NASHVILLE, Tenn. – With fuel prices soaring nationwide, the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is experiencing record-breaking fuel-market costs. Due to the increase in natural gas prices, customers’ July bills will have a higher Fuel Cost Adjustment (FCA) charge. Nashville Electric Service (NES) is anticipating an approximate 10% increase from June to July in the fuel cost adjustment charge for both residential and commercial customers. This is a passed-through monthly charge from power generator, TVA. European countries are also turning to the United States and other countries to reduce/eliminate their reliance on Russia’s natural gas. This in turn decreases the natural gas…
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Mathew Backus, research coordinator with the University of Tennessee’s Middle Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center, has been appointed as the new assistant director of the Ames AgResearch and Education Center in Grand Junction, Tennessee. The center is one of ten research and education centers operated by University of Tennessee AgResearch, a division of the UT Institute of Agriculture. The Ames Center is part of a vast, privately owned land resource in Fayette and Hardeman counties. The Ames Foundation, established by the will of the late Julia Colony Ames, makes the 18,400-acre facility available for agricultural and natural…
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Turning science into a fun way to spend the summer will be the topic on the next “MTSU On the Record” radio program. Host Gina Logue’s interview with Dennis Mullen, chair of the Department of Biology, will air from 9:30 to 10 p.m. Tuesday, July 5, and from 6 to 6:30 a.m. Sunday, July 10, on WMOT-FM Roots Radio 89.5 and www.wmot.org. From July 11-15, students entering 10th and 11th grades will participate in activities centered around science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM disciplines, at the College of Basic and Applied Sciences’ STEM Summer Camp. This week of fun-filled events…
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By Saad&Shaw There are many ways to increase the number of people who are aware of your nonprofit organization and its fundraising activities. These include your website, social media, events, participating in conferences and gatherings, advertising, participating as a panelist at a community event, or sharing information on radio, tv, podcast, or other media. Another way is through the use of an “honorary chair.” This is a strategy for affiliating your work with the work of others, and in so doing, increasing awareness of your work. Here’s how it works. When you have an event or a fundraising campaign there…
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Kayla Stewert is a food and travel writer who grew up in the South. “So, many people assume that African American food is collard greens, macaroni and cheese, and fried chicken. They are, but by no means the only food that we eat,” Stewert said. “A lot of the dishes we love in the U.S.—sweet potato pie, macaroni and cheese, okra, black-eyed peas—are dishes that either have roots in West Africa or Black Americans developed once they arrived in the US.” She said that in Texas you’ll see a lot of BBQ and traditional Southern food but in Louisiana, there’s…
William B. Acree (Senior Judge) #6 Highway 45 By-Pass, Suite 226 Jackson, TN 38301 Judge Acree, I read the story about the whispering judge in the TN tribune and therefore had to write this letter for myself and on behalf of everyone who knows and loves Connie Reguli. Connie is a friend of mine, actually she is a friend and mentor to thousands of family members across the nation. Connie has been working for years to protect and to keep families together. We are families though out the nation who have experienced wrongful removals of our children by CPS. …
National—The 39th Quadrennial and 40th Session of the General Conference of the Christian Methodist Episcopal (CME) Church was held in Cincinnati, Ohio at the Duke Energy Center from June 25-30. Five new Bishops were elected and four new General Bishops elected were: Dr. Clarence Kelby Heath (Carter Metropolitan CME Church, Ft. Worth, Texas) Rev. Denise Anders-Modest (Trinity CME Church, Memphis, Tennessee)Dr. Charley Hames (Beebe Memorial CME, Oakland, California)Dr. Ricky Helton (Israel Metropolitan CME, Washington, DC)Dr. Kwame Lawson Adjei (Judicial Council) The Christian Methodist Episcopal (CME) Church or the CME Church as it is commonly called, came into existence out of the…
Nashville, Tenn. (TN Tribune)–The Tennessee Titans’ push for a new multibillion-dollar stadium is rapidly picking up steam, but should Nashville’s business community be cheering on the team’s efforts? At the Nashville Business Journal’s next Growth of Nashville event, you’ll learn more about what a new stadium would mean for Music City. A panel of experts will explore the opportunities and challenges a new stadium would bring, from the chance of hosting a Super Bowl to the pressure on Metro taxpayers. Any decision on a new stadium will reverberate for decades. The event will be held Friday July 22nd at 730am at the Westin…