SEVIERVILLE, TN — Applewood Farmhouse Restaurants in Sevierville celebrated a day of thanks by donating Thanksgiving Day lunches to Sevierville’s local heroes. On Thursday afternoon, Applewood Farmhouse’s executive chef, Roman Campbell, visited Sevierville’s City Police, Fire Department, and Sheriff’s Office to say thank you for their service to our local community by dropping off boxed lunches for all their staff on duty for Thanksgiving. Each boxed lunch included a roasted turkey sandwich, chips, an apple, and a homemade chocolate chip cookie. Applewood Farmhouse Restaurants and its employees are tremendously thankful for the men and women that protect and serve Sevierville’s…
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NASHVILLE, TN — The Engineering Excellence Awards were announced and presented during the ACEC Tennessee awards gala and 50th Anniversary Celebration at the Omni Hotel in Nashville. Hundreds of Tennessee engineers, business and civic leaders, and state, city and county officials from across the state attended the awards event. The Bush Brothers Process Water Reclamation Facility, completed in Dandridge by Nashville firm Brown and Caldwell, won the Grand Iris Award, the top award in the competition. Founded in 1968, the American Council of Engineering Companies of Tennessee is a statewide trade association for consulting engineering firms focused on advancing the…
NASHVILLE, TN — The Tennessee Celebration of International Human Rights Day will take place in Nashville at the First Amendment Center on December 11 from 5-7 pm. The theme for 2018 was chosen to align with the United Nations’ theme and is: “Born Free & Equal? The Timeline of Justice in Nashville.” The event commemorates the ratification of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the United Nations on Dec 10, 1948. This year is the 70th anniversary of this important historical document. During the event, leaders are acknowledged, and awards will go to human rights champions in three…
NASHVILLE, TN — J.U.M.P is proud to announce the celebration of their 22nd year! This year continues our mission, which highlights J.U.M.P’s commitment to elevating awareness of Jefferson Street and the surrounding North Nashville community. Save the date and help Nashville celebrate J.U.M.P! on Thursday, December 6 from noon to 1:30 pm at The Cal Turner Family Center at Meharry Medical College, 1011 21st Avenue North in Nashville. Bill Freeman will serve as Honorary Chair for J.U.M.P.’s 22nd Annual Christmas Extravaganza. Candlelight Award Honorees Bishop Marcus Campbell. Campbell is a native of Nashville, Tennessee. Bishop Campbell is the National Bishop of Evangelism and…
NASHVILLE, TN — The Convention Center Authority has hired Renuka Christoph as its Director of Communications. In this role, Christoph will oversee planning, development and implementation of all of the Music City Center’s marketing and communication strategies, both internally and externally. Christoph brings more than fifteen years of experience within marketing, communications, media relations and graphic design. She most recently served as Communications Consultant for Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt University Medical Center where she utilized her extensive background within the field. “I am pleased to have Renuka join our team. She brings a distinctive blend of experience within marketing and…
By Peter White NASHVILLE, TN — Chancellor Ellen Hobbs Lyle ruled Friday that construction on new Expo facilities at the Fairgrounds can continue in the interim before she decides whether a soccer stadium will be built there. Flea Market vendors asked Lyle to stop any construction work at the Fairgrounds after Metro held a ground-breaking ceremony two weeks ago and closed off parking at the Fairgrounds. The vendors claimed closing off the Walsh parking lot would reduce parking by 3500 spaces and only 300-600 parking spaces would be available for Flea Market customers; traffic engineer Christopher Rhodes calculated there would…
By SemDem I belong to several groups on social media that reminisces our time in the military. They are apolitical, but sometimes stupidity seeps in. Trump, in a political stunt, deployed thousands of troops along the border. Their base of operations is Joint Base San Antonio, which is where I used to serve. My brothers and sisters out there are miserable. No mess tent. No electricity. No mission. They literally have nothing to do. They are going to miss Thanksgiving with their families. The Pentagon admitted it has been a waste of time, resources, and money (Est. $200 million). It’s…
NASHVILLE, TN — Please join us as our keynote speaker Marye Bernard, FNP, University of TN Memphis, takes you on a journey of how HIV looked in the 80’s verses the impact that we have made in the future. This event is being held November 30 from 10 am-2pm at Fisk University’s Jubiliee Hall, Appleton Room. Join us in a commemorate of those who have died due to AIDS-related illness and also support the people that are living with HIV/AIDS. During the 1st Annual Edwin C. Sanders II World AIDS Day Luncheon, please join us in celebration as we give…
With Black Friday sales starting earlier and many retailers offering even deeper price cuts this year, the personal-finance website WalletHub (www.wallethub.com) has released its report on 2018’s Best Stores for Black Friday as well as accompanying videos. WalletHub surveyed nearly 7,000 deals from 35 of the biggest U.S. retailers’ 2018 Black Friday ad scans to identify the stores offering the biggest discounts in various product categories such as “Appliances,” “Jewelry” and “Toys.” • Belk has the highest overall discount rate at 68.91 percent, whereas True Value has the lowest at 16.31 percent. • The overall average discount for Black Friday is 37 percent. Consumers should aim for this discount…
MEMPHIS, TN — Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) named Trinity Walker a 2018 National Gold Award Girl Scout, the organization’s most prestigious honor. GSUSA selects ten National Gold Award Girl Scouts (formerly known as the National Young Women of Distinction) annually among candidates who have earned their Girl Scout Gold Award®, the highest award a Girl Scout can earn, and one that is only available to Girl Scouts. By designing and implementing extraordinary projects of measurable, sustainable, and far-reaching impact, these girls demonstrate a steadfast commitment, as well as a stunning ability, to create true change. Each year, thousands of…