Nashville, TN – December 1, 2022 – Hoskins & Company is excited toannounce our new strategic partner Hoskins Financial, LLC. HoskinsFinancial, LLC offers Investment Advisory Services and ComprehensiveFinancial Planning. Hoskins Financial, LLC is led by William R. Welborn, CFPTM. Will, agraduate of Vanderbilt University and Certified Financial PlannerTMpractitioner, has over 23 years of experience providing investmentmanagement and personal financial planning services for individuals andfamilies. Will serves as Hoskins Financial, LLC’s Chief Investment Officerand Director of Financial Planning, as well as the firm’s Chief ComplianceOfficer. Welborn is no stranger to the Hoskins & Company family. Over the last fiveand a half…
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (TSU News Service) – Tennessee State University has received nearly $5 million in a hemp research grant, an investment that could make the state of Tennessee the number one grower in the Southeast region. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the investment this week, awarding the grant to the College of Agriculture towards a new partnership for a Climate-Smart Fiber Hemp Project. This investment for sustainable hemp fiber research will promote market development of industrial hemp supply as a climate-smart commodity through incentives to underserved Tennessee growers enrolled into the program. Dean and Director of Research/Administrator of Extension Chandra…
Nashville, TN – Tennessee pastors responded with video statements to Gov. Bill Lee, Sen. Marsha Blackburn and Sen. Bill Hagerty political attacks on immigrants and refugees this week of Christmas.Their video statements include the following quotes:”I wish Tennessee’s Governor Bill Lee and U.S. Senators, Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty could walk in the shoes of the poor, the outcast, the hopeless for just one day of their life, much less a week or a month or year,” said Rev. Matt Steinhauer, Retired Pastor in the Evangelical Church of America. “The initial response from Governor Lee and our two Senators is the typical…
Currently, over 270 people die every day in the United States waiting for an organ transplant; those that live wait 7 to 12 years to receive a kidney transplant through the government’s deceased organ donor waiting list. Many patients receive their kidney transplant within only six months of registering on MatchingDonors.com. In conjunction with many health organizations, MatchingDonors wants to help people realize that they 1. Can save lives by being a living organ donor, to encourage them to register as an altruistic living organ donor, and 2. That they can help save the lives of people needing organ transplants by donating other things…
Nashville, Tenn. (TN Tribune)-Nashville’s hot new Woolworth Theatre will celebrate New Year’s Eve with comedy, cirque entertainment and cocktails, plus a party hosted by reality superstars Jax Taylor and Brittany Cartwright from Bravo TV’s “Vanderpump Rules” and “Jax and Brittany: Take Kentucky.” The celebration will begin with the original production “Shiners,” followed by the grand opening of The Twisted Wool, a hip new lounge hidden in the basement of the theatre. Taylor and Cartwright will host the official afterparty in The Twisted Wool and lead guests in a celebratory midnight toast. DJ Captn20 will provide the high energy soundtrack throughout the night. The newly built and revitalized Woolworth Theatre…
CNN — Jaylen Smith graduated from high school in May. Less than a year later, the 18-year-old will be tasked with governing Earle, Arkansas, as the rural city’s newly elected mayor. Smith, a Democrat, was elected mayor of Earle – population 1,831 – on Tuesday. He defeated his opponent, Nemi Matthews, the city’s street and sanitation superintendent, by 235 votes to 185, according to unofficial results from the Crittenden County Clerk’s office and relayed to CNN by Patrick Robinson, a probate clerk. “I didn’t run to make a name for myself,” Smith told CNN on Wednesday. “I ran because I…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of Dr. Bobby Lee Lovett, award-winning author, Emeritus Professor of History and former Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Tennessee State University, former member of the R.H. Boyd Board of Directors, and current member of the R.H. Boyd Family Endowment Committee. Dr. Lovett was born in Memphis, Tennessee where he completed his public-school education at Booker T. Washington High School. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in History and Political Science at Arkansas AM&N State College (now known as the University of Arkansas…
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — MTSU’s College of Education’s Center for Fairness, Justice and Equity has worked hard this semester to support the college’s faculty, staff and educators-in-training through hosting a calendar full of fun and educational events. “Hosting these events is a key part of the center’s commitment to support the professional and personal development needs of the college, providing resources and training to help all members become more informed, inclusive and successful members of their professions and larger communities,” said center Director Michelle Stevens. The overall mission of the center, which opened in spring 2022, is to cultivate an inclusive and diverse College of Education by…
NASHVILLE, TN – Tea Rose, a new company in Nashville offering mobile tea parties, premium loose-leaf tea, and tea accessories, is proud to announce its launch. Owned by the dynamic mother-daughter duo, Jasmine and Jaila Rose, Tea Rose is dedicated to cultivating experiences through tea to create memorable moments. Jasmine, the founder of Tea Rose, explains that enjoying tea parties at home as a child with her parents was a favorite pastime, but she never imagined owning a business offering loose-leaf tea blends and hosting luxury tea parties. However, after countless tea parties at home with her daughter Jaila, who…
CNN — This story was first reported by CNN Attorney General Merrick Garland instructed federal prosecutors Friday to end sentencing disparities between offenders convicted of crimes involving crack and powder cocaine, a decadeslong policy that has led to disproportionate prison sentences for Black Americans compared to Whites. Garland’s memo states that the disparity is “simply not supported by science,” as there are “no significant pharmacological differences between the drugs.” Currently, a five-year mandatory sentence is triggered for possession of 28 grams of crack cocaine, while the same mandatory sentence for possession of powder cocaine requires 500 grams – a nearly 18 to 1 disparity.…