NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Nashville Electric Service (NES) is working with the city of Nashville to modernize its power grid with sustainable enhancements. The new effort is a result of a partnership between NES, Metro Nashville, Middle-West Tennessee Clean Fuels and the Urban League of Middle Tennessee. These enhancements will allow NES to upgrade technology that will provide more secure, reliable, resilient, equitable, affordable and clean power to its customers. The new project is funded by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Clean Energy to Communities program. The DOE is allocating $500,000 to the partners of this project and up to $3.5…
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Retired U.S. Marine four-star Gen. Jim Mattis saluted the workof the Middle Tennessee State University Charlie and Hazel Daniels Veteransand Military Family Center in helping veterans graduate from college and launchfulfilling careers. Speaking to a crowd of nearly 300 people — many of them veterans — during abreakfast fundraiser for the Daniels Center Thursday, Oct. 10, at the Hutton Hotel inNashville, Mattis, who lives in Washington state, said “we need to make sure there’ssomething like the veterans center that’s a model (for other universities to follow)and a welcoming place.” A captive audience was treated to a one-hour…
Tennessee-Griot Collective of West Tennessee President, Bill Marable has been chosen to receive the Jackson Arts Council’s Creative Support Grant. The Creative Support Grant provides funds to individual artists. In Fiscal Year 2025, 6 individual artists will be awarded $1,500. Marable will receive $1,500 for artistic development during the current fiscal year. “I am elated,” said Marable. “This is a great opportunity for me to advance my poetic talent and I am truly grateful to the JAC for selecting me as one of the grant recipients.” According to their website, the Creative Support Grant is an…
Ahead of Monday’s registration deadline for the 2024 election cycle, 190,000 new voters have registered in Tennessee. This surge in new registrants reflects a continued trend of heightened voter engagement in major election years, with a notable increase in youth participation. Data analyzed from January 2024 through mid-September 2024 highlights a bright spot for Tennessee’s voter registration numbers. However, the ongoing challenges of low voter turnout and engagement remain, as the state continues to rank among the lowest in the nation when it comes to overall voter participation and registration. A Look Back: Comparing New Voter Registrations Since 2018 Tennessee’s…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Nearly 600 Tennessee National Guardsmen, with more than 150 vehicles and construction equipment, continue to support state, county, and local first responders in East Tennessee areas impacted by severe flooding following Hurricane Helene.These Soldiers and Airmen are providing 24-hour, ground and aerial recovery support to those in need with efforts focused primarily on Carter, Cocke, Greene, Hawkins, Hamblen, Johnson, Unicoi, and Washington counties. Organized into three task forces, they are working with local emergency managers by assisting with debris clearance, reconnaissance, logistics management, transporting critical supplies, and distributing food, water, and other necessities. Since flooding began, Task Force…
Nashville, TN – September 30, 2024 – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), an iconic figure in American politics and an advocate for social justice, will be making a highly anticipated visit to the historic First Baptist Church, Capitol Hill on Sunday, October 13, 2024, for a special morning service. Congresswoman Waters is visiting as part of a broader effort to engage with the Nashville community and inspire voter participation leading up to the 2024 elections. As the ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee and a tireless champion for racial and economic equality, Congresswoman Waters has been a leading voice in the fight…
NASHVILLE, Tenn., – Leading reentry program, Dismas House, announces today that the organization’s chief executive officer, Kay Kretsch, will step down from her role as CEO by the end of the year. Kretsch will become a strategic advisor for the nonprofit and work with the board of directors to ensure a smooth transition once the new candidate is in place. Kretsch began her board service at Dismas House in 2015 where she led the expansion committee for the new 72-bed campus on Charlotte Avenue. She served for two years as the board chair in 2018-2019. In 2020, Kretsch was asked…
WASHINGTON – Low-interest disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) are available to businesses and residents in Tennessee following the announcement of a Presidential disaster declaration for Tropical Storm Helene that began on Sept. 26. “SBA’s mission-driven team stands ready to help small businesses and residents in Tennessee impacted by this disaster in every way possible under the president’s disaster declaration for certain affected areas,” said SBA Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman. “We’re committed to providing federal disaster loans swiftly and efficiently, with a customer-centric approach to help businesses and communities recover and rebuild.” The disaster declaration covers Carter,…
October 7, 2024 is National Child Health Day. This day was initially recognized in 1928 by President Calvin Coolidge to raise awareness of children’s health and wellbeing in our country. The 1939 Child Health Day slogan, “The health of the child is the power of the nation,” still remains significant and vital to our nation’s survival. Children are some of the most vulnerable in our community. As such, total health of our children is a day-to-day focus for parents, educators, medical personnel, mental health professionals — and The Links, Incorporated. National Child Health Day is intended to bring focus and awareness to…
Nashville, Tenn- The Tennessee Supreme Court has activated a limited disaster plan for all the trial courts in the First, Second, Third, and Fourth Judicial Districts following severe flooding that occurred September 26 and 27, 2024 in the wake of Hurricane Helene. The Court is granting a forty-five-day extension of mandatory deadlines contained in the Tennessee Rules of Civil Procedure, the Tennessee Rules of Criminal Procedure, the Tennessee Rules of Juvenile Practice and Procedure, the Tennessee Rules of Appellate Procedure, and other applicable court rules. This forty-five-day extension applies to any document that would have been due to be filed in…