NASHVILLE, TN — The second annual “Pink Christmas” health screening and education event was held at the Goodwill Training Center on July 8, 2017. This free, community service event focused on self-assessment, nutrition, exercise and mental health in order to reduce risk factors for cardiovascular diseases, such as high blood pressure, stroke, diabetes, and heart attacks. Nursing students from Belmont University were present to obtain blood pressure, weight, body mass index (BMI) and talk to each participant about their own individual risk factors for cardiovascular disease and ways these risks might be reduced. Participants then gathered for an interactive, educational…
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Story by Petty Officer 1st Class Timothy Walter, Navy Recruiting District Nashville At a factory in Memphis, Tenn., he was thinking about the Navy. It wasn’t his first time either. A little more than a year had passed since he separated from naval service and now he missed what it represented and what it could provide for his family. So he enlisted, again. He joined the reserve component and then moved on to active duty. And today he helps others follow the same path. Navy Counselor 1st Class Charles “Greg” Adams now serves as a prior-service recruiter for Navy Recruiting…
FRANKLIN, TN — Provision Healthcare is developing another advanced comprehensive Provision CARES Cancer Center in Franklin, TN which will include one of the most promising new cancer therapies now available – proton therapy. The Provision CARES Proton Therapy Center, a key feature of the cancer center, will utilize the latest advancement in proton therapy systems – the ProNova SC360. Recently, one of the key components of the system, the cyclotron, was transported from the cyclotron staging facility in West Nashville to the proton center construction site. The cyclotron traveled the 24.6 miles from Centennial Boulevard to Carothers Parkway on a…
NASHVILLE, TN — Neighborhood Health at Cleveland Park announces the addition of dental services at the full-service health clinic. A dentist and hygienist are available 2 days a week at the clinic, located at 1223 Dickerson Road, Nashville. Appointments may be made by calling 615-227-3000. Walk-in clients are welcome. The dental services will be available 5 days a week in early 2018. The dental clinic is located in the Cleveland Park Clinic which has been providing medical services since 2008. The building renovation for the dental service was funded by the U.S. Bureau of Primary Health Care. Delta Dental’s Smile…
NASHVILLE, TN — Susan Tucker Jones, Esq., former President of the Napier-Looby Bar Association, was one of two attorneys recently identified as “Best of the Bar” in the area of “Corporate Counsel, Government/Institution” by the Nashville Business Journal. This honor is a result of votes cast by Nashville attorneys, in an effort to identify the best in the field. Atty. Jones is very active in the legal profession. She has served as Co-Chair of the Government Lawyers Nashville Bar Association, a 2015 graduate of the Tennessee Bar Association’s Leadership Law Program (TBALL), and serves as a volunteer for…
MONCLAIR, NJ — Family and friends from across the globe, gathered to celebrate the life and legacy of Martha Rivera Chavis in a multicultural service, just a few blocks from her Montclair, N.J. home. “This has been very sorrowful and painful for our family,” said Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., Martha’s husband and president and CEO of the National Newspaper Publishers Association. “While we cry for the loss of our beloved, we’re also here tonight, to celebrate Martha’s life.” Dr. Chavis continued: “Knowing my wife, as I did for the last 30 years, she would want me to say to…
KNOXVILLE, TN — Tennessee Black Caucus of State Legislators gathered with citizens of the Knoxville community at the Beck Cultural Exchange Center on Saturday, July 22, 2017 to share in the history of Knoxville and to celebrate and honor three local Civil Rights leaders as part of six-part town hall tour of the state of Tennessee. Rev. Harold Middlebrook, Theotis Robinson Jr. and Former Knox County Commissioner Diane Jordan were honored at the ceremony by Rep. Rick Staples and other members of the state legislature’s black caucus. “ Harold Middlebrook and Theotis Robinson and Diane Jordan are still great individuals and great servants…
The head of the Boy Scouts of America apologized on Thursday for President Donald Trump’s speech at the organization’s national summit earlier this week. “I want to extend my sincere apologies to those in our Scouting family who were offended by the political rhetoric that was inserted into the jamboree,” Chief Scout Executive Michael Surbaugh wrote in a letter to the organization. “That was never our intent.” “For years, people have called upon us to take a position on political issues, and we have steadfastly remained non-partisan and refused to comment on political matters,” Surbaugh added. “We sincerely regret that politics were inserted…
For the sixth consecutive year, an annual extremist and white supremacist conference sponsored by American Renaissance (AmRen) will be held in Middle Tennessee’s Montgomery Bell State Park. A group of community organizers, activists, and advocates are hosting a counter-event: a protest and teach-in challenging white supremacy and promoting equality and diversity. A recognized hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center, American Renaissance (“AmRen”) “is a self-styled think tank that promotes pseudo-scientific studies and research that purports to show the inferiority of blacks to whites,” according to the SPLC which tracks the nation’s extremist hate groups. AmRen’s international conference is…
The back-to-school tax-free shopping weekend has nearly arrived in Madison County and Tennessee. Tennesseans can save nearly 10 percent on clothing, school supplies and computers during the annual tax-free weekend beginning 12:01 a.m. Friday through 11:59 p.m. Sunday. Shoppers will not pay local or state sales tax on items including clothing valued at $100 or less, school supplies costing $100 or less, and computers priced at $1,500 or less. In Madison County, the sales tax holiday will come before the Jackson-Madison County school year, which begins Aug. 4. The law was modified last year, meaning Madison County residents have time…