Having an autoimmune disease can change your life in profound ways. For many people with autoimmune disease, fatigue is the most debilitating symptom. Why autoimmune disease and fatigue go hand-in-hand is not entirely understood, although inflammation may explain some of it. Other possible factors include pain, poor sleep, inactivity, and depressed mood. Fatigue differs from the tiredness most people feel after long periods of work or exer¬cise or when they haven’t slept well. It’s a feeling of constant exhaustion that makes it hard to get through the day, let alone participate in activities you enjoy. Fatigue is often frustrating for…
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Pilot Program to begin in TVA’s rural service areas NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Soles4Souls, the global nonprofit committed to turning shoes and clothing into opportunity, is partnering with the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) for a shoe distribution pilot program in TVA’s rural districts in Tennessee and Kentucky. Through this partnership, TVA will donate $25,000 to Soles4Souls in order to serve 1,250 children throughout the region. The partnership will enhance the Nashville-based nonprofit’s 4EveryKid program, which is committed to providing a pair of brand-new athletic shoes to students experiencing homelessness across the United States. 4EveryKid partners have reported that 98% of their students…
Make a Play Hospitality has completed the renovation and rebrand of their popular lounge, formerly known as Jar, in Hillsboro Village. The hospitality group re-opened the new space as Jar10 on Thursday, September 5, complete with an updated look, extended hours, and new menu items. The speakeasy-style lounge is an extension of its sister restaurant, Bungalow10, and offers brunch on weekends, late night snacks and premium shisha experiences. The 3,600-square-foot space has undergone a makeover, carrying Bungalow10’s tropical feel over in the design including a palm leaf wallpaper accenting the walls. The space is still able to accommodate up to…
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Middle Tennessee State University’s Office of Consumer Research is taking a closer look at the state’s housing and real estate market from the perspective of buyers, sellers and homeowners. The first edition of the office’s Tennessee Housing Market Report shows that although the median sales price of homes in Tennessee has dropped almost 4% from a June high of $401,000, “median sales prices still feel expensive considering that prices have increased by 44% since January 2021 and 6% within the past year,” noted report author Michael Peasley, director of the office within the Jones College of Business…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum has collaborated with Org Music to release “Let Me Dream On” a collection of previously unreleased songwriting demos, band rehearsals and live recordings by acclaimed Nashville singer Johnny Bragg. The album, which will be available on vinyl as part of Record Store Day Black Friday, Nov. 29, coincides with the 20th anniversary of the museum’s award-winning exhibition “Night Train to Nashville: Music City Rhythm & Blues,1945-1970.” Bragg wrote and recorded classic 1950s R&B hits, such as “Just Walkin’ in the Rain” (as lead vocalist of the Prisonaires) and “Rollin’…
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded $5 million to Winston-Salem State University and Tennessee State University to establish Research Centers of Excellence. HUD’s Research Centers of Excellence (COEs) conduct research projects on topics of strategic interest to HUD and produce research that provides evidence-based solutions to housing, community development, economic development or built environment challenges in underserved communities. This builds on the Biden-Harris Administration’s historic record in Federal investments in Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) – totaling more than $16 billion. “Universities are anchors in their respective communities; they serve as economic drivers…
African Methodists from across Middle Tennessee will convene in the 157th session of the Tennessee Annual Conference under the leadership of the 13th Episcopal District Bishop Harry L. Seawright and Presiding Prelate and Supervisor Sherita Moon Seawright, Oct. 15-19 at Lee Chapel AME Church, located at 1200 Dr. D. B. Todd, Jr. Boulevard in Nashville. The theme is ‘The Thriving Thirteenth: Praying, Praising, and Pressing.” The purpose of the annual conference is for pastors and laity in churches, comprising the Tennessee Annual Conference, to come together publicly and praise God for another year of blessings and to give an individual…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – More than 100 engineers from the Tennessee Army and Air National Guard continue to support recovery operations in East Tennessee counties impacted by severe flooding following Hurricane Helene. These Guardsmen are working with state, county, and local emergency personnel by removing flood and storm debris in Carter, Cocke, Greene, Unicoi, and Washington counties. Using bulldozers, dump trucks, chain saws, skid steer loaders, and other equipment, Soldiers and Airmen are helping clear roads and other critical locations so emergency managers can improve services to the affected areas. “Our Guardsmen are doing everything possible to help open roads, provide access…
NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Tennessee Senator Marsha Blackburn continues to refuse to debate her opponent, State Representative Gloria Johnson. “Marsha Blackburn refuses to debate because she cannot explain her extreme record of opposing measures to lower the cost of insulin and refusing to hold her Big Pharma donors accountable for price gouging all while voting to raise her own taxpayer funded salary,” said Cyrus Shick, campaign manager for Gloria Johnson’s U.S. Senate campaign. “Marsha Blackburn answers to corporations and special interest groups, not to hardworking Tennessee voters.” On Sept. 10, Americans witnessed how presidential candidates Donald Trump and Kamala Harris answered or did…
William “Bill” Lucy, who served as secretary-treasurer of AFSCME (American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees), an organization affiliated to the AFL-CIO, where Lucy also served as a member of the executive board for nearly four decades and was one of the most respected and revered Black labor leaders in the world, died at his home in Washington, D.C. He was 90 years old. Lucy was a heavyweight of the American labor movement in the second half of the 20th century and a fierce defender of civil and human rights. In 1968, he traveled to his hometown of Memphis,…