RENFRO VALLEY, Ky. (TN Tribune) – The 12 foot wide WoodSongs Old Time Radio Hour stage sign will be dedicated as part of a special history exhibit set to be unveiled at the Kentucky Music Hall Of Fame on Saturday, April 30 at 1pm ET in Renfro Valley, Kentucky during the 2022 National Gathering of SongFarmers, organized by the WoodSongs Front Porch Association. The original WoodSongs sign was used through 1000 live audience broadcasts since 1998, when Folksinger Michael Johnathon originally launched the show. Since then, it has been seen in millions of homes across North America on PBS-TV (regionally…
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Nashville, Tenn. (TN Tribune)– A Message from the TN Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition We’re more than half way through this year’s legislative session and we’ve been able to accomplish so much over the last few weeks. Together, we’ve already put a stop to five bills directly targeting immigrant communities. Thank you for standing with us and helping power our movement. Emails and calls aren’t the only way we’ve been working to move legislators to stand with immigrant and refugee communities. Over the last two weeks, TIRRC Votes and TIRRC members mobilized to our state capitol to advocate against bills…
BATON ROUGE—LSU Alumna and former Reveille Opinion Editor Rachel Mipro is among the top five winners of the Explanatory Reporting Competition of the 2021-2022 Hearst Journalism Awards Program. Her LSU Cold Case Project story, which raises awareness about a racial injustice incident in Louisiana, earned her third place in the competition. The Explanatory Reporting Competition had more than 100 entries from journalism schools across the nation. The program announced winners Feb. 23. “I’m grateful to have been selected, and especially grateful to be able to promote more awareness of the case,” Mipro said. Mipro’s story, “Horrific 1960 Louisiana Killing of…
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Republican Herschel Walker said Friday that his U.S. Senate campaign had raised $5.5 million in the first three months of 2022, a big haul that is still dwarfed by the $13.6 million that Democratic incumbent Raphael Warnock raised in the same period. A former football star, Walker is the GOP front-runner, but faces five other Republicans in the May 24 primary. A June 21 runoff, if necessary, would settle the Republican nomination. Georgia will be a key battleground in the 2022 midterm elections to determine which party controls the U.S. Senate. Republicans had long dominated statewide races…
NASHVILLE, TN – Grace is a 15-year-old Black girl in Michigan who was sent to juvenile detention after a Juvenile Court judge found her in violation of her probation for not doing online homework. Grace has ADHD and got special education services but when the COVID-19 pandemic forced her school to close, she struggled with the transition to online learning. Instead of finding an effective educational solution, the judge decided Grace was a threat to society and put her in jail. According to the National Black Women’s Justice Institute (NBWJI), Grace is a good example of the race and gender…
NASHVILLE, TENN. (TN Tribune) — The House of Representatives today passed The CROWN Act, making Tennessee’s statehouse the first in the deep South to approve legislation prohibiting discrimination against natural hairstyles. Senate Bill 136, sponsored by Sen. Raumesh Akbari and Rep. Karen Camper, passed the House Monday on a vote of 50–25. The Senate approved the measure last May. The CROWN Act, an acronym meaning “Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural hair,” would prevent employers from adopting policies against natural and protective hairstyles, such as braids, locs and twists. Under the measure, an employee who is subjected to a violation of…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Nashville State Community College will be unveiling its long anticipated North Davidson campus in Madison during a ribbon cutting ceremony on Tuesday, April 19, 9am, which will feature comments from Nashville State President Shanna Jackson, Mayor John Cooper, and MNPS Director Adrienne Battle. This is Nashville State’s fourth campus in Davidson County. The community and dignitaries from the Madison community have been invited to the ceremony and a day-long open house. The campus will open for the summer semester, where it will host eight classes, ranging from English Composition to Statistics. It will open to full course offerings…
NASHVILLE, TENN. (TN Tribune) – For the seventh year, Wilson County Mayor and RTA Chair Randall Hutto is partnering with WeGo Public Transit to transport runners and supporters to the St. Jude Rock ‘n Roll Marathon. The train to the marathon is a collaborative effort between WeGo, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, and Wilson County. All ticket proceeds will benefit St. Jude. Famous Footwear is supporting the special event train as this year’s corporate sponsor. William Drunsic, formerly of The Nashville & Eastern Railroad Corp., as well as the RJ Corman Railroad Co. will each donate an additional $5 to…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (TN Tribune) – Bowman Richards, owner and president of Nashville-based secure shredding company Richards & Richards, has been named president of the International Secure Information Governance & Management Association® (i-SIGMA®). Richards succeeds Brock Miller as president of the trade association, which enforces standards and ethical compliance for approximately 2,000 secure data destruction and information management service providers on six continents. He will serve as president for one year. Before his election as president, Richards served as president elect of i-SIGMA starting in 2021. In 2020, he became chair of i-SIGMA’s Conflict Resolution Committee (CRC) after serving as a member of the…
Nashville, Tenn. (TN Tribune)-Officials from Nashville International Airport released the following statement about an incident this morning involving a firearm in the baggage claim area: This morning at 7:07 a.m., an individual entered the baggage claim level of Nashville International Airport with a firearm, threatening to harm themselves. The individual discharged the firearm – subsequently injuring themselves. The person is now in custody and receiving medical treatment. There were no other major injuries. Our Department of Public Safety (DPS) responded quickly to the scene. This is an ongoing investigation. Our BNA DPS Team will continue to provide a safe and…