CLARKSVILLE, TN —On September 15, over 100 people attended a candidate forum in Clarksville where three of the four Democratic candidates seeking Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District seat addressed critical issues facing voters ahead of the October 7 special primary election. State Reps. Aftyn Behn and Vincent Dixie, along with businessman Darden Copeland were in attendance. Notably absent was State Rep. Bo Mitchell. While the candidates showed similar policy positions on a variety of issues, there were still some clear distinctions as shared below. Rising Costs: All three attending candidates addressed growing concerns about utility bill increases related to data center…
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The Nashville Coalition Against Domestic Violence will host the 21st annual “Meet Us at the Bridge” ceremony Saturday, September 20 to honor victims of domestic violence and recognize those working to end it. The event marks the beginning of Domestic Violence Awareness Month and will feature the reading of names of 12 individuals who lost their lives to domestic violence in Nashville over the past year. Family members and loved ones will drop purple roses from the John Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge in their memory. Mayor Freddie O’Connell is scheduled to attend, alongside family members, advocates, and community leaders. The coalition…
A Nashville Department of Emergency Communications (DEC) employee has been placed on administrative leave following an internal investigation into a social media post referencing the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. The department confirmed it is reviewing concerns about the post and emphasized that all personnel matters are handled according to Metro, departmental, and Civil Service rules and policies. “The employee involved has been relieved from her duties and placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of an internal investigation,” the DEC said in a statement. The department stressed that it does not consider personal characteristics such as political beliefs,…
NASHVILLE, TN — Metro Council Member Delishia Porterfield has been elected president pro tempore of the Metropolitan Council of Nashville and Davidson County after a tie vote that underscored divisions within the 40-member body. Porterfield and Council Member Russ Bradford each received 18 votes during the Sept. 2 meeting. Vice Mayor Angie Henderson broke the tie by casting the deciding vote for Porterfield, giving her the one-year appointment. The president pro tempore presides over Council meetings when the vice mayor is absent and serves as a representative of the Council in official and ceremonial functions. The position, while largely procedural,…
Jo Ann Allen Boyce, born Sept. 15, 1941, in Clinton, TN, was among the 12 African-American teenagers who, in August 1956, made history by entering Clinton High School after the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark Brown v. Board of Education ruling. At 14, Boyce and her peers braved jeering crowds, threats, and hostile backlash from white residents as they walked to what had been an all-white school. She later recalled being anxious about how she would be received and noted the mixed reactions from classmates, some neutral and others openly hostile. Students hurled insults and objects; her classmates called her to…
Jerrel Jones, a pioneer and vital figure in community journalism not only in the Midwest but nationally, passed this week. Jones, 85, was known as a fierce advocate for Civil Rights, social justice and community empowerment. He developed multiple entities that provided information and outlets for key issues. These included founding the Milwaukee Courier in 1964, and the Madison Times in 2013. Jones also purchased radio station WNOV in 1972. He created the Courier Communications Corporation in 1964 during the Civil Rights Movement, and it played a huge role in the desegregation of schools in Milwaukee. The Courier Communications’ purchase…
MEMPHIS / NASHVILLE — As Governor Bill Lee’s private school voucher program begins accepting applications, two top Democratic leaders—Senate Democratic Caucus Chairwoman Sen. London Lamar of Memphis and House Democratic Caucus Chairman Rep. John Ray Clemmons of Nashville—are condemning the expansion as a taxpayer-funded giveaway that defunds public education and overwhelmingly benefits students already attending private schools. On the eve of the application launch, Sen. Lamar denounced the program as a “billion-dollar boondoggle that shortchanges Tennessee’s public school students and teachers.” “It’s a shame private school vouchers have made it this far. We’ve seen the evidence—vouchers drain public schools of…
NASHVILLE, Tenn – The voices of Black North Nashville elders were celebrated at the Tennessee State Museum recently, as their program Lunch and Learn featured the locally produced and widely celebrated podcast We Are North Nashville (WANN) in the Museum’s Digital Learning Center. The night featured a panel hosted by the lead curator of social history at the Tennessee State Museum and current president of the Inter-Museum Council of Nashville, Tranae Chatman, as well as WANN artist and project lead M. Simone Boyd and executive producer Andrea Tudhope. The panel also included two of the elders featured in the podcast…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Scarritt Bennett Center and Nashville Black Music Association (NBMA) once again join forces to present the second annual Black Sacred Music Weekend (BSMW) from February 28th through March 1st. Though only in its second year, the BSMW is becoming an important and impactful contribution to Black History Month programming offered in Nashville. To kick off the festivities, the W. Crimm Singers, under the direction of operatic countertenor and TSU Professor Patrick Dailey, will present BLACK HYMNODY II, a concert and live recording on Friday, February 28th, at 7 p.m. in the historic Wightman Chapel. Like its lauded…
Nashville, TN – (TN Tribune) – The Bargain Hunt is almost over. Bargain Hunt, a longtime player in the discount retail sector, has announced the permanent closure of all 92 stores across 10 states, marking the end of its operations amid mounting financial struggles. The company, known for offering deep discounts on overstock and excess inventory, has launched going-out-of-business sales with discounts of up to 40%, set to continue until its final shutdown at the end of February. From Wholesale to Retail Success Bargain Hunt’s origins trace back to 2000, when Robert Echols and Phil Pfeffer founded Essex Technology Group in…