NASHVILLE, Tenn. (TN Tribune) – As part of its ONE Community program, the Tennessee Titans today announced a four-part readiness master class for small and minority-owned businesses, in partnership with the Nashville Business Incubation Center and Don Hardin Group. The tailored, four-part class series will provide business owners and contractors with the tools to build capacity and gain insight on preparing for contracting bids in order to better position themselves for large-scale construction projects, such as the new Titans stadium. The master class is a component of the Titans’ ONE Community platform focusing on Opportunity for small and minority owned businesses.…
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – As Middle Tennessee experiences extreme heat today and in the days ahead, Nashville Electric Service (NES) wants customers to know it is ceasing disconnections for nonpayment through July 30. Because of the heat, NES did not disconnect power to customers yesterday either. NES understands that many customers want to be comfortable in their homes during a heat wave while also trying to conserve energy to lower their power bill. If customers can move their thermostat up just a few degrees, they will use less energy. Here are a few tips to conserve energy during the summer months: Customers…
An ethics complaint was filed on Thursday, July 27th with the Metro Clerk alleging two members of the Metro Employee Benefit Board misused their public position to vote against the expansion of the city’s employee health insurance plans to cover gender-affirming surgeries. The complaint requests the Ethical Conduct Board investigate statements made by board members Edna Jones and Harold Finch II, alleging discrimination based on religious and other beliefs. “One of the Benefit Board members explicitly states that ‘her God’ is the reason she will not make decisions based on facts and research,” described Maryam Abolfazli, a community leader who filed…
NASHVILLE, TN — Meharry Medical College, one of the nation’s oldest and largest historically Black academic health sciences centers, today announced that Juan McGruder, Ph.D., has joined the College as senior vice president of institutional advancement. McGruder will be responsible for driving development initiatives for the College, including expanding strategic partnerships to advance equity in health care and improve care for the underserved. With more than 25 years of experience in leadership, program development and management, McGruder arrives at Meharry from Oglethorpe University, where he drove business development as vice president of advancement. As senior vice president of institutional advancement,…
NASHVILLE, TN — Marine Corps veteran Corporal Richard Casper, a Nashville non-profit leader and co-founder of CreatiVets, was named a Nation’s Finest 50 today. He received the award for helping veterans with post-traumatic stress and traumatic brain injury by providing them with opportunities to engage in the creative arts. Through his organization, Casper has helped hundreds of veterans heal and overcome the challenges of reintegration into civilian life. Casper is also an accomplished musician and songwriter and has used his talents to inspire and uplift other veterans. “We are proud to award Corporal Richard Casper with the Nation’s Finest 50…
NASHVILLE, TN — On a recent sunny morning in June, crowds gathered in Centennial Park to celebrate the official unveiling and dedication of a symbolic and new public work of art. Located on the lawn of the Metro Parks Centennial Art Center, the Path to A Higher Note sculpture stands now to add to the beauty of Centennial Park. The creative inspiration behind Path to A Higher Note is to commemorate Juneteenth and recognize the broader reaches of Emancipation. The sculpture was created in 2021, during Nashville’s first Black on Buchanan Juneteenth Block Party and the nation’s first-time recognition of…
MURFREESBORO, TN — MTSU alumna Emily Gill was recently named the Tennessee School Counselor of the Year by the Tennessee School Counselor Association. “I was kind of in shock,” said Gill, school counselor at Thurman Francis Arts Academy in Smyrna, Tennessee, about learning she had earned the distinction. “(It) was a wonderful surprise and a highlight of my professional career.” Gill, who graduated with her degree in electronic media journalism with a double minor in speech and theatre and business communication in 2004, said her MTSU education provided her with strong writing and communication skills. “This involves…
LEBANON, TN — Cody and Jessica Grills of Dyer County are the 2023 Tennessee Young Farmers of the Year. The announcement was made during the Tennessee Farm Bureau Young Farmers & Ranchers Summer Conference at the Farm Bureau Expo Center in Lebanon, TN. As a ninth-generation farmer, the Grills farm with Cody’s family in Newbern. The family farm is a diversified row crop operation consisting of more than 3,000 acres of corn, soybeans and occasionally winter triticale crop used for seed production with Tennessee Farmers Cooperative. Also, the couple recently has started raising honeybees with the hopes of increasing yields…
MURFREESBORO, TN — The College of Graduate Studies will bring back its virtual scavenger hunt for the second year in a row to help new and returning graduate students engage with MTSU’s website to learn about the variety of services and resources the university offers. The space themed “Campus Quest!” scavenger hunt — this year extended from one week to two — takes participants through multiple tasks, exposing them to important landing pages like the Registration Guide and Career Development Center, for which they earn points to enter into the hunt’s culminating, multiple prize drawings, said Bethany Cardenas, communications…
By Victoria Green On the early morning of June 16, 22 ladies of the Nashville Chapter of Les Gemmes, Inc. and their young Jewels traveled to Memphis. The journey was very educational. The city of Memphis has a diverse number of phenomenal museums. The first museum that we toured was the National Civil Rights Museum at the former Lorraine Motel. The young Jewels experienced the history of the civil rights movement and walked through the area of the motel where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated. The Stax Museum of American Soul Music was the second museum that we…