Martin, Tenn.-The UT Martin TVA Investment Challenge students attended TVA’s annual spring conference April 2-3 in Nashville. While attending the conference, students were able to engage with portfolio management professionals, senior leadership at the Tennessee Valley Authority and peer students from other universities. The UTM TVA program received an award for its portfolio performance in 2023 at the conference as well, outperforming the portfolio’s S&P 500 benchmark. This award, while presented at the conference, also represents a monetary award that continues to fund investments related to student experiential learning in the College of Business and Global Affairs. While at the…
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By Priscilla Thompson ALAMO, TX — Along the winding Rio Grande in South Texas lies a history many have never heard, of a southern route to freedom for enslaved people on the Underground Railroad into Mexico. “It’s so close, but yet it was so far for so many people,” O.J. Trevino said, peering across the river at the Mexican side of the border from his family’s property. “Knowing that they just had to get there.” Trevino, who grew up just 5 miles from the border, was shocked to learn that his fifth-great-grandmother helped ferry escapees across that river to freedom. …
By Julia Falcon FORT WORTH, TX — After 85 years, the “Grandmother of Juneteenth” is moving back home. The home that Opal Lee lived in as a child was burned down on June 19, 1939, when hundreds of white rioters gathered to harass, vandalize, and run her family out of the neighborhood. Although she was only 12 at the time, Lee has said that she never lost hope of someday owning her family’s lot on the south side of Fort Worth. “Just to know that there might be children that we could have played with, that we might have known…
NASHVILLE, TN — The Tennessee Department of Education announced the nine finalists for the 2024-25 Tennessee Teacher of the Year award. The nine finalists represent each of Tennessee’s eight Center of Regional Excellence (CORE) areas and the Shelby County Municipal area. The 2024-25 Tennessee Teacher of the Year, and three winners for each grand division, will be selected from this group and announced during the 65th Anniversary of the Tennessee Teacher of the Year celebration this fall. “Educators serve as role models and mentors to lead students on a path to success in and outside the classroom,” said Lizzette Reynolds,…
By Tadi Abedje NASHVILLE, TN — Morgan Price, a student at Fisk University in Nashville, has already become a trailblazer as a young Black female athlete. In April, she became the first gymnast from a historically Black university to win a collegiate national championship when she clinched the all-around title in the 2024 USA Gymnastics Women’s Collegiate National Championships, posting a score of 39.225. It was a moment that the rising junior worked hard for during her entire sophomore year after making it to nationals as a freshman. She called it “super honoring.” “It was just super exciting to be…
BRENTWOOD, TN — The Tennessee Society of Certified Public Accountants (TSCPA) honored its top members in six different categories at its 93rd Annual Meeting and Convention held in Kingsport, Tennessee, on June 11-13, 2024. The TSCPApex Awards Program recognizes the many ways that individuals contribute significant time, energy and intellect to developing the accounting profession and fostering its success. The awards celebrate those who are emerging leaders, innovators, educators, volunteers and others who have made a substantial impact in accounting. CPA of the Year AwardThe CPA of the Year Award recognizes a CPA who has made outstanding contributions toward advancing…
Funeral services for retired Meharry Medical College Dental School Dean Dr. Elisha Roscoe Richardson, 92, will be at 10 a.m. on June 21, at First Baptist Church, Capitol Hill, 900 Nelson Merry Street. Dr. Richardson, who was born on August 15, 1931 in Monroe, Louisiana, died peacefully at his beloved Nashville home on June 11 after more than a two-year battle with cancer. “All of us who love Elisha are saddened by his passing,’’ family members said last Thursday, June 13. However, we receive solace from the extraordinary life and the wonderful memories that will be with us always. “He…
NASHVILLE, TN — Clarus is integrating with Homecare Homebase (HCHB) to help home health and hospice agencies better manage patient phone messages. Their partnership will allow for a bi-directional integration from Clarus’s platform to HCHB’s patient record as a Coordination Note. Clarus is the fastest-growing call management solution in healthcare. A SaaS platform, Clarus leverages technology and AI to manage messages for medical practices during and after office hours. HCHB is the leading electronic medical record (EMR) management company for home-based care organizations, providing compliance and workflow from intake to final billing. Clarus specializes in healthcare, with more than 20,000…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – TN Tribune – The Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum in collaboration with Warner Music Nashville released an expanded version of the box set From Where I Stand: The Black Experience in Country Music. Originally released in 1998 by the museum and Warner, the collection returns as a multifaceted, educational initiative, including an expanded CD box set, free online experience and concert celebration. From Where I Stand spans a century of music and traces the many ways Black Americans have created, contributed to, and been influenced by country music. The collection now includes a fourth disc titled “Reclaiming the Heritage” that presents…
As KUB Fiber continues to expand, KUB has launched the ConnectED internet assistance program, making the local utility company the only provider to offer free internet to student households in Knoxville. KUB ConnectED provides high-speed internet to Knox County Schools (KCS) student households who qualify, with funding from the City of Knoxville and Knox County. “KUB remains committed to addressing the need to provide broadband internet to underserved and underrepresented communities. Through KUB ConnectED, we can provide our students affordable access to the fastest internet available,” KUB President and CEO Gabriel J. Bolas II said. “We are proud to be…