Heart will be released in the United States via Music City Records, and available at physical and digital retailers nationwide. “It was fun getting back into the studio. My goal was to record the best traditional country album possible. But I also wanted someone else to handle all of…
MEMPHIS, TN — The University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s College of Pharmacy is expanding its regional tuition rate program to pharmacy students living out of state within a 200-mile radius of the college’s instructional sites in Memphis, Nashville, and Knoxville, effective for fall 2017. The highest-ranked pharmacy school in Tennessee and ranked number 17 in the country by U.S. News & World Report, the college will now be more accessible to students from parts of 13 surrounding states. They will pay only 25 percent of the differential between in-state and out-of-state tuition. The expansion brings the out-of-state tuition for…