KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) _ A soldier from east Tennessee was one of 13 U.S. troops killed in a suicide bombing at Afghanistan’s Kabul airport this week, the Department of Defense said Saturday. Army Staff Sgt. Ryan C. Knauss, 23, of Corryton, was killed in Thursday’s bombing, along with 11 Marines and one Navy sailor, the Defense Department said in a news release. Eighteen other U.S. service members were wounded and more than 160 Afghans were killed in the bombing blamed on Afghanistan’s offshoot of the Islamic State group. Knauss had been stationed at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and he was…
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Nashville, TN (TN Tribune)–In a time when it seems Democrats and Republicans will never agree on anything, something refreshing and potentially lifesaving is happening in Tennessee, thanks to two state representatives on opposite sides of the aisle. When it comes to encouraging others to register as organ, eye, and tissue donors, Representative Vincent Dixie (D-Nashville), the Democratic Caucus Chair, and Representative Jeremy Faison (R-Cosby), the Republican Caucus Chair, agree. Rep. Dixie did something that rarely happens at the Capitol, when Rep. Jeremy Faison introduced House Joint Resolution 103 in April to encourage Tennesseans to sign up to be organ donors:…
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) _ Children now make up 36% of Tennessee’s reported COVID-19 cases, marking yet another sobering milestone in the state’s battle against the highly contagious delta variant, Health Commissioner Lisa Piercey said Wednesday. “We had 14,000 pediatric cases in the last seven days, which is a 57% increase over the week prior,“ Piercey told reporters. “Right now, 36% of all of our cases in the state are among children when it’s historically been in the 10 to 15% range.“ According to researchers from Johns Hopkins, Tennessee ranks sixth in the country for new…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) _ Ernest “Rip” Patton, a member of the Nashville Freedom Riders and civil rights leader, has died, the Freedom Rides Museum announced. He was 81. Patton participated in the downtown Nashville civil rights sit-ins in 1960, a movement that eventually led to the desegregation of the city’s lunch counters and other public spaces. A year later, he was among the first wave of Freedom Riders to arrive in Jackson, Mississippi, on a Greyhound bus intent on forcing the desegregation of interstate transportation facilities, said Dorothy Walker, director of the Montgomery, Alabama-based museum. “He felt like what happened…
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas, (TN Tribune) — One of the most celebrated and revered African American poets, Nikki Giovanni, has been named the PVAMU 2021-2022 Writer-in-Residence in the Toni Morrison Writing Program. The appointment will officially begin with a virtual series taking place September 27 – 29. Ms. Giovanni has won numerous awards, including the Langston Hughes Medal and the NAACP Image Award. Named a “Living Legend” by Oprah Winfrey, her diverse body of work includes poetry anthologies, poetry recordings, nonfiction essays, and children’s literature. Giovanni’s early work gained attention as part of the Black Arts Movement; she was called the…
Nashville, TN (TN Tribune)–FiftyForward is proud to welcome the following individuals to the FiftyForward Board of Directors for fiscal year 2022. Nicholas Trice is a client specialist at AllianceBernstein on the private wealth management side of the business. Prior to AllianceBernstein, he worked as a senior information technology specialist at Deloitte. Nicholas earned a bachelor’s in business administration in financial management from Lipscomb University. He has volunteered at many nonprofit organizations including Habitat for Humanity of Greater Nashville, PENCIL for Schools, and the Boys & Girls C lub of America. Ashley Perkins is the associate administrator…
Nashville, TN (TN Tribune)–The White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities recently announced Brittany Fitzgerald-Hill, a junior majoring in behavioral studies, as one of its 2021 HBCU Scholars. “My purpose is to be a servant,” the HBCU Scholar stated. “As an HBCU Scholar, I will be the voice of the forgotten and unknown. I strive to create a legacy, not for me, but for my son, and those around and after me.” This is the eighth cohort of HBCU Scholars. The program recognizes 86 undergraduates, graduate, and professional students for their accomplishments in academics, leadership, civic engagement and…
Nashville, TN (TN Tribune)– A letter from 10 Middle Tennessee hospitals and healthcare systems details that currently more than 90 percent of people who are hospitalized due to COVID-19 are unvaccinated and encourages COVID-19 vaccines for Middle Tennessee residents. The letter is signed by: Tim P. Adams, President and CEO, Ascension Saint Thomas Paul Korth, CEO, Cookeville Regional Medical Center Lisa Casteel, CEO, Henry County Medical Center Alan Watson, CEO, Maury Regional Health Dr. James E.K. Hildreth, President & CEO, Meharry Medical College Randy Davis, President & CEO, NorthCrest Medical Center Susan Peach, CEO, Sumner Regional Medical Center Mitch Edgeworth,…