NASHVILLE, TN – The coronavirus Omicron variant has caught us off guard like the Delta variant did. Businesses have paused plans to bring their workers back in person, eleven states have returned to remote learning, although not in Tennessee. And high infection rates have forced some universities to shift to remote learning after opening up for in person classes this Fall. It seems that with COVID the more things change, the more they stay the same. Hospitals are filling up with new COVID patients and medical staff are once again exhausted from taking care of them. “The COVID vaccinations came…
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Nashville, TN (TN Tribune)–This month marks the 20th anniversary of What’s the 411? with Sharon Kay. The popular radio talk show airs live twice a week from the studios of JAZZY 88 WFSK at historic Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee on Wednesday afternoons from 4pm to 6pm and Sunday mornings from 7am to 9am. (CST) The award-winning empowerment/encouragement radio talk show is now among Nashville’s longest continuous running radio talk shows. “Thank you to the Lord and the thousands of guests and listeners over the years,” Kay said in a social media post on LinkedIn. “Looking forward to 20 more.” Kay is also…
NASHVILLE, TN (TN Tribune)— Odessa Kelly, candidate for the Democratic nomination for the 5th Congressional District, was endorsed today by Collective PAC, the nation’s largest political action committee dedicated to increasing Black political representation across all levels of government.“I am so proud to have the support of Collective PAC in this race to bring Black leadership back to Tennessee,” Kelly said. “For too long, our communities have been relied on to win elections but ignored when we ask for a seat at the table. A Black woman has never represented Tennessee in Congress and it’s time that our voices get…
Nashville, TN (TN Tribune)–Two Davidson County COVID-19 testing and vaccination sites will open one hour late Monday due to cold weather. The sites are located at 2491 Murfreesboro Pike (at the former Kmart) and 350 28th Ave. N. (28th and Charlotte Ave.) Drive-thru testing and vaccination services will be available from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. if the center is open and walk-ups are welcome. Testing is available to all Nashville residents at no cost. Both testing sites are expected to open on time at 8 a.m. Tuesday. The omicron coronavirus variant was first detected in Nashville Thursday. The highly transmissible variant is still…
Watch video message Hope abounds for Christmas 2021 amid national tragedies, pandemic variants, laments of families and community suffering tremendous losses. It is a vibrant lively resilient hope that finds its way through the darkness for beginning anew with renewal of faith in God’s gift to the world of incarnate love and peace though the birth and life of Jesus Christ. This hope is the light that guides us here at American Baptist College through the darkness of human suffering in the world. When the forces of fear gather to destroy trust in the future God intends for all people,…
MEMPHIS, TN—The FBI Memphis Field Office reminds Tennesseans to look out for scams designed to steal your money and personal information. “According to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), in 2020, Tennesseans lost over $40,191,616 due to a variety of scams,” said Douglas Korneski, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Memphis Field Office. “Remain vigilant and if you believe you have been the victim of a scam, report it to the FBI at IC3.gov.” Enjoy a scam-free holiday season by following tips to avoid being a victim. Remember, if it looks too good to be true, it probably is! Tips to Avoid Being…
Nashville, TN (TN Tribune)–On Friday, Nashville and Davidson County Mayor John Cooper submitted legislation to begin the process of acknowledging Juneteenth National Independence Day as a paid holiday for Metro employees. “I submitted this request to the Civil Service Commission for their consideration and with their approval I will sign an executive order for Metro Government to celebrate Juneteenth as a paid holiday beginning in 2022,” said Mayor Cooper. “Adding Juneteenth as a Metro holiday is consistent with the Federal Government’s addition of Juneteenth to the list of Federal holidays this year. Juneteenth is a day for Nashville and the…
Nashville, Tenn. (TN Tribune) — Team members at Centerstone, a national leader in behavioral health care, received five honors at the recent Tennessee Association of Mental Health Organizations (TAMHO) 2021 annual conference and awards ceremony. Daniel Mansfield, a Centerstone clinic manager in Tullahoma, was given the Emerging Leader Award. It honors individuals who have demonstrated significant potential for leadership and continued services. Rhonda Felts, a Health Link team leader in Tullahoma, received the inaugural Andrea R. Chase Impact Award. It honors outstanding individuals from TAMHO member organizations whose efforts are frequently unrecognized but are truly needed for the system to…
National–McDonald’s will pay $33.5 million to a former baseball player who owns multiple franchises to end a lawsuit he brought against the company, accusing it of racial discrimination. Herb Washington, who is Black, owned more than a dozen restaurants in Ohio and Pennsylvania when he filed a lawsuit in February that said the company has treated White owners more favorably and denied him the opportunity to buy restaurants in more affluent communities. McDonald’s said in a statement Thursday that the amount it was paying Washington was “no more than what we deem a fair price for the value of the…
ByDavid Waters Memphis– When a local TV weatherman did a live broadcast from Hanley Elementary 25 years ago, he met a teacher who stole his heart. On Tuesday, Nov.23, 20 years after they were married, he also gave her his kidney. “I believe God brought us together for this moment in time,” Chip Washington, 64, said as he and his wife, Wanda, 62, prepared for their surgeries. Technically, it wasn’t Chip’s kidney that was transplanted into Wanda’s body Tuesday afternoon at Methodist University Hospital. Chip and Wanda are compatible, but their blood types aren’t. So Chip’s left kidney was removed…