NASHVILLE, TN — Seven inspiring women and one area company have been selected as inductees into the 2018 Academy for Women of Achievement. They will be honored at the 27th annual AWA celebration and induction dinner at the Music City Center’s Davidson Ballroom on Oct. 11. The event is presented by YWCA Nashville & Middle Tennessee and First Tennessee. The 2018 honorees are Kasar Abdulla, Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer at Valor Collegiate Academies; Sara Finley, Principal, Threshold Corporate Consulting; Thelma Harper, State Senator of Tennessee; Latrisha Jemison, Regional Community Affairs Manager at Regions Bank; Sarah Trahern, Chief Executive…
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NASHVILLE, TN (TSU News Service) — Tennessee State University President Glenda Glover welcomed faculty and staff back to the university on Monday, and challenged them to strive for “greatness.” “This is an exciting time because the history of TSU is still being written,” Glover said at the Faculty-Staff Institute. “We’ve been called to greatness. We are building our TSU legacy.” She said the university has some challenges, but that they can be overcome by working together. “It takes all of us to make TSU work,” Glover said. “We are team TSU.” Part of the president’s discussion was about enrollment, which…
BRENTWOOD, TN — TriStar Health will open its 13th CareNow® Urgent Care location on Tuesday, August 21st in Madison, TN. The new clinic will be located at 2003 Gallatin Pike North across from Rivergate Mall. TriStar Health has urgent care locations across Middle Tennessee, in Brentwood, Cool Springs, West End, Donelson, Green Hills, Hendersonville, Hermitage, Lebanon, Mt. Juliet, Antioch and two locations in Murfreesboro. CareNow® Urgent Care provides a wide range of medical services with the convenience of extended hours, walk-in visits and Web Check-In® to reduce waiting in the lobby. CareNow® is part of TriStar Health, an affiliate of…
Tennesseans for Alternatives to the Death Penalty (TADP) is holding vigils in Nashville, Memphis, and Knoxville on August 9, 2018 to oppose the execution of Billy Ray Irick and to remember all victims of violence, particularly Paula Dyer. The Nashville Vigil will take place at Fisk Memorial Chapel, 1000 17th Ave. N. at 6:30 p.m., in Memphis at the Steps of First Congregational Church, 1000 South Cooper St. at 6:00 p.m., and in Knoxville at Shalom House at Church of the Savior, 934 N. Weisgarber Rd. at 6:00 p.m. Billy Ray Irick is scheduled to be executed on August 9…
NASHVILLE, TN — Yesterday I stood with Mayor Briley at his press conference in hopes that after the release of the video where Daniel Hambrick was shot and killed that there would be given full support of the Community Oversight Board proposed to be on the ballot this November. Additionally I believed there would be an outline of new policy for better policing of communities of color. Unfortunately that did not happen, however I am calling on Mayor Briley to give full support of the Community Oversight Board. It is time for the Mayor’s office to take a top-down approach…
NASHVILLE, TN — A non-profit housing agency is doubling down on six acres where they have already built 23 units of affordable apartments with $1.5 million from the Barnes Fund. Urban Housing Solutions (UHS) bought the property at 26th Ave N and Clarksville Pike in 2014 for $680,000. They completed Phase 1 in March 2017. It quickly filled up with new tenants. Total construction cost was $3.3 million: $1.5 million from the Barnes Fund, a $1 million Community Investment Tax Credit (CITC) loan from the Truxton Trust, and a $800,000 HOME grant. CITC is a program of the Tennessee Housing…
NASHVILLE, TN — A native Nashvillian and a revered member of the Catholic community, Charles Strobel has dedicated his life to offering hospitality and hope to the city’s homeless population. We invite you to join The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee as we honor Charles Strobel with the 25th annual Joe Kraft Humanitarian Award. Each year this award honors a person who, like the late Joe Kraft, demonstrates a commitment to community, home and hearth, and individuals in need. The Kraft luncheon will be held Friday, November 9 at 11:30 a.m. at the Music City Center’s Davidson Ballroom in Nashville.…
NASHVILLE, TN — Marissa Moses Russ, partner at MTR Family Law, PLLC, has been elected president of Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Nashville. CASA’s mission is to advocate for hope, heeling, and permanency for abused and neglected children in juvenile court by providing trained volunteer advocates. Russ is a member of the Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations, and a fellow of the Nashville Bar Foundation. She currently serves as chair of the Nashville Bar Association’s Domestic Relations Committee. She is a Fellow of the International Academy of Family Lawyers (IAFL), a worldwide association of practicing lawyers who are…
Hello Nashville! I’d like to introduce McCullough Law, PLLC to you. Perhaps, I should introduce myself as well. My name is Christian West-Coleman and I am an associate attorney at McCullough Law. We’re a Memphis based law firm, owned by the illustrious Attorney Carlee McCullough and we have recently opened our Nashville office. We are beyond excited to serve the Nashville community. McCullough Law is a boutique law firm, which concentrates in various legal areas including Bankruptcy, Car and Truck Accidents, Family Law, Wills & Probate, Entertainment, Social Security/Disability, Labor and Employment, and Business Formation and Litigation. In addition,…
NASHVILLE, TN — As part of its mission to give back to Tennessee communities, Advance Financial’s charitable arm, the Advance Financial Foundation, provided volunteers and donated school supplies to four Tennessee back-to-school events: 1) The Sixth Annual Love’s Healthy Start Festival, 2) the Third Annual Shoes for School presented by Urban League of Greater Chattanooga and Enterprise Rental, 3) Metro Nashville Public Schools (MNPS) Southeast and Dee Davis Foundation’s Fourth Annual Back to School Community Day, and 4) 880 La Ranchera 1300 and 1240 Activa 105.1FM radio stations’ back to school event. Sponsored by Tennessee State Representative Harold Love Jr.,…