Do you ever wake up from a night’s sleep with sore jaws and teeth? If so, you could be grinding your teeth. Grinding your teeth is known as “Bruxism.” Grinding can develop at any age and is usually done unconsciously at night while you sleep. During the day one may find themselves “clenching” their teeth during certain task such as lifting a heavy object. Clenching is a form of grinding that doesn’t last as long and it is done during the day. What are some Symptoms of Grinding • Noted wear on the enamel of your teeth by your dentist…
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LITHONIA, GA — Bishop Eddie Long, the often controversial pastor of the New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, died Sunday morning, January 15, 2017. He was 63 years of age. His church confirmed Pastor Long’s death earlier Sunday. According to reports, Bishop Long made his last public appearance about two weeks ago. His extremely thin, gaunt appearance caused many on social media and elsewhere to comment about the state of his health within the last few months of his life. First Lady Elder Vanessa Long, Bishop Long’s wife of 27 years issued the following statement: “I am confidant through my belief…
January 19 Hunger Awareness Story Time: Stone Soup. January is Hunger Awareness Month. Join the Nashville Public Library’s Hadley Branch for a themed story time and craft session. The story, “Stone Soup,” is a classic folk story about feeding the hungry. This is a meaningful and fun story/event for all ages. Starts at 3:30 pm at the Nashville Public Library, Hadley Park Branch, 1039 28th Avenue, North, Nashville. January 19 – 22, 2017 The Progressive® Insurance Nashville Boat & Sportshow®, Tennessee’s premier boating event, is coming to Nashville’s Music City Center. It’ will be over 90,000 square feet of boats,…
MURFREESBORO, TN — MTSU’s Center for Historic Preservation will usher in the new year by documenting key historic properties along the Trail of Tears. For the fourth consecutive year, The National Park Service’s National Trails Intermountain Region has awarded a grant to the center for the completion of a number of projects along this historic route. Between 1830 and 1850, various Native American tribes were removed forcibly from their homes in the Southeast and relocated in the Southwest. Along the way, more than 4,000 of the 15,000 relocated Cherokees perished due to starvation, disease and exhaustion. Cherokees referred to this…
KNOXVILLE, TN — The last meetings of Knox County School Board for parents and citizens to voice their concerns of the rezoning of school districts to accommodate new schools under construction in Gibbs and Hardin Valley will be in the inner-city at 6p.m. at Holston Middle School on Jan. 24; and at Vine Magnet Middle on Jan 31. Parents and concerned community members are encouraged to attend. Meetings have been held in Farragut, Gibbs and South Knoxville. • The 9th annual Snow Day to benefit CAC Beardsley Community Farm, will be at Barley’s Taproom and Pizzeria in the Old City…
KNOXVILLE, TN — With the foundation set, graduates of the KnoxWorx Construction Cohort class are now ready to build a career. Ten young men and women were handed certificates of completion Dec. 15 at the Knoxville Leadership Foundation office (located in the former Regas building downtown), as family and friends celebrated their accomplishments. This was the second KnoxWorx graduation class. Students receive Home Builders Institute Pre-Apprenticeship Certificate Training (PACT). The training teaches at-risk and underserved populations construction skills through class work and apprenticeships. Most students are either recommended by their guidance counselors, receive assistance via other KLF programs like Amachi…
2017 Infiniti QX30 Sport offers style, safety and practicality driving in every curve and line of this vehicle. It’s in the signature double-arch grille and the eye-inspired LED headlight. It is seen in the crescent-shaped C-Pillar and the dramatic shoulder line that is so deep and sharp that engineers developed a new 3D manufacturing process to get it just right. You can “Stay in Your Lane” thanks to Infiniti’s Lane Departure Warning (LDW). This outstanding feature utilizes a camera to monitor the distance between the vehicle and lane markings. If the vehicle drifts unintentionally towards the lane markers, the system…
By Rosetta Miller Perry The City of Nashville recently commissioned yet another Workforce Diversity Strategic plan this time in Chicago, which means once more thousands of tax dollars are going out to examine an obvious simple problem to correct. Every time a new Mayor is elected they promise to address the issues of inequity and inclusion for Blacks in Nashville’s city government. But it never seems to change, something that is very disturbing considering the rhetoric of this administration during the campaign. Inclusion historically means to hire a few blacks who supported a successful candidate, give them the same title…
NASHVILLE, TN — Standing on the same dais from which Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. spoke during the civil rights movement, Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos charged more than 300 college students gathered Saturday at Fisk University to live out the civil rights leader’s legacy. “We are here as part of the beloved community to serve each other,” Zeppos said during the opening ceremonies at Fisk Memorial Chapel for the annual MLK Joint Day of Service. “We are grateful to Fisk for hosting this event today and for 150 years of showing us how to put a path forward in the…
NASHVILLE, TN — Nashville law firm, Bone McAllester Norton PLLC, recently hosted its 16th Annual Fellowship Breakfast honoring the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., with Ambassador Andrew Young serving as keynote speaker. The event was held Monday, January 16, 2017 at The Music City Center, where it hosted more than 500 guests eager to celebrate Dr. King. A colleague and friend of Dr. King’s, Ambassador Young chairs the Andrew Young Foundation, is a former two-term mayor of Atlanta, Georgia Congressman, and U.N. Ambassador to the United States, is a global statesman, and lifelong advocate of building collaborative partnerships across socioeconomic lines…