Dr Joseph Webb, CEO of Nashville General Hospital, speaking at an the unveiling of two emergency COVID-19 wards on Friday June 5. “Nashville General Hospital has been providing care for this community for 130 years. That’s a long time. From Spanish Flu in 1918 to the current COVID-19 pandemic today. As the city’s original hospital, Nashville General is committed to providing equitable access to excellent clinical care to all of our patients.” NASHVILLE, TN–Governor Bill Lee, Mayor John Cooper, and several dignitaries celebrated the completion of two standby coronavirus wards at Nashville General Hospital (NGH) last week. The Federal Emergency Management Agency…
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NASHVILLE, TN — Memphis attorney Jocelyn Dan Wurzburg will be honored with this year’s prestigious William M. Leech Jr. Public Service Award, which will be presented by the TBA’s Young Lawyers Division Fellows at the association’s annual virtual convention on June 18. “Jocie” known by many, exemplifies the William Leech Public Service Award, as a modern-day suffragist who has shaped the history of Memphis and Shelby County,” YLD Fellows Vice President Bill Haltom said in announcing her selection. Wurzberg’s career in Memphis has many highlights that extend beyond her legal accomplishments. Following the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.,…
By Peter White NASHVILLE, TN – The U.S. is in the grip of a triple crisis: the coronavirus pandemic, economic collapse, and widespread civil unrest over racial injustice. Each one presents formidable challenges and what will happen next is a question on everyone’s mind. Regarding the pandemic, the Center for Disease Control (CDC) is forecasting the death toll from coronavirus in the U.S. will rise to between 118,000 to 143,000 by June 27. Coronavirus infections are rising in 17 states including California, Texas, Florida, and North Carolina. A recent survey found that men aren’t wearing facemasks as much as women.…
NASHVILLE, TN — A bill that will bring an end to Nathan Bedford Forrest Day being a state holiday has passed its first hurdle. The bill, sponsored by Memphis Representative London Lamar, passed the House Naming, Designating and Private Acts Committee this afternoon by a narrow one-vote margin. Forrest has been a controversial figure for years in Tennessee for his role in the founding of the Ku Klux Klan and command of troops in the Fort Pillow massacre. Earlier in the same committee meeting, members rejected a resolution that would have requested the removal of a contentious bust of Forrest…
NASHVILLE, TN — The American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee today released the following statement calling for the resignation of Nashville Police Chief Steve Anderson: “Over the last ten days, tens of thousands of Nashvillians have stood together in peaceful protests to express their outrage over the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. These powerful protests highlight the outrage over the enduring and deep-rooted problem of racist policing and structural racism in the United States. The protests also reflect Nashvillians’ long-held grievances against policing in Nashville and the low level of trust and confidence in the Metro Nashville Police…
By Mona Chalabi Guardian In the last census, 9% of black people in the US were missed, and those missing data points mean missing dollars. Imagine you’re trying to count every single person living in the United States. There are two main ways that you can mess up; you can count some people twice and you can miss some people out. In 2010, the Census Bureau made both mistakes, as it always does, because counting people is hard. It double-counted about 3% of people and omitted another 3% and, because those mistakes work in opposite directions, the overall population count…
NASHVILLE, TN — Marlene Eskind Moses, an internationally recognized family law expert and founding manager of MTR Family Law, PLLC, has been named President of the International Academy of Family Lawyers (IAFL). IAFL is a worldwide association of practicing lawyers who are recognized by their peers as the most experienced and expert family law specialists in their respective countries; membership is by invitation. IAFL was formed in 1986 as the International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers to improve the practice of law and administration of justice in the area of divorce and family law throughout the world. The number of countries…
Judge Rules to Allow Absentee Ballots By Peter White NASHVILLE, TN –It was an easy decision for Chancellor Ellen Hobbes Lyle. The state’s case was weak. Lyle ruled that anyone of voting age in Tennessee can request an absentee ballot and vote by mail this year. Attorney General Herbert Slatery quickly filed an appeal. “Too much money and where will we store all those ballots?” he complained. Lyle’s decision fell short of a complete rejection of the Lee administration’s position. Lyle could have ordered election officials to mail absentee ballots to every single voter. Lyle’s order requires “no excuse” voting during…
MURFREESBORO, TN — In its first venture at the Main Street Murfreesboro Saturday Market at the Historic Rutherford County Courthouse, the MTSU Creamery completely sold out of milk. And alumnus Jonathan Harmon of Murfreesboro may know why: “This is my favorite. … There’s nothing like it on the planet,” the National Alumni Association board member said after purchasing a half-gallon of chocolate milk to take to Cookeville, Tennessee, and two pints of chocolate and one pint of whole white milk for friends Elicia, McCoy and Judson Fortner to drink right then. The Creamery will participate all summer at the market,…
Mary Lean Farr was born in Chickasaw County, Mississippi, on August 30, 1921 to Dempsey and Martha Elizabeth Davidson Farr. She was one of seven children. At the age of eleven, she went to live with her aunt and uncle, Reverend and Mrs. William Henry Davidson, in Columbus, Mississippi so that she could take advantage of educational opportunities not available in Sparta. She graduated from Union Academy High School. She went on to earn a Bachelor of Arts in Education and a Master of Arts degree in Guidance and Counseling from Tennessee State University. She married Roscoe Jerome Hamby in…