Franklin, Tenn. (TN Tribune)– Williamson Strong calls on the current and incoming owners of The Factory at Franklin, and the retailers and restaurants who do business there every day, to immediately reconsider being the host to an anti-diversity event by Moms for Liberty Williamson County. We call on our local political leaders and business community to publicly denounce it in the name of Williamson County’s diverse and connected residential and business community. Nationally-organized Moms for Liberty Williamson County has repeatedly made national news in the past year over their efforts to ban children’s books in Williamson County School classrooms, including…
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By Lawrence S. Wittner Late January of this year will mark the first anniversary of the entry into force of the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. This momentous international agreement, the result of a lengthy struggle by the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) and by many non-nuclear nations, bans developing, testing, producing, acquiring, possessing, stockpiling, and threatening to use nuclear weapons. Adopted by an overwhelming vote of the official representatives of the world’s nations at a UN conference in July 2017, the treaty was subsequently signed by 86 nations. It received the required 50 national…
First Farmers and Merchants Bank’s Community Development Officer, Marcus F. Houston, recently presented a check on behalf of the bank to Pathway Lending toward their Multifamily Affordable Housing Loan Program. Their $500,000 loan will allow Pathway to expand their work and ensure safe, decent, and affordable multifamily rental housing exists in both urban and rural communities across Tennessee.
Nashville, TN (TN Tribune)–Americans will soon be seeing the face of Maya Angelou on U.S. quarters. On Monday, the United States Mint announced it has begun shipping quarters featuring Angelou, the first of five trailblazing American women to be featured on quarters in 2022. The new quarter, available in local banks starting in late January, depicts Angelou, an award-winning writer and civil rights activist, with her arms uplifted, in front of a bird in flight and a rising sun, images that are “inspired by [Angelou’s] poetry and symbolic of the way she lived,” according to the Mint. The heads side…
Nashville, TN (TN Tribune) Over the last two days, Middle Tennessee has seen heavy snowfall and dangerous driving conditions, but that doesn’t stop hospitals like Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital Rutherford from taking care of patients. Healthcare workers were in need of rides to work and members of the Stone River Jeep club came to the rescue. These individuals drove from as far as Spring Hill to take around 30 staff safely home or to work. T his is the 2nd year in a row they have come to our associates’ aid, according to Ascension Saint Thomas.
Nashville – Karan Anica Wilson, age 82 of Nashville, TN, died at her home on January 2, 2022. Born on December 23, 1939, in Ottawa, Kansas, she was the only daughter of Charles Christopher and Wilmenta Mae (Reese) Wilson. She had three older brothers, each of whom have preceded her in death. Karan grew up in Ottawa, KS, and graduated from Ottawa High School. She continued her education and received a bachelor’s degree in business from Emporia State University in Emporia, KS. Karan married her life partner, Samuel H. Howard, and enjoyed 57 years of marriage. They settled in Nashville…
Special to the TN Tribune From Hospicenews.com By Holly Vossel Diversity and inclusion efforts have been at the forefront as hospice providers increasingly work to bridge racial gaps in access and equity to end-of-life and serious illness care. Heart and Soul Hospice in Nashville, Tenn., is among the providers working to improve hospice utilization amid underserved populations, with representation of a diverse staff and leadership team an element driving access. Demographic disparities in access to and quality of hospice and palliative care have been persistent problems in the field for decades, with providers working to better reach underserved groups. The Medicare Hospice Benefit…
Nashville, TN (TN Tribune)–On Thursday morning, five people suffered injuries following a multi-vehicle wreck on Jefferson Street in Germantown. As per the initial information, the three-vehicle pile-up took place in the area of Jefferson Street and 3rd Avenue a little before 10 a.m. The early reports showed that a Nashville Fire Department fire truck, a WeGo bus, and another vehicle were involved in the collision. On arrival, medical crews transported two firefighters and three people to local hospitals, including four to Tristar Centennial Hospital. The circumstances surrounding the crash remain unclear at this time. No other details are available. The incident remains…
Nashville, Tenn. – Nashville CARES has named Jessica Hoke, LCSW as Chief Operating Officer of the organization. Hoke has been promoted from her recent position as the Director of Clinical Services and has been with CARES for more than 20 years. In this new role, she will be responsible for the day-to-day operations and administrative oversight of programs at CARES. “Jessica’s commitment and dedication during the last twenty years has been instrumental in improving the service delivery system as well as the quality of life for so many people living with HIV,” says Amna Osman, CEO of Nashville CARES. “This…