Columbia, Tenn. —On Sunday, June 26, MAPCO, the convenience store chain with 300 stores throughout the Southeastern region of the United States, will give away up to $40 of free gas, of any grade including diesel, to the first 500 vehicles at the company’s recently opened location in Columbia, Tenn. at 2301 Carmack Blvd. The free gas giveaway will begin at 9 a.m. CT. Entrance to the giveaway will be available from Highway 50; all exiting vehicles will be directed to Dyer St. The Columbia Police Department will be onsite to direct traffic. Vehicles will not be allowed to line up until strictly after…
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By Nick Anderson The University of Richmond announced recently that it has removed from six buildings the names of people who supported slavery and racial segregation, including its 19th-century founding president. The action reversed a decision the university made a year ago to keep two historical names on the campus map despite their ties to white supremacy. The renamings at the 4,000-student private university in Virginia culminate a lengthy period of historical research and soul-searching over prominent figures from its past and the roles they played in racial oppression. Last spring, student and faculty protests erupted in Richmond after the university’s…
Nashville, Tennessee – (TN Tribune) — The Dorothy Marie Kinnard Foundation (DMKF),established in 2012 to raise awareness with diabetes disparities, will present the 2ndAnnual FunFitness Dance Exercise Event on Saturday, July 9, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. at CampWidgiwagan located at 3088 Smith Springs Road, Antioch, TN 37013. This year’s FunFitness Dance Exercise theme: Glide to the Cha Cha Slide, will have a guestappearance by DJ Casper, author of the international hit song, as hundreds of participants join in solidarity to a live choreographed routine by one of the former Tennessee Titans Cheerleaders. The purpose of the event is to promote…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today Rep. Jim Cooper (TN-05) announced the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is seeking the public’s feedback on a new portal that will be used to report blocked highway-rail grade crossings to the FRA. The portal was created after Cooper pushed for the Don’t BLock Our Communities (D-BLOC) Act to solve the problem of trains parking on railroad crossings on busy commuter roads for extended periods of time. Components of the D-BLOC Act were included in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill that President Biden signed into law last November. “I’ve received countless complaints from Nashvillians who reported that freight trains were parking on busy roads,” Rep. Jim…
MATT MASTERS Former President Donald Trump chose Nashville for his first public appearance since the start of public hearings of the U.S. House committee tasked with investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, speaking on day two of the Faith and Freedom Coalition’s Road to Majority Policy Conference at Gaylord Opryland Resort on Friday. “This is a fake story, no different from ‘Russia, Russia, Russia,’ ‘Ukraine, Ukraine, Ukraine,’” Trump said of the hearings. Those hearings included testimony from retired conservative federal Judge Michael Luttig, who called Trump and his allies “a clear and present danger to American…
Nashville, Tenn. (TN Tribune)–From property owners to mortgage and title companies to Veterans, those served by the Davidson County Register of Deeds Office now have a mobile app to access many of the office’s services, Register Karen Johnson announced Tuesday. “The Nashville Davidson County Register app puts a number of our services at yourfingertip,” Johnson said. “The app is connected to the Davidson Portal as well as theDavidson County Parcel Viewer, so that many of the documents that owners, title andmortgage companies, closing attorneys, and others need are accessible on their mobiledevices.” Also available on the app are two newer…
ONTARIO, Calif./PRNewswire/ — Each year, the D’Andre D. Lampkin Foundation awards three scholarships to high school students who are leaders in their community. Students are tasked with illustrating how they plan to use their chosen field of study to promote social good. Unlike most scholarships, selection criteria were not based on academic or athletic abilities. Award recipients are chosen based on how they are making positive contributions to their community and efforts to make their community stronger and more resilient. This year, the Lampkin Foundation announced it has increased its scholarship award amounts. One recipient will receive $2,000 and two…
Nashville, Tenn. —Interested in learning how to become a homeowner in Nashville? Learn about Community Land Trusts and Nashville affordable housing options during a community meeting June 21, 2022 at 5:30 p.m. The meeting will be held at The Infinity Center, 641 Nocturne Dr., Nashville, TN 37207.
NASHVILLE, TENN. — As part of a reorganization in the administration of its advanced degree programs, Trevecca Nazarene University has established The Graduate School and promoted Dr. LaMetrius Daniels to serve as associate vice president and dean. The Graduate School incorporates the University’s online learning functions with academic oversight from each school of study on campus, creating ongoing opportunities to optimize the delivery of advanced degree courses. Daniels, who has been involved with online learning and instructional design since joining Trevecca in 2014, will have a big role in the integrated approach. “We’re excited about building on our capabilities to…
The critically acclaimed Charleston Gospel Choir, in partnership with Second Presbyterian Church, will present an evening of moving narration and music entitled A Tribute Honoring the Legacy of Denmark Vesey, Saturday, June 25, 2022, at 6:00 p.m., 342 Meeting Street, Charleston SC. This event is free and open to the public. After a two and half year hiatus due to Covid-19 the Charleston Gospel Choir will pay homage to the extraordinary 200-year legacy and life of Denmark Vesey, a self-educated Black man who planned the most extensive slave rebellion in U.S. history in Charleston, 1822. This event is in partnership with the congregation…