NASHVILLE, TN — Vivian Wilhoite, Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County Assessor, announced her office has received the prestigious Certificate of Excellence in Assessment Administration from the International Association of Assessing Officers (IAAO), a national and international organization which is made up of approximately 8,000 members in the assessment profession and seeks to maintain the highest standards of professionalism in property valuation. Assessor Wilhoite was notified of the office’s recertification in a letter from IAAO President Tim Boncosky. He said the certification seeks to recognize governmental agencies using “best appraisal and assessment practices throughout their offices, including a strong…
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NASHVILLE, TN — Stanley M. Bergman, chairman of the board and CEO of Henry Schein, Inc., worldwide leader in health care products and services for office-based medical practitioners and dentists, will be the featured speaker for the 144th Commencement of Meharry Medical College. Bergman’s address will be a centerpiece of the event, to be held at the Grand Ole Opry House from 9 am to noon on Saturday, May 18, 2019, sending forth graduates in medicine, dentistry, biomedical research and public health, and scholars in health policy. Bergman sits at the head of a global company with more than 19,000…
By Khalil Abdullah CLARKSTON, GA (TriceEdneyWire.com) — Inside the Clarkston Community Center, a 20-minute drive from downtown Atlanta, Mayor Ted Terry talked about canvassing for votes in that neighborhood five years ago. A woman from Bhutan, South Asia, he told his audience, had invited him into her apartment for a cup of sweet tea and cookies, apparently to practice the little English she knew. It was small talk. Her mother, draped in a sari, joined them. She spoke no English, but nodded politely. Some pundits deemed Terry’s European ancestry a handicap in his eventual mayoral victory. His claim that Clarkston,…
NASHVILLE, TN — American Baptist College graduates strive to uplift and be uplifting, according to Provost for Academic Affairs, Dr. LaShante Walker. Shane’ Carter, a U. S. Army Veteran will receive her degree at the 2019 graduation ceremony. The 1989 White’s Creek graduate, chose to follow her twin brother to the armed forces in 1990 and was honorably discharged in 1993. She began her academic matriculation at ABC in Fall 2013 and withdrew in the Spring of 2015. She returned in the Fall of 2017 and will graduate this May with a Bachelor’s Degree in Entrepreneurial Leadership. “I…
JEFFERSON CITY, TN — Nashville-based financial services and fintech company Advance Financial cut the ribbon today at the company’s newest store in Tennessee, located in Jefferson City. To mark the occasion, the Advance Financial Foundation donated $1,000 to the Boys and Girls Club of Dumplin Valley. The store is Advance Financial’s 104th location in Tennessee. The company celebrated the occasion with an all-day event, featuring the ribbon-cutting, free lunch from Forks on the Road food truck for the first 100 customers, live radio remotes and the fan-favorite money grabbing machine. “We are so proud to be opening our first store…
By Dwayne Tucker On May 16th, LEAD Academy’s largest graduating class ever will walk across the stage at Belmont’s Curb Event Center for our sixth annual Senior Signing Day. Surrounded by parents, teachers and community members, these young men and women will declare to friends and family the next big step in their journey. All of them have worked hard to determine this next best step, whether it be to a university, college, military or career pathway. All of them have overcome challenges to get here. And thanks to their hard work— we are pleased to say this is…
NASHVILLE, TN — Nashville-based financial services company, Advance Financial, was recently named the winner of two Gold Stevie® Awards and one Silver Stevie® Award in the 17th Annual American Business Awards®. The company’s CEO and CXO, Tina Hodges, won the gold award for Woman of the Year in Consumer Services and gold for Fastest Growing Company of the Year for organizations up to 2,500 employees. Advance Financial also earned a silver award for Corporate Social Responsibility Program of the Year for organizations up to 2,500 employees. The Woman of the Year category recognizes achievements of women in the workplace in…
NASHVILLE, TN — Edmondson Chapel celebrates the 25th Anniversary of Pastor Ron Parham and First Lady Carmilitar Parham. They have continued to lift the congregation and the community to greater heights with their ministry. The theme for the Silver Anniversary was “Approved by God.” First Family Day 2019 was a community event. Pastor Ron Parham was called to the pastorate of Edmondson Chapel church in December 1994. Under his leadership, the Edmondson Chapel Church has grown by leaps and bounds and still growing. In December 2012, the church relocated to the Cumberland Tabernacle Association. The following year, on February 3,…
NASHVILLE, TN — Nashville General Hospital opened on April 23, 1890 as City Hospital on Hermitage Avenue with one physician, seven nurses and 60 beds. The hospital’s mission was to provide health care services to the desperately ill or those persons unable to care for themselves. The hospital has fulfilled this mission over the last 129 years provided quality healthcare to the Nashville community, regardless of their ability to pay. “Nashville General Hospital has a committed team of people that work here,” Dr. Joseph Webb, CEO of NGH, said. “Our employees, from front-line to executive leaders, are focused on the…
NASHVILLE, TN — Fresh from celebrating his 60th birthday at the Grand Ole Opry with friends, family and a sold out crowd, Randy Travis is releasing his long-awaited memoir, Forever and Ever, Amen: A Memoir of Music, Faith, and Braving the Storms of Life. With the help of New York Times Best-Selling Author, Ken Abraham, and Travis’ wife Mary, this memoir recounts the singer’s journey of perseverance and redemption from his early childhood memories up until the book was penned, recovering from a life-changing stroke and painful divorce, enjoying the life he was given and learning to “sing a new…